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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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
Her First Palestinian by Saeed Teebi

Her First Palestinian

Saeed Teebi

239 pages • first pub 2022 (editions)

fiction short stories reflective medium-paced
How High the Moon by Karyn Parsons

How High the Moon

Karyn Parsons

320 pages • first pub 2019 (editions)

fiction historical middle grade emotional reflective medium-paced
The Idea of You by Robinne Lee

The Idea of You

Robinne Lee

386 pages • first pub 2017 (editions)

fiction contemporary romance emotional fast-paced
An Ember in the Ashes by Sabaa Tahir

An Ember in the Ashes

An Ember in the Ashes #1

Sabaa Tahir

15 hours, 22 minutes • first pub 2015 (editions)

fiction fantasy young adult adventurous dark tense medium-paced
How You Grow Wings by Rimma Onoseta

How You Grow Wings

Rimma Onoseta

384 pages • first pub 2022 (editions)

fiction young adult challenging emotional hopeful medium-paced
Saints of the Household by Ari Tison

Saints of the Household

Ari Tison

4 hours, 27 minutes • first pub 2023 (editions)

fiction contemporary young adult emotional reflective sad medium-paced
Crooked Plow by Itamar Vieira Junior

Crooked Plow

Trilogia da terra #1

Itamar Vieira Junior

276 pages • first pub 2019 (editions)

fiction historical literary magical realism emotional reflective sad medium-paced