On Sale September 1
The Patron Saint of White Menageries: Stories by Lauren T Davila | FICTION
In a sticky diner, a waitress fits wisps of cloud into coffee mugs, trying to solve her patrons' problems. A motherless girl defies her father's rules, rubbing fish scales from her eyes and learning her mother's half-remembered Spanish. Spectral ballerinas haunt alleys and dance studios, and red bumps rise on the arms of an assistant whose employer has been alive too long. The prophet Cassandra, exhausted from reincarnating and never being believed, tries one last time to escape her fate.
Witness: Poems to Address the Past, Present, and Future of Policing | Edited by Ari Tison & Ty Chapman | Illustrated by Damon Davis | POETRY
This wide-ranging collection springs from a simple invitation to share stories. It includes contributions from nearly forty poets, including Ada Limón, Jason Reynolds, Erin Entrada Kelly, Danez Smith, and Amanda Gorman. The multifaceted chorus of voices explores experiences and emotions related to policing and over-policing by various law enforcement officers and agencies, touching on everything from the slave trade to an ICE agent killing Renee Good in early 2026. Evocative pieces of artwork by Damon Davis are interspersed, adding additional layers of meaning.
In this deeply moving collection, anthologists and poets Ari Tison and Ty Chapman give readers an opportunity to reflect, to discuss, and above all, to witness.
Asmodeus by Rita Indiana | Translated by Achy Obejas | FICTION
A hallucinatory thriller about a failing demon’s search for a new host in post-dictatorship Santo Domingo
Asmodeus, a millennia-old demon, has inhabited Rudy, a once-legendary Dominican rock star, for decades. But in 1992, the demon’s powers begin to fade. What follows is a desperate weeklong odyssey as Asmodeus ricochets through the bodies of the inhabitants of Santo Domingo’s underworld: from Guinea, a young metalhead plotting a warehouse heist, to Mireya, the daughter of a former torturer, to other souls caught in his chaotic orbit. Each possession reveals another layer of a city still reeling from the Balaguer dictatorship. And each new host engenders a surprising tenderness in the demon.
The Eye of Goliath by Diego Muzzio | Translated by Rahul Bery | FICTION
In 1920s Edinburgh, war veteran Dr. Edward Pierce develops experimental therapies to treat mentally ill patients whose cases have been rejected by conventional psychiatry. One night, he receives a visitor who asks him to take on an unusual new patient: David Bradley, an engineer who was sent to inspect the conditions of a lighthouse on a remote island in southern Argentina. The sojourn was a disaster, and he returned completely mute, his body overwhelmed by a single compulsion: to swim and swim, in any environment, to the point of total exhaustion.
Bradley’s fragmentary diary reveals how this rational, disciplined man became the deranged individual brought to the sanatorium. Full of bizarre details and echoes of macabre events, it guides Pierce in his studies of his patients, propelling him into scientific terrain that grows increasingly grotesque.
An Immaculate Deception by Isabela Livino | FICTION
1877, Pernambuco, Brazil: Raised in a deeply religious household, Madalena knows Dante’s Inferno by heart and fears her mother’s reaction as much as she fears God. When she falls pregnant with a child conceived in sin, her mother issues a threat: marry or surrender the baby. Madalena is confident that the father, the dashing Leandro Neves, will do right by her and propose. But just as she is about to tell him about the baby, a violent storm sends their carriage careening off the road.
Madalena awakens in Leandro’s sprawling, secluded home, under the care of the mysterious and larger-than-life Doctor Lobo. Leandro is there . . . but he is no longer the charming poet she knew. He’s silent. Obsessed. Always watching.
Strange perfume haunts a locked room. Pages vanish from books. Jewels lie untouched in a forgotten wardrobe. And mirrors begin disappearing after Madalena sees something—or someone—ghastly in the reflection.
Leandro is unraveling. Doctor Lobo may be hiding something even darker. Trapped in a decaying house of secrets, Madalena must uncover the truth before the men around her destroy her, and before the hell she fears becomes the one she’s living in.
In the Time of the Butterflies: The Graphic Novel by Julia Alvarez | Illustrated & Adapted by Krystal Quiles | GRAPHIC NOVEL
Set during the waning days of Trujillo's rule in the Dominican Republic, In the Time of the Butterflies was inspired by the true story of the three Mirabal sisters, known as Las Mariposas, or the Butterflies, who were murdered on November 25, 1960, for their part in an underground plot to overthrow the government.
This magnificently illustrated edition of the 1994 novel reintroduces readers to the Mirabal sisters and renders these historical figures as they've never been seen before. A longtime reader of Alvarez, illustrator Krystal Quiles has honored the literary icon's portrayal of the sisters' teenage years, their resistance against Trujillo's rule, and their terror as their involvement in the revolution is revealed. This is a stunning rendition of a beloved classic, sure to captivate a new generation of readers.
Waiting on a Miracle: A Twisted Tale by Anika Fajardo | YOUNG ADULT
Mirabel’s worst fear is confirmed—she is responsible for the faltering powers of the Familia Madrigal. Guilt-ridden and feuding with her sisters, Mirabel decides to save the magic herself. Sure, she may be the only gift-less member of her family, but she knows she can put their crumbling pieces back together again.
Unfortunately, Mirabel’s youngest cousin, Antonio, beats her to it. He overhears Tío Bruno’s vision and does the unthinkable—leaves the Encanto to find a solution. Terrified of what could happen outside the safety of their home, Mirabel has no other choice but recruit Strong Luisa and Perfect Isabela to help find their baby cousin.
But what starts as a rescue mission turns into a magical quest with a band of brothers whose family has a deep secret connection to theirs.
And soon, Mirabel learns that missing cousins and disappearing gifts may be just the beginning of their problems….
The Singing Tamales Present: 'Tis the Season for Tamales! by Andrea Campos | CHILDREN’S
Tis the season for tamales! Led by a singing, strumming, drumming band of tamales, young readers are invited to join in the fun holiday tradition of making tamales while singing along to the tune of, "Deck the Halls." From New York Times bestselling illustrator of Con Pollo, this adorable bilingual book is a delightful introduction to tamales, togetherness, and the joy of food. Qué rico!
