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.
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Queenie by Candice Carty-Williams

Queenie

Candice Carty-Williams

392 pages • first pub 2019 (editions)

fiction contemporary emotional funny reflective medium-paced
Binti by Nnedi Okorafor

Binti

Binti #1

Nnedi Okorafor

90 pages • first pub 2015 (editions)

fiction science fiction adventurous fast-paced
Lakewood by Megan Giddings

Lakewood

Megan Giddings

288 pages • first pub 2020 (editions)

fiction dystopian horror dark mysterious tense medium-paced
Aru Shah and the End of Time by Roshani Chokshi

Aru Shah and the End of Time

Pandava Quintet #1

Roshani Chokshi

355 pages • first pub 2018 (editions)

fiction fantasy middle grade adventurous funny lighthearted fast-paced
Everything I Never Told You by Celeste Ng

Everything I Never Told You

Celeste Ng

297 pages • first pub 2014 (editions)

fiction historical literary mystery emotional reflective sad medium-paced
Children of Virtue and Vengeance by Tomi Adeyemi

Children of Virtue and Vengeance

Legacy of Orïsha #2

Tomi Adeyemi

408 pages • first pub 2019 (editions)

fiction fantasy young adult adventurous emotional fast-paced
Hunger: A Memoir of (My) Body by Roxane Gay

Hunger: A Memoir of (My) Body

Roxane Gay

306 pages • first pub 2017 (editions)

nonfiction feminism memoir challenging emotional reflective medium-paced
The Gilded Years by Karin Tanabe

The Gilded Years

Karin Tanabe

379 pages • first pub 2016 (editions)

fiction historical literary challenging emotional reflective slow-paced
On the Edge of Gone by Corinne Duyvis

On the Edge of Gone

Corinne Duyvis

464 pages • first pub 2016 (editions)

fiction science fiction young adult emotional sad medium-paced
The Night Tiger by Yangsze Choo

The Night Tiger

Yangsze Choo

384 pages • first pub 2019 (editions)

fiction historical literary magical realism mystery adventurous mysterious medium-paced