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Back for the fourteenth year, this is a list of adult literary books with a 2026 initial publication date that will appeal to literary readers of color and readers who enjoy stories with a multicultural point-of-view.

2025, 2024, 2023, 2022, 2021, 2020, 2019, 2018, 2017, 2016, 2015, 2014, 2013
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3.82 avg rating — 5,379 ratings
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4.24 avg rating — 842 ratings
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3.61 avg rating — 8,638 ratings
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3.70 avg rating — 604 ratings
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4.34 avg rating — 23,483 ratings
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3.41 avg rating — 699 ratings
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3.57 avg rating — 2,996 ratings
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4.43 avg rating — 50,975 ratings
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4.08 avg rating — 11,534 ratings
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3.40 avg rating — 426 ratings
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4.05 avg rating — 346 ratings
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3.90 avg rating — 419 ratings
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3.29 avg rating — 2,183 ratings
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3.54 avg rating — 186 ratings
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3.20 avg rating — 22 ratings
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21

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4.14 avg rating — 33,336 ratings
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4.17 avg rating — 923 ratings
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23

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3.70 avg rating — 401 ratings
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24

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4.17 avg rating — 22,931 ratings
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3.91 avg rating — 45 ratings
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3.59 avg rating — 186 ratings
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4.05 avg rating — 1,450 ratings
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4.06 avg rating — 466 ratings
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4.23 avg rating — 5,142 ratings
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4.17 avg rating — 4,186 ratings
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3.90 avg rating — 3,247 ratings
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4.15 avg rating — 70,457 ratings
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3.81 avg rating — 2,839 ratings
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4.11 avg rating — 1,046 ratings
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4.14 avg rating — 14,012 ratings
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4.28 avg rating — 7,742 ratings
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3.81 avg rating — 510 ratings
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4.13 avg rating — 4,763 ratings
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3.87 avg rating — 1,964 ratings
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3.91 avg rating — 352 ratings
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3.50 avg rating — 661 ratings
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3.32 avg rating — 132 ratings
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3.85 avg rating — 112 ratings
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3.71 avg rating — 373 ratings
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3.34 avg rating — 1,662 ratings
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4.14 avg rating — 305 ratings
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4.11 avg rating — 88 ratings
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3.83 avg rating — 12 ratings
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4.25 avg rating — 1,942 ratings
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3.93 avg rating — 61 ratings
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3.75 avg rating — 164 ratings
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3.09 avg rating — 1,754 ratings
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3.91 avg rating — 1,722 ratings
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3.47 avg rating — 216 ratings
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3.70 avg rating — 498 ratings
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3.55 avg rating — 637 ratings
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3.98 avg rating — 25,136 ratings
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3.92 avg rating — 145 ratings
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3.84 avg rating — 834 ratings
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4.10 avg rating — 790 ratings
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3.72 avg rating — 173 ratings
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3.66 avg rating — 7,274 ratings
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3.83 avg rating — 1,711 ratings
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4.04 avg rating — 294 ratings
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3.83 avg rating — 2,932 ratings
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4.23 avg rating — 6,534 ratings
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3.02 avg rating — 2,278 ratings
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3.93 avg rating — 253 ratings
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3.65 avg rating — 319 ratings
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3.61 avg rating — 351 ratings
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89

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3.51 avg rating — 270 ratings
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3.67 avg rating — 23 ratings
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3.64 avg rating — 178 ratings
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4.03 avg rating — 2,354 ratings
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3.69 avg rating — 1,932 ratings
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3.72 avg rating — 879 ratings
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3.71 avg rating — 1,554 ratings
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3.39 avg rating — 1,497 ratings
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155 books · 32 voters · list created December 11th, 2025 by Rainbowheart (votes) .
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