Surf's Up by Kwame Alexander | Illustrated by Daniel Miyares | CHILDREN’S
Surf’s up, Bro! Not yet, Dude. Books are boring. Not this one!
Bro and Dude have very different ideas about how to spend a day at the beach. But as Bro continues to gasp and cheer while he reads his book (Moby Dick), Dude can’t help getting pulled in—literally. Before you can shout “Surf’s up!” both frogs are sharing the same adventure— that is, until they get to the beach. Newbery Medalist Kwame Alexander and illustrator Daniel Miyares join forces to give readers a wild ride, celebrating the joys of summer and reading.
Mighty Myths by Thiago de Moraes | CHILDREN’S
Beware, this book is full of monsters! The mythical world is a place of peril, but this handy guide will help you survive these tales. Mighty Myths is a spectacular fun-filled intro to the magnificent myths and legends of different cultures around the world. Discover many fearsome creatures, brave the end of the world, feast like a god, and more in this fantastic book complete with dazzling illustrations!
C is for Chupacabra | Illustrated by Flavia Z. Drago | CHILDREN’S
A journey into folklore, C is for Chupacabra invites readers into a shadowy world where legends rise from the caves of Bolivia, the jungles of Colombia, and the rivers of Mexico. Each letter of the alphabet unveils a creature from Latin American and Caribbean folklore - mischievous, mysterious, and unforgettable!
With lyrical text and breathtaking art, this hauntingly beautiful alphabet book celebrates the stories whispered across generations - tales that once frightened us and now fill us with wonder.
A stunning tribute to cultural storytelling, C is for Chupacabra transforms fear into fascination, sparking curiosity, pride, and imagination in readers of all ages.
Alebrijes: Numbers / Números | Illustrated by Stefany Plaza | CHILDREN’S
Step into the vibrant world of numbers and animals with Alebrijes: Numbers / Números. This board book introduces little ones to the numbers 1 through 10 through the playful imagery of Alebrijes—fantastical creatures from Mexican folklore. From one whimsical axolotl to ten colorful chameleons, every page is bursting with mesmerizing patterns and details to explore.
Perfect for little learning readers, this board book introduces the concepts of numbers while celebrating culture, creativity, and imaginative play. Whether it is bedtime snuggles or playtime learning, Alebrijes: Numbers / Números is a beautiful first step into the world of numbers and fantastical storytelling. Your little ones will be counting and discovering animals in no time!
Mami’s Heart by Ana Siqueira | Illustrated by Nomar Perez | CHILDREN’S
Lara and Mami are best friends.
They have their weekend traditions and their weekday dances, and above all else, they love each other with their whole hearts.
So, what happens when Mami begins to make space in her corazón for her new boyfriend, Pedro? ¡Qué horrible!
Will Lara's plans to stop him work, or . . . might there be room in her and Mami's hearts for one more after all?
La Bandera: Poems of Resistance and Pride by Anika Aldamuy Denise | Illustrated by Ericka Lugo | CHILDREN’S
The missing piece of history you are about to read begins with a brave woman, a swath of fabric, and a spool of thread.
Puerto Rico’s complex and deep history is woven throughout each thread of its flag. A symbol of opposition to occupation and injustice, la bandera represents the great pride of a people and its diaspora. With lyrical poetry and vibrant art, the deeply layered origins of the Puerto Rican flag are stitched together in this poignant reflection on the island’s history from the 19th century to the present day.
Includes 14 poems. Further historical context about Puerto Rico and an author's note is included in the backmatter.
Autumn's Abundance: An Indigenous Celebration of Nature by Kaitlin B. Curtice | Illustrated by Eduardo Marticorena | CHILDREN’S
Bo, a proud Potawatomi boy, loves the coming of autumn—the turning of the leaves, the cooling weather, the last harvests from his garden. All around him he can see the love and abundance that Creator and Mother Earth give to all living creatures. But Bo knows that not everyone feels abundance in their lives. What can Bo and his friends do to share love and abundance with those around them?
Mexikid Dreams by Pedro Martín | CHILDREN’S
Pedro Martín is sick of strawberries. Since he was seven, he’s spent every weekend and summer picking berries with his family under the hot sun. Sometimes it’s not so bad—Pedro’s an ace at “strawberry wars” with his siblings, and when a good song comes on the radio, the fields can come alive with music. But mostly, Pedro wishes he could just stay home watching Saturday cartoons, head to the beach like other kids, and not worry about immigration patrols.
When his older brother gets a job away from the farm, freedom suddenly seems within arm’s reach: Pedro just has to prove to his dad that he’s ready to follow a different path! Maybe he can be a trombone player, or a cartoonist—if that’s even a real job. But as Pedro learns more about his parents’ and abuelito’s past, and the choices they made in order to open up more choices for him, he starts to understand that freedom isn’t just about leaving the fields—it’s about knowing where you came from and having the courage to draw your own life.
Quetzal's Labyrinth by Karla Arenas Valenti | CHILDREN’S
Diego never believed his abuelo's stories of gods and monsters and the ancient magic woven through Mexican history. Not until he finds himself sprinting down a dark hallway, chased by a beast straight out of lore—its fur as coarse as iron and five human hands clawing furiously at his throat.
Turns out, the myths are real, and their magic is erupting into Diego's world. As shadowy creatures besiege his apartment, abuelo's dog Cholo fixes Diego with a human gaze and speaks. Cholo reveals they've been unwittingly ensnared in a centuries-old rivalry between the great God Quetzal and his ruthless brother Tezca. Tezca is rising, summoning an army of minions, while Quetzal, the only one strong enough to stop him, has vanished.
Humanity hangs by a thread, and Diego has no choice but to enter Quetzal’s labyrinth—accompanied by his friends Violeta and Cholo, a sassy rubber chicken, and a bloodthirsty kitten—to face a power older than civilization itself.
The stakes are legendary, but maybe, deep down, Diego is too.
