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
As Long as the Lemon Trees Grow by Zoulfa Katouh

As Long as the Lemon Trees Grow

Zoulfa Katouh

417 pages • 2022 • 81 editions

fiction contemporary young adult emotional hopeful sad medium-paced
Hope Ablaze by Sarah Mughal Rana

Hope Ablaze

Sarah Mughal Rana

352 pages • 2024 • 9 editions

fiction contemporary young adult challenging emotional inspiring medium-paced
Yellowface by R.F. Kuang

Yellowface

R.F. Kuang

323 pages • 2023 • 181 editions

fiction contemporary crime literary thriller dark tense fast-paced
The Lion Women of Tehran by Marjan Kamali

The Lion Women of Tehran

Marjan Kamali

327 pages • 2024 • 22 editions

fiction historical literary emotional hopeful inspiring medium-paced
A Thousand Splendid Suns by Khaled Hosseini

A Thousand Splendid Suns

Khaled Hosseini

367 pages • 2007 • 206 editions

fiction contemporary historical literary dark emotional sad medium-paced
You Will Never Be Me by Jesse Q. Sutanto

You Will Never Be Me

Jesse Q. Sutanto

325 pages • 2024 • 13 editions

fiction thriller dark mysterious tense medium-paced
That Could Be Enough by Alyssa Cole

That Could Be Enough

Alyssa Cole

3h 14m • 2018 • 6 editions

fiction historical lgbtqia+ romance emotional hopeful fast-paced
Conditions of a Heart by Bethany Mangle

Conditions of a Heart

Bethany Mangle

352 pages • 2024 • 3 editions

fiction contemporary young adult emotional hopeful medium-paced
Kiss Me, Maybe by Gabriella Gamez

Librarians in Love #2

Kiss Me, Maybe

Gabriella Gamez

384 pages • 2025 • 3 editions

fiction contemporary lgbtqia+ romance emotional hopeful lighthearted medium-paced
Ready to Score by Jodie Slaughter

Ready to Score

Jodie Slaughter

320 pages • 5 editions

fiction contemporary lgbtqia+ romance emotional lighthearted slow-paced