Cosy Book Club Monthly Prompts 2021 - hosted by justreaditem

OCTOBER - BAME author or main character
October is Black History Month. Pick up a book with a black author or following black lives.

Book recommendations: Little & Lion by Brandy Colbert, Queenie by Candice Carty-Williams, The Hate U Give by Angie Thomas, Natives by Akala, Song of Solomon by Toni Morrison, The New Jim Crow by Michelle Alexander
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The Sun Is Also a Star by Nicola Yoon

The Sun Is Also a Star

Nicola Yoon

384 pages • first pub 2016 (editions)

fiction romance young adult emotional lighthearted fast-paced
Long Way Down by Jason Reynolds

Long Way Down

Jason Reynolds

306 pages • first pub 2017 (editions)

fiction contemporary poetry young adult dark emotional reflective fast-paced
Royal Holiday by Jasmine Guillory

Royal Holiday

The Wedding Date #4

Jasmine Guillory

320 pages • first pub 2019 (editions)

fiction contemporary romance lighthearted medium-paced
A Universe of Wishes by Dhonielle Clayton

A Universe of Wishes

Dhonielle Clayton

416 pages • first pub 2020 (editions)

fiction fantasy lgbtqia+ science fiction short stories young adult adventurous fast-paced
My Darling from the Lions by Rachel Long

My Darling from the Lions

Rachel Long

96 pages • first pub 2020 (editions)

nonfiction poetry challenging emotional reflective medium-paced
Akata Witch by Nnedi Okorafor

Akata Witch

The Nsibidi Scripts #1

Nnedi Okorafor

368 pages • first pub 2011 (editions)

fiction fantasy young adult adventurous mysterious medium-paced
Girl, Woman, Other by Bernardine Evaristo

Girl, Woman, Other

Bernardine Evaristo

453 pages • first pub 2019 (editions)

fiction contemporary lgbtqia+ literary emotional reflective medium-paced
The Jumbies by Tracey Baptiste

The Jumbies

The Jumbies #1

Tracey Baptiste

240 pages • first pub 2015 (editions)

fiction fantasy horror middle grade adventurous fast-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
Queenie by Candice Carty-Williams

Queenie

Candice Carty-Williams

392 pages • first pub 2019 (editions)

fiction contemporary emotional funny reflective medium-paced