Ownvoices

Books about diverse characters written by authors from that same diverse group¹. Ownvoices books can belong to any genre as long as the protagonist and the author share a marginalized identity.

Note¹: Hashtag published by Corinne Duyvis on Twitter Sept. 6, 2015.

The Hate U Give
The Poet X
Cemetery Boys (Cemetery Boys, #1)
The Kiss Quotient (The Kiss Quotient, #1)
Clap When You Land
Firekeeper’s Daughter (Firekeeper's Daughter, #1)
Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe (Aristotle and Dante, #1)
Felix Ever After
With the Fire on High
When Dimple Met Rishi (Dimple and Rishi, #1)
Children of Blood and Bone (Legacy of Orïsha, #1)
On the Come Up
I Wish You All the Best (I Wish You All the Best, #1)
Elatsoe (Elatsoe, #1)
If I Was Your Girl
Braiding Sweetgrass by Robin Wall KimmererStories on the Trail of a Yankee Millwright Seeing the Past by James T.  PowersSaving the Farm by James T.  PowersAncient Wisdom, Modern Hope by James T.  PowersShadows Over Dawnland by James T.  Powers
All Indigenous Peoples Books
450 books — 122 voters
Nevada by Imogen BinnieStone Butch Blues by Leslie FeinbergIf I Was Your Girl by Meredith RussoWhipping Girl by Julia SeranoRedefining Realness by Janet Mock
Trans Books by Trans Authors
609 books — 423 voters

The Gilded Wolves by Roshani ChokshiDescendant of the Crane by Joan HeOn the Come Up by Angie ThomasWe Hunt the Flame by Hafsah FaizalWith the Fire on High by Elizabeth Acevedo
2019 Books by Authors of Color
361 books — 394 voters
For No Mortal Creature by Keshe ChowThe Gate, the Girl, and the Dragon by Grace LinCelestial Banquet by Roselle LimThe Blood Phoenix by Amber ChenBreath of the Dragon by Shannon Lee
2025 YA/MG Ownvoices
72 books — 8 voters


B.L.  Spencer
I’ve known what it’s like to sit somewhere loud so you don’t have to hear yourself think.
B.L. Spencer, Silentwhisper

Christopher X. Sullivan
There won't be any sex for the first three hundred thousand words... that's how you know this is an asexual-to-demisexual story. ...more
Christopher X. Sullivan, The Book of Beginnings: It's Just Us Here

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