2023 Easy Reading Challenge - hosted by eniahreads

OCTOBER: BIPOC author or mc
Read a book that has either been written by a BIPOC (Black, Indigenous, and people of color) author or a book with a BIPOC main character. 
All books added
Their Eyes Were Watching God by Zora Neale Hurston

Their Eyes Were Watching God

Zora Neale Hurston

219 pages • first pub 1937 (editions)

fiction classics historical literary emotional reflective medium-paced
By the Book by Jasmine Guillory

By the Book

Meant To Be #2

Jasmine Guillory

325 pages • first pub 2022 (editions)

fiction contemporary romance emotional funny lighthearted medium-paced
The Final Strife by Saara El-Arifi

The Final Strife

The Ending Fire Trilogy #1

Saara El-Arifi

481 pages • first pub 2022 (editions)

fiction fantasy lgbtqia+ adventurous dark emotional medium-paced
Legendborn by Tracy Deonn

Legendborn

The Legendborn Cycle #1

Tracy Deonn

501 pages • first pub 2020 (editions)

fiction fantasy young adult adventurous emotional mysterious medium-paced
Braiding Sweetgrass: Indigenous Wisdom, Scientific Knowledge and the Teachings of Plants by Robin Wall Kimmerer

Braiding Sweetgrass: Indigenous Wisdom, Scientific Knowledge and the Teachings of Plants

Robin Wall Kimmerer

390 pages • first pub 2013 (editions)

nonfiction essays nature science informative inspiring reflective slow-paced
Silver Sparrow by Tayari Jones

Silver Sparrow

Tayari Jones

352 pages • first pub 2011 (editions)

fiction historical emotional reflective sad medium-paced
Ninth House by Leigh Bardugo

Ninth House

Alex Stern #1

Leigh Bardugo

458 pages • first pub 2019 (editions)

fiction fantasy thriller adventurous dark mysterious medium-paced
Night of the Living Rez by Morgan Talty

Night of the Living Rez

Morgan Talty

7 hours, 6 minutes • first pub 2022 (editions)

fiction contemporary literary short stories dark emotional sad medium-paced
Read This to Get Smarter: about Race, Class, Gender, Disability, and More by Blair Imani

Read This to Get Smarter: about Race, Class, Gender, Disability, and More

Blair Imani

181 pages • first pub 2021 (editions)

nonfiction gender lgbtqia+ politics race self help challenging informative reflective medium-paced
The Very Secret Society of Irregular Witches by Sangu Mandanna

The Very Secret Society of Irregular Witches

The Very Secret Society of Irregular Witches #1

Sangu Mandanna

318 pages • first pub 2022 (editions)

fiction contemporary fantasy romance funny hopeful lighthearted medium-paced