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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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
Terra Nullius by Claire G. Coleman

Terra Nullius

Claire G. Coleman

341 pages • first pub 2017 (editions)

fiction science fiction challenging dark tense medium-paced
If I Had Your Face by Frances Cha

If I Had Your Face

Frances Cha

288 pages • first pub 2020 (editions)

fiction contemporary literary emotional reflective medium-paced
A Pho Love Story by Loan Le

A Pho Love Story

Loan Le

415 pages • first pub 2021 (editions)

fiction contemporary romance young adult funny hopeful lighthearted medium-paced
Turtle Bread: A Graphic Novel About Baking, Fitting In, and the Power of Friendship by Kim-Joy

Turtle Bread: A Graphic Novel About Baking, Fitting In, and the Power of Friendship

Kim-Joy

132 pages • first pub 2023 (editions)

fiction contemporary graphic novel emotional hopeful inspiring fast-paced
The Bruising of Qilwa by Naseem Jamnia

The Bruising of Qilwa

Naseem Jamnia

5 hours, 4 minutes • first pub 2022 (editions)

fiction fantasy historical lgbtqia+ adventurous emotional mysterious fast-paced
The Final Strife by Saara El-Arifi

The Final Strife

The Ending Fire Trilogy #1

Saara El-Arifi

593 pages • first pub 2022 (editions)

fiction fantasy lgbtqia+ adventurous dark emotional medium-paced
What You Are Looking For is in the Library by Michiko Aoyama

What You Are Looking For is in the Library

Michiko Aoyama

253 pages • first pub 2020 (editions)

fiction literary hopeful inspiring reflective medium-paced