Catherine Hernandez books

Catherine Hernandez is a Canadian Filipino author and playwright known for the novel Scarborough and works exploring marginalized communities.

Catherine Hernandez Picture Reading Order

Title Published Buy on Amazon
M is for Mustache 2015 Buy
I Promise 2019 Buy
Where Do Your Feelings Live? 2022 Buy

Plays

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Singkil 2009 Buy
Kilt Pins 2012 Buy
The Femme Playlist 2018 Buy

Standalone Novels

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Scarborough 2017 Buy
Crosshairs 2020 Buy
The Story of Us 2023 Buy
Behind You 2024 Buy

Catherine Hernandez is a Canadian Filipino author, playwright, and community worker. Scarborough (2017), her debut novel set in a low-income Toronto neighborhood, was shortlisted for the Toronto Book Award and adapted into a 2021 film. Crosshairs (2020) imagines a near-future dystopia targeting marginalized people.

She also writes plays and picture books. Her play Singkil (2009) explores Filipino-Canadian identity, and I Promise (2019) is a children’s picture book about love and commitment.

Frequently Asked Questions

How many books has Catherine Hernandez written?

Catherine Hernandez has written ten books across three series.

What was Catherine Hernandez's first book?

Catherine Hernandez’s first book is Singkil, published in 2009.

What is Catherine Hernandez known for?

Hernandez is best known for Scarborough (2017), a novel about a low-income Toronto neighborhood that was adapted into a film. She is also a playwright whose works include Singkil (2009) and Kilt Pins (2012). Her picture books include I Promise (2019). She is a queer, trans Filipina-Canadian artist.

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