40 Books by BIPOC Authors

secretaltruism Host

18 participants (224 books)

01 Jan 2025—31 Dec 2025

Overview

Obviously preferably #OwnVoices, but 40 books written by authors that aren't white. Black / Blak, Indigenous, First Nations, and people of colour

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Content Warning: Everything by Akwaeke Emezi

Content Warning: Everything

Akwaeke Emezi

96 pages • 2022 • 15 editions

nonfiction lgbtqia+ poetry dark emotional reflective fast-paced
The Berry Pickers by Amanda Peters

The Berry Pickers

Amanda Peters

304 pages • 2023 • 48 editions

fiction historical literary emotional reflective sad medium-paced
Wake: The Hidden History of Women-Led Slave Revolts by Rebecca Hall

Wake: The Hidden History of Women-Led Slave Revolts

Rebecca Hall

220 pages • 2021 • 5 editions

nonfiction feminism graphic novel history race informative reflective medium-paced
The Blonde Dies First by Joelle Wellington

The Blonde Dies First

Joelle Wellington

336 pages • 2024 • 13 editions

fiction lgbtqia+ thriller young adult dark mysterious tense fast-paced
Yellowface by R.F. Kuang

Yellowface

R.F. Kuang

8h 39m • 2023 • 181 editions

fiction contemporary crime literary thriller dark tense fast-paced
The Maid and the Crocodile by Jordan Ifueko

Raybearer

The Maid and the Crocodile

Jordan Ifueko

304 pages • 2024 • 12 editions

fiction fantasy romance young adult adventurous emotional hopeful medium-paced
Adam and Evie's Matchmaking Tour by Nora Nguyen

Adam and Evie's Matchmaking Tour

Nora Nguyen

304 pages • 2024 • 11 editions

fiction contemporary romance emotional lighthearted medium-paced
Little Fires Everywhere by Celeste Ng

Little Fires Everywhere

Celeste Ng

388 pages • 2017 • 146 editions

fiction contemporary literary emotional reflective medium-paced
That Time I Got Drunk and Saved a Human by Kimberly Lemming

Mead Mishaps #3

That Time I Got Drunk and Saved a Human

Kimberly Lemming

336 pages • 2023 • 22 editions

fiction fantasy romance adventurous funny lighthearted fast-paced
A Promised Land by Barack Obama

The Presidential Memoirs #1

A Promised Land

Barack Obama

29h 10m • 2020 • 53 editions

user-added

nonfiction memoir politics informative inspiring reflective slow-paced