Ownvoices

Books about diverse characters written by authors from that same diverse group¹. Ownvoices books can belong to any genre as long as the protagonist and the author share a marginalized identity.

Note¹: Hashtag published by Corinne Duyvis on Twitter Sept. 6, 2015.

The Hate U Give
The Poet X
Cemetery Boys (Cemetery Boys, #1)
The Kiss Quotient (The Kiss Quotient, #1)
Clap When You Land
Firekeeper’s Daughter (Firekeeper's Daughter, #1)
Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe (Aristotle and Dante, #1)
Felix Ever After
With the Fire on High
When Dimple Met Rishi (Dimple and Rishi, #1)
Children of Blood and Bone (Legacy of Orïsha, #1)
On the Come Up
I Wish You All the Best (I Wish You All the Best, #1)
Elatsoe (Elatsoe, #1)
If I Was Your Girl
Christopher X. Sullivan
There won't be any sex for the first three hundred thousand words... that's how you know this is an asexual-to-demisexual story. ...more
Christopher X. Sullivan, The Book of Beginnings: It's Just Us Here

Kerry O'Malley Cerra
Do you ever wish you could hear?" "I can hear. I just listen differently than you." hardcover page 270 ...more
Kerry O'Malley Cerra, Hear Me

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