36 Amazing Book Recs to celebrate We Need Diverse Books Day

I took a little break from posting & now I'm back to celebrate

We Need Diverse Books Day!

This is the very first for this virtual celebration so I'm kicking it off with 36 amazing book recs for y'all. Learn more about this celebration here: https://www.diversebooks.org/celebrate-we-need-diverse-books-day

As my og followers know, I started my bookstagram in order to promote diverse books back in 2021 and I'm still very passionate about this work. So I'm gonna give y'all a ton of book recs (old & new) by and about BIPOC, disabled, LGBTQ+, and neurodivergent folks. I hope y'all find something that interests you!

All of the books are available for purchase here: https://bookshop.org/lists/36-amazing-book-recs-to-celebrate-we-need-diverse-books-day

Books shown:

• The Hero's Equinox by Antoine Bandele

• Love Radio by Ebony LaDelle

• The Emperor and the Endless Palace by Justinian Huang

• One for All by Lillie Lainoff

• The Deep by Rivers Solomon

• The Very Secret Society of Irregular Witches by Sangu Mandanna

• The Pretty One by Keah Brown

• The Prophets by Robert Jones, Jr.

• An Island Princess Starts a Scandal by Adriana Herrera

• The Diablo's Curse by Gabe Cole Novoa

• Across a Field of Starlight by Blue Delliquanti

• Vampires of El Norte by Isabel Cañas

Books shown:

• Minor Detail by Adania Shibli

• This Place: 150 Years Retold by Kateri Akiwenzie-Damm & more

• The Broposal by Sonora Reyes

• The Many Deaths of Laila Starr by Ram V

• Sex, Lies, & Sensibility by Nikki Payne

• Iron Widow by Ziran Jay Zhao

• Ember in the Ashes by Sabaa Tahir

• Daydreamer by Rob Cameron

• A Girl Called Echo, Vol. 1 by Katherena Vermette

• The Kiss Quotient by Helen Hoang

• Coyote Songs by Gabino Iglesias

• Tastes Like Shakkar by Nisha Sharma

Books shown:

• Jade City by Fonda Lee

• Murder on the Red River by Marcie R. Rendon

• Plantains & Our Becoming by Melania Luisa Marte

• She Who Became the Sun by Shelley Parker-Chan

• Transgender History by Susan Stryker

• Puerto Rico: A National History by Jorell Meléndez-Badillo

• The Name Bearer by Natalia Hernandez

• Lore of the Wilds by Analeigh Sbrana

• The Hundred Years' War on Palestine by Rashid Khalidi

• The Last Cuentista by Donna Barba Higuera

• To Shape a Dragon's Breath by Moniquill Blackgoose

• A Million Quiet Revolutions by Robin Gow

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