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
Christopher X. Sullivan
Mark is the one thing in this world that I love enough to write a million words about... he is the one I am obsessive about recording. I want you to love him as much as I do. I want you to see him how I see him. Yes, he has flaws and, yes, I put my blinders on when looking at those flaws... but I feel compelled to immortalize our story—his story.
Christopher X. Sullivan, The Lover

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

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