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The New Jim Crow by Michelle AlexanderBetween the World and Me by Ta-Nehisi CoatesThe Autobiography of Malcolm X by Malcolm XBury My Heart at Wounded Knee by Dee BrownThe Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks by Rebecca Skloot
Books White People Need to Read
1,305 books — 1,560 voters
The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian by Sherman AlexieCinder by Marissa MeyerAristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe by Benjamin Alire SáenzEleanor & Park by Rainbow RowellThe Perks of Being a Wallflower by Stephen Chbosky
Diversity in Young Adult and Middle Grade
1,917 books — 1,216 voters

Kindred by Octavia E. ButlerLegend by Marie LuBinti by Nnedi OkoraforThe Left Hand of Darkness by Ursula K. Le GuinMoon Called by Patricia Briggs
Diversity in Fantasy and Science Fiction
1,140 books — 840 voters
Cemetery Boys by Aiden ThomasClap When You Land by Elizabeth AcevedoLegendborn by Tracy DeonnCinderella Is Dead by Kalynn BayronThese Violent Delights by Chloe Gong
2020 YA/MG Books With POC Leads
297 books — 724 voters

Beast by Pepper PaceThe Grunt 1 by Latrivia S. NelsonLoveScript by Tiffany AshleyDestino by Sienna MynxHer Russian Billionaire by Theodora Taylor
Best Interracial Reads
1,081 books — 703 voters
The Color Purple by Alice WalkerThe Kite Runner by Khaled HosseiniThe Help by Kathryn StockettA Thousand Splendid Suns by Khaled HosseiniMemoirs of a Geisha by Arthur Golden
Books with a Non-Caucasian person as the/one of the lead characters.
1,518 books — 635 voters

The Kite Runner by Khaled HosseiniA Thousand Splendid Suns by Khaled HosseiniLife of Pi by Yann MartelThings Fall Apart by Chinua AchebeDown and Rising by Rohith S. Katbamna
Best Multicultural General Fiction
588 books — 376 voters
Esperanza Rising by Pam Muñoz RyanMufaro's Beautiful Daughters by John SteptoeThe Name Jar by Yangsook ChoiThe Sandwich Swap by Rania al-AbdullahAlphabet Amigos by Angel M. Alvarez
Best Multicultural Books for Children
467 books — 343 voters

Kira-Kira by Cynthia KadohataAmerican Born Chinese by Gene Luen YangGirl in Translation by Jean KwokEleanor & Park by Rainbow RowellBorn Confused by Tanuja Desai Hidier
Best Asian-American Teen Fiction
277 books — 335 voters
Children of Blood and Bone by Tomi AdeyemiLove, Hate & Other Filters by Samira AhmedAmerican Panda by Gloria ChaoThe Belles by Dhonielle ClaytonA Girl Like That by Tanaz Bhathena
2018 YA/MG Books With POC Leads
249 books — 291 voters

An American Marriage by Tayari JonesEverything Here Is Beautiful by Mira T. Leeساعة بغداد by Shahad Al RawiThere There by Tommy OrangeRainbirds by Clarissa Goenawan
Anticipated Literary Reads For Readers of Color 2018
258 books — 283 voters
Beast by Pepper PaceThe Grunt 1 by Latrivia S. NelsonThe Ballerina & The Fighter by Ursula SinclairThe Space Between by Victoria H. SmithTaken By Moonlight by Violette Dubrinsky
Multicultural New Adult Fiction
289 books — 252 voters

Black Leopard, Red Wolf by Marlon JamesOn Earth We're Briefly Gorgeous by Ocean VuongThe Night Tiger by Yangsze ChooQueenie by Candice Carty-WilliamsWe Cast a Shadow by Maurice Carlos Ruffin
Anticipated Literary Reads For Readers of Color 2019
314 books — 246 voters
Wings of Ebony by J. ElleCounting Down with You by Tashie BhuiyanThe Gilded Ones by Namina FornaThe Forest of Stolen Girls by June HurThe Ones We're Meant to Find by Joan He
2021 YA/MG Books With POC Leads
298 books — 229 voters

