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1 | Timestamp | Title | Author | Genre | Why do you recommend this book? | Who are you? (name, twitter handle, youtube, etc) - optional | ||||||||||||||||||||
2 | 9/5/2016 11:45:09 | To All the Boys I've Loved Before | Jenny Han | YA Contemporary | Korean-American protagonist in a story where she is not defined by her race; POC on the cover | Monica - @monicakwatson | ||||||||||||||||||||
3 | 9/5/2016 11:54:30 | A Love That Disturbs | Medeia Sharif | Contemporary | f/f romance with a latina and a Muslim protag | Jana, @pinguinabluebox on twitter, penguininabluebox on youtube | ||||||||||||||||||||
4 | 9/5/2016 11:56:20 | Every Falling Star | Sungju Lee | Autobiography/memoir (YA) | describes contemporary North Korea (personally haven't read yet) | Jana, @pinguinabluebox | ||||||||||||||||||||
5 | 9/5/2016 11:57:53 | Every Heart A Doorway | Seanan McGuire | Fantasy | Asexual protag, trans side character | Jana, @pinguinabluebox | ||||||||||||||||||||
6 | 9/5/2016 11:58:08 | We Awaken | Calista Lynn | Paranormal/Magical Realism | Asexual/homoromantic representation! | @jennaclarek | ||||||||||||||||||||
7 | 9/5/2016 11:58:40 | I'll Meet You There | Heather Demetrios | NA Contemporary | One-legged hero, realistic money struggles (hope that qualifies) | Caitlin from BookChats | ||||||||||||||||||||
8 | 9/5/2016 12:02:26 | Listen, Slowly | Thanhhà Lại | MG contemporary | Vietnamese American protag struggles with her Vietnamese heritage as an American middle schooler (Audiobook is A++) | Caitlin from BookChats | ||||||||||||||||||||
9 | 9/5/2016 12:04:01 | Great | Sara Benincasa | YA contemporary | The Great Gatsby retelling with a female Gatsby-ish character -> f/f romance | Jana, @pinguinabluebox | ||||||||||||||||||||
10 | 9/5/2016 12:04:17 | Good Kings, Bad Kings | Susan Nussbaum | Adult Contemporary | VERY diverse and varried look at characters with mental AND/OR physical disabilities, their humanity and treatment in the US | Caitlin from BookChats | ||||||||||||||||||||
11 | 9/5/2016 12:04:53 | N.P. | Banana Yoshimoto | Fiction | It's a beautiful novel set in Japan, with some magical realism and the author is capable of creating this magical atmosphere that I had never expierienced before. | |||||||||||||||||||||
12 | 9/5/2016 12:05:22 | Brick Walls: Tales of Hope & Courage from Pakistan | Saadia Faruqi | Adult contemporary | Helps readers gain a better understanding of Muslim cultures | |||||||||||||||||||||
13 | 9/5/2016 12:06:01 | The Girl Who Saved the King of Sweden | Jonas Jonasson | Adult contemporary | Black girl born in poverty in Africa is a genius and ends up providing for herself & saving the king of Sweden | Jana, @pinguinabluebox | ||||||||||||||||||||
14 | 9/5/2016 12:06:52 | The Story of the Marquis-Marquise of Banneville | Joan deJean (editor) | classics | One of the earliest works (17th cent.) to feature transgender characters | Libby Stephenson, @tehlibinator | ||||||||||||||||||||
15 | 9/5/2016 12:07:22 | Beauty Queens | Libba Bray | YA contemporary | Lord of the Flies retelling with an all-female group of beauty pageant contenstants who are really smart and diverse in ethnicity, sexuality and a perfectly accepted trans character | Jana, @pinguinabluebox | ||||||||||||||||||||
16 | 9/5/2016 12:08:24 | Every Day | David Levithan | Magical Realism | It discusses Gender and non-biary people in a new and amazing way | @booksfortea / @booklovefortea | ||||||||||||||||||||
