Read 10 books by POC authors

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58 participants (344 books)

01 Jan 2025—31 Dec 2025

Overview

Diversify your reading in 2025 by focusing on the works of Black, Indigenous, and other authors of color. 

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The Spear Cuts Through Water by Simon Jimenez

The Spear Cuts Through Water

Simon Jimenez

17h 17m • 2022 • 37 editions

fiction fantasy lgbtqia+ literary adventurous dark emotional medium-paced
An Ember in the Ashes by Sabaa Tahir

An Ember in the Ashes #1

An Ember in the Ashes

Sabaa Tahir

464 pages • 2015 • 144 editions

fiction fantasy young adult adventurous dark tense medium-paced
You Made a Fool of Death with Your Beauty by Akwaeke Emezi

You Made a Fool of Death with Your Beauty

Akwaeke Emezi

279 pages • 2022 • 33 editions

fiction contemporary romance emotional hopeful reflective medium-paced
The 1619 Project: A New Origin Story by Nikole Hannah-Jones

The 1619 Project: A New Origin Story

Nikole Hannah-Jones

18h 57m • 2021 • 13 editions

nonfiction essays history poetry politics race challenging informative reflective medium-paced
Minor Detail by Adania Shibli

Minor Detail

Adania Shibli

112 pages • 2017 • 72 editions

fiction contemporary historical literary dark sad tense medium-paced
Meddling Kids by Edgar Cantero

Meddling Kids

Edgar Cantero

12h 55m • 2017 • 21 editions

fiction fantasy horror mystery adventurous dark mysterious medium-paced
Harlem Rhapsody by Victoria Christopher Murray

Harlem Rhapsody

Victoria Christopher Murray

385 pages • 2025 • 7 editions

fiction historical literary informative inspiring reflective medium-paced
The Bone King and the Starling by Elizabeth Stephens

The Bone King and the Starling

Elizabeth Stephens

198 pages • 2025 • 4 editions

fiction fantasy romance dark emotional fast-paced
Immortal Dark by Tigest Girma

Immortal Dark Trilogy #1

Immortal Dark

Tigest Girma

420 pages • 2024 • 34 editions

fiction fantasy young adult dark mysterious tense medium-paced
Cobalt Red: How the Blood of the Congo Powers Our Lives by Siddharth Kara

Cobalt Red: How the Blood of the Congo Powers Our Lives

Siddharth Kara

11h 18m • 2023 • 11 editions

nonfiction business history politics emotional informative sad medium-paced