Eight dark tales from Spanish-speaking voices

Natalie Sierra is a Latina poet, author, and editor whose work explores themes of desire, identity, and the supernatural. She is the author of the poetry collection Medusa (2020), and the novel Charlie, Forever and Ever (2021). Sierra currently serves as the Poet Laureate of Pomona, California, and is the President of Cafe Con Libros Press, a nonprofit bookstore and literary hub. Her writing has been nominated twice for the Pushcart Prize and has appeared in the Los Angeles Times, Westwind Journal of the Arts, and other literary outlets. She specializes in dark, genre-bending narratives with strong emotional and psychological undercurrents.

Sierra's new book is Beyond the Grace of God: A Story of Desire.

At B&N Reads the author tagged eight "chilling works by Spanish-speaking authors prove that horror transcends borders." One title on the list:

The Unworthy: A Novel
By Agustina Bazterrica
Translator Sarah Moses

In under 200 pages, Agustina Bazterrica gives us a harrowing look at a dystopian future through an unforgettable heroine. Cults, climate crises and extremism collide in this razor-sharp story.

Read about the other entries on the list.

--Marshal Zeringue