A space and community for exploring Spanish language literature.

What is Ambivert?

Ambivert Books seeks to cultivate greater awareness of and expand access to international literature. We offer thoughtfully curated subscription packages and meticulously source individual novels for those with specific interests.

All levels of Spanish-language speakers, from heritage speakers to beginner-level language learners, are welcome in this space. 

Current Book Bundles

Current Book Bundles

Read the World

Enjoy a selection of 2 novels, each popular in their Spanish-speaking country of origin.


Read the World

Enjoy a selection of 2 novels, each popular in their Spanish-speaking country of origin.

A couple of books sitting on top of a table.

Ease on In

Don't read much? Not used to reading in Spanish? Ease on in with 2 shorter-length novels.

Book + A Film Club

We're reading "Cien años de soledad" by Gabriel García Marquez. Join us to discuss the book and watch Netflix's new film.

Single Books

La Sed

Across two different time periods, two women confront fear, loneliness, mortality, and a haunting yearning that will not let them rest. A breakout, genre-blurring novel from one of the most exciting new voices of Latin America’s feminist Gothic.

Distancia de Rescate

A young woman lies dying in a rural hospital clinic. A boy sits beside her. She’s not his mother. He's not her child. Together, they tell a haunting story of broken souls, toxins, and the power and desperation of family.

El Cementerio de los Cuentos sin Contar

Alma Cruz has decided to end her writing career. But unlike Alma, the protagonists of her stories still have plenty to say...

Un lugar soleado para gente sombría

A diabolical collection of stories featuring achingly human characters whose lives intertwine with ghosts, goblins, and the macabre.

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Book Reviews

"Guadalupe Nettel is one of the most interesting voices of the new Mexican fiction."
La Vanguardia
El Matrimonio de los peces rojos
"Una historia de amor entre lo exótico y lo primitivo, lo bello y lo atroz. Jordi Soler es un narrador fuera de serie."
Lire
En el Reino del Toro Sagrado
A “short and strikingly original” book about the stories we spin for ourselves and our loved ones.
The New Yorker
La vida privada de los árboles

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