No Filter and Other Lies by Crystal Maldonado Photo: Holiday HouseĬome February, the wait for fans of author Crystal Maldonado’s Fat Chance, Charlie Vega, will be over. From finding love to coping with the loss of her mother, a Young Lord, 27 years ago as she pursued a militant political cause, Olga is forced to weather both emotional storms and literal ones. The story follows how she copes with managing her polished public image with the deep political, cultural and family issues that are bubbling up in her life, all of which are threatening to shatter the ideals she’s formed for herself over time. Set in New York City around the time that Hurricane Maria ravaged Puerto Rico, Olga Dies Dreaming by Xochitl Gonzalez is about a successful Manhattan wedding planner named Olga. Olga Dies Dreaming by Xochitl Gonzalez Photo: Macmillan Publishers Aya cloaks it in an utterly readable story about an aspiring female rapper who has to face the consequences of her own poor choices in order to incite positive change within her industry. The book is a fun but poignant read that sends a clear message about sexism and corporate America.
Between the end of 2021 and the fall of 2023, she’s set to release six books, the next of which is, Queen of Urban Prophecy. Queen of Urban Prophecy by Aya De León Photo: Dafina Books/Kensington BooksĪfro-Latina author and activist, Aya de Leon is positively prolific. It’s the tale of a young, female chocolatier from Spain who travels to her father’s home country of Ecuador to claim her birthright, but when she realizes someone’s out to kill her, she assumes the identity of a man to escape danger and find her father’s cacao estate. From the acclaimed author of The Sisters of Alameda Street, The Spanish Daughter falls into the historical fiction genre.
Technically, The Spanish Daughter by Lorena Hughes, is a 2021 release, but with the holidays and all of the end-of-year to-dos, there’s no chance we’ll get to read it before the new year begins, so we’re including it here. The Spanish Daughter by Lorena Hughes Photo: Kensington Books This list is not exhaustive as there are more books that will be released later in the year but for now we’ve got you covered with 15 books by Latinx authors we are highly anticipating in 2022. So cue up your favorite bookstore‘s web site and get ready to hit that pre-order button. Expect some more empowering stories in 2022 from some of our favorite authors including Elizabeth Acevedo, Reyna Grande, Sonia Manzano, and Crystal Maldonado. This past year brought us some powerful reads including For Brown Girls with Sharp Edges and Tender Hearts by Prisca Dorcas Mojica Rodriguez and the Latinx anthology Wild Tongues Can’t Be Tamed. Books lovers get ready because 2022 has some amazing libros coming from Latinx authors and we cannot wait.
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