Own Voices

A book that features diverse representation from an author that also identifies as that specific representation.

The Hate U Give
The Kiss Quotient (The Kiss Quotient, #1)
The Poet X
Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe (Aristotle and Dante, #1)
Cemetery Boys (Cemetery Boys, #1)
With the Fire on High
Firekeeper’s Daughter (Firekeeper's Daughter, #1)
Felix Ever After
Clap When You Land
You Should See Me in a Crown
When Dimple Met Rishi (Dimple and Rishi, #1)
Children of Blood and Bone (Legacy of Orïsha, #1)
On the Come Up
If I Was Your Girl
Dear Martin (Dear Martin, #1)
The Inheritance of Orquídea Divina by Zoraida CórdovaThe Royals Next Door by Karina HalleWith the Fire on High by Elizabeth AcevedoLike a Love Song by Gabriela MartinsMad, Bad & Dangerous to Know by Samira Ahmed
Cover Illustrated by Erick Dávila
21 books — 4 voters
The Collected Schizophrenias by Esmé Weijun WangDemystifying Disability by Emily LadauTrue Biz by Sara NovićA Kids Book About Executive Functioning by Iris  WongElena Knows by Claudia Piñeiro
Disability Book Club (GRAD LIS 9382)
13 books — 4 voters

Red, White & Royal Blue by Casey McQuistonThe Kiss Quotient by Helen  HoangGet a Life, Chloe Brown by Talia HibbertThe Bride Test by Helen  HoangThe Flatshare by Beth O'Leary
Radical Romance
294 books — 201 voters

Queer as Folk Tales by James PenhaMythic Adventures by Ayn Cates SullivanThe Woman of Colour by AnonymousThe Travels of Dean Mahomet by Dean MahometUnchained Voices by Vincent Carretta
Eighteenth Century Authors of Colour
35 books — 11 voters
Melissa by Alex  GinoIf I Was Your Girl by Meredith RussoThe Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian by Sherman AlexieBrown Girl Dreaming by Jacqueline WoodsonHomegoing by Yaa Gyasi
#OwnVoicesOctober
182 books — 52 voters

Yamile Saied Méndez
I was just a girl with strong legs and a stubborn streak.
Yamile Saied Méndez, Furia

There’s No Place Like Home,” an oil painting of a woman sprawled out on the floor, half of her painted brown, the other half white, with each half of her body in a differently decorated room. One half was a traditional British home, the other half a Persian one with ornate carpets and gold details glittering on the shelves. Catholic symbols mixed with the elements of nature. Mixed. A dichotomy of two colliding worlds, two pieces of a whole.
M.E. Evans, House of Secrets

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