Book Rant's 2021 Reading Challenge - hosted by bookrantpodcast

Read a book by a BIPOC author
Honestly, you'll be doing yourself a disservice if all you choose is one book. Read BIPOC voices.

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You Had Me at Hola by Alexis Daria

You Had Me at Hola

Primas of Power #1

Alexis Daria

365 pages • first pub 2020 (editions)

fiction contemporary romance emotional lighthearted medium-paced
Night Hawk by Beverly Jenkins

Night Hawk

Beverly Jenkins

367 pages • first pub 2011 (editions)

fiction historical romance adventurous medium-paced
The Henna Wars by Adiba Jaigirdar

The Henna Wars

Adiba Jaigirdar

389 pages • first pub 2020 (editions)

fiction contemporary lgbtqia+ romance young adult emotional hopeful lighthearted medium-paced
Lakewood by Megan Giddings

Lakewood

Megan Giddings

8 hours, 33 minutes • first pub 2020 (editions)

fiction dystopian horror dark mysterious tense medium-paced
Arsenic and Adobo by Mia P. Manansala

Arsenic and Adobo

A Tita Rosie's Kitchen Mystery #1

Mia P. Manansala

308 pages • first pub 2021 (editions)

fiction mystery funny lighthearted mysterious medium-paced
Frying Plantain by Zalika Reid-Benta

Frying Plantain

Zalika Reid-Benta

272 pages • first pub 2019 (editions)

fiction short stories emotional reflective medium-paced
The Baby Is Mine by Oyinkan Braithwaite

The Baby Is Mine

Oyinkan Braithwaite

104 pages • first pub 2021 (editions)

fiction thriller dark mysterious tense fast-paced
The Library of the Dead by T.L. Huchu

The Library of the Dead

Edinburgh Nights #1

T.L. Huchu

336 pages • first pub 2021 (editions)

fiction fantasy adventurous dark mysterious medium-paced
Black Buck by Mateo Askaripour

Black Buck

Mateo Askaripour

388 pages • first pub 2021 (editions)

fiction contemporary race challenging dark funny fast-paced
A Blade So Black by L.L. McKinney

A Blade So Black

The Nightmare-Verse #1

L.L. McKinney

384 pages • first pub 2018 (editions)

fiction fantasy lgbtqia+ young adult adventurous medium-paced