Pigs in Heaven (1994) is Kingsolver's follow-up to The Bean Trees. It continues the story of Taylor and Turtle as they face challenges posed by an attorney specializing in Native American rights, who argues that Turtle should be taken from her adoptive mother and returned to her tribal community.

In Homeland and Other Stories (1989), a compilation of twelve short stories by Kingsolver, characters such as an aging Native American woman and a separated mother and daughter endeavor to carve out spaces for themselves and find a sense of belonging in the world.

Another America/Otra America (1992), Kingsolver's debut poetry collection, explores themes of social and political oppression experienced by ordinary Latin Americans, as well as the biases held by North Americans against their southern neighbors. Each poem is presented in both English and Spanish.

Vince Heptig's color photographs and an introduction by Nobel Peace Prize Laureate Rigoberta Menchu Tum comprise A Mayan Struggle; Portrait of a Guatemalan People in Danger (1997). Heptig's collection of over 100 photos portrays the resilience of the Mayan people as they strive to improve their lives amidst political turmoil.

Searching for Everardo: A Story of Love, War, and the CIA in Guatemala (1997) by Jennifer K. Harbury narrates the author's three-year quest to find her Guatemalan husband, Efrain Bamaca Velasquez, who was captured and ultimately killed by the Guatemalan army. Harbury's investigation uncovered connections between the CIA and the Guatemalan military.