Skittles Malone's votes on the list Anticipated Literary Reads For Readers of Color 2026

Listopia > Skittles Malone's votes on the list Anticipated Literary Reads For Readers of Color 2026 (43 Books)

1	Minbak by Ela Lee (Goodreads Author) 4.49 avg rating — 37 ratings Skittles added it to to-read See Review	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
2	They All Fall in Love at the End by Haili Blassingame (Goodreads Author) 4.67 avg rating — 12 ratings Skittles added it to to-read See Review	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
3	One Leg on Earth by 'Pemi Aguda 4.25 avg rating — 4 ratings Skittles added it to to-read See Review	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
4	Seven Heavens Away by Ashraf Zaghal 3.92 avg rating — 25 ratings Skittles added it to to-read See Review	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
5	She Waits Where Shadows Gather by Michelle Tang (Goodreads Author) 3.78 avg rating — 69 ratings Skittles added it to to-read See Review	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
6	Patchwork Dolls by Ysabelle Cheung (Goodreads Author) 4.20 avg rating — 20 ratings Skittles added it to to-read See Review	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
7	Arab American Blues by Paul Aziz Zarou (Goodreads Author) 4.33 avg rating — 3 ratings Skittles added it to to-read See Review	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
8	The Fertility of Evil by Amara Lakhous 3.87 avg rating — 94 ratings Skittles added it to to-read See Review	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
9	Only a Little While Here by María Ospina Pizano 4.14 avg rating — 835 ratings Skittles added it to to-read See Review	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
10	The Invisible Years by Rodrigo Hasbún (Goodreads Author) 3.89 avg rating — 9 ratings Skittles added it to to-read See Review	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
11	Tamarin by Priya Hein 4.04 avg rating — 71 ratings Skittles added it to wtr-unowned See Review	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
12	Floodlines: The new novel from the author of Guapa by Saleem Haddad 4.93 avg rating — 14 ratings Skittles added it to to-read See Review	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
13	Sisters in Yellow by Mieko Kawakami 3.82 avg rating — 708 ratings Skittles added it to to-read See Review	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
14	Tailbone by Che Yeun (Goodreads Author) 4.71 avg rating — 14 ratings Skittles added it to to-read See Review	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
15	Cool Machine (The Harlem Trilogy Book 3) by Colson Whitehead (Goodreads Author) 3.67 avg rating — 9 ratings Skittles added it to to-read See Review	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
16	Smallie by Eden McKenzie-Goddard 4.10 avg rating — 20 ratings Skittles added it to to-read See Review	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
17	Frida's Cook by Florencia Etcheves 4.26 avg rating — 31 ratings Skittles added it to to-read See Review	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
18	Treat Them as Buffalo by Blair Palmer Yoxall (Goodreads Author) 4.67 avg rating — 3 ratings Skittles added it to to-read See Review	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
19	Born at the End of the World by Donica Merhazion 4.60 avg rating — 10 ratings Skittles added it to to-read See Review	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
20	Midnight, at the War by Devi S. Laskar (Goodreads Author) 4.09 avg rating — 11 ratings Skittles added it to to-read See Review	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
21	Superfan by Jenny Tinghui Zhang (Goodreads Author) 3.63 avg rating — 286 ratings Skittles added it to to-read See Review	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
22	The Complex by Karan Mahajan (Goodreads Author) 4.35 avg rating — 17 ratings Skittles added it to to-read See Review	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
23	Grace by Chika Unigwe (Goodreads Author) 3.91 avg rating — 44 ratings Skittles added it to wtr-unowned See Review	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
24	Ghalen: A Romance in Black by Walter Mosley 4.33 avg rating — 3 ratings Skittles added it to to-read See Review	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
25	Between You a River by Kimberly Garza 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings Skittles added it to to-read See Review	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
26	Kin by Tayari Jones (Goodreads Author) 4.43 avg rating — 561 ratings Skittles added it to to-read See Review	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
27	Eating Ashes by Brenda Navarro (Goodreads Author) 4.03 avg rating — 7,769 ratings Skittles added it to to-read See Review	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
28	Everyday Movement by Gigi L. Leung 4.11 avg rating — 76 ratings Skittles added it to to-read See Review	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
29	We've Been Here Before by Myrtle Henry Sodhi 4.50 avg rating — 2 ratings Skittles added it to to-read See Review	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
30	Livonia Chow Mein by Abigail Savitch-Lew (Goodreads Author) 3.90 avg rating — 20 ratings Skittles added it to to-read See Review	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
31	Now I Surrender by Álvaro Enrigue 4.29 avg rating — 464 ratings Skittles added it to to-read See Review	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
32	Meet Me in the Garden by Nina LaCour (Goodreads Author) it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 9 ratings Skittles added it to to-read See Review	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
33	Every Exit Brings You Home by Naeem Murr 4.14 avg rating — 21 ratings Skittles added it to to-read See Review	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
34	I Hope You Find What You're Looking For by Bsrat Mezghebe 3.79 avg rating — 85 ratings Skittles added it to to-read See Review	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
35	Leave Your Mess at Home by Tolani Akinola (Goodreads Author) 4.40 avg rating — 47 ratings Skittles added it to to-read See Review	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
36	Honey by Imani Thompson 3.91 avg rating — 202 ratings Skittles added it to to-read See Review	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
37	Python's Kiss by Louise Erdrich 4.33 avg rating — 18 ratings Skittles added it to to-read See Review	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
38	We Inherit the Fire by Kagiso Lesego Molope 4.42 avg rating — 12 ratings Skittles added it to to-read See Review	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
39	Paradiso 17 by Hannah Lillith Assadi 4.33 avg rating — 24 ratings Skittles added it to to-read See Review	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
40	And the Ancestors Sing by Radha Lin Chaddah (Goodreads Author) 4.09 avg rating — 86 ratings Skittles added it to to-read See Review	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
41	There's Only One Sin in Hollywood by Rasheed Newson (Goodreads Author) 4.90 avg rating — 10 ratings Skittles added it to to-read See Review	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
42	Under Water by Tara Menon 4.30 avg rating — 114 ratings Skittles added it to to-read See Review	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
43	The True Confessions of First Lady Freeman by Deesha Philyaw (Goodreads Author) 4.43 avg rating — 7 ratings Skittles added it to to-read See Review	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars