The Backlist Readathon [march 7-13, 2021] - hosted by jacqiewheeler

Read an Own Voices backlist
 #OwnVoices is a term coined by the writer Corinne Duyvis, and refers to an author from a marginalized or under-represented group writing about their own experiences/from their own perspective, rather than someone from an outside perspective writing as a character from an underrepresented group.

To read a book for this prompt, the book needs to be published before 2021, and be written about diverse characters by an author[s] from that same diverse group.
All books added
I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings by Maya Angelou

I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings

Maya Angelou's Autobiography #1

Maya Angelou

289 pages • first pub 1969 (editions)

nonfiction autobiography emotional inspiring reflective medium-paced
Almost American Girl by Robin Ha

Almost American Girl

Robin Ha

240 pages • first pub 2020 (editions)

nonfiction graphic novel memoir young adult emotional reflective medium-paced
Long Way Down: The Graphic Novel by Jason Reynolds

Long Way Down: The Graphic Novel

Jason Reynolds

208 pages • first pub 2020 (editions)

fiction comics graphic novel young adult emotional reflective sad fast-paced
The Darkest Child by Delores Phillips

The Darkest Child

Delores Phillips

400 pages • first pub 2004 (editions)

fiction historical dark emotional reflective slow-paced
Other Words for Home by Jasmine Warga

Other Words for Home

Jasmine Warga

342 pages • first pub 2019 (editions)

fiction contemporary middle grade poetry emotional hopeful inspiring fast-paced
These Violent Delights by Chloe Gong

These Violent Delights

Secret Shanghai Universe #1

Chloe Gong

449 pages • first pub 2020 (editions)

fiction fantasy historical romance young adult adventurous dark mysterious medium-paced
Now That I've Found You by Kristina Forest

Now That I've Found You

Kristina Forest

336 pages • first pub 2020 (editions)

fiction contemporary romance young adult funny lighthearted fast-paced
To All the Boys I've Loved Before by Jenny Han

To All the Boys I've Loved Before

To All the Boys I've Loved Before #1

Jenny Han

355 pages • first pub 2014 (editions)

fiction contemporary romance young adult funny lighthearted medium-paced
A Promised Land by Barack Obama

A Promised Land

The Presidential Memoirs #1

Barack Obama

768 pages • first pub 2020 (editions)

nonfiction memoir politics informative inspiring reflective slow-paced
The Death of Vivek Oji by Akwaeke Emezi

The Death of Vivek Oji

Akwaeke Emezi

248 pages • first pub 2020 (editions)

fiction contemporary lgbtqia+ literary emotional reflective sad medium-paced