2021 Books and Tea Reading Challenge - hosted by northernplunder

A Fresh Look
a new to you diverse read.

a ‘diverse’ book as a book that is written by an author with a marginalised identity – this can include being a person of colour and/or indigenous, disabled, LGBTQIA+ and/or gender diverse, or intersections of these identities – about characters with marginalised identities. Books by cis, heterosexual, able-bodied, white women will not be considered ‘diverse books’. In addition, books by a white author about a character with a marginalised identity are not considered ‘diverse books’.
(thank you CW for this perfect explanation)

All books added
The Other Black Girl by Zakiya Dalila Harris

The Other Black Girl

Zakiya Dalila Harris

368 pages • first pub 2021 (editions)

fiction literary thriller dark mysterious tense medium-paced
Son of the Storm by Suyi Davies Okungbowa

Son of the Storm

The Nameless Republic #1

Suyi Davies Okungbowa

480 pages • first pub 2021 (editions)

fiction fantasy adventurous dark mysterious medium-paced
Valor by Isabelle Melançon, Megan Lavey-Heaton

Valor

Valor: Comic Anthology #1

Isabelle Melançon, Megan Lavey-Heaton

311 pages • first pub 2015 (editions)

fiction comics fantasy adventurous lighthearted medium-paced
The Chosen and the Beautiful by Nghi Vo

The Chosen and the Beautiful

Nghi Vo

8 hours, 52 minutes • first pub 2021 (editions)

fiction historical lgbtqia+ literary magical realism emotional reflective slow-paced
Assembly by Natasha Brown

Assembly

Natasha Brown

112 pages • first pub 2021 (editions)

fiction contemporary literary challenging reflective medium-paced
Punching the Air by Ibi Zoboi, Yusef Salaam

Punching the Air

Ibi Zoboi, Yusef Salaam

396 pages • first pub 2020 (editions)

fiction crime poetry young adult challenging emotional reflective medium-paced
Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe by Benjamin Alire Sáenz

Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe

Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe #1

Benjamin Alire Sáenz

359 pages • first pub 2012 (editions)

fiction lgbtqia+ romance young adult emotional hopeful reflective medium-paced
Legendborn by Tracy Deonn

Legendborn

The Legendborn Cycle #1

Tracy Deonn

511 pages • first pub 2020 (editions)

fiction fantasy young adult adventurous emotional mysterious medium-paced
A Thousand Splendid Suns by Khaled Hosseini

A Thousand Splendid Suns

Khaled Hosseini

384 pages • first pub 2007 (editions)

fiction contemporary historical literary dark emotional sad medium-paced
The Office Party by Whitney G.

The Office Party

Whitney G.

117 pages • first pub 2020 (editions)

fiction contemporary romance funny lighthearted fast-paced