17 | 9/5/2016 12:10:05 | Tiny Pretty Things | Sona Charaipotra, Dhonielle Clayton | YA contemporary/mystery | racially diverse protags, different POVs, set in ballerina school | Jana, @pinguinabluebox | ||||||||||||||||||||
18 | 9/5/2016 12:22:27 | Call Me By Your Name | André Aciman | Literary Fiction | Gay coming of age story written by an American-Egyptian author | Geoffry, boyreadsworld on Youtube | ||||||||||||||||||||
19 | 9/5/2016 12:48:23 | None of the Above | I.W. Gregerio | YA Contemporary | Explores the experience of being intersex in a way that's medically accurate but not overwhelming: Asian-American author | Ashley YT: booksfordays Everything else: @ashcart | ||||||||||||||||||||
20 | 9/5/2016 12:56:27 | The Great American Whatever | Tim Federle | YA Contemporary | Gay protag; engaging, authentic characters; nuanced subplots. 1 of fav books!! Tim is fantastic :) | Ashley YT: booksfordays; Elsewhere: @ashcart | ||||||||||||||||||||
21 | 9/5/2016 13:00:49 | Chelsea Girls | Eileen Myles | Adult Contemporary Fiction | autobiographical novel of a KICKASS lesbian poet rocker chick; beautifully written; reads as a memoir | Ashley YT: booksfordays Elsewhere: @ashcart | ||||||||||||||||||||
22 | 9/5/2016 14:51:01 | Wayward series | Jim Zub | YA Urban Fantasy | A Japanese/Irish female Mc that grows to admire her heritage/ The whole main cast are POC magical users | Rogier @rocapri | ||||||||||||||||||||
23 | 9/5/2016 14:54:40 | The Kite Runner, A Thousand Splendid Suns, And the Mountains Echoed | Khaled Hosseini | Fiction | All three books are set in Afghanistan, with different perspectives on living in a county with the Taliban. | Meredith, @meredithlinks | ||||||||||||||||||||
24 | 9/5/2016 14:57:35 | Labyrinth Lost | Zoraida Córdova | YA Fantasy | BI Latinx Female MC ,has brujas ( Witches) , has to with family, written by an author of Ecuadorian heritage | |||||||||||||||||||||
25 | 9/5/2016 15:03:06 | The Song of Achilles | Madeline Miller | Historical Fantasy | A Troyan War retelling with a gay romace, Emotional that it's devastating in a good way | |||||||||||||||||||||
26 | 9/5/2016 15:07:13 | Playing by the Book | S. Chris Shirley | YA Contemporary | Gay Christian protag, Non preachy book | |||||||||||||||||||||
27 | 9/5/2016 15:17:07 | The Lost Girl | Sangu Mandanna | YA Science Fiction | An Indian clone who's body doesn't belong to her self, portrayal of India | Rogier @ rocapri | ||||||||||||||||||||
28 | 9/5/2016 15:20:16 | Her Olives | Fida Islaih | Poetry | This book of poetry share a peak into the Palestinian narrative. | |||||||||||||||||||||
29 | 9/5/2016 15:39:45 | Pantomime (and it's sequels/series) | Laura Lam | Fantasy | intersex bisexual mc | @booksncalm | ||||||||||||||||||||
30 | 9/5/2016 15:40:48 | False Hearts | Laura Lam | Sci-Fi | bisxeual interracial mcs | @booksncalm | ||||||||||||||||||||
31 | 9/5/2016 15:42:40 | Simon vs. the Homo Sapiens Agenda | becky albertalli | contemporary | gay mc, interracial relationship + lots of fluff | @booksncalm | ||||||||||||||||||||
32 | 9/5/2016 15:52:46 | If I was Your Girl | meredith russo | contemporary | trans!girl mc + #ownvoices | @booksncalm | ||||||||||||||||||||
33 | 9/5/2016 15:50:29 | Aristotle & Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe | Benjamin Alire Saenz | Contemporary, YA | Fantastic queer Latinx representation | |||||||||||||||||||||
