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
The Sunforge by Sascha Stronach

The Endsong #2

The Sunforge

Sascha Stronach

336 pages • 2024 • 4 editions

fiction fantasy lgbtqia+ science fiction adventurous mysterious medium-paced
Silver Sparrow by Tayari Jones

Silver Sparrow

Tayari Jones

352 pages • 2011 • 30 editions

fiction historical emotional reflective sad medium-paced
The Friend Zone Experiment by Zen Cho

The Friend Zone Experiment

Zen Cho

352 pages • 2024 • 13 editions

fiction romance emotional medium-paced
The Night Parade by Jami Nakamura Lin

The Night Parade

Jami Nakamura Lin

340 pages • 2023 • 6 editions

nonfiction memoir dark emotional reflective medium-paced
Ace: What Asexuality Reveals about Desire, Society, and the Meaning of Sex by Angela Chen

Ace: What Asexuality Reveals about Desire, Society, and the Meaning of Sex

Angela Chen

209 pages • 2020 • 18 editions

nonfiction lgbtqia+ sociology informative reflective medium-paced
My Battle of Hastings by Xiaolu Guo

My Battle of Hastings

Xiaolu Guo

208 pages • 3 editions

nonfiction memoir funny lighthearted relaxing medium-paced
Ain't I a Woman: Black Women and Feminism by bell hooks

Ain't I a Woman: Black Women and Feminism

bell hooks

205 pages • 1981 • 26 editions

nonfiction feminism history race challenging informative inspiring slow-paced
Toward Eternity by Anton Hur

Toward Eternity

Anton Hur

244 pages • 2024 • 6 editions

fiction dystopian lgbtqia+ literary science fiction adventurous challenging reflective medium-paced
Cactus Pear For My Beloved: A Family Story from Gaza by Samah Sabawi

Cactus Pear For My Beloved: A Family Story from Gaza

Samah Sabawi

336 pages • 2024 • 3 editions

nonfiction memoir emotional reflective medium-paced
Teaching to Transgress: Education as the Practice of Freedom by bell hooks

Teaching to Transgress: Education as the Practice of Freedom

bell hooks

224 pages • 1994 • 18 editions

nonfiction education feminism informative inspiring reflective medium-paced