This Latin Heritage Month, we’re picking up Muévelo: The Enduring Legacy of Latin Music Across Borders, a book that takes a closer look at the histories, people, and cultural forces behind the music so many of us grew up with. Written by the creators of Radio Menea, Muévelo explores the evolution and influence of Latin music while paying attention to the complicated histories that often get left out of more traditional accounts.

Back-to-school season usually means new notebooks, fresh schedules, and figuring out which classes you’re going to rush to in the mornings. But if Xolo Books were designing a college syllabus, we’d make sure the reading list went beyond the traditional canon. For an introductory course in history, identity, race, and liberation, these are three books we’d put on the syllabus.

Women’s History Month is here, and we’re celebrating with a powerful lineup of books that honor the voices, ideas, and resistance of women who continue to shape our world. Whether you