Drawing from over twenty years of activism on local and national levels, this striking book offers an organizer's perspective on the intersections of immigrant rights, racial justice, and prison abolition.In the wake of post-9/11 xenophobia, Obama's record-level deportations, Trump's immigration policies, and the 2020 uprisings for racial justice, the US remains entrenched in a circular discourse regarding migrant justice. As organizer Silky Shah argues in Unbu...

The Washington Post**, A Book to Watch**Library Journal**, A Title to Watch**From National Book Award finalist Susan Straight, a captivating new novel about a group of nurses fighting through the first year of a pandemic and the beloved California community they will risk their lives to protectIn August 2020, a group of nurses are working in the ICU at a hospital in San Bernardino at the height of ...

When I tell people who don’t speak Spanish what “prieta” means—“dark” or “the dark one”—their eyes pop open and a small gasp escapes. … How do I tell them that now, even after the cruelty of children, “Prieta” means love? That each time “Prieta” fell from my grandmother’s lips, I learned to love my dark skin. My Ita called me Prieta. When she died, she took the name with her.Yasmín Ramírez spent her twenties feeling lost—working an intensely taxing retail job and turning to bars fo...

A passionate memoir about identity, resilience, and the healing power of forgivenessFrom her earliest memories, Minu felt like an outsider. It wasn't just her peculiar name, but also her light skin and cinnamon-swirl hair—so unlike the dark features of her Mexican family—that drew comments from neighbors and strangers.No one took her questions seriously, leaving her yearning for answers. Meanwhile, she had to endure her father's violence, her mother's negli...

Ender: When I first met Gabe—a month after our best friends started dating each other—I expected awkward small talk and polite smiles. What I don't expect is the way he looks at me . . . like I'm important. Like he sees something worth knowing behind the walls I've built over the years. No one's ever looked at me like that before. Not my parents, who left me with scars deeper than silence. Not one person—except maybe my best friends, who taught me how to survive when love ...

A lovers-to-enemies lesbian romantic thriller which proves killing is hard, but falling in love might be a death sentence.Two elite, undercover, rival assassins are drawn to each other after meeting at a nightclub to unknowingly carry out a hit on the same man. For lone wolf American assassin Verity, their connection is so intense she thinks she might want to risk falling for gorgeous Mexican translator Reina. Too bad Reina's next contract is to kill Verity—a woman...

From the founder of the multi-million-dollar wellness company Alaya Naturals comes You Are the Boss of You, the A-to-Z guide for living an empowered, purpose-driven life inspired by your most authentic self.You Are the Boss of You is a uniquely actionable and compassionate body of wisdom that addresses the ten most essential building blocks of a truly inspired life: defining boundaries, soothing yourself, softening perfectionism, redefining your s...

Raid a dragon's hoard for her dowry? It seemed like a good idea at the time...Madelena isn't in love with her friend Armando, but his marriage proposal offers the security she needs. She sympathizes with him—his father insists Armando must either find a bride or join the army. Armando would rather become a husband than a soldier, but his ugly face has scared away all other eligible ladies despite his family's wealth. Although she harbors only friendship for Armando, Madele...

My name is Raven Crowley-Lopez, and I plan to murder Mercedes Crowley, my mother-in-law.My family was forced to move into her estate after we lost our own home because of a severe personal crisis. Now, I'm facing a living nightmare because I'm convinced that my mother-in-law is plotting to get rid of me, and perhaps even plans to murder me. It happened once before, and it will happen again, even if no one believes me.She's always hated me and will stop at n...

A horror-infused, polyphonic work about the violence and cruelty seething in a late-seventies Guadalajara neighborhoodAt a traveling fair, a young girl visiting with her family will ask a "serpent woman" to tell her future. The serpent woman's answer is cryptic, but back in their neighborhood, the lives of the girl and her sister will be haunted by a ghost and a boa as their world shimmers between the real and unreal.The Summer of the Serpent gives...

A moving multigenerational novel about the enduring power of a mother’s love, the ripple effect of secrets, and the strength of family bonds from a Pulitzer Prize-winning author.One hundred years after the shipwreck of the Valbanera, known to history as the “poor man’s Titanic,” Mara Denis gets an assignment to report on the Canary Islands, where her ancestors lived before they moved to Cuba. Unexpectedly, she discovers that the grandmother her mother cherished was...

Jordan Peele's Nope meets True Grit in Nicholas Belardes’s Ten Sleep**, a supernatural modern-day western about a trio of young people on a 10-day cattle drive that leads them through a canyon haunted by ancient mysteries and savage beasts who existed long before humankind.**A young Mexican American woman detects uncanny creatures stalking her on ...