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These five Latinx literary classics started genres, inspired countless writers, and made it onto reading lists across the nation.

The author of 17 YA, middle-grade, and adult fiction novels, Zoraida Córdova has established herself as an essential voice in the Latinx publishing space, exploring fantastical worlds, science fiction universes, and magical realism with an Ecuadorian twist. Her most recent novel, The Inheritance of Orquídea Divina, is a stunning exploration of matriarchy, memorializing the past, and the inherent divisions and yet unbreakable connections throughout time.

Mandy Gonzalez’s path to publishing her first book started in what may seem like an unusual place. As a child in California, she was a voracious reader and loyal library…