40 Books by BIPOC Authors

secretaltruism Host

18 participants (151 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

Challenge Books

All books added
Parable of the Sower by Octavia E. Butler

Parable of the Sower

Earthseed #1

Octavia E. Butler

311 pages • paperback • 1993

fiction classics dystopian literary challenging dark tense medium-paced
Godly Heathens by H.E. Edgmon

Godly Heathens

The Ouroboros #1

H.E. Edgmon

13 hours, 54 minutes • audio • 2023

fiction contemporary fantasy lgbtqia+ young adult dark emotional funny fast-paced
The Promise by Tony Birch

The Promise

Tony Birch

5 hours, 9 minutes • audio • 2014 user-added

fiction literary short stories challenging reflective slow-paced
Self-Care for People with ADHD: 100+ Ways to Recharge, De-Stress, and Prioritize You! by Sasha Hamdani

Self-Care for People with ADHD: 100+ Ways to Recharge, De-Stress, and Prioritize You!

Sasha Hamdani

192 pages • hardcover • 2023

nonfiction psychology self help informative medium-paced
Long Way Down by Jason Reynolds

Long Way Down

Jason Reynolds

306 pages • hardcover • 2017

fiction contemporary poetry young adult dark emotional reflective fast-paced
Ghost Roast by Shawnelle Gibbs, Shawneé Gibbs

Ghost Roast

Shawnelle Gibbs, Shawneé Gibbs

240 pages • digital • 2024

fiction graphic novel speculative fiction young adult adventurous funny medium-paced
Disability Visibility: First-Person Stories from the Twenty-First Century by Alice Wong

Disability Visibility: First-Person Stories from the Twenty-First Century

Alice Wong

314 pages • paperback • 2020

nonfiction essays sociology emotional informative reflective medium-paced
The List by Yomi Adegoke

The List

Yomi Adegoke

367 pages • paperback • 2023

fiction contemporary literary challenging emotional tense fast-paced
Reel by Kennedy Ryan

Reel

Hollywood Renaissance #1

Kennedy Ryan

448 pages • hardcover • 2021

fiction contemporary romance emotional hopeful inspiring medium-paced
Dear Black Girls: How to Be True to You by A'ja Wilson

Dear Black Girls: How to Be True to You

A'ja Wilson

3 hours, 39 minutes • audio • 2024

nonfiction feminism race self help emotional funny reflective medium-paced