34 | 9/5/2016 15:51:12 | Shelter | Jung Yun | Adult, Contemporary | #ownvoices, explores mixed race families and the realities of being Korean-American | |||||||||||||||||||||
35 | 9/5/2016 15:52:32 | Juliet Takes a Breath | Gabby Rivera | YA, Contemporary | MC is a Puerto Rican lesbian <333 | |||||||||||||||||||||
36 | 9/5/2016 15:54:58 | Some Kind of Happiness | Claire Legrand | Middle Grade, Contemporary | MC is dealing with depression and anxiety | |||||||||||||||||||||
37 | 9/5/2016 15:55:22 | Every Heart a Doorway | Seanan McGuire | Fantasy | Asexual main character, black transgender side character, hispanic male side character. extremely well written | Riley Marie | ||||||||||||||||||||
38 | 9/5/2016 15:55:32 | Cut & Run (adult series w/18+ content) | Abigail Roux | contemporary + romance | lgbtia+ characters & some w/ mental issues (idk how else to phrase it. things like ptsd) | |||||||||||||||||||||
39 | 9/5/2016 15:55:44 | The Real Boy | Anne Ursu | Middle Grade, Fantasy | MC is a person of color and Autistic | |||||||||||||||||||||
40 | 9/5/2016 15:56:58 | We Are the Ants | Shaun David Hutchinson | Sci-Fi + Contemparary | gay mc | |||||||||||||||||||||
41 | 9/5/2016 15:58:14 | The Wicked + The Divine | Kieron Gillen | Fantasy | lots of diversity (poc wise + lgbtia+) | @booksncalm | ||||||||||||||||||||
42 | 9/5/2016 15:59:18 | Aristotle and Dante discover the secrets of the universe | Benjamin Alire Saenz | LGBT | It represents the LGBT community and the latin american community | Chabely @morechabely (twitter) chabely (youtube) | ||||||||||||||||||||
43 | 9/5/2016 16:00:18 | How to Live Safely in a Science Fictional Universe | Charles Yu | Adult, Sci-Fi, Speculative Fiction | Asian main character working through inherited cycles of sadness and microaggressions | |||||||||||||||||||||
44 | 9/5/2016 16:01:07 | George | Alex Gino | Middle Grade, Contemporary | Trans main character exploring their identity and personal expression | |||||||||||||||||||||
45 | 9/5/2016 16:01:08 | EVERYTHING EVERYTHING | Nicola Yoon | Drama romance and contemporary | The main character is a girl of color | Chabely @morechabely (Twitter) | ||||||||||||||||||||
46 | 9/5/2016 16:04:16 | District Ballet Company series | Katherine Locke | Contemporary | 2 mcs - one disabled physical, the other mentally | @booksncalm | ||||||||||||||||||||
47 | 9/5/2016 16:11:32 | Noughts and Crosses | Malorie Blackman | YA dystopian/alternate world fiction | it's a beautifully written novel that takes a look at racism and prejudice in an alternate society. (part of a series but can be read as a standalone :)) | Anna from A World Hopper | ||||||||||||||||||||
48 | 9/5/2016 16:21:16 | The Book of Negroes | Lawrence Hill | Historical Fiction | Lawrence Hill manages to tell a story about slavery in a way that is sad and beautiful all at once. | Anna from A World Hopper | ||||||||||||||||||||
49 | 9/5/2016 16:28:57 | Golden Boy | Abigail Tarttelin | YA, lgbtqa+ | A Wonderful read. MC is intersex, topics include depression, teen pregnancy, Asperger's etc.!! | Anna @aworldhopper | ||||||||||||||||||||
50 | 9/5/2016 16:51:25 | The Rest of Us Just Live Here | Patrick Ness | YA Contemporay/Fantasy | Queer characters, Characters of Colour, MCs with mental illnesses | Helen :) Twitter - @ColiverClarke | ||||||||||||||||||||
51 | 9/5/2016 16:54:21 | Bestest. Ramadan. Ever. | Medeia Sharif | YA Contemp | A Muslim MC trying to learn get faith on her own terms and not the pressure from her parents. | |||||||||||||||||||||
