Read a book in any genre by a POC that’s about joy and not trauma

Book Riot’s 2022 Read Harder Challenge - hosted by bookquill

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The Personal Librarian by Marie Benedict, Victoria Christopher Murray

The Personal Librarian
Marie Benedict, Victoria Christopher Murray

341 pages • first pub 2021 (editions)

fiction historical informative inspiring reflective medium-paced

The Personal Librarian

Marie Benedict, Victoria Christopher Murray

341 pages • first pub 2021 (editions)

fiction historical informative inspiring reflective medium-paced

Notable Native People: 50 Indigenous Leaders, Dreamers, and Changemakers from Past and Present by Adrienne Keene

Notable Native People: 50 Indigenous Leaders, Dreamers, and Changemakers from Past and Present
Adrienne Keene with Ciara Sana (Illustrator)

144 pages • first pub 2021 (editions)

nonfiction biography informative reflective medium-paced

Notable Native People: 50 Indigenous Leaders, Dreamers, and Changemakers from Past and Present

Adrienne Keene with Ciara Sana (Illustrator)

144 pages • first pub 2021 (editions)

nonfiction biography informative reflective medium-paced

Whiteout by Angie Thomas, Dhonielle Clayton, Ashley Woodfolk, Nic Stone, Nicola Yoon, Tiffany D. Jackson

Whiteout
Angie Thomas, Dhonielle Clayton, Ashley Woodfolk, Nic Stone, Nicola Yoon, Tiffany D. Jackson

222 pages • first pub 2022 (editions)

fiction contemporary lgbtqia+ romance short stories young adult emotional funny hopeful medium-paced

Whiteout

Angie Thomas, Dhonielle Clayton, Ashley Woodfolk, Nic Stone, Nicola Yoon, Tiffany D. Jackson

222 pages • first pub 2022 (editions)

fiction contemporary lgbtqia+ romance short stories young adult emotional funny hopeful medium-paced

Inheritance: A Visual Poem by Elizabeth Acevedo

Inheritance: A Visual Poem
Elizabeth Acevedo

48 pages • first pub 2022 (editions)

nonfiction poetry young adult hopeful inspiring reflective fast-paced

Inheritance: A Visual Poem

Elizabeth Acevedo

48 pages • first pub 2022 (editions)

nonfiction poetry young adult hopeful inspiring reflective fast-paced

Free Food for Millionaires by Min Jin Lee

Free Food for Millionaires
Min Jin Lee with Jennifer Sun Bell (Narrator)

25 hours, 13 minutes • first pub 2007 (editions)

fiction contemporary literary emotional reflective medium-paced

Free Food for Millionaires

Min Jin Lee with Jennifer Sun Bell (Narrator)

25 hours, 13 minutes • first pub 2007 (editions)

fiction contemporary literary emotional reflective medium-paced

The Wangs vs. the World
Jade Chang

355 pages • first pub 2016 (editions)

fiction contemporary emotional funny reflective slow-paced

The Wangs vs. the World

Jade Chang

355 pages • first pub 2016 (editions)

fiction contemporary emotional funny reflective slow-paced

Once Upon an Eid: Stories of Hope and Joy by 15 Muslim Voices by S.K. Ali, Aisha Saeed

Once Upon an Eid: Stories of Hope and Joy by 15 Muslim Voices
S.K. Ali, Aisha Saeed with Sara Alfageeh (Illustrator), G. Willow Wilson (Contributor), Hena Khan (Contributor), Hanna Alkaf (Contributor), Rukhsana Khan (Contributor), Randa Abdel-Fattah (Contributor), Ashley Franklin (Contributor), Jamilah Thompkins-Bigelow (Contributor), Candice Montgomery (Contributor), Huda Al-Marashi (Contributor), Ayesha Mattu (Contributor), Asmaa Hussein (Contributor), N.H. Senzai (Contributor)

272 pages • first pub 2020 (editions)

fiction middle grade short stories emotional hopeful lighthearted fast-paced

Once Upon an Eid: Stories of Hope and Joy by 15 Muslim Voices

S.K. Ali, Aisha Saeed with Sara Alfageeh (Illustrator), G. Willow Wilson (Contributor), Hena Khan (Contributor), Hanna Alkaf (Contributor), Rukhsana Khan (Contributor), Randa Abdel-Fattah (Contributor), Ashley Franklin (Contributor), Jamilah Thompkins-Bigelow (Contributor), Candice Montgomery (Contributor), Huda Al-Marashi (Contributor), Ayesha Mattu (Contributor), Asmaa Hussein (Contributor), N.H. Senzai (Contributor)

272 pages • first pub 2020 (editions)

fiction middle grade short stories emotional hopeful lighthearted fast-paced

The Bride Test
The Kiss Quotient #2

Helen Hoang

500 pages • first pub 2019 (editions)

fiction contemporary romance emotional lighthearted medium-paced

The Bride Test

The Kiss Quotient #2

Helen Hoang

500 pages • first pub 2019 (editions)

fiction contemporary romance emotional lighthearted medium-paced

Before the Coffee Gets Cold by Toshikazu Kawaguchi

Before the Coffee Gets Cold
Before the Coffee Gets Cold #1

Toshikazu Kawaguchi with Geoffrey Trousselot (Translator)

272 pages • first pub 2015 (editions)

fiction literary magical realism emotional hopeful reflective medium-paced

Before the Coffee Gets Cold

Before the Coffee Gets Cold #1

Toshikazu Kawaguchi with Geoffrey Trousselot (Translator)

272 pages • first pub 2015 (editions)

fiction literary magical realism emotional hopeful reflective medium-paced

Convenience Store Woman by Sayaka Murata

Convenience Store Woman
Sayaka Murata with Ginny Tapley Takemori (Translator)

172 pages • first pub 2016 (editions)

fiction contemporary literary reflective fast-paced

Convenience Store Woman

Sayaka Murata with Ginny Tapley Takemori (Translator)

172 pages • first pub 2016 (editions)

fiction contemporary literary reflective fast-paced

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