Big Book Reading 2024 - hosted by time4reading

Read a book by a BIPOC author
BIPOC is a difficult term and not one that I would use regularly, however, challenge prompts are necessarily brief. The main goal here is to ensure that you cannot complete this challenge reading only white authors.
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Invisible Man by Ralph Ellison

Invisible Man

Ralph Ellison

581 pages • first pub 1952 (editions)

fiction classics literary challenging dark reflective slow-paced
The First Woman by Jennifer Nansubuga Makumbi

The First Woman

Jennifer Nansubuga Makumbi

448 pages • first pub 2020 (editions)

fiction historical emotional reflective slow-paced
The Poppy War by R.F. Kuang

The Poppy War

The Poppy War #1

R.F. Kuang

530 pages • first pub 2018 (editions)

fiction fantasy historical adventurous dark tense medium-paced
The Arsonists' City by Hala Alyan

The Arsonists' City

Hala Alyan

464 pages • first pub 2021 (editions)

fiction literary emotional reflective medium-paced
The Tale of Genji by Murasaki Shikibu

The Tale of Genji

源氏物語 #1-56

Murasaki Shikibu

1216 pages • first pub 1001 (editions)

fiction classics literary challenging reflective slow-paced
A Brief History of Seven Killings by Marlon James

A Brief History of Seven Killings

Marlon James

688 pages • first pub 2014 (editions)

fiction crime historical literary challenging dark tense slow-paced
The Covenant of Water by Abraham Verghese

The Covenant of Water

Abraham Verghese

724 pages • first pub 2023 (editions)

fiction historical literary emotional reflective sad medium-paced
The Love Songs of W.E.B. Du Bois by Honorée Fanonne Jeffers

The Love Songs of W.E.B. Du Bois

Honorée Fanonne Jeffers

797 pages • first pub 2021 (editions)

fiction historical literary challenging emotional reflective medium-paced
Cisnes Selvagens: Três Filhas da China by Jung Chang, Mário Dias Correia

Cisnes Selvagens: Três Filhas da China

Jung Chang, Mário Dias Correia

517 pages • first pub 1991 (editions)

nonfiction biography memoir challenging emotional informative medium-paced
Praiseworthy by Alexis Wright

Praiseworthy

Alexis Wright

736 pages • first pub 2023 (editions)

fiction literary challenging dark sad slow-paced