This piece originally appeared on the J. Willard Marriott Library Blog.

This newly released, 25-hour-long audiobook is worth the read! I appreciated learning about the ideological and intellectual history of the continent and how disagreements around concepts such as the doctrine of conquest, land dispossession, liberty and human rights still hold center stage today.

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From the best-selling Argentine author of Adventures of China Iron (one of my favorites!), comes the highly creative telling of a certain kind of “conquistador” who enacts a new approach to living an everyday Catholicism in a surprising way.

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This fun, beautiful, new cookbook offers excellent recipes and enticing ideas for gatherings and get-togethers with family and friends. I highly recommend the Watermelon Agua Fresca recipe—even as we approach cooler temperatures.

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Each page of this beautifully written and illustrated book conveys a short but impactful story of a Latina—from 17th century writer philosopher Juana Ines to present-day astrophysicist Wanda Diaz-Merced. An enjoyable way to learn more about Hispanic heritage.

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Undergraduate Research Opportunities Program Director Annie Isabel Fukushima brought my attention to the long-held art form of Lowriders so, of course, I had to find a book on the topic and, according to the publisher, here is the world’s first reader on Lowrider Studies edited by Salt Lake Community Collge professor Anthony Nocella II. It’s an enlightening collection of essays resulting from the first Annual International Lowrider Studies Conference.

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First published in Mexico City in 1996, this social history of science provides, for the first time, a thorough study of scientific practices within the continent, showing its distinct development. Translated to English and published in the United States in 2006, it’s a refreshing edited volume providing much needed perspective beyond Euro-American centrism.

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