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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
278 books — 336 voters
The Child I Lost Found Me by Niki BrownWolf Hustle by Cin FabréA Kaleidoscope of Life by John MurrayThe Color Purple by Alice WalkerBeloved by Toni Morrison
Best Fiction and Memoirs by Authors of Color
440 books — 238 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
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

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
When Dimple Met Rishi by Sandhya MenonThe Liar's Dice by Jeannie LinA Distant Heart by Sonali DevA Conspiracy in Belgravia by Sherry ThomasGunpowder Alchemy by Jeannie Lin
Diverse Romance Reads 2017 POC Leads and Writers
95 books — 22 voters

Mooncakes by Suzanne WalkerThe Empress of Salt and Fortune by Nghi VoLast Night at the Telegraph Club by Malinda LoWhen the Tiger Came Down the Mountain by Nghi VoThe Chosen and the Beautiful by Nghi Vo
Queer Books By AAPI Authors
69 books — 16 voters
The Best We Could Do by Thi BuiThe Magic Fish by Trung Le NguyenAmerican Born Chinese by Gene Luen YangStargazing by Jen WangThe Shadow Hero by Gene Luen Yang
AAPI Graphic Novels
125 books — 14 voters

The Devil Is a Southpaw by Brandon HobsonBig Chief by Jon HickeyThe Buffalo Hunter Hunter by Stephen Graham JonesWe Can Never Leave by H.E. EdgmonTo the Moon and Back by Eliana Ramage
2025 Releases by Indigenous Authors
33 books — 13 voters
Island of Shattered Dreams by Chantal T. SpitzThe Mango's Kiss by Albert WendtMaiba, a Papuan Novel by Russell SoabaThis Is Paradise by Kristiana Kahakauwilafrom unincorporated territory [guma’] by Craig Santos Pérez
Pasifika Stories
52 books — 10 voters

Hammajang Luck by Makana YamamotoWe Will Be Jaguars by Nemonte NenquimoThe Serviceberry by Robin Wall KimmererThe Sunforge by Sascha StronachMirrored Heavens by Rebecca Roanhorse
2024 Releases by Indigenous Authors
66 books — 8 voters
Nerve Endings by Tobi Hill-MeyerBedroom Eyes by Lesléa NewmanOwning It by Sienna Saint-CyrSpeaking in Whispers by Kathleen E. MorrisBlessed by Maggie Blackbird
BIPOC LGBTQIA in Erotica
37 books — 7 voters

The Kitchen God's Wife by Amy TanThe Joy Luck Club by Amy TanSharks In the Time of Saviours by Kawai Strong WashburnSnow Flower and the Secret Fan by Lisa SeeJoan Is Okay by Weike Wang
May Book Display - Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month
124 books — 6 voters
Green Fuse Burning by Tiffany MorrisNever Whistle at Night by Shane HawkInto the Bright Open by Cherie DimalineIndigiqueerness by Joshua WhiteheadGodly Heathens by H.E. Edgmon
2023 Releases by Indigenous Authors
46 books — 6 voters

Too Much Lip by Melissa LucashenkoBlack Sun by Rebecca RoanhorseThis Wound Is a World by Billy-Ray BelcourtDisintegrate/Dissociate by Arielle TwistThere There by Tommy Orange
2016-2020 Releases by Indigenous Authors
85 books — 6 voters
Fleeing Fate by Sabrina DayDark City Omega by Elizabeth StephensHigh Desert Grave Robber by Linda A. MortonWide Awake by Anna FuryShadowlands Omega by Elizabeth Stephens
Diverse Omegaverse — M/F romance
6 books — 5 voters

Kapaemahu by Hinaleimoana Wong-KaluLei and the Fire Goddess by Malia MaunakeaFalling into Rarohenga by Steph MatukuThat Which Feeds Us by Keala KendallSalt Water Blood by Manuia Heinrich
Pacific Islander Traditional Published Titles—PB-YA
67 books — 5 voters
Firekeeper’s Daughter by Angeline BoulleyGreta & Valdin by Rebecca K. ReillyStöld by Ann-Helén LaestadiusBila Yarrudhanggalangdhuray by Anita HeissMy Heart Is a Chainsaw by Stephen Graham Jones
2021 Releases by Indigenous Authors
23 books — 5 voters

Manmade Monsters by Andrea L. RogersEnclave by Claire G. ColemanMaking Love with the Land by Joshua WhiteheadCalling for a Blanket Dance by Oscar HokeahMàgòdiz by Gabe Calderón
2022 Releases by Indigenous Authors
24 books — 4 voters
The Plague of Doves by Louise ErdrichBorn to Run by Cathy FreemanThe Night Wanderer by Drew Hayden TaylorChickasaw Renaissance by Phillip Carroll MorganThe Painted Drum by Louise Erdrich
2006-2010 Releases by Indigenous Authors
12 books — 4 voters

Gathering Moss by Robin Wall KimmererToo Flash by Melissa LucashenkoMonkey Beach by Eden RobinsonThe Sweet Breathing of Plants by Linda HoganHigh Desert Grave Robber by Linda A. Morton
2000 - 2005 Releases by Indigenous Authors
11 books — 4 voters
Steam Pigs by Melissa LucashenkoKilling Darcy by Melissa LucashenkoHard Yards by Melissa LucashenkoAlong the Journey River by Carole laFavorAlmanac of the Dead by Leslie Marmon Silko
1990's Releases by Indigenous Authors
16 books — 4 voters

Never Whistle at Night by Shane HawkRez Ball by Byron GravesOne of Them by Shaneel LalUrban Voices by Wilma MankillerWinning the Dust Bowl (Volume 47) by Carter Revard
All Indigenous Peoples 4
100 books — 3 voters
The Interrogation of Ashala Wolf by Ambelin KwaymullinaMullumbimby by Melissa LucashenkoRough Paradise by Alec ButlerThe Legend of the Phoenix Dragon by Brenton E. McKennaAnompolichi by Phillip Carroll Morgan
2011-2015 Releases by Indigenous Authors
33 books — 3 voters

Ruined by Lynn NottageEvil Eye by Madhuri ShekarSweat by Lynn NottageIntimate Apparel by Lynn NottageFabulation, or, the Re-Education of Undine by Lynn Nottage
BIPOC Play Authors
18 books — 2 voters
Ka Whawhai Tonu Matou by Ranginui WalkerHigh Desert Grave Robber by Linda A. MortonThe Platform by Melani AnaeThe Wretched of the Earth by Frantz FanonBlack Power by Stokely Carmichael
Educate to Liberate: Essential Consciousness Raising Books for New Zealanders
101 books — 2 voters

Daughter of the Otherworld by Shauna Lawless
SW-SW May List: Books by Asian American and Pacific Islander Authors
1 book — 1 voter

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