Dream Big by Shannon Hale | Illustrated by Marcela Cespedes | CHILDREN’S
A movie is being filmed right in Cassie’s neighborhood! Is this her chance to be a star? Dreams come true when she and her best friend Vali get hired as extras. Plus, she’ll get paid, which will help her parents with their money troubles. But when Vali drops out of the movie, Cassie is stuck with the mean kid actors. Even worse, it turns out she’s in a horror movie, and the monster in it scares her. Will she get called a "baby" or "scaredy-cat". Can Cassie make it through the movie without her fears driving her away?
Join Cassie as she finds the courage to face her fears and dream big!
Gabby Torres Knows What You Did by Angela Dominguez | CHILDREN’S
Gabby is excited when the "For Sale" sign next door is gone one morning. She's getting new neighbors!
But when mysterious packages, wrapped in white plastic, show up at the house, Gabby is suspicious. Is that a couch... or a coffin? As other mysteries begin to pile up—like a strange howling in the middle of the night—Gabby knows only SHE can get to the bottom of it. With binoculars in hand, Gabby is ready to spy!
But not everything is as it seems, and making assumptions about others can quickly turn sour. Luckily, sometimes the truth can be even sweeter!
A House in My Barrio by Paola Santos | Illustrated by Olivia Sua | CHILDREN’S
Mamá Elena always knows just what to do when someone needs help. Whether it’s by cooking a delicious meal or simply by lending an ear, she keeps her community together. And because of her warmth, her home is young Manuel’s favorite.
But when Mamá Elena suffers a fall that leaves her bedridden, the barrio changes overnight. Missing Mamá Elena and her house, Manuel is determined to help lift her spirits. In a selfless act of organizing, he gathers his neighborhood so they can give back all the love and support Mamá Elena has shown them.
Earth and Moonie by Andrés J. Colmenares | CHILDREN’S
Earth and Moonie. Moonie and Earth. They’re as close as can be (and not just because of gravity).
Take off into a galaxy not unlike our own and join big sister Earth and little brother Moonie as they tackle challenges such as being too small (spoiler: no such thing), the nefarious Boredom, and the super, strange mystery of Vitamin C—what does the C even stand for anyway? Clouds? Color?
The only thing more stellar than Earth and Moonie’s adventures is the love they share, centered around a literally heartwarming family—their mom the Sun gives the best hugs in the universe.
My Animalitos: A Frida Kahlo Story by Monica Brown | Illustrated by John Parra | CHILDREN’S
There’s no one Frida Kahlo loves more than her animal friends—her beloved animalitos. In this bilingual board book, toddlers will learn to identify the different animals Frida kept as pets throughout her life in both English and Spanish. Each animal also represents Frida’s many characteristics, from her strength and independence to her profound intelligence, with each page reading as an affirmation for toddlers to repeat as they grow—just as we see Frida grow throughout the story.
Award-winning creators Monica Brown and John Parra have made an English and Spanish dual-language board book to honor the legacy of Frida Kahlo and inspire confidence and imagination in a new generation of creatives.
On Sale September 8
Bodega Stories by Amaris Castillo | FICTION
A bodega is much more than a neighborhood grocery store--it's a lifeline to community and culture. In Bodega Stories, Amaris Castillo takes readers inside Orlando Latin Market, a bodega owned and operated by her parents in St. Petersburg, Florida, to reveal a thriving local hub that bridges generations, languages, and traditions.
Meet the regulars: Castillo's glamorous Tía Margarita, who has worked part-time at the bodega for years; longtime cook Alberto, who arrives early to prepare the store's rice, beans, empanadas, and croquetas; Chico, the owner of the barbershop next door; and Esther, who visits after church every Sunday for her crispy chicharrones. Through captivating and charming true stories of visitors who come looking for products from Colombia, El Salvador, Honduras, Venezuela, Cuba, and many other countries, readers get a glimpse into the lives of employees and customers as they navigate matters of immigration, love, history, food, and identity.
Interwoven are snapshots of daily life, like a bulletin board outside the store where local residents post apartments for rent, messages through the bodega's Facebook page asking for hard-to-find items, and photos from the past and present. Including Castillo's own family's story from the Dominican Republic to New York to Florida, Bodega Stories is a portrait of finding home--between the cultures we inherit and the ones we embrace.
Bury Your Dead by Ana Paula Maia | Translated by Padma Viswanathan | FICTION
Edgar Wilson has a gruesome job, one he is entirely unsentimental about--he cleans up roadkill in rural Brazil. But one day vultures are circling in the woods, and he can't not go see what they're gathering for. What transpires is a quest--a miserable day-long journey--for a couple of poor working men who only want to acknowledge that everybody (and in this case, every literal body) has the right to be treated as more than just scrap or trash.
Dead animals, defrocked priests, corpses abandoned in the woods, and a criminal outfit trafficking in body parts--Bury Your Dead is an exhortation, a road trip, a story of friendship, and a hymn to the small ways we can shape the world.
East of the River: A Memoir of Los Angeles Girlhood by Guadalupe Rosales | BIOGRAPHY/MEMOIR
Guadalupe Rosales chronicles her Boyle Heights childhood and adolescence in East LA, finding joy and danger from Commerce Center to Whittier Boulevard. Her frank, intimate prose captures the freedom and fear pulsing through that time and how sisterhood helped her survive it.
After losing loved ones to violence and struggling with drugs and depression, Rosales moved across the country to New York City. A stack of starshots from her youth became a lifeline and eventually inspired her to create two Instagram archives while she was away from home: Veteranas and Rucas celebrates ’90s LA women, while Map Pointz focuses on the party crew scene. Thanks to her, they’re thriving online communities.
Now this beloved artist—whose work hangs in the Whitney Museum of American Art, the Los Angeles County Museum of Art, and elsewhere—extends her project of collective memory by sharing her own story of adolescence in a treacherous time, finding herself as an artist far from home, coming to terms with her own queerness, and returning to her beloved Los Angeles transformed. Elegantly designed, the text is interspersed with photography, flyers, Rosales’s own artwork, and social media conversations.
An altar to a past era and a map to the future, this book is a reminder that memory, celebration, and community make us whole.
Cemetery Boys: Espíritu by Aiden Thomas | YOUNG ADULT
Julian used to be a ghost and now he can’t stop seeing them.
