Backlist Bookshelf Challenge - hosted by mtownreads

A book by a female BIPOC author
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The Secret Lives of Church Ladies by Deesha Philyaw

The Secret Lives of Church Ladies

Deesha Philyaw

179 pages • first pub 2020 (editions)

fiction contemporary lgbtqia+ literary short stories emotional reflective medium-paced
XOXO by Axie Oh

XOXO

XOXO #1

Axie Oh

9 hours, 13 minutes • first pub 2021 (editions)

fiction contemporary romance young adult funny lighthearted fast-paced
Minor Feelings: An Asian American Reckoning by Cathy Park Hong

Minor Feelings: An Asian American Reckoning

Cathy Park Hong

224 pages • first pub 2020 (editions)

nonfiction essays memoir race challenging informative reflective medium-paced
Kaikeyi by Vaishnavi Patel

Kaikeyi

Vaishnavi Patel

490 pages • first pub 2022 (editions)

fiction fantasy historical adventurous emotional medium-paced
Empire of Sand by Tasha Suri

Empire of Sand

The Books of Ambha #1

Tasha Suri

432 pages • first pub 2018 (editions)

fiction fantasy adventurous dark emotional medium-paced
Yoke: My Yoga of Self-Acceptance by Jessamyn Stanley

Yoke: My Yoga of Self-Acceptance

Jessamyn Stanley

198 pages • first pub 2021 (editions)

nonfiction health self help sports inspiring reflective medium-paced
The City We Became by N.K. Jemisin

The City We Became

Great Cities #1

N.K. Jemisin

437 pages • first pub 2020 (editions)

fiction contemporary fantasy adventurous mysterious medium-paced
Homicide and Halo-Halo by Mia P. Manansala

Homicide and Halo-Halo

A Tita Rosie's Kitchen Mystery #2

Mia P. Manansala

304 pages • first pub 2022 (editions)

fiction mystery funny lighthearted mysterious medium-paced
Crying in H Mart by Michelle Zauner

Crying in H Mart

Michelle Zauner

239 pages • first pub 2021 (editions)

nonfiction memoir emotional reflective sad medium-paced
Convenience Store Woman by Sayaka Murata

Convenience Store Woman

Sayaka Murata

163 pages • first pub 2016 (editions)

fiction contemporary literary reflective fast-paced