52 | 9/5/2016 17:02:12 | More Thank This | Patrick Ness | YA Sci-Fi/Dystopian | Gay MC, Characters of Colour, Characters with English as their second language | Helen :) Twitter - @ColiverClarke | ||||||||||||||||||||
53 | 9/5/2016 17:04:36 | Six of Crows | Leigh Bardugo | Fantasy | has a diverse cast of characters that include poc mc's, badass female protagonists and lgbt representation! | Kiran (@xkirangokal) | ||||||||||||||||||||
54 | 9/5/2016 18:02:53 | Behold the Dreamers | Imbolo Mbue | Fiction | It's a great recent release (& debut) looking at immigrants from Cameroon to America as well as wealthy Americans, examining the American dream. Loved it! | @welldonebooks | ||||||||||||||||||||
55 | 9/5/2016 20:04:39 | Symptoms of Being Human | Jeff Garvin | Young Adult, Contemporary, LGBTQIA | This is an excellent book about a gender fluid teen going through bullying and trying to find an outlet to express themselves. Gender Fluid isn't common and the author does a great job showing the daily life of someone who is gender fluid. | Alyssa @puckspaperbacks Pucksandpaperbacks on YT | ||||||||||||||||||||
56 | 9/5/2016 20:41:56 | The Walking Dead | Robert Kirkman | Dystopia Graphic Novel | A widely racially diverse cast of characters, all well written | Addicted2daydreaming | ||||||||||||||||||||
57 | 9/5/2016 20:43:25 | Saga | Brian K Vaughn | Sci-fi Graphic Novel | A racially, sexually and she diverse cast of individual and interesting characters | Addicted2daydreaming | ||||||||||||||||||||
58 | 9/5/2016 20:45:16 | Welcome to Nightvale | Joseph Fink and Jeffrey Cranor | Fantasy | A novel and podcast with a gay lead, disabled characters and POC throughout | Addicted2daydreaming | ||||||||||||||||||||
59 | 9/5/2016 20:46:26 | The Wrath and the dawn | Renee Ahdieh | Fantasy | A kick ass POC female lead and supporting cast | Addicted2daydreaming | ||||||||||||||||||||
60 | 9/5/2016 20:48:25 | Soundless | Rochelle Mead | Fantasy | Inspired by Chinese folklore with an entirely POC cast | Addicted2daydreaming | ||||||||||||||||||||
61 | 9/5/2016 20:49:35 | Nevernight | Jay Kristoff | Fantasy | A rich, realistic and racially diverse world and characters | Addicted2daydreaming | ||||||||||||||||||||
62 | 9/5/2016 20:50:56 | The raven boys | Maggie Stiefvater | Fantasy | Non-sexualised or devalued bisexual character | Addicted2daydreaming | ||||||||||||||||||||
63 | 9/5/2016 20:51:54 | Vampires series | Justin Somper | Fantasy | Racially diverse cast of characters | Addicted2daydreaming | ||||||||||||||||||||
64 | 9/5/2016 20:53:46 | Rat Queens | Kurt is j wiebe | Fantasy Graphic novel | D&D with all female leads, racially and sexually diverse too | Addicted2daydreaming | ||||||||||||||||||||
65 | 9/5/2016 20:55:32 | Four Eyes | Joe Kelly | Fantasy | Italian Americans with a strong sense of culture in 1930s America | Addicted2daydreaming | ||||||||||||||||||||
66 | 9/5/2016 21:53:18 | Not Your Sidekick | C.B. Lee | Fantasy | Bisexual Vietnamese MC, majority POC cast, trans side character, and an unbelievably fun superhero story | Cece (ProblemsofaBookNerd on YT) | ||||||||||||||||||||
67 | 9/5/2016 21:55:40 | Lies We Tell Ourselves | Robin Talley | YA historical fiction | f/f romance between a black student and a white student in Virginia in the 1950s | Cece (ProblemsofaBookNerd on YT) | ||||||||||||||||||||
68 | 9/5/2016 21:57:15 | Style | Chelsea M. Cameron | YA contemporary romance | Charming and adorable f/f romance, plus #ownvoices | Cece (ProblemsofaBookNerd on YT) | ||||||||||||||||||||