Ever since Julian was sacrificed as part of a forbidden ritual, he has been able to see and talk with spirits. And that’s really cool, since it allows him to be part of his new boyfriend's community. But Julian’s seeing other things, too: flickers at the edge of his vision, eyes burning in the night, and “dark spots” on people—gaping wounds that thrum and bleed shadow. Yadriel has never heard of anything like it, either, and he’s so busy with his new brujx responsibilities that Julian hates for his problems to ruin what little time they have together.
Then a strange new brujx shows up. Angel, as a nonbinary bruje, can heal the living and release the dead, but more than that, they can also see the same dark spots as Julian. Despite Yadriel’s reservations, Julian eagerly accepts their help. But, Angel’s ruthless methods feel wrong to Julian.
With the shadows growing darker and the discovery of a gaping dark spot on his friend Luca, Julian has to decide who he wants to put his trust in, and just how far he’s willing to go to save what is his.
Evamar by Margarita Engle | YOUNG ADULT
Just before she was transformed
into an invisible spirit
my grandmother whispered her last wishes
into my ear:
Sprinkle my ashes in a patch of girasoles,
wait patiently, harvest the seeds,
fly to la isla, find el jardín,
plant las semillas.
Then and only then—
read my diaries.
Evamar has arrived in Cuba with her abuela’s ashes and her mother’s warnings: Don’t talk politics, boil the tap water before you drink, y por favor absolutamente, don’t fall in love. But then she meets Río, a captivating drummer whose music and presence she can’t ignore.
Río bears his own scars, separated from his family in the United States. As their bond deepens, Evamar discovers an ancestral treasure that could change her future—and the lives of millions of Caribbeans.
Fénix in Flight by Latorre Moore Luna | YOUNG ADULT
When seventeen-year-old Fénix discovers her late mother’s hidden journals and an unfinished bucket list, she uncovers a truth that shatters everything she thought she knew: her grandparents vanished decades ago in Mexico, and her mother spent her life searching for them. Now it’s Fénix’s turn.
Her road trip quickly spirals into something otherworldly. Haunted by her mother’s loss, stalked by vengeful spirits, and tested by creatures from Mexican legend, Fénix must navigate a world where myth bleeds into reality and monsters step out of story and song. Each mile brings her closer to the truth—and to the darkness that has been following her since childhood.
But the greatest battle isn’t against what lurks in the shadows. It’s with the grief, guilt, and secrets buried inside her. If Fénix can’t face her past, she may never find her family—or herself.
Barbie: The Nutcracker by Lorelai Hart | Illustrated by Mirelle Ortega | CHILDREN’S
Barbie “Malibu” and Barbie “Brooklyn” step into a modern version of The Nutcracker. The beautiful illustrations by capture the ballet’s dazzling enchantment as the girls glide from snow-lit streets to the Land of Sweets—peppermint paths, chocolate fountains, and lollipop roads—before they return home for a cozy holiday ending. Timed to celebrate the 25th anniversary of Barbie’s classic Nutcracker film (2001), this storybook is a keepsake families will reach for year after year to read aloud.
Little by Little: A Story of Grief by Jenny Torres Sanchez | Illustrated by Andy Chou Musser | CHILDREN’S
After a little girl loses someone she loves, a new friend appears: Grief. At first, Grief is not who the little girl wants as her shadow. But then Grief journeys with her, sailing through stormy seas . . . and lights the way on an unfamiliar shore. Grief encourages her to do what she needs to: cry and shout . . . or sit in silence. Through it all, her new friend stays with her. And helps her remember.
We're Going on a Parranda! by Mayra Cuevas | Illustrated by Mónica Paola Rodríguez | CHILDREN’S
During the holiday season, a little girl joins her family on a parranda for the first time. The parranderos arrive at each new home, singing and dancing to their favorite Christmas songs. The little girl tries singing and playing different instruments, but nothing seems quite right.
As the night nears its end, she starts to worry she’ll never find a rhythm of her own—until a special gift from Papi helps her realize that la música del corazón (the music of the heart) has been inside her all along!
Day of Little Angels by Natasha Wing | Illustrated by Robert Casilla | CHILDREN’S
Tomorrow is Día de los Angelitos, the Day of Little Angels, a time to welcome the spirits of children back home and honor their lives. Pablo doesn’t feel much like celebrating, though.
Still, he joins Papa in baking the traditional pan de muerto sweet bread and helps Mama decorate sugar-candy skulls. But his cousin Angelina’s ofrenda, adorned with fragrant marigolds and incense, is missing something—something special from Pablo to help guide her home.
This moving story reminds us that those we love are never truly gone as long as we carry their memories in our hearts.
Lowrider for Sale by Laura De La Cruz | Illustrated by Vanessa Morales | CHILDREN’S
Gabi knows that Papi’s lowrider, Pico Nights, is more than a car. It’s a family scrapbook on wheels—a treasure trove of memories for her, Papi, and Abuelo Chucho. It chauffeured Gabi’s cousin to her quinceañera, rolled through years of Fourth of July parades, and was detailed most Saturday mornings by Gabi, Papi, and Abuelo.
So when Papi places a FOR SALE! sign on Pico Nights, Gabi tries everything she can to save their beloved car.
While Gabi offers her own money, organizes a community fundraiser, and even enters Pico Nights in a car show to try and combat the inevitable, she comes to realize that even though their time with Pico Nights may not last forever, the memories they’ve made in it will.
On Sale September 15
Silencio by Clyo Mendoza | Translated by Christina MacSweeney | FICTION
Silencio tells the story of Águeda, a young woman mourning the death of her mother. When the townspeople deny her a grave in the local cemetery, the mother’s body vanishes. Águeda knows her father is hiding it, and when she confronts him, he punishes her defiance with confinement.
Serving her sentence in a house, Águeda lives within those walls as if in a second maternal womb—one that will transform her. In chapters alternating between the real and the imaginary, she mourns the destroyed futures of those who were silenced as she listens to her neighbors’ stories of loss—a child worker; a boy from the Tacuate community; and Mexican refugees in Canada. Through the walls, she senses the world: birds in dialogue, the beauty of the arid landscape, experiences of love and devastation. She comes to realize that in this mountain region that resembles the author’s hometown of Oaxaca, where organized crime holds sway, many—like her—mourn their dead and search for the disappeared.
