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| | Title | American Like Me | | Author | Ferrera, America | | Sub-Imprint | Gallery Books | | Format | Hardcover | | Category 1 | Social Science | | | | |
| | ISBN-13 | 9781501180910 | | US Price | $26 | | CDN Price | $35 | | Pages | 336 | | Title Status | BSB | | | | |
| | From award-winning actress and political activist America Ferrera comes a vibrant and varied collection of first-person accounts from prominent figures about the experience of growing up between cultures. |
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| | Title | 8 Seconds of Courage | | Author | Groberg, Flo | | Sub-Imprint | Simon & Schuster | | Format | Paperback | | Category 1 | Biography & Autobiography | | | | |
| | ISBN-13 | 9781501165900 | | US Price | $16 | | CDN Price | $22 | | Pages | 208 | | Title Status | AS | | | | |
| | In an inspiring story of valor and the making of a hero, Florent Groberg—who grew up in France and emigrated to the US—becomes the first immigrant in forty years to receive the Congressional Medal of Honor after he tackled a suicide bomber in Afghanistan. |
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| | Title | Always Running | | Author | Rodriguez, Luis J. | | Sub-Imprint | Atria Books | | Format | Paperback | | Category 1 | Biography & Autobiography | | | | |
| | ISBN-13 | 9780743276917 | | US Price | $16.99 | | CDN Price | $22.99 | | Pages | 288 | | Title Status | AS | | | | |
| | The award-winning and bestselling classic memoir about a young Chicano gang member surviving the dangerous streets of East Los Angeles, now featuring a new introduction by the author. |
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| | Title | Bird of Paradise | | Author | Cepeda, Raquel | | Sub-Imprint | Atria Books | | Format | Paperback | | Category 1 | Biography & Autobiography | | | | |
| | ISBN-13 | 9781451635874 | | US Price | $17 | | CDN Price | $23 | | Pages | 336 | | Title Status | AS | | | | |
| | In 2009, Raquel Cepeda embarked on an exploration of her genealogy using ancestral DNA testing to uncover the truth about her family and the tapestry of races and ethnicities that came together in an ambiguous mix in her features, resulting in “a beautiful story of reconciliation and redemption” (Huffington Post) with her identity and what it means to be Latina. |
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| | Title | Black Lotus | | Author | Abrams, Sil Lai | | Sub-Imprint | Karen Hunter Publishing | | Format | Hardcover | | Category 1 | Biography & Autobiography | | | | |
| | ISBN-13 | 9781451688467 | | US Price | $24.99 | | CDN Price | $33.99 | | Pages | 368 | | Title Status | AS | | | | |
| | A unique and exquisitely wrought story of one multiracial woman’s journey to discover and embrace herself in a family that sought to deny her black heritage, Sil Lai Abrams shares her story in Black Lotus: A Woman’s Search for Racial Identity—an account that will undoubtedly ignite conversation on race, racial identity, and the human experience. |
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| | Title | The Distance Between Us | | Author | Grande, Reyna | | Sub-Imprint | Washington Square Press | | Format | Paperback | | Category 1 | Biography & Autobiography | | | | |
| | ISBN-13 | 9781451661781 | | US Price | $17 | | CDN Price | $23 | | Pages | 352 | | Title Status | AS | | | | |
| | “In this poignant memoir about her childhood in Mexico, Reyna Grande skillfully depicts another side of the immigrant experience—the hardships and heartbreaks of the children who are left behind.” —Sonia Nazario, Pulitzer Prize winner, and author of Enrique's Journey |
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| | Title | A Dream Called Home | | Author | Grande, Reyna | | Sub-Imprint | Atria Books | | Format | Hardcover | | Category 1 | Biography & Autobiography | | | | |
| | ISBN-13 | 9781501171420 | | US Price | $26 | | CDN Price | $35 | | Pages | 336 | | Title Status | AS | | | | |
| “The emotional and practical challenges for a young immigrant are on full display in Grande’s evocative, inspiring memoir.” —People
From bestselling author Reyna Grande—whose remarkable memoir The Distance Between Us has become required reading in schools across the country—comes an inspiring account of one woman’s quest to find her place in America as a first-generation Latina university student and aspiring writer determined to build a new life for her family one fearless word at a time. |
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| | Title | The Immigrant Advantage | | Author | Kolker, Claudia | | Sub-Imprint | Free Press | | Format | Paperback | | Category 1 | Social Science | | | | |
| | ISBN-13 | 9781416586838 | | US Price | $16.99 | | CDN Price | $19.99 | | Pages | 256 | | Title Status | AS | | | | |
| | "Journalist Kolker investigates the imported traditions and attitudes toward health, hard work, and education that give newcomers an edge over the native-born…Kolker’s explorations teach and entertain with their curiosity, can-do spirit, and vibrant bouquet of cultures and customs” (Publishers Weekly). |
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| | Title | Just Like Us | | Author | Thorpe, Helen | | Sub-Imprint | Scribner | | Format | Paperback | | Category 1 | Social Science | | | | |
| | ISBN-13 | 9781416538981 | | US Price | $18 | | CDN Price | $25 | | Pages | 416 | | Title Status | AS | | | | |
| | Now updated, the powerful account of four young Mexican women coming of age in Denver, two who have legal documentation, two who don’t, and what happens to them as a result. |
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| | Title | The Madonnas of Echo Park | | Author | Skyhorse, Brando | | Sub-Imprint | Free Press | | Format | Paperback | | Category 1 | Fiction | | | | |
| | ISBN-13 | 9781439170847 | | US Price | $16 | | CDN Price | $22 | | Pages | 240 | | Title Status | AS | | | | |
| | Reminiscent of Luis Alberto Urrea and Dinaw Mengestu, The Madonnas of Echo Park is a brilliant and genuinely fresh view of American life. |
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