We should be reading and recommending a racially diverse selection of authors all year round. That said, as has been noted by many Latinx bloggers and bookstagrammers (I really recommend this article in particular from on Insta), a lot of the people currently reading and posting about these authors do not mention them at all the rest of the year. Here in the book community, we celebrate by reading, and seeing my WordPress and Instagram feeds fill with recommendations of authors familiar and new to me has been wonderful. Now Camino and Yahaira are both left to grapple with their grief, their new-found love for one another and what it will take to keep their dreams alive.ġ5 September – 15 October is Latinx Heritage Month, a 30-day celebration of the culture and contributions of Latinx, Hispanic and Latin-identifying people around the world. Separated by distance – and Papi’s secrets – the two sisters are forced to face a new reality in which their lives are forever altered. In New York, Yahaira is called to the principal’s office, where her mother is waiting to tell her that her father, her hero, has died in a plane crash. But this year, on the day when his plane is supposed to land, Camino arrives at the airport to see crowds of crying people. Note: trigger warning for sexual assault.Ĭamino lives for her father’s visits to the Dominican Republic.
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