1. Published between 1750 - 1900 2. Author is of African descent, living anywhere 3. Fairy Tales and/or Retellings 4. Speculative Fiction 5. In translation 6. LGBTQ+ Theme and/or Author 7. Author over 50 8. Published between 1900 - 1970 9. Nature and/or the Environment 10. Author is of indigenous descent 11. Neurodivergence - author, main character or subject matter 12. Author is of Asian descent, living anywhere 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.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Daugh... 18. Memoir or biography 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...
1. Published between 1750 - 1900
2. Author is of African descent, living anywhere
3. Fairy Tales and/or Retellings
4. Speculative Fiction
5. In translation
6. LGBTQ+ Theme and/or Author
7. Author over 50
8. Published between 1900 - 1970
9. Nature and/or the Environment
10. Author is of indigenous descent
11. Neurodivergence - author, main character or subject matter
12. Author is of Asian descent, living anywhere
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.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Daugh...
18. Memoir or biography
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.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lists...
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...