Rooted by Leopoldo Goût | FICTION
There’s nothing wrong with Aurora.
A successful art lawyer, she has returned to Mexico to celebrate a recent campaign for the repatriation of stolen artifacts—in particular a mysterious statue of an Aztec god, The Flayed One.
But Mexico City isn’t as she remembered. Nothing is. Elements of her past hint at darkness and power, and reality begins to crack and warp the streets.
There’s nothing wrong with Aurora.
As Aurora’s sanity unravels, she must pry apart her family’s secrets and accept the simplest of truths: The Flayed One cannot stay buried.
Daughter of the Dark by R.J. Valldeperas | FICTION
Supay lives under a curse of eternal death. For the greed of their god, the people are damned to live as human... and then again as muki.
For Solana, survival means staying sharp and staying alone. Armed with only a blood-forged dagger, she's carved out a life as Supay's fiercest slayer, freeing souls even as she's trapped by duty.
But when a twist of fate offers her the title of Royal Demon Hunter, Solana finally finds a path to the freedom she's always craved... but it draws her closer to the darkness threatening Supay—darkness that calls to her soul alone.
Torn between turning her back on a fight she never asked for and the pull of loyalties old and new—including an irresistible connection to a man who should be her enemy—Solana must decide...
Choose fate and freedom?
Or death, destruction... and revolution.
Story Telling: A Writing Life by Isabel Allende | BIOGRAPHY/MEMOIR
In this deeply personal and insightful book, Isabel Allende delves into her creative process, reflecting on nearly half a century of writing that has captivated millions of readers worldwide.
For Allende, writing is more than a craft. It is an addiction, a means of preserving memory, and a way to make sense of life. She offers readers an intimate glimpse into her creative world, where stories take shape through intuition, discipline, and deep connection to the human experience. It is also a glimpse into the life of a writer who views literature as a portal to understanding the chaos of life.
Story Telling is not a prescriptive guide to writing. Rather, it is a conversation. In it, Allende shares her triumphs, her mistakes, and the lessons learned through the challenges and joys of writing. She intertwines her own stories with invaluable wisdom for anyone pursuing the craft, making this book equally a memoir, a master class in the alchemy of storytelling, and a celebration of the enduring power of narrative.
Terrestrial by Cristina Rivera Garza | Translated by Christina MacSweeney | NONFICTION
In this new collection of genre-defying stories by Cristina Rivera Garza, a woman visits what she thinks could be her old lover's hometown after being abandoned by her, years earlier. Two herons hitchhike across Mexico. A group of workers build a new home, only to see it destroyed by the state.
With little baggage and much bravado, the characters in Terrestrial hitchhike, migrate, take trains, wander or, at times, fly, to survive the mandates of patriarchy and capitalism. On dusty roads or by a lake turned suddenly ominous, they remain in close contact with the earth's surface, sensing its wild promise and capacity for violence, its degradation and enduring beauty.
As she did in her Pulitzer Prize winning memoir Liliana’s Invincible Summer, Rivera Garza forges new forms, experimenting with structure and time as she tails the intrepid travelers with shimmering and honest prose. Combining journalism, novelistic writing, and themes of female freedom, gore capitalism, and class struggle, Terrestrial is a meditation on travel and distance, and our ties to the earth we tread on.
Comemos: Plant-Forward Recipes Celebrating Contemporary Mexican Cuisine by Alejandra Graf | NONFICTION
Comemos (let’s eat or we eat) is Alejandra Graf calling her family, friends, and readers to the table. Her fresh, contemporary, and vegan Mexican recipes, often with dairy and meat options, and warm writing style, make sure that everyone is welcome and well fed.
Like many home cooks, Graf was faced with a dilemma: she is vegan, but the rest of her family is not. Her challenge was to create delicious, healthy, easy recipes that would appeal to vegans and omnivores alike. As she developed recipes for family meals, she also shared them through her blogs, Piloncillo&Vainilla and AleCooks. And now those much-sought-after recipes, plus more, have become a cookbook.
Pati Jinich Foods of La Frontera: Recipes and New Taste Frontiers from Both Sides of the Border by Pati Jinich | NONFICTION
To Pati Jinich, the word “border” sounds forbidding. She much prefers the Spanish name, “La Frontera,” or “frontier,” suggesting not just one place, but the beginning of another, a place of origins, opportunity, and invention. Throughout her zigzag travels in the U.S. and Mexico, Pati shows that where our two nations meet, exciting things happen, and nowhere is that more true than in food. After all, several of the world’s favorites were born in La Frontera: nachos, burritos, Caesar Salad, and margaritas.
As Pati reveals, the food of the Borderlands is richer and more varied than in any single Mexican state. Though it’s often equated with Tex-Mex food, it’s much more than that, encompassing styles from all over Mexico. And when it is Tex-Mex, it comes in a surprising range of forms and flavors—from the outstanding barbecue with pickled jalapeño slaw and grilled corn in Marfa, West Texas, to the silkiest queso with roasted poblanos in the Rio Grande Valley.
Sword and Backpack: The Three Companions by Gabe Soria | Illustrated by Alfredo Cáceres | CHILDREN’S
In the once-blazing city of Lanternport, the College of the Three Companions was an esteemed institution, but now, for nearly a century, it's stood abandoned. Elsewhere in the city, young Archivist Apprentice Ehmett is fascinated by the College and is determined to discover what knowledge has been lost behind its walls. By chance, or more likely by fate, Ehmett's solo mission to infiltrate the school soon becomes a team endeavor when he is joined by Barten, a sneaky crook with a knack for lock picking, and Kellis, a skilled warrior determined to carry on her family legacy of sword wielding.
After unknowingly binding themselves together, Ehmett, Barten, and Kellis must embark on their Wanderyear—a months-long "study abroad" journey that will take them away from Lanternport and into a world filled with magical creatures and ancient lore, on a quest to revive their city's lost spark.
Anger Is Only a Shadow by Elizabeth Acevedo | YOUNG ADULT
Lil is anything but small. She’s rebellious, she's loyal; she's figuring out what kind of good person she wants to be, or if she wants to be a good person at all. But more than anything? Lil wants to be free.
