National Hispanic Heritage Latinx Heritage Month is a time for "paying tribute to the generations of Hispanic Americans who have positively influenced and enriched our nation and society." It runs from September 15-October 15.
For more information and a calendar of events, visit the National Hispanic Heritage Month website. And mark your calendars for the first ever Latinx KidLit Book Festival (held virtually) on December 4-5. 

We are hard at work, collaborating with REFORMA, planning the May/June 2021 Horn Book Magazine special issue commemorating the twenty-fifth anniversary of the Pura Belpré Awards. Here are some interviews, recommended books, and articles from the Horn Book archives to help you celebrate "the histories, cultures and contributions of American citizens whose ancestors came from Spain, Mexico, the Caribbean and Central and South America." 

Horn Book Magazine articles

• "Children's Books and Contradictions" by Emma Otheguy
• "Revolution Kid Style Now!* Writing Books (About Kids) That Break the Rules" by Celia C. Pérez 
• "The Book That Changed My Life: Write What’s Missing" by Celia C. Pérez
• Field Notes: "Lucha Libros: A Bilingual Battle of the Books" by AnnMarie Hurtado
• "When Google Translate Gives You Arroz con Mango: Erroneous Español and the Need for #ownvoices" by Celia C. Pérez
• Foreign Correspondence: "Translator: Trafficking Between Cultures" by Elena Abós
• The Writer's Page: "On Writing the American Familia" by Meg Medina

Awards Speeches

• 2019 Newbery Medal Acceptance by Meg Medina and Profile by R. J. Palacio
• "The Poet X: Elizabeth Acevedo's 2018 BGHB Fiction & Poetry Award Speech"
• "The First Rule of Punk: Celia C. Pérez's 2018 BGHB Fiction & Poetry Honor Speech"
• "Photographic: Author Isabel Quintero's and Illustrator Zeke Peña's 2018 BGHB Nonfiction Award Speeches"

Interviews

• 5Qs for Elizabeth Acevedo
• 5Qs for Monica Brown
• Summer Reading; 5Qs for Isabel Quintero and Zeke Peña
• 5Q for Isabel Quintero and Zeke Peña
• Carmen Agra Deedy Talks with Roger
• Pat Mora Talks with Roger
• Duncan Tonatiuh Talks with Roger
• 5Qs for Celia C. Pérez
• 5Qs for Raúl the Third
• 5Qs for Newbery Medalist Meg Medina
• Publishers' Preview: Picture Books: Five Questions for Anika Aldamuy Denise and Paola Escobar
• Sylvia Acevedo Talks with Roger
• Meg Medina Talks with Roger
• Yuyi Morales Talks with Roger
• Francisco X. Stork Talks with Roger
• Carmen Agra Deedy and Eugene Yelchin Talk with Roger
• Benjamin Alire Sáenz Talks with Roger
• 5Q for Juana Medina
• 5Q for Sonia Manzano

Recommended books

• Trailblazing Latinx women
• Elizabeth Acevedo's 2020 Boston Globe-Horn Book Award Honor Book Clap When You Land
• Horn Book reviews of the 2020 Pura Belpré Author and Illustrator Award winning–books
• From the Guide: Spanish-Language and Bilingual Books
• Spanish-English bilingual booklist

Blog posts

• Dia ("Why is everything so Spanish in here?") 
• Raúl the Third, 2017 Pura Belpré Illustrator winner, at Cport School [Out of the Box]
• Books in Spanish: A problem of access? [Lolly’s Classroom]
• The campaign to name a school in honor of author Dr. Francisco Jiménez (success!) and recommended reading on "the circuit" [Out of the Box]