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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
304 books — 743 voters
And the Mountains Echoed by Khaled HosseiniAmericanah by Chimamanda Ngozi AdichieThe Twelve Tribes of Hattie by Ayana MathisBuck by M.K. AsanteThe Storycatcher by Ann Hite
Anticipated Literary Reads for Readers of Color 2013
199 books — 547 voters

Kindred by Octavia E. ButlerParable of the Sower by Octavia E. ButlerBeloved by Toni MorrisonThe Fifth Season by N.K. JemisinThe Hundred Thousand Kingdoms by N.K. Jemisin
Speculative Fiction by Authors of Color
741 books — 481 voters
The Gilded Wolves by Roshani ChokshiDescendant of the Crane by Joan HeOn the Come Up by Angie ThomasWe Hunt the Flame by Hafsah FaizalWith the Fire on High by Elizabeth Acevedo
2019 Books by Authors of Color
358 books — 389 voters

Brown Girl Dreaming by Jacqueline WoodsonKindred by Octavia E. ButlerRoll of Thunder, Hear My Cry by Mildred D. TaylorThe Color Purple by Alice WalkerOne Crazy Summer by Rita Williams-Garcia
#1000BlackGirlBooks: Suggestions for Marley Dias's Amazing Book Drive
1,326 books — 385 voters
The Color Purple by Alice WalkerBeloved by Toni MorrisonKindred by Octavia E. ButlerI Know Why the Caged Bird Sings by Maya AngelouThings Fall Apart by Chinua Achebe
Books by Black Authors
919 books — 370 voters

The Hate U Give by Angie ThomasWhen Dimple Met Rishi by Sandhya MenonAmerican Street by Ibi ZoboiWant by Cindy PonDear Martin by Nic Stone
2017 YA/MG Books With POC Leads
260 books — 360 voters
The Skin I'm In by Sharon G. FlakeCopper Sun by Sharon M. DraperThe Watsons Go to Birmingham - 1963 by Christopher Paul CurtisNovember Blues by Sharon M. DraperTears of a Tiger by Sharon M. Draper
African American Books for Teens
318 books — 357 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
250 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
262 books — 288 voters

Rio Grande Wedding by Ruth WindBrooklyn's Song by Sydney ArrisonDancing on Coals by Ellen O'ConnellOne Hot Italian Summer by Karina HalleSaga, Volume 1 by Brian K. Vaughan
Interracial Romance with Non-White Love Interest
386 books — 253 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
317 books — 250 voters

She Who Became the Sun by Shelley Parker-ChanThe Witch's Heart by Genevieve GornichecEmpire of the Vampire by Jay KristoffProject Hail Mary by Andy WeirHall of Smoke by H.M. Long
Adult Sci-Fi/Fantasy of 2021
211 books — 244 voters
The Color Purple by Alice WalkerAristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe by Benjamin Alire SáenzThe Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian by Sherman AlexieKindred by Octavia E. ButlerThe Hate U Give by Angie Thomas
#ReadPOC: List of Books by Authors of Color
1,218 books — 236 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
299 books — 230 voters
No Normal by G. Willow WilsonLove from Mecca to Medina by S.K. AliThe Dirty Version by Medina FarisDoes My Head Look Big In This? by Randa Abdel-FattahThe Kite Runner by Khaled Hosseini
Muslims Represented in Literature
362 books — 227 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
351 books — 218 voters
The Autobiography of Malcolm X by Malcolm XI Know Why the Caged Bird Sings by Maya AngelouNarrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass by Frederick DouglassDreams from My Father by Barack ObamaBlack Boy by Richard Wright
African American Memoirs
467 books — 215 voters

Descendant of the Crane by Joan HeLove from A to Z by S.K. AliWe Hunt the Flame by Hafsah FaizalOn the Come Up by Angie ThomasThe Love & Lies of Rukhsana Ali by Sabina Khan
2019 YA/MG Books With POC Leads
261 books — 214 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
199 books — 203 voters

The Invention of Wings by Sue Monk KiddRemedy for a Broken Angel by Toni Ann JohnsonAmericanah by Chimamanda Ngozi AdichieAn Untamed State by Roxane GayForeign Gods, Inc. by Okey Ndibe
Anticipated Literary Reads For Readers Of Color 2014
147 books — 200 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
205 books — 186 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
768 books — 180 voters
Dial A for Aunties by Jesse Q. SutantoArsenic and Adobo by Mia P. ManansalaDead Dead Girls by Nekesa AfiaThe Other Black Girl by Zakiya Dalila HarrisMy Sweet Girl by Amanda Jayatissa
2021 Books by Women of Color
164 books — 173 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
583 books — 170 voters
The Hundred Thousand Kingdoms by N.K. JemisinKindred by Octavia E. ButlerThe City of Brass by S.A. ChakrabortyThe Broken Kingdoms by N.K. JemisinAnansi Boys by Neil Gaiman
Fantasy of color
381 books — 158 voters

The Gilded Ones by Namina FornaThe Kindest Lie by Nancy JohnsonWings of Ebony by J. ElleConcrete Rose by Angie ThomasAce of Spades by Faridah Àbíké-Íyímídé
2021 Books by Black authors
144 books — 149 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

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