This page is a list of books with South American protagonists and/or written by South American authors. South America includes: Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Ecuador, and Venezuela (and more, these are just the countries I have books for). Each category is split into age range and genre.
A table of contents can be found below. If you would like to submit a book to add a book to this list, please see the form in the original post.
CORRECTION FORM
I haven’t read a lot of these books, so some of the listed representation may be wrong or vague. Please submit any corrections to these books! Note that: New submissions should be submitted in the form in the original post, not this one. You can also contact me by email here.
bold = series
books of a series listed individually = can be read as a standalone
TABLE OF CONTENTS
Argentina
contemporary / horror
| book | information |
|---|---|
| Furia by Yamile Saied Méndez (out September 29, 2020) | rep: ownvoices Argentinian protagonist and characters genre: contemporary setting: Argentina |
| The Tenth Girl by Sara Faring | rep: ownvoices Argentinian protagonists; Argentinian inspiration genre: horror setting: Argentina |
fantasy
| book | information |
|---|---|
| Lobizona by Romina Garber (out August 4, 2020) | rep: ownvoices Argentinian protagonist; Argentinian inspiration genre: fantasy setting: Argentina, U.S. |
Bolivia
| book | information |
|---|---|
| Woven in Moonlight by Isabel Ibañez (read my review here) | rep: ownvoices Bolivian inspiration genre: fantasy |
Brazil
| book | information |
|---|---|
| The Worst Best Man by Mia Sosa (read my review here) | rep: ownvoices Afro-Brazilian-American protagonist and side characters genre: romance setting: U.S. |
Ecuador
| book | information |
|---|---|
| A Breath Too Late by Rocky Callen | rep: Ecuadorian-American author genre: contemporary setting: U.S. |
| Final Draft by Riley Redgate (read my review here) | rep: pansexual biracial (Ecuadorian, white) protagonist, lesbian Korean-American side character/love interest; bisexual author of Chinese descent genre: contemporary setting: U.S. |
Venezuela
| book | information |
|---|---|
| Only Mostly Devastated by Sophie Gonzales (read my review here) | rep: gay protagonist, bisexual ownvoices Venezuelan-American main character genre: contemporary setting: U.S. |
magical reads 