BOOK RIOT’S 2021 READ HARDER CHALLENGE - hosted by bookriot

Read a historical fiction with a POC or LGBTQ+ protagonist
All books added
A Seditious Affair by KJ Charles

A Seditious Affair

Society of Gentlemen #2

KJ Charles

225 pages • first pub 2015 (editions)

fiction historical lgbtqia+ romance challenging emotional reflective fast-paced
Aristotle and Dante Dive Into the Waters of the World by Benjamin Alire Sáenz

Aristotle and Dante Dive Into the Waters of the World

Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe #2

Benjamin Alire Sáenz

516 pages • first pub 2021 (editions)

fiction lgbtqia+ romance young adult emotional hopeful reflective medium-paced
Stage Dreams by Melanie Gillman

Stage Dreams

Melanie Gillman

104 pages • first pub 2019 (editions)

fiction graphic novel historical lgbtqia+ young adult adventurous lighthearted fast-paced
The Great Mistake by Jonathan Lee

The Great Mistake

Jonathan Lee

272 pages • first pub 2021 (editions)

fiction historical emotional informative reflective medium-paced
Harlem Shuffle by Colson Whitehead

Harlem Shuffle

Harlem #1

Colson Whitehead

336 pages • first pub 2021 (editions)

fiction crime historical literary adventurous tense medium-paced
Still Life by Sarah Winman

Still Life

Sarah Winman

438 pages • first pub 2021 (editions)

fiction historical lgbtqia+ emotional reflective medium-paced
Remembrance by Rita Woods

Remembrance

Rita Woods

15 hours, 2 minutes • first pub 2020 (editions)

fiction historical magical realism adventurous challenging emotional slow-paced
The House of the Spirits by Isabel Allende

The House of the Spirits

Del Valle Family #3

Isabel Allende

448 pages • first pub 1982 (editions)

fiction historical literary magical realism emotional reflective medium-paced
The Cosmopolitans by Sarah Schulman

The Cosmopolitans

Sarah Schulman

377 pages • first pub 2016 (editions)

fiction historical lgbtqia+ literary reflective slow-paced
That Inevitable Victorian Thing by E.K. Johnston

That Inevitable Victorian Thing

E.K. Johnston

330 pages • first pub 2017 (editions)

fiction historical lgbtqia+ science fiction young adult lighthearted slow-paced