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Kindred by Octavia E. ButlerThe Tales of Ian and Bry-Ankh The Great Silver Dragon by Jim DilyardLegend by Marie LuBinti by Nnedi OkoraforThe Left Hand of Darkness by Ursula K. Le Guin
Diversity in Fantasy and Science Fiction
1,162 books — 918 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
592 books — 380 voters

To All the Boys I've Loved Before by Jenny HanEleanor & Park by Rainbow RowellHarley in the Sky by Akemi Dawn BowmanCinder by Marissa MeyerP.S. I Still Love You by Jenny Han
Mixed-Race MG, YA
372 books — 157 voters
The Color Purple by Alice WalkerGiovanni’s Room by James BaldwinZami by Audre LordeAristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe by Benjamin Alire SáenzSister Outsider by Audre Lorde
Books by LGBTQ People of Color
513 books — 148 voters

The Color of Water by James McBrideRoots by Alex HaleyDestined to Witness by Hans J. MassaquoiCaucasia by Danzy SennaThe Girl Who Fell from the Sky by Heidi W. Durrow
Mixed Race Readings
208 books — 133 voters
Who Colored the Leaves? by Robert D. DeanThe Hello, Goodbye Window by Norton JusterThe Case for Loving by Selina AlkoBraided Love by Jo Elizabeth PintoBlackout by John Rocco
Children's Books Depicting Multiracial Families
291 books — 104 voters

Their Eyes Were Watching God by Zora Neale HurstonKindred by Octavia E. ButlerA Thousand Splendid Suns by Khaled HosseiniThe Color Purple by Alice WalkerThe Autobiography of Malcolm X by Malcolm X
Books You Should Read Before You Read Another White Dude
465 books — 63 voters
A Doctor for Keeps by Lynne MarshallDaddy's Game by Normandie AllemanThe Good Enough Husband by Sylvie FoxImminent Danger by Dee J. AdamsThe Trouble with Playing Cupid by Tamara Philip
Swirl: Multi Ethnic Romance Novel Heroes and Heroines
73 books — 55 voters

Ash by Malinda LoJuliet Takes a Breath by Gabby RiveraBrown Girl Dreaming by Jacqueline WoodsonKindred by Octavia E. ButlerThe Color Purple by Alice Walker
Queer Female Authors of Color
86 books — 43 voters
You Shouldn't Be Here by Lauren ThomanThey Come in All Colors by Malcolm HansenA Spy in the House by Y.S. LeeRivers of London by Ben AaronovitchDestiny and Faith's Summer Adventures by Teddy O'Malley
Books With Mixed Race Characters
84 books — 42 voters

Uprooted by Peter J. BoniThey Come in All Colors by Malcolm HansenMixed by Rebecca WalkerLoving Day by Mat JohnsonTwo Worlds Walking by Diane Glancy
Books on Being Mixed Race
10 books — 39 voters
Binti by Nnedi OkoraforThe Fifth Season by N.K. JemisinThe Long Way to a Small, Angry Planet by Becky ChambersMirrored in Evergreen by B. PigeonWorm in a Jar by B. Pigeon
QTPOC in Sci-Fi and Fantasy
104 books — 35 voters

The Secret Wife of Aaron Burr by Susan Holloway ScottQueenie by Michael KordaThe Book of Negroes by Lawrence HillSoul Flame by Barbara WoodAn Unconditional Freedom by Alyssa Cole
Mixed Race/Non-White Heroines in Historical Fiction
136 books — 29 voters
You Shouldn't Be Here by Lauren ThomanEleanor & Park by Rainbow RowellCinder by Marissa MeyerA Spy in the House by Y.S. LeeLegend by Marie Lu
Half-Asian Leads
84 books — 28 voters

Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass by Frederick Douglass12 Years a Slave by Solomon NorthupKindred by Octavia E. ButlerRoll of Thunder, Hear My Cry by Mildred D. TaylorQueenie by Candice Carty-Williams
Black People on the Cover
438 books — 26 voters
Oranges Are Not the Only Fruit by Jeanette WintersonFingersmith by Sarah WatersPerks of Office by Liz RainThe True Queen by Zen ChoCirkeln by Mats Strandberg
Non-American Lesbian Fiction/non-fiction by Non-American Authors
85 books — 25 voters

Aicha by Soraya BouazzaouiThe Free Verse Society by Delali AdjoaOur Cut of Salt by Deena HelmThe Poet Empress by Shen TaoThe Killing Spell by Shay Kauwe
Debut Poc Authors of 2026
37 books — 23 voters
Tanabata Wish by Sara FujimuraHUSH MONEY by Deborah HarrisThe Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo by Taylor Jenkins ReidThe Color of Water by James McBrideThe Bride Test by Helen Hoang
Mixed Race Representation
105 books — 14 voters

The Girl Who Fell from the Sky by Heidi W. DurrowCaucasia by Danzy SennaThe Color of Water by James McBrideThe Vanishing Half by Brit BennettNew People by Danzy Senna
In Mixed Company - Books for Mixed Race Folks
34 books — 4 voters
Destiny and Faith's Summer Adventures by Teddy O'MalleyDestiny and Faith Go to Twincentric Academy by Teddy O'MalleyDestiny and Faith's Summer Adventures by Teddy O'MalleyDestiny And Faith Get Stuck In The Country by Teddy O'Malley
Books About Biracial Twins
4 books — 1 voter

The Color Purple by Alice WalkerBeloved by Toni MorrisonAnnie John by Jamaica Kincaid
80's Fiction by Women of Colour
3 books — 1 voter

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