Skittles Malone's votes on the list Anticipated Literary Reads For Readers of Color 2026

Listopia > Skittles Malone's votes on the list Anticipated Literary Reads For Readers of Color 2026 (45 Books)

1	Minbak by Ela Lee (Goodreads Author) 4.28 avg rating — 663 ratings Skittles added it to to-read See Review	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
2	They All Fall in Love at the End by Haili Blassingame (Goodreads Author) 3.52 avg rating — 485 ratings Skittles added it to owned-unread See Review	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
3	One Leg on Earth by 'Pemi Aguda 3.54 avg rating — 499 ratings Skittles added it to to-read See Review	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
4	Seven Heavens Away by Ashraf Zaghal 3.85 avg rating — 99 ratings Skittles added it to to-read See Review	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
5	She Waits Where Shadows Gather by Michelle Tang (Goodreads Author) 3.45 avg rating — 1,008 ratings Skittles added it to wtr-unowned See Review	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
6	Patchwork Dolls by Ysabelle Cheung (Goodreads Author) 4.08 avg rating — 78 ratings Skittles added it to wtr-unowned See Review	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
7	Arab American Blues by Paul Aziz Zarou (Goodreads Author) really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 7 ratings Skittles added it to to-read See Review	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
8	The Fertility of Evil by Amara Lakhous 3.76 avg rating — 156 ratings Skittles added it to wtr-unowned See Review	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
9	Only a Little While Here by María Ospina Pizano 4.11 avg rating — 1,070 ratings Skittles added it to wtr-unowned See Review	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
10	The Invisible Years by Rodrigo Hasbún (Goodreads Author) 3.70 avg rating — 484 ratings Skittles added it to to-read See Review	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
11	Tamarin by Priya Hein 3.95 avg rating — 134 ratings Skittles added it to wtr-unowned See Review	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
12	Floodlines by Saleem Haddad 4.13 avg rating — 611 ratings Skittles added it to wtr-unowned See Review	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
13	Sisters in Yellow by Mieko Kawakami 3.68 avg rating — 5,769 ratings Skittles added it to wtr-unowned See Review	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
14	Tailbone by Che Yeun (Goodreads Author) 3.65 avg rating — 314 ratings Skittles added it to wtr-unowned See Review	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
15	Cool Machine (The Harlem Trilogy, #3) by Colson Whitehead (Goodreads Author) 4.31 avg rating — 2,645 ratings Skittles added it to to-read See Review	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
16	Smallie by Eden McKenzie-Goddard 4.01 avg rating — 202 ratings Skittles added it to wtr-unowned See Review	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
17	Frida's Cook by Florencia Etcheves 3.63 avg rating — 827 ratings Skittles added it to wtr-unowned See Review	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
18	Treat Them as Buffalo by Blair Palmer Yoxall (Goodreads Author) 3.45 avg rating — 316 ratings Skittles added it to wtr-unowned See Review	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
19	Born at the End of the World by Donica Merhazion (Goodreads Author) 4.71 avg rating — 79 ratings Skittles added it to wtr-unowned See Review	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
20	Midnight, at the War by Devi S. Laskar (Goodreads Author) 3.59 avg rating — 143 ratings Skittles added it to wtr-unowned See Review	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
21	Superfan by Jenny Tinghui Zhang (Goodreads Author) 3.48 avg rating — 2,414 ratings Skittles added it to to-read See Review	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
22	The Complex by Karan Mahajan (Goodreads Author) 3.69 avg rating — 916 ratings Skittles added it to wtr-unowned See Review	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
23	Grace by Chika Unigwe (Goodreads Author) 3.65 avg rating — 177 ratings Skittles added it to wtr-unowned See Review	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
24	Ghalen: A Romance in Black by Walter Mosley 4.09 avg rating — 909 ratings Skittles added it to to-read See Review	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
25	Between You a River by Kimberly Garza 3.84 avg rating — 19 ratings Skittles added it to to-read See Review	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
26	Kin by Tayari Jones (Goodreads Author) 4.23 avg rating — 83,334 ratings Skittles rated it 5 stars See Review	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
27	Eating Ashes by Brenda Navarro (Goodreads Author) 4.01 avg rating — 9,137 ratings Skittles added it to wtr-unowned See Review	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
28	Everyday Movement by Gigi L. Leung 3.64 avg rating — 328 ratings Skittles added it to wtr-unowned See Review	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
29	We've Been Here Before by Myrtle Henry Sodhi 3.68 avg rating — 22 ratings Skittles added it to to-read See Review	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
30	Livonia Chow Mein by Abigail Savitch-Lew (Goodreads Author) 3.70 avg rating — 496 ratings Skittles added it to to-read See Review	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
31	Now I Surrender by Álvaro Enrigue 4.13 avg rating — 1,757 ratings Skittles added it to to-read See Review	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
32	Meet Me in the Garden by Nina LaCour (Goodreads Author) 4.29 avg rating — 1,142 ratings Skittles added it to currently-reading See Review	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
33	Every Exit Brings You Home by Naeem Murr really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 258 ratings Skittles added it to wtr-unowned See Review	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
34	I Hope You Find What You're Looking For by Bsrat Mezghebe 3.72 avg rating — 785 ratings Skittles added it to wtr-unowned See Review	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
35	Leave Your Mess at Home by Tolani Akinola (Goodreads Author) 4.17 avg rating — 2,798 ratings Skittles added it to to-read See Review	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
36	Honey by Imani Thompson 3.41 avg rating — 6,524 ratings Skittles added it to wtr-unowned See Review	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
37	Python's Kiss by Louise Erdrich 3.91 avg rating — 2,509 ratings Skittles added it to wtr-unowned See Review	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
38	We Inherit the Fire by Kagiso Lesego Molope 4.05 avg rating — 74 ratings Skittles added it to wtr-unowned See Review	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
39	Paradiso 17 by Hannah Lillith Assadi 3.77 avg rating — 1,311 ratings Skittles added it to wtr-unowned See Review	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
40	And the Ancestors Sing by Radha Lin Chaddah (Goodreads Author) 3.84 avg rating — 442 ratings Skittles added it to to-read See Review	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
41	There's Only One Sin in Hollywood by Rasheed Newson (Goodreads Author) 3.98 avg rating — 1,463 ratings Skittles added it to wtr-unowned See Review	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
42	Under Water by Tara Menon 3.87 avg rating — 6,654 ratings Skittles added it to wtr-unowned See Review	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
43	The True Confessions of First Lady Freeman by Deesha Philyaw (Goodreads Author) 4.29 avg rating — 214 ratings Skittles added it to to-read See Review	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
44	Runner: A Novel by Ashton Lattimore (Goodreads Author) 4.12 avg rating — 90 ratings Skittles added it to wtr-unowned See Review	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
45	The Four Wives and Five Deaths of Richard Milford by Nafissa Thompson-Spires 4.12 avg rating — 57 ratings Skittles added it to owned-unread See Review	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars