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!)
All books added
O cozer das pedras, o roer dos ossos by Patrick Torres

O cozer das pedras, o roer dos ossos

Patrick Torres

4 hours, 21 minutes • first pub 2023 (editions) user-added

fiction contemporary lgbtqia+ literary
Black Shield Maiden by Jess Hendel, Willow

Black Shield Maiden

Jess Hendel, Willow

480 pages • first pub 2022 (editions)

fiction fantasy historical dark reflective medium-paced
Intercepted by Alexa Martin

Intercepted

Playbook #1

Alexa Martin

320 pages • first pub 2018 (editions)

fiction contemporary romance lighthearted medium-paced
Kaikeyi by Vaishnavi Patel

Kaikeyi

Vaishnavi Patel

17 hours, 22 minutes • first pub 2022 (editions)

fiction fantasy historical adventurous emotional medium-paced
The Viral Underclass by Steven W. Thrasher

The Viral Underclass

Steven W. Thrasher

9 hours, 26 minutes • first pub 2022 (editions)

nonfiction history lgbtqia+ race science challenging informative reflective medium-paced
The Skin and Its Girl by Sarah Cypher

The Skin and Its Girl

Sarah Cypher

352 pages • first pub 2023 (editions)

fiction lgbtqia+ literary emotional reflective slow-paced
Night Sky with Exit Wounds by Ocean Vuong

Night Sky with Exit Wounds

Ocean Vuong

89 pages • first pub 2016 (editions)

nonfiction lgbtqia+ poetry emotional reflective sad medium-paced
Bless the Blood: A Cancer Memoir by Walela Nehanda

Bless the Blood: A Cancer Memoir

Walela Nehanda

400 pages • first pub 2024 (editions)

nonfiction essays memoir poetry young adult emotional reflective sad medium-paced
The Bluest Eye by Toni Morrison

The Bluest Eye

Toni Morrison

224 pages • first pub 1970 (editions)

fiction classics historical literary dark emotional sad medium-paced
Her First Palestinian by Saeed Teebi

Her First Palestinian

Saeed Teebi

239 pages • first pub 2022 (editions)

fiction short stories reflective medium-paced