When her instinct for freedom leads to another stay in D.C. juvenile detention, Lil knows she’s lucky to just be on probation. But judgment, guilt, and an ankle monitor weigh heavily on her, and she can’t shake that pinned-down feeling.
The only person who might understand is her big brother, Aldwin. Except he’s more distant now than just the hundred miles where he’s away at college. Something’s been off with him for a couple of months, but only Lil seems to realize how important it is to get to him.
As her court hearing ticks closer, a question looms over Lil as the missed phone calls and strange texts from her brother pile up: will she follow the rules until her sentencing, or put her future freedom on the line?
In Case of las Moscas by Jackie Morera | Illustrated by Mariana Ruiz Johnson | CHILDREN’S
When Diego hears Abuela preparing “por si las moscas," in case of the flies, alarm bells go off in his mind and he preps his schoolmates for an epic attack of winged insects. Except. . . some phrases don't translate literally.
What follows is a zany adventure filled with tactical meetings at recess, combat training in gym class, and keeping watch from the highest point of the playground, with illustrations that incorporate English and Spanish, and enough silliness for readers to enjoy in whatever language they speak.
The Dia de Los Muertos Cookbook: Recipes and Activities for Kids and Families to Celebrate by Andrea Jáuregui de la Torre | Illustrated by Alejandra Barajas | CHILDREN’S
Join Little Andrea and her family in The Dia de Los Muertos Cookbook as they celebrate this Mexican holiday with 13 delicious recipes and 5 creative activities. As they welcome the souls of their deceased loved ones for a short homecoming, Andrea's family cooks the amazing food of the culture while engaging in fun and educational activities.
Featuring simple instructions, accessible ingredients, and vibrant illustrations, this celebratory and empowering cookbook makes it easy for kids 8-years-old and up to recreate delicious meals and drinks like:
Jamaica (hibiscus iced tea)
Mexican Hot Chocolate Ice Cream
Jicama (Mexican turnip) Fries
Esquite (Mexican corn)
Dulce de Calabaza (caramelized pumpkin)
Two types of tortillas from scratch
And so much more!
Julieta and the Cryptic Rose by Luisana Duarte Armendáriz | CHILDREN’S
Ten-year-old (and budding detective) Julieta and her family head to Guanajuato, a colonial town in Central Mexico, where Julieta's mother has been hired to restore several paintings from the famous Mexican painter Diego Rivera. Unfortunately, the paintings, which call the breath-taking Diego Rivera Museum home, have been damaged by a mysterious flood. Is it possible that someone damaged the paintings on purpose? Julieta can't help but to want to find out.
Julieta once again finds herself mixed up in an enchanting art-related mystery. Risking a whole lot of parental disapproval and bad grades, Julieta begins investigating a potential Rosicrucian conspiracy unfolding in Guanajuato. But what if the conspiracy isn't real? Is Julieta really wiling to risk disappointing her parents (and eternal grounding) for thieves that may not even exist?
With the help of her cousins Mario, Elissa, and Sofía (lovingly named the MES) Julieta must crack the case to save the work of Diego Rivera, and test the limits of her parents' patience.
On Sale September 22
To Our Untamed Core by Sonido Reyes | YOUNG ADULT
Centuries after the conquistadors claimed the Afueras for their own, Temo spends his life obeying the Holy Order’s decree, undergoing their sacraments to tame his supposedly violent nature.
The only rule he breaks: hiding that he’s trans. If that fact is discovered, Temo will face El Torneo, a brutal, fight-to-the-death game pitting the untamed against one another. No Afuereño who enters El Torneo ever escapes with their life.
But when Temo’s boyfriend is unexpectedly arrested and thrown into the deadly tournament, he’ll do anything to rescue Ollin from his gruesome fate, even if it means entering El Torneo himself.
Only there's far more to this tournament than meets the eye—survival is just the beginning. When the cost of saving the one he loves the most might be higher than he ever imagined, is Temo willing to pay it?
Mischief and Monsters by Adrianna Cuevas | CHILDREN’S
Jordi Acosta wants nothing more than to be invisible. He’s a six-foot-tall twelve-year-old who wishes he could blend in with the rest of his classmates and avoid trouble.
Over spring break, Jordi’s mom, a wildlife biologist, has him volunteer at the Yaupon Creek Wildlife Refuge, much to his dismay. But Mami is keeping secrets, and when Jordi has a close encounter with a surprisingly humanlike bear, she comes clean: her unofficial job at the Wildlife Refuge is to care for Cryptids, creatures like the Chupacabra that are only supposed to exist in stories.
When a greedy corporation called Harvest Sunrise Energy arrives wanting to expand their drilling operations into Yaupon Creek, cattle start getting injured and fences damaged on their neighbors’ farms. Jordi and his friends realize that the company is manipulating the townspeople to believe the creatures are responsible for the damage they’ve wrought. It’s up to them to save their town from this insidious threat—and clear their cryptid friends’ names.
Peek-a-Flap Fairy Tales Little Red Riding Hood by Gemma Román | CHILDREN’S
There is so much to discover on Little Red Riding Hood’s journey to Grandma’s house! This interactive retelling turns a beloved classic into a hands-on adventure filled with lively characters and hidden surprises.
Young explorers can lift the 100 flaps to peek behind trees, spot the wolf’s clever disguises, and help Red find her way, transforming storytime into a playful game of hide-and-seek. Lift every flap to uncover a new secret—but wait, does Grandma look a little different to you?
Peek-a-Flap Fairy Tales Three Little Pigs by Gemma Román | CHILDREN’S
There is so much work to be done to build these houses, and the three little pigs could use your help! This new adaptation of the beloved fairy tale turns storytime into an interactive adventure, featuring sturdy lift-the-flap pages that hide lively characters and hilarious surprises.
Young explorers can help the brothers build with straw, sticks, and bricks—all while sharpening their curiosity and observation skills. Lift 100 flaps to uncover the secrets of each home and find out if they are strong enough to withstand a huff and a puff... but wait, you haven’t seen a wolf around here, have you?
On Sale September 29
Something Followed Us Home: Tales of Latiné Horror by Cynthia Pelayo | FICTION
Something followed us home. It crawled in with our prayers, slipped into our beds, watched from mirrors, waited in water, and learned our names.
