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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Needy Little Things by Channelle Desamours

Needy Little Things

Channelle Desamours

8h 6m • 2025 • 10 editions

fiction mystery speculative fiction young adult emotional mysterious tense medium-paced
They Said This Would Be Fun: Race, Campus Life, and Growing Up by Eternity Martis

They Said This Would Be Fun: Race, Campus Life, and Growing Up

Eternity Martis

250 pages • 2020 • 7 editions

nonfiction memoir race challenging emotional reflective slow-paced
In Tangier by Mohamed Choukri

In Tangier

Mohamed Choukri

314 pages • 2008 • 3 editions

nonfiction memoir travel adventurous slow-paced
City of Orange by David Yoon

City of Orange

David Yoon

352 pages • 2022 • 5 editions

fiction dystopian literary thriller emotional reflective sad slow-paced
Red Pockets: An Offering by Alice Mah

Red Pockets: An Offering

Alice Mah

240 pages • 2025 • 5 editions

nonfiction memoir
Chain-Gang All-Stars by Nana Kwame Adjei-Brenyah

Chain-Gang All-Stars

Nana Kwame Adjei-Brenyah

13h 38m • 2023 • 53 editions

fiction dystopian lgbtqia+ literary challenging dark tense medium-paced
The Mountains Sing by Nguyễn Phan Quế Mai

The Mountains Sing

Nguyễn Phan Quế Mai

10h 44m • 2020 • 49 editions

fiction historical emotional reflective sad medium-paced
I Married My Best Friend to Shut My Parents Up by Kodama Naoko

I Married My Best Friend to Shut My Parents Up

Kodama Naoko

162 pages • 2018 • 10 editions

fiction lgbtqia+ manga romance lighthearted fast-paced
Black Candle Women by Diane Marie Brown

Black Candle Women

Diane Marie Brown

12h 13m • 2023 • 12 editions

fiction fantasy emotional mysterious medium-paced
Tastes Like Shakkar by Nisha Sharma

If Shakespeare was an Auntie #2

Tastes Like Shakkar

Nisha Sharma

10h 13m • 2023 • 4 editions

fiction contemporary romance emotional lighthearted medium-paced