Book Riot's Read Harder 2025 - hosted by lilyvonshtupp

Read literary fiction by a BIPOC, LGBTQIA+, and/or disabled author.
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Sisters in the Wind by Angeline Boulley

Sisters in the Wind

Angeline Boulley

384 pages • hardcover • 2025

fiction mystery young adult emotional mysterious tense medium-paced
We Need No Wings by Ann Dávila Cardinal

We Need No Wings

Ann Dávila Cardinal

8 hours, 22 minutes • audio • 2024

fiction magical realism emotional inspiring reflective slow-paced
The Cemetery of Untold Stories by Julia Alvarez

The Cemetery of Untold Stories

Julia Alvarez

256 pages • hardcover • 2024

fiction literary magical realism emotional mysterious reflective medium-paced
Buckeye by Patrick Ryan

Buckeye

Patrick Ryan

464 pages • digital • 2025

fiction historical emotional reflective slow-paced
Women, Seated by Zhang Yueran

Women, Seated

Zhang Yueran

208 pages • digital • 2024

fiction literary dark mysterious reflective medium-paced
Sour Cherry by Natalia Theodoridou

Sour Cherry

Natalia Theodoridou

297 pages • paperback • 2025

fiction horror literary dark mysterious sad medium-paced
Automatic Noodle by Annalee Newitz

Automatic Noodle

Annalee Newitz

163 pages • hardcover • 2025

fiction science fiction funny hopeful lighthearted fast-paced
Hot Girls with Balls by Benedict Nguyễn

Hot Girls with Balls

Benedict Nguyễn

8 hours, 3 minutes • audio • 2025

fiction contemporary lgbtqia+ funny sad medium-paced
Convenience Store Woman by Sayaka Murata

Convenience Store Woman

Sayaka Murata

176 pages • paperback • 2016

fiction contemporary literary reflective fast-paced
The Second Chance Convenience Store by Kim Ho-yeon

The Second Chance Convenience Store

불편한 편의점 #1

Kim Ho-yeon

7 hours • audio • 2021

fiction contemporary emotional fast-paced