Backlist Bookshelf Challenge - hosted by mtownreads

A book by a female BIPOC author
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The Fifth Season by N.K. Jemisin

The Fifth Season

The Broken Earth #1

N.K. Jemisin

498 pages • first pub 2015 (editions)

fiction fantasy lgbtqia+ science fiction adventurous dark mysterious medium-paced
Black Water Sister by Zen Cho

Black Water Sister

Zen Cho

384 pages • first pub 2021 (editions)

fiction fantasy lgbtqia+ adventurous mysterious medium-paced
She Would Be King by Wayétu Moore

She Would Be King

Wayétu Moore

312 pages • first pub 2018 (editions)

fiction historical magical realism adventurous challenging emotional slow-paced
Passing by Nella Larsen

Passing

Nella Larsen

114 pages • first pub 1929 (editions)

fiction classics literary emotional reflective tense medium-paced
The Hundred Thousand Kingdoms by N.K. Jemisin

The Hundred Thousand Kingdoms

Inheritance Trilogy #1

N.K. Jemisin

427 pages • first pub 2010 (editions)

fiction fantasy adventurous dark mysterious medium-paced
A Little Life by Hanya Yanagihara

A Little Life

Hanya Yanagihara

816 pages • first pub 2015 (editions)

fiction contemporary lgbtqia+ literary dark emotional sad slow-paced
The Fire This Time: A New Generation Speaks About Race by Jesmyn Ward

The Fire This Time: A New Generation Speaks About Race

Jesmyn Ward

240 pages • first pub 2016 (editions)

nonfiction essays poetry race challenging emotional reflective medium-paced
To Paradise by Hanya Yanagihara

To Paradise

Hanya Yanagihara

708 pages • first pub 2022 (editions)

fiction dystopian historical lgbtqia+ literary dark emotional reflective slow-paced
Digging Up Love by Chandra Blumberg

Digging Up Love

Taste of Love #1

Chandra Blumberg

345 pages • first pub 2022 (editions)

fiction contemporary romance funny lighthearted medium-paced
Ophelia After All by Racquel Marie

Ophelia After All

Racquel Marie

8 hours, 58 minutes • first pub 2022 (editions)

fiction contemporary lgbtqia+ young adult emotional funny hopeful medium-paced