Gathering chilling work from some of today’s most acclaimed Latiné voices, this horror anthology moves through haunted households, brutal landscapes, sacred spaces turned dangerous, and bodies claimed by forces both ancient and intimate. The dead murmur behind locked doors. Bones rebuild themselves under merciless suns. Love becomes a doorway for demonic hunger. Blood, devotion, and memory intertwine as the past presses back with teeth.
Something Followed Us Home is an unnerving, visceral, and impossible-to-shake collection that proves that what is carried forward does not remain quiet, and what follows us rarely leaves without taking something in return.
The King of Aloe Vera by Tomas Moniz | FICTION
Seventy-five-year-old Rey has lived on the same block in San Francisco's Mission District for most of his life, watching his city transform. A widower for ten years, he spends most of his time volunteering at the library, but by the end of the month, Rey must move into a senior retirement and leave his neighborhood behind. It's at the library during one of his last shifts where he meets Q, on probation, post breakup with her girlfriend and dealing with a troubled family. As Rey tries to decide what to do with the rest of his days, literally counting them off and cutting his remaining ties, Q begins to insert herself into his world in a way that he can't deny.
A story about Latinx identity, intergenerational friendship, and chosen family, Moniz's novel takes us on a journey through senior dance classes, illegal bike trips over the Bay Bridge, and fair housing rallies. And as the days tick down, Rey and Q find themselves leaning on each other for answers on how to find community and purpose, make amends, and process grief.
Ply by Hernan Diaz | FICTION
Centuries from now, at the dawn of a historical epoch filled with both uncertainty and promise, an orphan is adrift in a city on the brink of a great transformation. The state has been dismantled, and humans are reinventing social bonds and learning new ways to coexist with nature. Following a childhood defined by loss, survival, and found family, the orphan grows up to become a “pincher,” someone who steals electricity from the grid to sell it on the black market. It’s a high-risk life, one that brings her into a rich art and music scene where she powers underground concerts. It also leads her to a colossal scientific invention that could change the very fabric of reality.
The Man of Wind and Moss by Alex Gonzalez | FICTION
Without job prospects, without a girlfriend, without a sustainable future, he desires something to anchor him, to give him direction in life. Unlike his brother, who found his purpose by returning to Puerto Rico to discover himself, Marco has no such aspiration to return to his roots. Instead, Marco decides to risk it all and confess his love for his best friend Pansy during the last hurrah before their college friend group continue on their separate ways through life.
Except, he’s worried Pansy isn’t interested. She’s also pregnant, and an item with her on again, off-again boyfriend Dean. But as Marco joins his friends for a weekend getaway to a cabin in upstate New York, they will soon discover a demonic creature older than forest, waiting to give direction to those who find themselves lost, for a bloody cost.
As the group crumbles apart because of sexual escapades, misplaced confessions, and eerie mishaps, they soon find themselves at the mercy of the Man of Wind and Moss. After a heinous and tragic ordeal, only Marco, Pansy, and their friend Sasha, a witchy and headstrong academic, survive.
But their trauma does not end when they are released from the forest. Unbeknownst to Marco, Sasha may have made an impulsive decision to save them all. Because Dean also returns from the woods… Only he’s a little tweaked …missing some fingers…missing his eyes…and driven by the Man of Wind and Moss to enact its bloody purpose.
The Twelve Loves of Christmas: An Advent Romance Collection | Contributions by Alexandria Bellefleur, Elise Bryant, Olivia Dade, Alexis Daria, Sarah Hogle, Zakiya N. Jamal, Rebecca Jenshak, Jessica Joyce, Susan Lee, Joss Richard | FICTION
The Twelve Loves of Christmas is a swoon-worthy short story collection about finding love during the most magical time of the year. Including a playful forced proximity romance featuring a woman and her older brother’s grinchy (yet unexpectedly endearing) best friend, a tender love story of two neighbors who decide to skip Christmas together, a second-chance spark reignited between exes stranded at the airport, and many more festive love stories, there’s a little holiday magic waiting for every reader.
Open one sealed story each day in the lead-up to Christmas to unwrap a season full of love, warmth, and happily-ever-afters.
A Cozy Kitchen Cookbook: 100 Easy, Comforting Recipes for Every Mood and Desire by Adrianna Adarme | NONFICTION
To Adrianna Adarme of A Cozy Kitchen, “cozy” isn’t just about comfort—though, yes, comfort is very much invited. It’s also about ease, intention, and beauty. Cozy is food that tastes good, looks good, and makes you want to tie on an apron even when you’re still wearing your pajamas.
A Cozy Kitchen Cookbook is a celebration of mood-based cooking. Of cozy cravings. Of trusting yourself enough to say: “What do I actually want to eat right now?” and then making it happen without any stress. Whether you’re in lazy mode, party mode, I-just-need-to-get-dinner-on-the-table mode, or all three in the same week, the 100 recipes in this book contain the solution.
The House of Gardenias by Isabel Cañas | YOUNG ADULT
Growing up in a city wracked by political violence and a home where she’s more likely to receive a beating than a meal, Minerva Treviño’s cowardice has kept her alive for sixteen years. But even she has a limit. Hungry and desperate, she musters enough courage to run away and take a job as lady’s maid to a wealthy widow who supports the deposed viceroy.
Minerva is happy serving Encarnación del Valle. She has food in her belly and the safety of a warm house lit by magical chispa. Why should she care who runs the country or how her employer affords the magic?
When the viceroy sweeps back into power, Minerva retreats with her gleeful employer to the family’s mountainside stronghold to wait out the inevitable rebel slaughter. At la Casa de las Gardenias, Minerva faces new threats in the haughty servants and cruel, scheming del Valles.
But the living residents of the house are the least of her worries. As Minerva quickly discovers, the ancient estate is home to forces far older and more bloodthirsty than anything she could have imagined.
When the World Was Happy by Benjamin Alire Sáenz | YOUNG ADULT
CheChe knows that he and his twin sister Emma lead an unusual life. They enjoy spending time with their parents and grandparents, love to read, and don’t have a huge circle of friends—and they’re happy. Then, just a few months after they turn seventeen, three gunmen show up one morning at their El Paso, Texas, high school, and everything changes.
