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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The Convenience Store by the Sea by Sonoko Machida

The Convenience Store by the Sea

Sonoko Machida

282 pages • 2019 • 13 editions

fiction contemporary hopeful lighthearted reflective medium-paced
The Rib King by Ladee Hubbard

The Rib King

Ladee Hubbard

384 pages • 2021 • 8 editions

fiction historical literary race emotional medium-paced
Our Sister Killjoy by Ama Ata Aidoo

Our Sister Killjoy

Ama Ata Aidoo

174 pages • 1977 • 9 editions

fiction literary challenging reflective medium-paced
Bat Eater by Kylie Lee Baker

Bat Eater

Kylie Lee Baker

304 pages • 2025 • 14 editions

fiction horror thriller dark emotional tense medium-paced
The Science of Racism: Everything You Need to Know but Probably Don't—Yet by Keon West

The Science of Racism: Everything You Need to Know but Probably Don't—Yet

Keon West

320 pages • 2025 • 6 editions

nonfiction race science sociology challenging informative reflective fast-paced
Hunchback by Saou Ichikawa

Hunchback

Saou Ichikawa

90 pages • 2023 • 24 editions

fiction contemporary literary dark reflective fast-paced
Two Trees Make a Forest: A Story of Memory, Migration, and Taiwan by Jessica J. Lee

Two Trees Make a Forest: A Story of Memory, Migration, and Taiwan

Jessica J. Lee

256 pages • 2019 • 14 editions

nonfiction memoir nature reflective slow-paced
The Starlight Heir by Amalie Howard

The Starlight Heir #1

The Starlight Heir

Amalie Howard

368 pages • 2025 • 10 editions

fiction fantasy romance adventurous emotional mysterious medium-paced
Dear Wendy by Ann Zhao

Dear Wendy

Ann Zhao

368 pages • 2024 • 9 editions

fiction contemporary lgbtqia+ young adult emotional funny lighthearted medium-paced
Hijab Butch Blues by Lamya H

Hijab Butch Blues

Lamya H

284 pages • 2023 • 16 editions

nonfiction lgbtqia+ memoir religion emotional hopeful reflective medium-paced