Let’s continue giving our flowers to Latinas on Hispanic Heritage Month, shall we? The annual celebration—from September 15 to October 15—gives us more of an opportunity to shine light on our favorite Latine entrepreneurs, creators, and professionals. And today we’re continuing with Latina authors that we should all have on our radar. 

The weather is finally cooling. Don’t know about you, but once the “-ber” months hit, I put away the summer vibes and started cozying up the apartment. And what better than a good book to cuddle up with after a long day of working? I’ll wait….

From Karla Montalván’s The Sun and All the Other Stars to Katie Holt’s The Last Page, here are seven books we’re vouching for—both new releases and must-reads to check out if you haven’t already.

The Sun and All the Other Stars by Karla Montalván

We briefly mentioned Montalván last week, but we’re here to tell you more about her work of art. This book is described as a “genre-blending novel [that] explores immigration, gender, queerness, and art as survival, offering an emotionally resonant, book club–ready story.”

Check out more about this book here.

Running Home to You by Samantha Saldivar

If you enjoy sports and romance, this one is for you. Saldivar’s book is described as “[a] sweeping sapphic sports romance, [where] two college softball stars compete for each other’s hearts—if only they can get past their fear of striking out.”

Check out more about this book here.

Last Night in Brooklyn by Xochitl Gonzalez

Described as “a captivating story about a young woman whose life becomes ensnared in her glamorous neighbor’s secret past,” Gonzalez’s newest book is another one on our TBR list!

Check out more about this book here.

Muñeca by Cynthia Gómez

If you want to get extra spooky this season, this one is for you. Gómez’s newest book is described as “a vivid, surreal Gothic about a queer, Latine, working class witch who sets out to rescue a bespelled heiress and loses control of her powers and her heart in the process.”

Check out more about this book here.

Eartheater: A Novel by Dolores Reyes

Though it was out in 2020, it’s still an amazing book to read if you’re into fiction. Described as “Electrifying and provocative, visceral and profound, a powerful literary debut novel about a young woman whose compulsion to eat earth gives her visions of murdered and missing people—an imaginative synthesis of mystery and magical realism that explores the dark tragedies of ordinary lives.”

Check out more about this book here.

The Last Page by Katie Holt

And to end things cute and flirty, we also recommend Holt’s The Last Page, which is out now. Described as “a bookseller with a dream of running her beloved bookstore vs. the owner’s out-of-touch grandson who inherits everything. Game on.” We love a rivals-to-friends-to-lovers trope!

Check out more about this book here.