69 | 9/5/2016 21:59:01 | Ash | Malinda Lo | Fantasy (retelling) | #ownvoices f/f retelling of Cinderella, lush writing and wonderful romance | Cece (ProblemsofaBookNerd on YT) | ||||||||||||||||||||
70 | 9/5/2016 22:05:45 | The Color Puple | Alice Walker | Historical fiction | Essential part of literary canon featuring a queer WOC as the main character | Cece (ProblemsofaBookNerd on YT) | ||||||||||||||||||||
71 | 9/5/2016 22:08:00 | Empress of the World | Sara Ryan | YA contemporary | #ownvoices bisexual coming of age story that features a f/f romance | Cece (ProblemsofaBookNerd on YT) | ||||||||||||||||||||
72 | 9/5/2016 22:10:08 | Two Boys Kissing | David Levithan | YA contemporary | All MCs are queer men, trans inclusive, beautifully written | Cece (ProblemsofaBookNerd on YT) | ||||||||||||||||||||
73 | 9/5/2016 22:11:47 | Fun Home | Alison Bechdel | graphic novel, memoir | Emotional and introspective, graphic memoir about sexuality and father/daughter relationship | Cece (ProblemsofaBookNerd on YT) | ||||||||||||||||||||
74 | 9/5/2016 22:16:15 | A Tyranny of Petticoats | Jessica Spotswood (editor) | Historical fiction anthology | Of the 15 stories, most have WOC as MCs + two queer MCs | Cece (ProblemsofaBookNerd on YT) | ||||||||||||||||||||
75 | 9/5/2016 22:18:34 | American Born Chinese | Gene Luen Yang | Graphic novel | Full of discussion about MCs identity as an Asian American | Cece (ProblemsofaBookNerd on YT) | ||||||||||||||||||||
76 | 9/5/2016 22:21:08 | The Story Hour | Thrity Umrigar | Literary Fiction | Beautiful story of an African American therapist who treats, and builds a friendship with, a recently integrated Indian woman. A novel about the importance of the stories we tell and who we share them with. | @booksofmainandmaple (IG) / @mainstandmaple (Twitter) | ||||||||||||||||||||
77 | 9/5/2016 22:21:28 | Persepolis | Marjane Satrapi | Graphic novel & memoir | Coming of age memoir in Tehran during the Islamic Revolution | Cece (ProblemsofaBookNerd on YT) | ||||||||||||||||||||
78 | 9/5/2016 22:27:26 | Between the World and Me | Ta-Nehisi Coates | Non Fiction | Letter to Coates' son about being a black man in America. Very real and very important. | @booksofmainandmaple (IG) / @mainstandmaple (Twitter) | ||||||||||||||||||||
79 | 9/6/2016 0:24:13 | 600 Hours of Edward | Craig Lancaster | MC with Asperger's Syndrome | Dylan @Clerks82 | |||||||||||||||||||||
80 | 9/6/2016 0:25:46 | The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time | Mark Haddon | Literature | MC with Asperber's Syndrome | Dylan @Clerks82 | ||||||||||||||||||||
81 | 9/6/2016 0:28:33 | Will Grayson/Will Grayson | John Green & David Levithan | YA Literature | Multiple Gay main characters | Dylan @Clerks82 | ||||||||||||||||||||
82 | 9/6/2016 0:30:00 | Luna | Julie Anne Peters | YA Literature | MtF Trangendered Main Character | Dylan @Clerks82 | ||||||||||||||||||||
83 | 9/6/2016 0:51:20 | Wide Awake | David Levithan | YA Political Fiction | The country elects a gay president andpeople try to dispute it, leading to protests. | Dylan @Clerks82 | ||||||||||||||||||||
84 | 9/6/2016 4:24:50 | Kissing the Witch | Emma Donoghue | Short Stories | It's beautifully written, interesting, and puts an interesting twist on fairytales. Also a short story collection is always great for a readathon. | |||||||||||||||||||||
85 | 9/6/2016 4:26:47 | Fingersmith | Sarah Waters | Historical Fiction | Tbh I can't believe this wasn't on the list already, it's one of the most well known and important pieces of lesbian fiction | |||||||||||||||||||||