Polarity in Motion by Brenda VicarsNoughts & Crosses by Malorie BlackmanEleanor & Park by Rainbow RowellEverything, Everything by Nicola YoonLiving Violet by Jaime Reed
Interracial young adult novels
347 books — 219 voters
My Name Is Red by Orhan PamukSnow by Orhan PamukIstanbul by Orhan PamukThe Bastard of Istanbul by Elif ShafakBirds Without Wings by Louis de Bernières
Mediterranean Melting Pot (III): Byzantium and Turkey
162 books — 208 voters

Under This Forgetful Sky by Lauren YeroFake Dates and Mooncakes by Sher LeePedro & Daniel by Federico ErebiaSomething More by Jackie KhaliliehThe Love Match by Priyanka Taslim
2023 YA/MG Books With POC Leads
198 books — 202 voters
Circe by Madeline MillerThe Song of Achilles by Madeline MillerAmerican Gods by Neil GaimanThe Penelopiad by Margaret AtwoodThe Girl with Ghost Eyes by M.H. Boroson
Mythology Books For The Grown Folks
339 books — 198 voters

Transcendent Kingdom by Yaa GyasiThe Vanishing Half by Brit BennettThe Death of Vivek Oji by Akwaeke EmeziThe Girl with the Louding Voice by Abi DaréSuch a Fun Age by Kiley Reid
Anticipated Literary Reads For Readers of Color 2020
198 books — 181 voters
When the Future Comes Too Soon by Selina Siak Chin YokeMemoirs of a Geisha by Arthur GoldenThe Woman Who Breathed Two Worlds by Selina Siak Chin YokeWuthering Heights by Emily BrontëPride and Prejudice by Jane Austen
International Women: Female Leads From All Over the World
764 books — 179 voters

Thoughtless by S.C. StephensCollide by Gail McHughOne is a Promise by Pam GodwinThief by Tarryn FisherBeautiful Disaster by Jamie McGuire
Sexy love triangles
126 books — 169 voters
Cinder by Marissa MeyerWhen Oceans Rise by Robin AlvarezTo All the Boys I've Loved Before by Jenny HanAmerican Born Chinese by Gene Luen YangWhere the Mountain Meets the Moon by Grace Lin
Asian Young Adult and Middle Grade Fiction
579 books — 166 voters

The Ballad of Black Tom by Victor LaValleThe Girl from the Well by Rin ChupecoLovecraft Country by Matt RuffBleeding Violet by Dia ReevesAnother by Yukito Ayatsuji
Diverse Horror
276 books — 166 voters
Homegoing by Yaa GyasiThe Underground Railroad by Colson WhiteheadThe Vegetarian by Han KangWhat Lies Between Us by Nayomi MunaweeraI Almost Forgot About You by Terry McMillan
Anticipated Literary Reads For Readers of Color 2016
178 books — 156 voters

Seton Girls by Charlene ThomasThe Lesbiana's Guide to Catholic School by Sonora ReyesThe Button Box by Bridget HodderViolet Made of Thorns by Gina ChenOnly a Monster by Vanessa Len
2022 YA/MG Books With POC Leads
263 books — 142 voters
The No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency by Alexander McCall SmithThe Coroner's Lunch by Colin CotterillThe Case of the Missing Servant by Tarquin HallThe Devotion of Suspect X by Keigo HigashinoA Most Peculiar Malaysian Murder by Shamini Flint
Best Multicultural Mysteries
224 books — 126 voters

A Single Shard by Linda Sue ParkSadako and the Thousand Paper Cranes by Eleanor CoerrRisuko by David KudlerRevolution Is Not a Dinner Party by Ying Chang CompestineI Rode a Horse of Milk White Jade by Diane Lee Wilson
East Asia in YA & Middle Grade Historical Fiction
159 books — 98 voters
Matilda by Roald DahlAdventures of Wallanders by Alex LetnerAA Liberators by Alex LetnerCoraline by Neil GaimanTimeaous Spark by E. K. Kidwell
Books to Expand Your Experience
76 books — 63 voters

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