Own Voices

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

The Hate U Give
The Poet X
The Kiss Quotient (The Kiss Quotient, #1)
Cemetery Boys (Cemetery Boys, #1)
Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe (Aristotle and Dante, #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)
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
297 books — 209 voters

Blood River by Tim ButcherChasing the Devil by Tim ButcherSketches from the Periphery by M.P. SummersBorn a Crime by Trevor NoahMy Sister, the Serial Killer by Oyinkan Braithwaite
Great Modern African Reads
89 books — 57 voters
The City of Brass by S.A. ChakrabortyThe Kingdom of Copper by S.A. ChakrabortyThe Empire of Gold by S.A. ChakrabortyThe Tale of Iśva Raman by Najeev NadarajahThe Jasmine Throne by Tasha Suri
Middle Eastern - South Asian fantasy
51 books — 40 voters

Yamile Saied Méndez
I wanted what he Diego had. I needed to play on a team like that, to feel the love of the fans. I needed the chance to do something impossible and amazing. To be great.
Yamile Saied Méndez, Furia

Yamile Saied Méndez
The sense of wonder and possibility – that I owed to the Argentine women who had fought for freedom before the universe conspired and the stars aligned to make me.
Yamile Saied Méndez, Furia

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