2025 Diverse Reading Challenge - 50 Books by BIPOC Authors

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32 participants (544 books)

01 Jan 2025—31 Dec 2025

Overview

In order to be more intentional about reading diverse books I'm challenging myself to read at least 50 books by BIPOC authors in 2025.

Challenge Books

All books added
Phoenix Extravagant by Yoon Ha Lee

Phoenix Extravagant

Yoon Ha Lee

310 pages • digital • 2020

fiction dystopian fantasy gender lgbtqia+ adventurous medium-paced
The Stardust Grail by Yume Kitasei

The Stardust Grail

Yume Kitasei

311 pages • digital • 2024

fiction science fiction adventurous mysterious medium-paced
It's Elementary by Elise Bryant

It's Elementary

Elise Bryant

368 pages • paperback • 2024

fiction mystery romance funny lighthearted mysterious medium-paced
Unlikely Neighbors: A Spicy Black Romance by Renee Daniel Flagler

Unlikely Neighbors: A Spicy Black Romance

Renee Daniel Flagler

288 pages • digital • 2025

fiction contemporary romance emotional hopeful medium-paced
The Queen of Sugar Hill by ReShonda Tate

The Queen of Sugar Hill

ReShonda Tate

15 hours, 28 minutes • audio • 2024

fiction historical emotional informative reflective medium-paced
Dove si riparano i ricordi by Jungeun Yun

Dove si riparano i ricordi

Jungeun Yun

194 pages • digital • 2023

fiction contemporary magical realism emotional hopeful reflective medium-paced
By Her Own Design by Piper Huguley

By Her Own Design

Piper Huguley

384 pages • paperback • 2022

fiction historical emotional informative medium-paced
This Changes Everything: A Surprisingly Funny Book about Race, Cancer, Faith, and Other Things We Don't Talk about by Tyler Merritt

This Changes Everything: A Surprisingly Funny Book about Race, Cancer, Faith, and Other Things We Don't Talk about

Tyler Merritt

320 pages • hardcover • 2025

nonfiction memoir emotional funny hopeful fast-paced
The Partner Plot by Kristina Forest

The Partner Plot

Greene Sisters #2

Kristina Forest

10 hours, 20 minutes • audio • 2024

fiction contemporary romance funny lighthearted medium-paced
The Neighbor Favor by Kristina Forest

The Neighbor Favor

Greene Sisters #1

Kristina Forest

10 hours, 7 minutes • audio • 2023

fiction contemporary romance emotional funny lighthearted medium-paced