Hispanic Heritage Month 2026
Hi everyone! Ok, we're back from hiatus, really looking forward to diving in to Hispanic Heritage Month. From supernatural horror and magical realism (which have both been staples of Latin American Literature for a while now) to plenty of modern stuff and some classics I've neglected, this should be a great month. First, here are some books I've loved in the past: * * * "Our Share of Night" by Mariana Enriquez (trans. Megan McDowell; 2019) **A masterpiece of supernatural horror. You're not going to totally understand what's happening, but you're going to know that whatever it is, it's viscerally uncomfortable in the best way** "Signal to Noise" by Silvia Moreno-Garcia (2015) *A wonderful and personal novel about returning to your childhood home and maybe searching for some of the magic that was once there* Jorge Luis Borges **Calling him one of the greatest short story writers ever is damning him with faint praise. One of the greate...