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) 4.25 avg rating — 537 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) 3.64 avg rating — 298 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 3.57 avg rating — 310 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 3.86 avg rating — 86 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) 3.57 avg rating — 662 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 — 64 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) 4.20 avg rating — 5 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 3.78 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
9	Only a Little While Here by María Ospina Pizano 4.11 avg rating — 1,011 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 — 467 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 3.96 avg rating — 126 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 4.16 avg rating — 431 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 3.70 avg rating — 4,388 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 — 250 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) 4.19 avg rating — 80 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 4.07 avg rating — 140 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 3.65 avg rating — 679 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) 3.56 avg rating — 190 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) 4.76 avg rating — 66 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) 3.66 avg rating — 119 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) 3.47 avg rating — 2,104 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) 3.73 avg rating — 728 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) 3.64 avg rating — 149 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 4.16 avg rating — 460 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 3.57 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
26	Kin by Tayari Jones (Goodreads Author) 4.24 avg rating — 58,811 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 — 8,830 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 3.68 avg rating — 292 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 3.67 avg rating — 18 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) 3.72 avg rating — 389 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 4.14 avg rating — 1,466 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) 4.67 avg rating — 45 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
33	Every Exit Brings You Home by Naeem Murr 4.04 avg rating — 226 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 3.70 avg rating — 697 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) 4.15 avg rating — 1,769 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 3.42 avg rating — 3,408 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 — 1,881 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 — 64 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 3.79 avg rating — 1,052 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) 3.85 avg rating — 400 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) 4.06 avg rating — 800 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 3.88 avg rating — 5,104 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) 4.44 avg rating — 114 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) 4.08 avg rating — 12 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 4.07 avg rating — 28 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