for the people who keep telling me they cant find diverse #ownvoices books by people of color or that there are none.
contemporary + romance
- asian authors -
- born confused - tanuja desai hidier
- girl on the verge- pintip dunn
- i believe in a thing called love - maurene goo
- enter title here - rahul kanakia
- if you could be mine - sara farizan
- its not like its a secret - misa sugiura
- gifted - nikita lalwani
- my so-called bollywood life - nisha sharma
- none of the above - i.w. gregorio
- since you asked - maurene goo
- starfish - akemi dawn bowman
- tell me again how a crush should feel - sara farizan
- this promise i will keep - aisha saeed
- to all the boys ive loved before - jenny han
- qala academy - tanaz bhatena
- when dimple met rishi - sandhya menon
- written in the stars - aisha saeed
- tiny pretty things - sona charaipotra & dhonielle clayton
- black and african authors -
- all american boys - jason reynolds & brendan kiely
- allegedly - tiffany d. jackson
- american street - ibi zoboi
- the boy in the black suit - jason reynolds
- dear martin - nic stone
- the hate u give - angie thomas
- little & lion - brandy colbert
- peas and carrots - tanita s. davis
- the sun is also a star - nicola yoon
- this side of home - renée watson
- tiny pretty things - sona charaipotra & dhonielle clayton
- pointe - brandy colbert
- when i was the greatest - jason reynolds
- you dont know me but i know you - rebecca barrow
- indigenous authors -
- the absolutely true diary of a part-time indian - sherman alexie
- rain is not my indian name - cynthia leitich smith
- latinx authors -
- the education of margot sanchez - lilliam rivera
- the inexplicable logic of my life - benjamin alire sáenz
- juliet takes a breath - gabbi rivera
- north of happy - adi alsaid
- we were here - matt de la pena
- when reason breaks - cindy l. rodriguez
- yaqui delgado wants to kick your ass - meg medina
high fantasy + urban fantasy
- asian authors -
- ash - malinda lo
- the bone witch - rin chupeco
- the forbidden wish - jessica khoury
- forest of a thousand lantern by julie c. dao
- huntress - malinda lo
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not your sidekick - c.b. lee
- prophecy - ellen oh
- the reader - traci chee
- serpentine - cindy pon
- silver phoenix - cindy pon
- soulmated - shaila patel
- the star-touched queen - roshani chokshi
- black and african authors -
- akata witch - nnedi okorafor
- promise of shadows - justina ireland
- indigenous authors -
- feral nights - cynthia leitich smith
- the night wanderer - drew hayden taylor
- latinx authors -
- labyrinth lost - zoraida córdova
- shadowsharper - daniel josé older
historical + historical fantasy
- asian authors -
- an ember in the ashes - sabaa tahir
- everything i never told you - celeste ng
- outrun the moon - stacey lee
- under a painted sky - stacey lee
- tiger moon - antonia michaelis
- indigenous authors -
- becoming kirrali lewis - jane harrison
- the birchbark house - louise erdrich
- if i ever get out of here - eric gansworth
- her land, her love - evangeline parsons yazzie
- house of purple cedar - tim tingle
- latinx authors -
- burn baby burn - meg medina
- iron cast - destiny soria
- shame the stars - guadalupe garcia mccall
magical realism
- black and african authors -
- into white - randi pink
- indigenous authors -
- lightfinder - aaron parquette
- motorcycles & sweetgrass - drew hayden taylor
- latinx authors -
- the girl who could silence the wind - meg medina
- summer of the mariposas - guadalupe garcia mccall
- the weight of feathers - anna-marie mclemore
- wild beauty - anna-marie mclemore
- when the moon was ours - anna-marie mclemore
sci-fi
- asian authors -
- forget tomorrow - pintip dunn
- the amaterasu project - axie oh
- the girl from everywhere - heidi heilig
- want - cindy pon
- black and african authors -
- binti - nnedi okorafor
- the blazing star - imani josey
- the fifth season - n.k. jemisin
- love is the drug - alaya dawn johnson
- orleans - sherri l. smith
- indigenous authors -
- the interrogation of ashala wolf - ambelin kwaymullina
- killer of enemies - joseph bruchac
is that enough? they’re out there. you just have to be willing to look.
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