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
Dear Sweet Pea by Julie Murphy

Dear Sweet Pea

Julie Murphy

288 pages • first pub 2019 (editions)

fiction contemporary middle grade funny hopeful lighthearted fast-paced
Clap When You Land by Elizabeth Acevedo

Clap When You Land

Elizabeth Acevedo

5 hours, 32 minutes • first pub 2020 (editions)

fiction contemporary poetry young adult emotional reflective sad medium-paced
Bless Me, Ultima by Rudolfo Anaya

Bless Me, Ultima

Rudolfo Anaya

290 pages • first pub 1972 (editions)

fiction classics magical realism young adult challenging emotional reflective slow-paced
The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian by Sherman Alexie

The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian

Sherman Alexie

206 pages • first pub 2006 (editions)

fiction contemporary young adult emotional funny reflective fast-paced
The Hole by Pyun Hye-young

The Hole

Pyun Hye-young

208 pages • first pub 2016 (editions)

fiction horror mystery thriller dark mysterious tense slow-paced
Meet Cute Club by Jack Harbon

Meet Cute Club

Sweet Rose #1

Jack Harbon

232 pages • first pub 2020 (editions)

fiction contemporary lgbtqia+ romance funny lighthearted fast-paced
The Hundred-Year-Old Man Who Climbed Out of the Window and Disappeared by Jonas Jonasson

The Hundred-Year-Old Man Who Climbed Out of the Window and Disappeared

The Hundred-Year-Old Man #1

Jonas Jonasson

394 pages • first pub 2009 (editions)

fiction contemporary adventurous funny lighthearted medium-paced
Know My Name by Chanel Miller

Know My Name

Chanel Miller

368 pages • first pub 2019 (editions)

nonfiction memoir emotional inspiring reflective medium-paced
A Very Large Expanse of Sea by Tahereh Mafi

A Very Large Expanse of Sea

Tahereh Mafi

320 pages • first pub 2018 (editions)

fiction contemporary romance young adult challenging emotional reflective medium-paced
Brown Girl Dreaming by Jacqueline Woodson

Brown Girl Dreaming

Jacqueline Woodson

336 pages • first pub 2014 (editions)

nonfiction memoir middle grade poetry race emotional inspiring reflective medium-paced