Wild Tongues Can't Be Tamed: 15 Voices from the Latinx Diaspora

Edited by The Bronx Is Reading founder Saraciea Fennell and featuring an all-star cast of Latinx contributors, an anthology unlike any other in the young adult market now.

In Wild Tongues Can’t Be Tamed, bestselling and award-winning authors as well as up-and-coming voices interrogate the different myths and stereotypes about the Latinx diaspora. These 15 original pieces delve into everything from ghost stories and superheroes, to memories in the kitchen and travels around the world, to addiction and grief, to identity and anti-Blackness, to finding love and speaking your truth.

Wild Tongues Can’t Be Tamed features bestselling and award-winning authors as well as new, up-and-coming voices, including:
Elizabeth Acevedo
Cristina Arreola
Ingrid Rojas Contreras
Naima Coster
Natasha Diaz
Kahlil Haywood
Zakiya Jamal
Janel Martinez
Jasminne Mendez
Meg Medina
Mark Oshiro
Julian Randall
Lilliam Rivera
Ibi Zoboi

Full of both sorrow and joy, Wild Tongues Can’t Be Tamed is an essential celebration of this rich and diverse community.