86 | 9/6/2016 4:28:15 | Why Be Happy When You Could Be Normal? | Jeanette Winterson | Memoir | This is such an important and hard-hitting book. It's very personally meaningful to me and I feel like it could have such a positive impact on so many people | |||||||||||||||||||||
87 | 9/6/2016 4:31:51 | Huntress | Malinda Lo | Fantasy | Own voices. Asian + lesbian/bisexual. You don't need to have read ash in order to read this one. I actually prefer it to Ash tbh. It has a much clearer narrative and the character voices are stronger imo | |||||||||||||||||||||
88 | 9/6/2016 4:34:16 | Skim | Jillian Tamaki | Graphic Novel | It's able to portray so many emotions and feelings over just a few panels and is beautifully drawn | |||||||||||||||||||||
89 | 9/6/2016 4:55:05 | Redefining Realness | Janet Mock | Memoir | Trans + Black #ownvoices, beautiful writing, comprehensive information. This is a book that's great both for people who know nothing about trans issues and want to educate themselves, as well as activists who already have experience with it. Everyone should read it! | |||||||||||||||||||||
90 | 9/6/2016 5:06:08 | Heathen | Natasha Alterici | Graphic Novel | lesbian MC, lesbian + gay sidecharacters, VIKINGS + adventure | |||||||||||||||||||||
91 | 9/6/2016 5:10:17 | The Dark Wife | Sarah Diemer | Retelling | lesbian retelling of the Hades/Persephone myth | |||||||||||||||||||||
92 | 9/6/2016 5:07:53 | Unspeakable | Abbie Rushton | Contemporary | f/f romance. MC has selective mutism. Discussion of trauma. | |||||||||||||||||||||
93 | 9/6/2016 5:13:08 | Silhouette of a Sparrow | Molly Beth Griffin | Historical Fiction | gentle, and lyrically written romance between two girls | |||||||||||||||||||||
94 | 9/6/2016 5:11:31 | Everything Leads to You | Nina LaCour | Contemporary | Cute f/f romance, filmdesign, mystery | |||||||||||||||||||||
95 | 9/6/2016 5:15:42 | Crush | Richard Siken | Poetry | the author is a gay man, beautiful and haunting collection of poetry | |||||||||||||||||||||
96 | 9/6/2016 5:20:56 | Young Avengers | Kieron Gillen | Comic | Racially and sexually diverse cast. Fun adventure and lovable characters | |||||||||||||||||||||
97 | 9/6/2016 5:25:26 | Honor Girl | Maggie Thrash | Graphic Memoir | very real depiction of discovering your sexuality at an all-girls summer camp | |||||||||||||||||||||
98 | 9/6/2016 5:27:34 | Teaching My Mother How To Give Birth | Warsan Shire | Poetry | The author is black and these poems are a beautiful discussion of racial + feminist issues | |||||||||||||||||||||
99 | 9/6/2016 10:25:20 | All-American Boys | Jason Reynolds & Brendan Kiely | YA Fiction | This book focuses on police brutality. I purchased it a month or two ago, but haven't quite been able to bring myself to read ti due to the various events that have occurred since then. However, I've heard wonderful things about it and do plan on reading it soon. | Miya C on youtube, @mcharleean on twitter | ||||||||||||||||||||
100 | 9/6/2016 11:01:37 | Men We Reaped: A Memior | Jesmyn Ward | Memior | One of my favorite books. Ward's personal accounts of the five deaths of black men in her community along with her experience as a poor, black girl growing up in the south touches many parts of diversity and puts faces to the statistics we hear about on a daily basis. | Morgan. YT: Morgan Gayle, Twitter: Morgan__Gayle, IG: Morgan__Gayle |