Author Identity Challenge 2021 - hosted by babayagaofficial

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

(The related, often-conflated term "Hispanic" refers to people descended from Spanish-speaking countries.)
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Hurricane Season by Fernanda Melchor

Hurricane Season

Fernanda Melchor

232 pages • first pub 2017 (editions)

fiction contemporary horror literary mystery challenging dark tense medium-paced
Labyrinth Lost by Zoraida Córdova

Labyrinth Lost

Brooklyn Brujas #1

Zoraida Córdova

324 pages • first pub 2016 (editions)

fiction fantasy lgbtqia+ young adult adventurous emotional mysterious medium-paced
My Beloved World by Sonia Sotomayor

My Beloved World

Sonia Sotomayor

302 pages • first pub 2013 (editions)

nonfiction autobiography politics informative inspiring reflective medium-paced
My Time Among the Whites: Notes from an Unfinished Education by Jennine Capó Crucet

My Time Among the Whites: Notes from an Unfinished Education

Jennine Capó Crucet

224 pages • first pub 2019 (editions)

nonfiction essays challenging reflective fast-paced
The House on Mango Street by Sandra Cisneros

The House on Mango Street

Sandra Cisneros

110 pages • first pub 1984 (editions)

fiction literary young adult emotional reflective fast-paced
Foodist: Using Real Food and Real Science to Lose Weight Without Dieting by Darya Pino Rose

Foodist: Using Real Food and Real Science to Lose Weight Without Dieting

Darya Pino Rose

7 hours, 8 minutes • first pub 2009 (editions) user-added

nonfiction health informative medium-paced
Feminist International: How to Change Everything by Verónica Gago, Liz Mason-Deese

Feminist International: How to Change Everything

Verónica Gago, Liz Mason-Deese

240 pages • missing pub info (editions)

nonfiction feminism gender history politics sociology challenging informative reflective medium-paced
The Poet X by Elizabeth Acevedo

The Poet X

Elizabeth Acevedo

368 pages • first pub 2018 (editions)

fiction contemporary poetry young adult emotional inspiring reflective fast-paced
Infinite Country by Patricia Engel

Infinite Country

Patricia Engel

191 pages • first pub 2021 (editions)

fiction literary emotional reflective sad medium-paced
In the Dream House by Carmen Maria Machado

In the Dream House

Carmen Maria Machado

247 pages • first pub 2019 (editions)

nonfiction lgbtqia+ memoir dark emotional reflective medium-paced