CheChe loses a leg, and both he and Emma have friends who die. Suddenly, the world feels like a very different place. But what they find hasn’t changed—or has only gotten deeper—is their love for their family, their close friends, and one another, and as they begin to heal, they create their own little community, one that wields the power of humor, kindness, and hope.
CheChe finds himself doing all kinds of things he never expected from his junior year: relearning to walk, falling in love with the boy he’s nursed a longtime crush on, making friends with a kid he always found intimidating. By the end of this life-changing school year, none of them will be the same, and many of them will have found their voices in ways they never imagined.
Second Generation Blues: A Graphic Novel by Julio Anta | Illustrated by Red Dryer | CHILDREN’S
Luis Menendez wants to be free from his immigrant Cuban-American parents’ expectations. Instead, he’s spending the summer delivering food for his family's faltering restaurant, sweating under the hot sun and the crushing weight of a future he didn’t choose.
At least there’s Yara. Confident, assertive, and basically Luis’s dream girl, she might be the only person who understands him. If only he had any free time to spend with her.
Amid the chaos, Luis starts carving out his own path. But when trying to be the son his parents need clashes with the life he wants, he’s forced to face the question he’s most afraid of answering: Is family loyalty worth sacrificing his own happiness?
Ugo by Dr. Habib Sadeghi | Illustrated by Abraham Matias | CHILDREN’S
Ugo has been trained from a young age to follow the trail to the market, carrying the farmer’s grain to sell. He knows it’s important to stay on the path. But when the music of the trees calls to him, he just can’t resist the urge to drop the grain and…
Shake! Spin! Stomp!
To tame Ugo’s wandering spirit, the farmer trains ShinShin the monkey to be his guide. But when an accident befalls Ugo on this well-worn path, the music fades away, and he must dig deep inside himself to find his true place in the world.
Firulais| Illustrated by Duenas Anika | CHILDREN’S
Uh-oh—what's that mess?
Meet Firualis, the family's new dog, a silly little pup with fast paws and a curious nose. One moment he's zooming through the neighborhood, the next he's tugging toilet paper, stealing snacks, and leaving muddy paw prints everywhere! Can you spot what Firulais gets into next?
Turn the pages to follow Firulais from room to room as he plays, tumbles, and causes a little chaos along the way. But no matter how big the mess, one thing is always clear—this mischievous pup is full of love and just wants to be close to his family.
Mariposa's Journey by Belen Medina | Illustrated by Juana Martinez-Neal | CHILDREN’S
The journey looms long and dangerous, but Mariposa is not migrating alone. Every year when the cold winter months threaten, monarch butterflies embark on an incredible migratory journey from the northern United States and Canada to the warmer climates of southern California and Mexico. Every year, humans migrate too. For survival. For family. For a better life. The path will not be easy. Will Mariposa find the way to the warmth and safety of home?
I Am Kind / Soy amable by Cindy Montenegro | Illustrated by Jayri Gómez | CHILDREN’S
From a mouse who uses gentle words to a bear who patiently waits for their turn, I Am Kind models the everyday moments where little ones' kindness can shine. Through simple, relatable scenarios—sharing, helping, and being there for others—children see how small choices help them grow and connect with others.
Written by a therapist, this mindful board book encourages a growth mindset by showing that kindness is something we practice every day. With clear language and warm illustrations, I Am Kind helps children build empathy, self-awareness, and emotional confidence—one thoughtful moment at a time.
Emilio and His Dream Circus by Nayeli Reyes & Alejandro Ochoa | Illustrated by Citlali Reyes | CHILDREN’S
fter a long day at school, all Emilio wants is to play with Mom and Dad. But between after-school activities, chores, and a whole lot of "maybe later," playtime never comes. Disappointed and tucked into bed, Emilio drifts off to sleep... and tumbles into a dreamlike circus where the impossible comes alive.
Beneath a glowing big top, Emilio explores a world of wonder—leaping peanuts, juggling dinosaurs, unicycling robots, and dazzling surprises at every turn. Yet amid the magic, something feels familiar. Again and again, Emilio catches glimpses of Mom and Dad, woven into the spectacle. As the dream whirls on, it becomes clear just how deeply Emilio longed for their time together. This warm, enchanting bilingual picture book celebrates imagination, family connection, and the moments that matter most—reminding families that the simplest moments of togetherness are often the ones worth choosing first.
Grandma Fina's Wonderful Umbrella by Benjamin Alire Sáenz | Illustrated by Raúl the Third & Elaine Bay | CHILDREN’S
Grandma Fina loves her trusty yellow umbrella. Yes, it may be worn and torn, but it protects her from the sun and keeps her company on her daily walks. Her friends and loved ones, however, are secretly convinced her umbrella needs replacing. But Grandma Fina knows better. And where others see a problem, she sees an opportunity—and she uses their good intentions to solve a true need.
A Tanta Wawa for Abuelito by Sara Andrea Fajardo | Illustrated by Duda Oliva | CHILDREN’S
It’s Tortolito’s first Día de los Muertos without his abuelito, and Tortolito misses him every day. He’s determined to celebrate his grandfather to the fullest. And that means buying Abuelo’s favorite foods, wearing new clothes, and, of course, bringing a delicious tanta wawa—a traditional Andean bread—to visit Abuelo’s grave.
Even during his family’s celebration, Tortolito misses how close he and Abuelo used to be. By remembering and honoring his abuelito with his loved ones, can Tortolito learn to keep Abuelo’s spirit with him every day?
Marty Milagros Dooms the Earth by Veronica V Jones | MIDDLE GRADE
Twelve-year-old Marty Milagros is used to getting in trouble. Little does he know, his upstairs neighbor, Mr. Albert, is secretly a galactic scientist defending the planet from alien invaders--with an AI built to keep Earth safe. Then Marty accidentally downloads it into his own brain.
Now, with the help of his friends Alex and Mia, Marty has to stop the aliens. Can Earth's WORST defender overcome his self-doubt and save the world before he loses Mr. Albert for good?
Suit up with Earth's most unlikely hero--the planet is counting on him!
