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Books mentioned in this topic
The Game of Silence (other topics)Razorblade Tears (other topics)
Half of a Yellow Sun (other topics)
Our Violent Ends (other topics)
Lightning Strike (other topics)
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Authors mentioned in this topic
Louise Erdrich (other topics)S.A. Cosby (other topics)
Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie (other topics)
Chloe Gong (other topics)
William Kent Krueger (other topics)
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1. Published between 1750 - 1900
2. Author is of African descent, living anywhere-Half of a Yellow Sun by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie 2/18/22
3. Fairy Tales and/or Retellings-Our Violent Ends by Chloe Gong 1/19/22
4. Speculative Fiction
5. In translation
6. LGBTQ+ Theme and/or Author-Razorblade Tears by S.A. Cosby 2/23/22
7. Author over 50-Lightning Strike by William Kent Krueger 2/1/22
8. Published between 1900 - 1970
9. Nature and/or the Environment-Bewilderment by Richard Powers 1/24/22
10. Author is of indigenous descent-The Game of Silence by Louise Erdrich 2/17/22
11. Neurodivergence - author, main character or subject matter
12. Author is of Asian descent, living anywhere-Six Crimson Cranes by Elizabeth Lim 1/29/22
13. MENA - Author born in or resides in/story takes place predominately in a MENA country
14. Feminism or feminist perspective
15. Author born in or resides in a Nordic country (Scandinavia + Finland + Iceland + Greenland + the Faroe Islands + the Åland Islands)
16. Immigration/displacement (F or NF)
17. Author is a contributor to Margaret Busby Daughters of Africa collection (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Daughte...)
18. Memoir or biography-The End of Normal by Stephanie Madoff Mack 1/15/22
19. Monsters of any kind - Stalin, those living under the bed, fantastic, historical …
20. Ancient World – the subject can be a (real) heroine of the ancient world, or the novel takes place in ancient times, or the author is a woman writing about ancient history, culture etc. (ideas: https://www.goodreads.com/list/show/4...)
Alternate/Substitute Prompts:
1. Published by a small press
2. 1001 BBYD
(https://1001bookreviews.com/the-1001-...)
3. NYTimes Bestsellers (listed by year @
(https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lists_o...)
4. The Caribbean - author born in or resides in/story takes place predominately in
5. Book Riot’s 100 Classics by Authors of Color. (https://bookriot.com/100-must-read-cl...)