Read 40 Books by BIPOC Authors in 2025

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13 participants (175 books)

01 Jan 2025—01 Jan 2026

Overview

All types of books welcomed, from picture books to manga to audiobooks! 

Challenge Books

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A Love Song for Ricki Wilde by Tia Williams

A Love Song for Ricki Wilde

Tia Williams

342 pages • first pub 2024 (editions)

fiction contemporary romance emotional hopeful mysterious medium-paced
Junie by Erin Crosby Eckstine

Junie

Erin Crosby Eckstine

361 pages • first pub 2025 (editions)

fiction historical literary dark emotional tense medium-paced
Glory Be by Danielle Arceneaux

Glory Be

A Glory Broussard Mystery #1

Danielle Arceneaux

336 pages • first pub 2023 (editions)

fiction mystery medium-paced
Honk Honk, Beep Beep, Putter Putt! by Rukhsana Khan

Honk Honk, Beep Beep, Putter Putt!

Rukhsana Khan

32 pages • first pub 2024 (editions)

fiction childrens adventurous funny lighthearted fast-paced
Africa Risen: A New Era of Speculative Fiction by Zelda Knight, Sheree Renée Thomas, Oghenechovwe Donald Ekpeki

Africa Risen: A New Era of Speculative Fiction

Zelda Knight, Sheree Renée Thomas, Oghenechovwe Donald Ekpeki

514 pages • first pub 2022 (editions)

fiction fantasy science fiction short stories speculative fiction adventurous challenging dark medium-paced
Finna: Poems by Nate Marshall

Finna: Poems

Nate Marshall

128 pages • first pub 2020 (editions)

fiction poetry challenging emotional reflective fast-paced
Say Her Name by Zetta Elliott

Say Her Name

Zetta Elliott

96 pages • first pub 2020 (editions)

nonfiction feminism poetry young adult emotional reflective medium-paced
Master Slave Husband Wife: An Epic Journey from Slavery to Freedom by Ilyon Woo

Master Slave Husband Wife: An Epic Journey from Slavery to Freedom

Ilyon Woo

410 pages • first pub 2023 (editions)

nonfiction history race adventurous informative inspiring medium-paced
Clap When You Land by Elizabeth Acevedo

Clap When You Land

Elizabeth Acevedo

432 pages • first pub 2020 (editions)

fiction contemporary lgbtqia+ poetry young adult emotional reflective sad medium-paced
This Ends in Embers by Kamilah Cole

This Ends in Embers

The Divine Traitors #2

Kamilah Cole

416 pages • first pub 2025 (editions)

fiction fantasy lgbtqia+ young adult