Choose one of these outstanding books by authors whose writing is made unique and compelling by the ancestry they trace to Spain, Mexico, Central America, South American or other Spanish-speaking country in the Caribbean. Read one, listen to one, suggest one for your book club, or read one to your child or class!
e-Books or e-Audiobooks
Choose e-books, audiobooks, music, movies, or e-comics on Hoopla. Hoopla is one of our digital borrowing platforms. It includes materials for all ages. You can borrow 10 Items each month from Hoopla using your Library card. If you have never borrowed from Hoopla before, Hoopla directions are available as well as a Hoopla video tutorial.
You can also stream movies from Kanopy’s Hispanic American Collection. Kanopy is one of our streaming movie platforms. It has movies and TV shows for all ages. You can borrow 20 Items each month from Kanopy using your IndyPL Library card. If you have never borrowed from Kanopy before review these Kanopy directions or watch a Kanopy video tutorial.
Need help? Ask a Library staff member at any of our locations or call, text or email Ask-a-Librarian. Additionally, the Tinker Station helpline at (317) 275-4500 is also available. It is staffed by device experts who can answer questions about how to read, watch and listen on a PC, tablet or phone.
Hispanic or Latino Authors
Elizabeth Acevedo*
Daniel Alarcón
Isabel Allende*
Julia Alvarez*
Alex Aster*
John Paul Brammer*
Sandra Cisneros*
Chanel Cleeton
Paulo Coelho
Zoraida Córdova*
Naima Coster
Jennine Capó Crucet
Angie Cruz
Reading Recommendations from Library Staff
For adults:
- Adult Spanish Titles (Neurodiversity)
- Comics Written by Spanish and Portuguese Authors
- Latin American Comics: Lighter Reading
- Latin American Cookbooks
- Latine Fantasy
- Latine Historical Fiction
- Latinos in Love
- Mexican Cooking/Cocina Mexicana
- Puerto Rican Authors
- Spanish Adult Fiction
- Venezuelan Authors/Venezuelan Art
Award Winners
Find many books to share with children in our collection of Pura Belpre Medal winners. This medal is awarded each year for both writing and illustration to recognize literature that best celebrates the Latino cultural experience. Try one of the winners:
- 2024 Author and Illustrator Winner Mexikid a Graphic Memoir by Pedro Martin
- 2024 Young Adult Author Award Winner Saints of the Household by Ari Tison.
- 2023 Author Winner Frizzy by Claribel A. Ortega
- 2023 Illustrator Winner Where Wonder Grows by Xelena Gonzalez
- 2022 Author Winner The Last Storyteller by Donna Barba Higuera
- 2022 Illustrator Winner Come On! Let’s Cross the Bridge by Raúl the Third
- 2021 Author Winner Efren Divided by Ernesto Cisneros
- 2021 Illustrator Winner Come On! Let’s Go Eat by Raúl the Third
NoveList Plus
Use your Library card to login to NoveList Plus to find recommendations, read-alikes, series lists, reviews, and lists of award-winning books.
Browse the Latine category in NoveList Plus.
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