Author Identity Challenge 2023 - hosted by babayagaofficial

A book by a Latino/Latine/Latinx man
"Latino/Latina," "Latine," and "Latinx" refer to people of Latin American descent. Latine is an ethnicity, not a race.

(The related, often-conflated term "Hispanic" refers to people descended from Spanish-speaking countries.)
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Explosion in a Cathedral by Alejo Carpentier

Explosion in a Cathedral

Alejo Carpentier

336 pages • first pub 1962 (editions)

fiction historical challenging reflective slow-paced
Saint Juniper's Folly by Alex Crespo

Saint Juniper's Folly

Alex Crespo

7 hours, 39 minutes • first pub 2023 (editions)

fiction lgbtqia+ magical realism mystery young adult adventurous emotional mysterious medium-paced
Pedro Páramo by Juan Rulfo

Pedro Páramo

Juan Rulfo

128 pages • first pub 1955 (editions)

fiction classics literary magical realism challenging dark mysterious medium-paced
Diary of a Reluctant Dreamer: Undocumented Vignettes from a Pre-American Life by Alberto Ledesma

Diary of a Reluctant Dreamer: Undocumented Vignettes from a Pre-American Life

Alberto Ledesma

127 pages • first pub 2017 (editions)

nonfiction memoir challenging emotional reflective slow-paced
One Hundred Years of Solitude by Gabriel García Márquez

One Hundred Years of Solitude

Gabriel García Márquez

14 hours, 4 minutes • first pub 1967 (editions)

fiction classics literary magical realism challenging reflective slow-paced
Angels Before Man by rafael nicolás

Angels Before Man

The Angels Trilogy #1

rafael nicolás

361 pages • first pub 2022 (editions)

fiction fantasy lgbtqia+ dark emotional sad medium-paced
Amazona by Canizales

Amazona

Canizales

96 pages • first pub 2019 (editions)

fiction graphic novel young adult challenging dark emotional fast-paced
Gmorning, Gnight!: Little Pep Talks for Me & You by Lin-Manuel Miranda

Gmorning, Gnight!: Little Pep Talks for Me & You

Lin-Manuel Miranda

224 pages • first pub 2018 (editions)

nonfiction poetry self help hopeful inspiring lighthearted fast-paced
Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe by Benjamin Alire Sáenz

Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe

Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe #1

Benjamin Alire Sáenz

359 pages • first pub 2012 (editions)

fiction lgbtqia+ romance young adult emotional hopeful reflective medium-paced
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