12 Books by Underrepresented Authors

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13 participants (94 books)

01 Jan 2025—31 Dec 2025

Overview

I want to read more books by underrepresented authors, such as BIPOC, queer, Asian, neurodiverse, disabled, etc.

Challenge Books

All books added
The Woman in the Woods and Other North American Stories by Kel McDonald, Kate Ashwin, Mercedes Acosta, Rhael McGregor, Maija Ambrose Plamondon, Alina Pete, Milo Applejohn, Jordaan Arledge, Elijah Forbes, Alice Rl, Izzy Roberts

Cautionary Fables and Fairytales #5

The Woman in the Woods and Other North American Stories

Kel McDonald, Kate Ashwin, Mercedes Acosta, Rhael McGregor, Maija Ambrose Plamondon, Alina Pete, Milo Applejohn, Jordaan Arledge, Elijah Forbes, Alice Rl, Izzy Roberts

136 pages • 2022 • 2 editions

fiction comics fantasy graphic novel short stories adventurous dark reflective fast-paced
The Midnight Library by Matt Haig

The Midnight Library

Matt Haig

8h 50m • 2020 • 191 editions

fiction contemporary literary science fiction emotional hopeful reflective medium-paced
Wintering: The Power of Rest and Retreat in Difficult Times by Katherine May

Wintering: The Power of Rest and Retreat in Difficult Times

Katherine May

6h 54m • 2020 • 39 editions

nonfiction memoir self help emotional hopeful reflective medium-paced
Guava Flavored Lies by J.J. Arias

Guava Flavored Lies

J.J. Arias

9h 55m • 2022 • 5 editions

fiction lgbtqia+ romance funny lighthearted medium-paced
Somewhere Beyond the Sea by TJ Klune

Cerulean Chronicles #2

Somewhere Beyond the Sea

TJ Klune

405 pages • 2024 • 75 editions

fiction fantasy lgbtqia+ emotional funny hopeful medium-paced
The Poppy War by R.F. Kuang

The Poppy War #1

The Poppy War

R.F. Kuang

584 pages • 2018 • 154 editions

user-added

fiction fantasy historical adventurous dark tense medium-paced
Braiding Sweetgrass by Robin Wall Kimmerer

Braiding Sweetgrass

Robin Wall Kimmerer

400 pages • 2013 • 57 editions

nonfiction essays nature science informative inspiring reflective slow-paced
Parable of the Sower by Octavia E. Butler

Earthseed #1

Parable of the Sower

Octavia E. Butler

317 pages • 1993 • 91 editions

fiction classics dystopian literary science fiction challenging dark tense medium-paced
sWitch by Kat Blackthorne

sWitch

Kat Blackthorne

201 pages • 2025 • 6 editions

fiction contemporary lgbtqia+ romance adventurous emotional lighthearted fast-paced
The White Guy Dies First: 13 Scary Stories of Fear and Power by Terry J. Benton-Walker

The White Guy Dies First: 13 Scary Stories of Fear and Power

Terry J. Benton-Walker

304 pages • 2024 • 6 editions

fiction horror lgbtqia+ short stories young adult dark mysterious tense medium-paced