Diverse Reading Challenge 2023 - hosted by bookasaurusbex

An author or main character who is not heterosexual
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Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy by John le Carré

Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy

George Smiley #5

John le Carré

416 pages • first pub 1974 (editions)

fiction mystery thriller challenging mysterious tense slow-paced
Bolla by Pajtim Statovci

Bolla

Pajtim Statovci

222 pages • first pub 2019 (editions)

fiction lgbtqia+ literary dark emotional sad medium-paced
Wild Pitch by Cat Giraldo

Wild Pitch

Dominating the Diamond #1

Cat Giraldo

387 pages • first pub 2022 (editions)

fiction lgbtqia+ romance emotional lighthearted medium-paced
Soul of a Witch by Harley Laroux

Soul of a Witch

Souls Trilogy #3

Harley Laroux

591 pages • first pub 2023 (editions)

fiction erotica fantasy romance adventurous dark emotional medium-paced
A Little Life by Hanya Yanagihara

A Little Life

Hanya Yanagihara

720 pages • first pub 2015 (editions)

fiction contemporary lgbtqia+ literary dark emotional sad slow-paced
Red at the Bone by Jacqueline Woodson

Red at the Bone

Jacqueline Woodson

208 pages • first pub 2019 (editions)

fiction contemporary literary emotional reflective medium-paced
The Vanishing Half by Brit Bennett

The Vanishing Half

Brit Bennett

352 pages • first pub 2020 (editions)

fiction historical literary emotional reflective medium-paced
Us by Elle Kennedy, Sarina Bowen

Us

Him #2

Elle Kennedy, Sarina Bowen

324 pages • first pub 2016 (editions)

fiction contemporary lgbtqia+ romance emotional lighthearted medium-paced
Olga Dies Dreaming by Xochitl Gonzalez

Olga Dies Dreaming

Xochitl Gonzalez

373 pages • first pub 2022 (editions)

fiction contemporary lgbtqia+ emotional reflective medium-paced
A Cornish Summer by Catherine Alliott

A Cornish Summer

Catherine Alliott

425 pages • first pub 2019 (editions)

fiction lighthearted mysterious slow-paced