The StoryGraph’s Genre Challenge 2022 - hosted by thestorygraph

A classic by an author of colour
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Intimacies by Katie Kitamura

Intimacies

Katie Kitamura

fiction contemporary literary dark reflective medium-paced

240 pages | first published 2021

The Hill We Climb: An Inaugural Poem for the Country by Amanda Gorman

The Hill We Climb: An Inaugural Poem for the Country

Amanda Gorman

nonfiction poetry emotional inspiring reflective medium-paced

32 pages | first published 2021

Beasts and Beauty: Dangerous Tales by Soman Chainani

Beasts and Beauty: Dangerous Tales

Soman Chainani with Julia Iredale (Illustrator)

fiction fantasy middle grade adventurous dark mysterious medium-paced

336 pages | first published 2021

Dragon Sword and Wind Child by Cathy Hirano, Noriko Ogiwara, Miho Satake

Dragon Sword and Wind Child

Tales of the Magatama #1

Cathy Hirano, Noriko Ogiwara, Miho Satake

fiction fantasy young adult adventurous dark mysterious slow-paced

286 pages | first published 1988

The Birdcatcher by Gayl Jones

The Birdcatcher

Gayl Jones

fiction historical literary challenging dark reflective medium-paced

216 pages | first published 1986

Moses, Man of the Mountain by Zora Neale Hurston

Moses, Man of the Mountain

Zora Neale Hurston

fiction classics historical challenging reflective slow-paced

310 pages | first published 1939

Kindred: A Graphic Novel Adaptation by Octavia E. Butler

Kindred: A Graphic Novel Adaptation

Octavia E. Butler with John Jennings (Illustrator), Damian Duffy (Contributor), Nnedi Okorafor (Contributor)

fiction graphic novel science fiction dark emotional tense fast-paced

256 pages | first published 2017

At the Bottom of the River by Jamaica Kincaid

At the Bottom of the River

Jamaica Kincaid

fiction short stories emotional reflective fast-paced

96 pages | first published 1983

Sacred Balance, 25th Anniversary Edition: Rediscovering Our Place in Nature by David Suzuki

Sacred Balance, 25th Anniversary Edition: Rediscovering Our Place in Nature

David Suzuki

nonfiction autobiography biography nature informative slow-paced

336 pages | first published 1997

Eva Luna by Isabel Allende
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Eva Luna

Isabel Allende with Jyrki Lappi-Seppälä (Translator)

fiction literary adventurous emotional slow-paced

364 pages | first published 1987