If you don't have any idea yet on what good stories would make your eyes glued on your phone, tablet, or computer screen, here are 5 Latin American books can help you get started.
Latina Annysa Polanco, Associate Director for Diversity and Inclusion Penguin Random House is using her role to integrate diversity in the organization which will hopefully increase diversity in books.
Enjoying a good book can be so rewarding: Imaginative stories can liven up long commutes, offer peace during restless hours and provide entertainment through the interpretation and exploration of text. And Latinos love reading; it’s evident from the countless books written by Latinos that are filling up the shelves in libraries and bookstores.
Jack Kerouac, the famed American novelist, wrote the postwar Beat Generation novel, "On the Road," which documented his travels as he journeyed across America. One chapter in the book focuses on Kerurac’s sexual relationship with a Latina farm worker, who Kerouac called “Terry, the Mexican girl,” a woman who was fleeing from an abusive husband and left her two children behind to do so. Novelist, performance artist and poet Tim Z. Hernandez uncovered “the Mexican girl’s” true identity, Bea Franco, and created his own work, "Mañana Means Heaven," about Franco’s life.
