Sofía Aguilar

Self-proclaimed “fat, fly, brown” poet Yesika Salgado is beloved for her vulnerable, honest, and forthright voice.

With “The Storyteller’s Death,” acclaimed YA author and Puerto Rican American Ann Dávila Cardinal makes her adult novel debut.

“Blockbuster” is an earnest entry into the workplace comedy genre with the potential to grow into a better show if given a second season.

In “Woman Without Shame,” Sandra Cisneros explores womanhood, sex, beauty, and aging with fearlessness, vulnerability, and radical joy. 

With beautiful prose, relatable characters, and unflinching commentary, Guadalupe García McCall’s “Echoes of Grace” is a definite must-read. 

In “West Side Love Story,” best-selling author Priscilla Oliveras gives us a love letter to her Puerto Rican-Mexican heritage.

“Mosquita y Mari” is a special, one-of-a-kind gem for our community. Ten years after its premiere, it’s time we should honor it as such.

In her recently released “¡Ándale, Prieta!,” Mexican-American author Yasmín Ramírez shares a moving ode to her childhood in El Paso, Texas, growing up a “prieta.” This debut memoir is a love letter to Yasmín’s family, her grandmother, and to women everywhere who have felt silenced, pained, or alone.

I appreciate ‘Love, Victor’ for its commitment to showing the realities of life as a queer person of color. It never held back.

Ecuadorian-American Victoria Buitron explores her life as a child of two countries and many borders in ‘A Body Across Two Hemispheres.’