40 Books by BIPOC Authors

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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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The Gilded Ones by Namina Forna

Deathless #1

The Gilded Ones

Namina Forna

12h 46m • 2021 • 52 editions

fiction fantasy young adult adventurous dark emotional medium-paced
Cry, Voidbringer by Elaine Ho

Cry, Voidbringer

Elaine Ho

424 pages • 2025 • 2 editions

fiction fantasy lgbtqia+
Why Did You Leave the Horse Alone? by Mahmoud Darwish

Why Did You Leave the Horse Alone?

Mahmoud Darwish

144 pages • 1999 • 12 editions

nonfiction poetry challenging reflective slow-paced
Not Safe for Work by Nisha J. Tuli

Not Safe for Work

Nisha J. Tuli

340 pages • 2025 • 9 editions

fiction contemporary romance emotional funny lighthearted medium-paced
Air & Essence by Mikayla D. Hornedo

Air & Essence

Mikayla D. Hornedo

537 pages • 2025 • 3 editions

fiction fantasy lgbtqia+ romance adventurous dark emotional medium-paced
Kingdom of Souls by Rena Barron

Kingdom of Souls #1

Kingdom of Souls

Rena Barron

496 pages • 2019 • 19 editions

fiction fantasy young adult adventurous dark mysterious medium-paced
Amari and the Despicable Wonders by B.B. Alston

Amari Supernatural Investigations #3

Amari and the Despicable Wonders

B.B. Alston

389 pages • 2024 • 20 editions

fiction fantasy middle grade adventurous dark medium-paced
Waiting to Be Arrested at Night by Tahir Hamut Izgil

Waiting to Be Arrested at Night

Tahir Hamut Izgil

7h 41m • 2023 • 11 editions

nonfiction autobiography memoir race religion emotional informative sad medium-paced
A Serial Killer's Guide to Marriage by Asia Mackay

A Serial Killer's Guide to Marriage

Asia Mackay

352 pages • 2025 • 17 editions

fiction crime mystery thriller dark funny mysterious medium-paced
Patron Saints of Nothing by Randy Ribay

Patron Saints of Nothing

Randy Ribay

384 pages • 2019 • 14 editions

fiction contemporary young adult challenging emotional reflective medium-paced