Novel Neighbor's 2024 Reading Challenge - hosted by kassiereadsbooks

a book by a debut author of color
(you can define debut however you choose: first traditionally published book, first book for a new age group, first work ever published period, etc!)
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Cruz's Cars by Michael Ukoha

Cruz's Cars

Michael Ukoha

21 pages • first pub 2024 (editions)

fiction childrens adventurous informative fast-paced
The Last Bloodcarver by Vanessa Le

The Last Bloodcarver

The Last Bloodcarver #1

Vanessa Le

10 hours, 34 minutes • first pub 2024 (editions)

fiction fantasy young adult adventurous emotional lighthearted medium-paced
Every Falling Star: The True Story of How I Survived and Escaped North Korea by Sungju Lee, Susan Elizabeth McClelland

Every Falling Star: The True Story of How I Survived and Escaped North Korea

Sungju Lee, Susan Elizabeth McClelland

291 pages • first pub 2016 (editions) user-added

nonfiction history memoir dark emotional sad medium-paced
The Forgotten Girl by India Hill Brown

The Forgotten Girl

India Hill Brown

256 pages • first pub 2019 (editions)

fiction childrens fantasy horror dark mysterious fast-paced
The Ministry of Time by Kaliane Bradley

The Ministry of Time

Kaliane Bradley

10 hours, 22 minutes • first pub 2024 (editions)

fiction literary romance science fiction adventurous emotional mysterious medium-paced
Digging Up Love by Chandra Blumberg

Digging Up Love

Taste of Love #1

Chandra Blumberg

337 pages • first pub 2022 (editions)

fiction contemporary romance funny lighthearted medium-paced
Forged by Blood by Ehigbor Okosun

Forged by Blood

The Tainted Blood Duology #1

Ehigbor Okosun

400 pages • first pub 2023 (editions)

fiction fantasy romance adventurous emotional tense medium-paced
That Bird Has My Wings: The Autobiography of an Innocent Man on Death Row by Jarvis Jay Masters

That Bird Has My Wings: The Autobiography of an Innocent Man on Death Row

Jarvis Jay Masters

304 pages • first pub 2009 (editions)

nonfiction autobiography memoir politics emotional reflective slow-paced
Greta and Valdin by Rebecca K Reilly

Greta and Valdin

Rebecca K Reilly

352 pages • first pub 2021 (editions)

fiction lgbtqia+ literary emotional funny lighthearted medium-paced
The Empress of Salt and Fortune by Nghi Vo

The Empress of Salt and Fortune

The Singing Hills Cycle #1

Nghi Vo

121 pages • first pub 2020 (editions)

fiction fantasy lgbtqia+ emotional mysterious reflective medium-paced