Cruz has several other published books; Dominicana and Soledad explore many overlapping themes with How Not to Drown, including the immigrant experience and intergenerational trauma.
Some other books by Dominican immigrants that deal with themes similar to How Not to Drown include How the García Girls Lost Their Accents by Julia Alvarez, The Poet X by Elizabeth Acevedo, and The Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao by Junot Diáz. Also, novels by other Latinx immigrant authors in general that deal with similar themes may also be of interest, including I Am Not Your Perfect Mexican Daughter by Erika L. Sanchez and Echoes of Grace by Guadalupe Garcia McCall.
Finally, nonfiction that expands upon...
