25 BIPOC books in 2025

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01 Jan 2025—31 Dec 2025

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

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The Office of Historical Corrections by Danielle Evans

The Office of Historical Corrections

Danielle Evans

269 pages • 2020 • 13 editions

fiction contemporary literary short stories challenging emotional reflective medium-paced
Red Memory: The Afterlives of China's Cultural Revolution by Tania Branigan

Red Memory: The Afterlives of China's Cultural Revolution

Tania Branigan

304 pages • 2023 • 14 editions

nonfiction history politics challenging informative medium-paced
A Very Short History of the Israel–Palestine Conflict by Ilan Pappé

A Very Short History of the Israel–Palestine Conflict

Ilan Pappé

151 pages • 2024 • 10 editions

nonfiction history politics informative fast-paced
Lonely Castle in the Mirror by Mizuki Tsujimura

Lonely Castle in the Mirror

Mizuki Tsujimura

368 pages • 2017 • 46 editions

fiction fantasy magical realism young adult emotional hopeful mysterious medium-paced
The Burning God by R.F. Kuang

The Poppy War #3

The Burning God

R.F. Kuang

622 pages • 2020 • 93 editions

fiction fantasy historical dark emotional tense medium-paced
The Dragon Republic by R.F. Kuang

The Poppy War #2

The Dragon Republic

R.F. Kuang

658 pages • 2019 • 95 editions

fiction fantasy historical adventurous dark tense medium-paced
The Sum of Us: What Racism Costs Everyone and How We Can Prosper Together by Heather McGhee

The Sum of Us: What Racism Costs Everyone and How We Can Prosper Together

Heather McGhee

448 pages • 2021 • 9 editions

nonfiction politics race challenging informative reflective medium-paced
Nightcrawling by Leila Mottley

Nightcrawling

Leila Mottley

288 pages • 2022 • 52 editions

fiction contemporary literary dark emotional sad medium-paced
The Beauty in Breaking: A Memoir by Michele Harper

The Beauty in Breaking: A Memoir

Michele Harper

284 pages • 2020 • 7 editions

nonfiction memoir race emotional inspiring reflective medium-paced
Tale of the Heart Queen by Nisha J. Tuli

Artefacts of Ouranos #4

Tale of the Heart Queen

Nisha J. Tuli

656 pages • 2024 • 23 editions

fiction fantasy romance adventurous emotional tense medium-paced