2023 Themed Monthly Reading Challenge - hosted by theliterarysewist

June - BIPOC Female Author
As more and more of these amazing authors get to see the light of day, we are going to take time to celebrate and pick up something from any BIPOC Female Authors.
All books added
The Black Queen by Jumata Emill

The Black Queen

Jumata Emill

10 hours, 53 minutes • first pub 2023 (editions)

fiction lgbtqia+ mystery young adult dark emotional mysterious medium-paced
Unravel Me by Tahereh Mafi

Unravel Me

Shatter Me #2

Tahereh Mafi

461 pages • first pub 2013 (editions)

fiction dystopian romance young adult adventurous tense medium-paced
Skin of the Sea by Natasha Bowen

Skin of the Sea

Of Mermaids and Orisa #1

Natasha Bowen

309 pages • first pub 2021 (editions)

fiction fantasy young adult adventurous emotional medium-paced
The Unchained Goddess: Stories written by powerful female black leaders from around the world. (The Everyday Goddess Revolution - books to inspire women. Book 5) by Dawn Ellison, Shameka Jones, Cassandra Alexis, Anne-Marie Wickham, Jena Robinson, Tierra Womack, Paula Goode, Arin DeGroff, Andrea Jones

The Unchained Goddess: Stories written by powerful female black leaders from around the world. (The Everyday Goddess Revolution - books to inspire women. Book 5)

Dawn Ellison, Shameka Jones, Cassandra Alexis, Anne-Marie Wickham, Jena Robinson, Tierra Womack, Paula Goode, Arin DeGroff, Andrea Jones

missing page info • first pub 2021 (editions)

nonfiction feminism psychology race sociology
You Made a Fool of Death with Your Beauty by Akwaeke Emezi

You Made a Fool of Death with Your Beauty

Akwaeke Emezi

312 pages • first pub 2022 (editions)

fiction contemporary romance emotional hopeful reflective medium-paced
Defy Me by Tahereh Mafi

Defy Me

Shatter Me #5

Tahereh Mafi

368 pages • first pub 2019 (editions)

fiction dystopian romance young adult adventurous emotional tense fast-paced
Medical Apartheid: The Dark History of Medical Experimentation on Black Americans from Colonial Times to the Present by Harriet A. Washington

Medical Apartheid: The Dark History of Medical Experimentation on Black Americans from Colonial Times to the Present

Harriet A. Washington

19 hours, 2 minutes • first pub 2007 (editions)

nonfiction health history race science challenging informative slow-paced
Little Fires Everywhere by Celeste Ng

Little Fires Everywhere

Celeste Ng

338 pages • first pub 2017 (editions)

fiction contemporary literary emotional reflective medium-paced
NW by Zadie Smith

NW

Zadie Smith

336 pages • first pub 2012 (editions)

fiction contemporary literary emotional reflective medium-paced
Girl, Woman, Other by Bernardine Evaristo

Girl, Woman, Other

Bernardine Evaristo

11 hours, 6 minutes • first pub 2019 (editions)

fiction contemporary lgbtqia+ literary emotional reflective medium-paced