A book written by a person of color (POC)

[Emily]

I love to read books written by people of color because it always expands my worldview.

Here are some great options:

The Poet X - Elizabeth Acevedo
Mexican Gothic - Silvia Moreno-Garcia
Opposite of Always - Justin A. Reynolds
The Hate U Give - Angie Thomas
Not So Pure and Simple - Lamar Giles
Ghost Squad - Claribel Ortega (middle grade)

[Nikki]

For this one I'll be reading Here Comes the Sun by Nicole Dennis-Benn which I own but haven't picked up to read yet.

[Robynne]

Homegoing by Yaa Gyasi

Rates 4.45!!

[Heather]

Robynne wrote: "Homegoing" by Yaa Gyasi

Actually, Transcendent Kingdom by Yaa Gyasi is on my list!

[Heather]

The following are ALSO memoirs, so, 2-for-1 on the list for those who struggle with finding time!

The Boy Kings of Texas - Domingo Martinez (author is a BIPOC)
A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier - Ishmael Beah (author is a BIPOC)
Real Life - Brandon Taylor (author is a BIPOC and LGBTQ+)

[S]

My name is why -lemn sissay

[Lisa]

I just finished The Beauty in Breaking by Michele Harper for this one.

[Robynne]

I have just finished Homegoing by Yaa Gyasi. 2 Stars.
https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...


Books and Lala also gave this a 2 star rating.
In her vlog (Feb 2019) she filmed her review from 27 to 29.32 minutes
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5aO_Q...

[PsychedandLit]

Black Flamingo, by Dean Atta

[Nikki]

Nikki wrote: "For this one I'll be reading Here Comes the Sun by Nicole Dennis-Benn which I own but haven't picked up to read yet."

So far 20 of the 31 prompts I've completed this year have been written by POC (my goal was 30/40 so if I finish it out that way I'll be close...we'll see) but this book in particular I wanted to read because I've owned it for over a year now so I didn't double dip on this category. The book is very well written and also about tough topics. It feels very realistic to me which is both good and also very sad. Definitely recommended. I'm going to search out another book by this author for next year's challenge.

[Brittany]

Act Your Age, Eve Brown was a my pick. I'm not usually a romance kind of reader, but this author's work is delightfully fun and an auto-read for me from now on, I adored all three books in this series.