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) 4.28 avg rating — 466 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) 3.86 avg rating — 125 ratings Skittles added it to owned-unread 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 3.64 avg rating — 208 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 3.90 avg rating — 77 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) 3.60 avg rating — 451 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
6	Patchwork Dolls by Ysabelle Cheung (Goodreads Author) 4.07 avg rating — 60 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
7	Arab American Blues by Paul Aziz Zarou (Goodreads Author) 4.50 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
8	The Fertility of Evil by Amara Lakhous 3.76 avg rating — 135 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
9	Only a Little While Here by María Ospina Pizano 4.12 avg rating — 983 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
10	The Invisible Years by Rodrigo Hasbún (Goodreads Author) 3.69 avg rating — 455 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 3.95 avg rating — 117 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 by Saleem Haddad 4.21 avg rating — 354 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
13	Sisters in Yellow by Mieko Kawakami 3.72 avg rating — 3,605 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
14	Tailbone by Che Yeun (Goodreads Author) 3.63 avg rating — 199 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
15	Cool Machine (The Harlem Trilogy, #3) by Colson Whitehead (Goodreads Author) 4.23 avg rating — 57 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 3.99 avg rating — 96 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
17	Frida's Cook by Florencia Etcheves 3.66 avg rating — 605 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
18	Treat Them as Buffalo by Blair Palmer Yoxall (Goodreads Author) 3.65 avg rating — 115 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
19	Born at the End of the World by Donica Merhazion (Goodreads Author) 4.78 avg rating — 58 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
20	Midnight, at the War by Devi S. Laskar (Goodreads Author) 3.62 avg rating — 107 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
21	Superfan by Jenny Tinghui Zhang (Goodreads Author) 3.48 avg rating — 1,815 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) 3.76 avg rating — 611 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
23	Grace by Chika Unigwe (Goodreads Author) 3.67 avg rating — 135 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 – A Literary Saga of Love and Family Bonds by Walter Mosley 4.27 avg rating — 187 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 really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 5 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) 4.25 avg rating — 45,275 ratings Skittles rated it 5 stars 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) 4.02 avg rating — 8,642 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
28	Everyday Movement by Gigi L. Leung 3.71 avg rating — 267 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
29	We've Been Here Before by Myrtle Henry Sodhi 3.67 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
30	Livonia Chow Mein by Abigail Savitch-Lew (Goodreads Author) 3.76 avg rating — 299 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 4.17 avg rating — 1,294 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) 4.68 avg rating — 34 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 4.03 avg rating — 190 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
34	I Hope You Find What You're Looking For by Bsrat Mezghebe 3.72 avg rating — 651 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
35	Leave Your Mess at Home by Tolani Akinola (Goodreads Author) 4.16 avg rating — 1,265 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 3.46 avg rating — 2,039 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
37	Python's Kiss by Louise Erdrich 3.91 avg rating — 1,527 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
38	We Inherit the Fire by Kagiso Lesego Molope 4.07 avg rating — 54 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
39	Paradiso 17 by Hannah Lillith Assadi 3.79 avg rating — 899 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
40	And the Ancestors Sing by Radha Lin Chaddah (Goodreads Author) 3.90 avg rating — 352 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) 4.18 avg rating — 314 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
42	Under Water by Tara Menon 3.89 avg rating — 4,007 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
43	The True Confessions of First Lady Freeman by Deesha Philyaw (Goodreads Author) 4.47 avg rating — 79 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