Beyoncé Reading Challenge - hosted by coralinejones

FREEDOM — authors of color
books by authors of color! — "freedom, freedom, where are you? 'cause i need freedom too."
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The Inheritance of Orquídea Divina by Zoraida Córdova

The Inheritance of Orquídea Divina

Zoraida Córdova

336 pages • first pub 2021 (editions)

fiction contemporary fantasy magical realism adventurous emotional mysterious medium-paced
An African Elegy: Poems by Ben Okri

An African Elegy: Poems

Ben Okri

112 pages • first pub 1992 (editions)

nonfiction poetry
Meridian by Alice Walker

Meridian

Alice Walker

220 pages • first pub 1976 (editions)

fiction classics historical challenging reflective slow-paced
What You Are Looking For is in the Library by Michiko Aoyama

What You Are Looking For is in the Library

Michiko Aoyama

7 hours, 19 minutes • first pub 2020 (editions)

fiction literary hopeful inspiring reflective medium-paced
The Truths We Hold: An American Journey by Kamala Harris

The Truths We Hold: An American Journey

Kamala Harris

318 pages • first pub 2019 (editions)

nonfiction memoir politics informative inspiring reflective slow-paced
The Night Watchman by Louise Erdrich

The Night Watchman

Louise Erdrich

451 pages • first pub 2020 (editions)

fiction historical literary emotional informative reflective medium-paced
Olga Dies Dreaming by Xochitl Gonzalez

Olga Dies Dreaming

Xochitl Gonzalez

373 pages • first pub 2022 (editions)

fiction contemporary emotional reflective medium-paced
I Am Not Your Perfect Mexican Daughter by Erika L. Sánchez

I Am Not Your Perfect Mexican Daughter

Erika L. Sánchez

344 pages • first pub 2017 (editions)

fiction contemporary young adult emotional medium-paced
Miss del Río: A Novel of Dolores del Río, the First Major Latina Star in Hollywood by Bárbara Mujica

Miss del Río: A Novel of Dolores del Río, the First Major Latina Star in Hollywood

Bárbara Mujica

400 pages • first pub 2022 (editions)

fiction historical emotional inspiring slow-paced
Yellowface by R.F. Kuang

Yellowface

R.F. Kuang

8 hours, 39 minutes • first pub 2023 (editions)

fiction contemporary literary thriller dark tense fast-paced