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Diversify your reading: when you want to read from different perspectives

One of my goals this year is to read from more diverse perspectives! Check out this curated list of recommendations and books on my TBR- all a variety of genres from POC, LGBTQ+ members, and other perspectives.

contemporary | black voices | adaptation

The Hate U Give (Printz Honor Winner) by Angie Thomas, Paperback

thriller | asian rep | literary

Yellowface (B&N Exclusive Edition) - R. F. Kuang - Barnes & Noble

fantasy | black voices | series

Black Sun by Rebecca Roanhorse, Paperback | Barnes & Noble®

fantasy | science fiction | black voices | series

The Fifth Season (Broken Earth Series #1) (Hugo Award Winner)

short stories | mythology | native | anthology

Never Whistle at Night: An Indigenous Dark Fiction Anthology

south american folklore | fantasy

The Sun and the Void - Barnes & Noble

literary | thriller | languages

The Centre by Ayesha Manazir Siddiqi, Paperback | Barnes & Noble®

palestinian voices | realistic | literary

Against the Loveless World: A Novel by Susan Abulhawa, Paperback

fantasy | persian folklore | duology

This Woven Kingdom by Tahereh Mafi, Paperback | Barnes & Noble®

contemporary | literary | black voices

We Are Not Like Them: A Novel - Barnes & Noble

romcom | romance | contemporary | black voices

Seven Days in June by Tia Williams, Paperback | Barnes & Noble®

science-fiction | bestseller | dystopian

How High We Go in the Dark: A Novel - Barnes & Noble

literary | asian rep | memoir

Crying in H Mart by Michelle Zauner, Paperback | Barnes & Noble®

literary | lgbtq+ | ed

Milk Fed by Melissa Broder, Paperback | Barnes & Noble®

historical fiction | lgbtq+ | 60s

The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo: A Novel - Barnes & Noble

greek mythology | romance | lgbtq+

The Song of Achilles by Madeline Miller, Paperback - Barnes & Noble

contemporary | romance | YA | lgbtq+

I'll Give You the Sun by Jandy Nelson, Paperback | Barnes & Noble®

fantasy | YA | arabic | duology

We Hunt the Flame (Sands of Arawiya Series #1) - Barnes & Noble

historical fiction | sci-fi | black voices

Kindred by Octavia Butler, Paperback | Barnes & Noble®

dystopian | post-apocolyptic | black voices

Parable of the Sower by Octavia E. Butler, Paperback

fantasy | east asian | war | series

The Poppy War (Poppy War Series #1) by R. F. Kuang, Paperback

literary | speculative | sci-fi | asian rep

Severance by Ling Ma, Paperback | Barnes & Noble®

short stories | asian rep

Bliss Montage: Stories by Ling Ma, Paperback | Barnes & Noble®

fantasy | historical | england | colonialism

Babel: Or the Necessity of Violence: An Arcane History of the Oxford ...

historical fiction | black voices

The Color Purple: A Novel by Alice Walker, Paperback

contemporary | coming-of-age | lgbtq+

Felix Ever After by Kacen Callender, Paperback | Barnes & Noble®

historical fiction | lgbtq+ | chinese rep

Last Night at the Telegraph Club (National Book Award Winner)

spooky | lgbtq+ | latinx | trans rep

Cemetery Boys by Aiden Thomas, Hardcover | Barnes & Noble®

memoir | elliot page | transgender | lgbtq+

Pageboy: A Memoir by Elliot Page, Paperback | Barnes & Noble®

nonfiction | nonbinary | lgbtq+

How to They/Them: A Visual Guide to Nonbinary Pronouns and the ...

contemporary | coming-of-age | muslim rep

A Very Large Expanse of Sea by Tahereh Mafi, Paperback

classic | autism rep

The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time - Barnes & Noble

poetry | black voices | thriller

Long Way Down by Jason Reynolds, Paperback | Barnes & Noble®

fantasy | black voices

Children of Blood and Bone (Legacy of Orïsha Series #1)

summer | contemporary | lgbtq+ | romance | coming-of-age

Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe

thriller | summer camp | genderfluid | lgbtq+

The Honeys by Ryan La Sala, Paperback | Barnes & Noble®

horror | mystery | historical

Gótico (Mexican Gothic) by Silvia Moreno-Garcia | eBook

asian | romance | contemporary

Crazy Rich Asians (Crazy Rich Asians Trilogy #1) - Barnes & Noble

memoir | race | nonfiction | history | social justice

Between the World and Me by Ta-Nehisi Coates, Hardcover

fiction | historical | literary

The Vanishing Half by Brit Bennett, Paperback | Barnes & Noble®

fiction | mystery | literary

Little Fires Everywhere by Celeste Ng, Hardcover | Barnes & Noble®

YA | thriller | mystery | native

Firekeeper's Daughter by Angeline Boulley, Paperback

YA | contemporary | fiction

On the Come Up (B&N Exclusive Edition) - Barnes & Noble

memoir | obama | nonfiction

Becoming by Michelle Obama, Paperback | Barnes & Noble®

YA | poetry | contemporary

The Poet X by Elizabeth Acevedo, Paperback

YA | science fiction | fantasy | aliens

Binti (Binti Series #1) by Nnedi Okorafor, Paperback - Barnes & Noble

fiction | contemporary | native | literary

There There by Tommy Orange, Paperback | Barnes & Noble®

memoir | asian | nonfiction

Crying in H Mart by Michelle Zauner, Paperback | Barnes & Noble®

literary | horror | lgbtq+ | biology

Paradise Rot: A Novel by Jenny Hval, Paperback | Barnes & Noble®