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
Of Fire and Stars by Audrey Coulthurst

Of Fire and Stars

Of Fire and Stars #1

Audrey Coulthurst

10 hours, 58 minutes • audio • 2016

fiction fantasy lgbtqia+ young adult adventurous emotional medium-paced
The Vegetarian by Han Kang

The Vegetarian

Han Kang

199 pages • paperback • 2007

fiction contemporary literary dark sad tense medium-paced
Their Eyes Were Watching God by Zora Neale Hurston

Their Eyes Were Watching God

Zora Neale Hurston

256 pages • hardcover • 1937

fiction classics historical literary emotional reflective medium-paced
The House in the Cerulean Sea by TJ Klune

The House in the Cerulean Sea

Cerulean Chronicles #1

TJ Klune

398 pages • digital • 2020

fiction fantasy lgbtqia+ emotional hopeful lighthearted medium-paced
The Boyfriend Project by Farrah Rochon

The Boyfriend Project

The Boyfriend Project #1

Farrah Rochon

358 pages • digital • 2020

fiction contemporary romance emotional funny lighthearted fast-paced
Life and Death in Shanghai by Nien Cheng

Life and Death in Shanghai

Nien Cheng

560 pages • paperback • 1986

nonfiction autobiography biography challenging emotional informative slow-paced
Human Acts by Han Kang

Human Acts

Han Kang

226 pages • paperback • 2014

fiction historical literary dark emotional sad medium-paced
Girls of Riyadh by Rajaa Alsanea

Girls of Riyadh

Rajaa Alsanea

286 pages • paperback • 2005

fiction romance emotional funny medium-paced