25 BIPOC books in 2025

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01 Jan 2025—31 Dec 2025

Overview

Read 25 books by BIPOC authors featuring BIPOC characters in 2025.

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Legendborn by Tracy Deonn

The Legendborn Cycle #1

Legendborn

Tracy Deonn

501 pages • 2020 • 79 editions

fiction fantasy young adult adventurous emotional mysterious medium-paced
Cursebound by Saara El-Arifi

Faebound #2

Cursebound

Saara El-Arifi

352 pages • 2025 • 23 editions

fiction fantasy lgbtqia+ romance adventurous emotional mysterious medium-paced
The Hacienda by Isabel Cañas

The Hacienda

Isabel Cañas

345 pages • 2022 • 35 editions

fiction historical horror thriller dark mysterious tense medium-paced
The Weavers of Alamaxa by Hadeer Elsbai

The Alamaxa Duology #2

The Weavers of Alamaxa

Hadeer Elsbai

352 pages • 2024 • 11 editions

fiction fantasy lgbtqia+ adventurous emotional tense medium-paced
The Fox Wife by Yangsze Choo

The Fox Wife

Yangsze Choo

388 pages • 2024 • 19 editions

fiction fantasy historical literary speculative fiction adventurous emotional mysterious medium-paced
The Water Dancer by Ta-Nehisi Coates

The Water Dancer

Ta-Nehisi Coates

403 pages • 2019 • 37 editions

fiction historical literary magical realism challenging emotional reflective medium-paced
The Message by Ta-Nehisi Coates

The Message

Ta-Nehisi Coates

235 pages • 2024 • 18 editions

nonfiction essays politics race challenging informative reflective medium-paced
Soft Burial by Fang Fang

Soft Burial

Fang Fang

416 pages • 2016 • 3 editions

fiction historical literary mystery challenging mysterious sad medium-paced
The House on Mango Street by Sandra Cisneros

The House on Mango Street

Sandra Cisneros

110 pages • 1984 • 78 editions

fiction classics literary emotional reflective fast-paced
The Bastard of Istanbul by Elif Shafak

The Bastard of Istanbul

Elif Shafak

360 pages • 2006 • 84 editions

fiction contemporary literary emotional reflective medium-paced