Read 40 BIPOC Authors

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15 participants (220 books)

01 Jan 2025—31 Dec 2025

Overview

read books from 40 different BIPOC authors!

goal is to read 40 books by all different authors (no multiples in a series, etc.) to help diversify your reading.

if you’re joining this challenge, find me on bookstagram @mals.reads!! i’d love to connect and share our reading <3

Challenge Books

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Mistress of Lies by K.M. Enright

The Age of Blood #1

Mistress of Lies

K.M. Enright

454 pages • 2024 • 14 editions

fiction fantasy lgbtqia+ adventurous dark tense medium-paced
That Time I Got Drunk and Saved a Demon by Kimberly Lemming

Mead Mishaps #1

That Time I Got Drunk and Saved a Demon

Kimberly Lemming

260 pages • 2021 • 41 editions

fiction fantasy romance adventurous funny lighthearted fast-paced
The Jasmine Throne by Tasha Suri

The Burning Kingdoms #1

The Jasmine Throne

Tasha Suri

540 pages • 2021 • 43 editions

fiction fantasy lgbtqia+ adventurous dark emotional medium-paced
Little Rot by Akwaeke Emezi

Little Rot

Akwaeke Emezi

276 pages • 2024 • 17 editions

fiction lgbtqia+ literary challenging dark tense fast-paced
Blonde Roots by Bernardine Evaristo

Blonde Roots

Bernardine Evaristo

269 pages • 2008 • 21 editions

fiction historical literary challenging reflective slow-paced
The Blood Gift by N.E. Davenport

The Blood Gift Duology #2

The Blood Gift

N.E. Davenport

432 pages • 2023 • 12 editions

fiction fantasy science fiction adventurous challenging dark fast-paced
Chain-Gang All-Stars by Nana Kwame Adjei-Brenyah

Chain-Gang All-Stars

Nana Kwame Adjei-Brenyah

363 pages • 2023 • 66 editions

fiction dystopian lgbtqia+ literary challenging dark tense medium-paced
Cemetery Boys by Aiden Thomas

Cemetery Boys #1

Cemetery Boys

Aiden Thomas

352 pages • 2020 • 78 editions

fiction fantasy lgbtqia+ romance young adult adventurous emotional mysterious medium-paced
The Ending Fire by Saara El-Arifi

The Ending Fire Trilogy #3

The Ending Fire

Saara El-Arifi

16h 14m • 2024 • 22 editions

fiction fantasy lgbtqia+ dark emotional tense medium-paced
The Lies of the Ajungo by Moses Ose Utomi

Forever Desert #1

The Lies of the Ajungo

Moses Ose Utomi

87 pages • 2023 • 8 editions

fiction fantasy adventurous dark emotional fast-paced