Read Authors of Color - A Resource List

Need to find books written by Writers of Color and Native Authors? This is a set of resources for you!

Apologies in advance -- most of these links will be heavily weighted toward authors of YA / MG, because that is what I gravitate toward. However, I will keep expanding to include others! This is a work in progress and I'd love your input if you know of resources I've missed.

Also note that while I've tried to keep this collection as strictly focused on POC & Native Authors as possible, a few resources may also list a few books with POC / Native main characters too. I will try to note those.

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General / Mixed Lists

African-American / Black Authors

Asian-American / Pacific Islander Authors

Latinx Authors

Muslim & Middle Eastern-American Authors

Native Authors


General / Mixed Authors of Color Lists:
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New Releases by Writers of Color

• 10 YA Must Reads by Authors of Color in 2017 - Teen Vogue 
• We're the People : Summer 2017 Reading List 
• POC 2016 / 2017 Release List - CrazyQuiltEdi
• YA Authors of Color 2014-15 releases - CrazyQuiltEdi
• Upcoming 2016/2017  YA Books by Authors of Color - DailyDahlia 
• Goodreads List: SFF By Authors of Color: in 2019 / 2018 / 2017 / 2016 

Young Adult, Middle Grade, and Picture Book Authors of Color

• Goodreads List: #OwnVoices MG/YA/NA 
• Goodreads List: #ReadPOC 
• Goodreads List: #1000BlackGirlBooks
• Goodreads List: Comic Creators of Color
• Goodreads List: YA, MG Spec Fic by Writers of Color 
• Goodreads List: MG & YA SFF by Writers of Color
• Goodreads List: POC YA Novels not about "the struggle" (not all #ownvoices)
• YA #ownvoices books about POC, by POC - BookAvid
• Books by and About Marginalized Races - Daily Dahlia  
• YA Backlist by Authors of Color - Daily Dahlia 
• YA Fantasy by Women of Color - YA Interrobang 
• Urban Fantasy Writers of Color - DanielJoseOlder 
• Diversity in YA Lists 
• 15 YA Books that Get it Right   
• Multicultural Fiction - A Mighty Girl 
• Exploring Diversity Through Children's and YA Books 
• Perspectives of Authors with Disabilities (some authors of color, some are not)
• #OwnVoices MG Fiction 
• Diverse Chapter Books & Novels about Growing up POC in the South 
• Diverse Picture Books for Toddlers (3-5yo) 
• WNDB - "If You liked ..." Summer Reading Recs 

Other / General Writers of Color Lists

• Goodreads List: Feminist Books by Women of Color
• Goodreads List: Books by LGBTQ Authors of Color
• Goodreads List: Queer Female Authors of Color
• Goodreads List: #ReadPOC 
• Goodreads List: #ReadPOC Romance
• Goodreads List: Speculative Fiction by Authors of Color
• Goodreads List: Historical Fiction by Authors of Color
• Goodreads List: Non-Fiction Books by Authors of Color
• Goodreads List: Multicultural Female Authors
• POC Authors List - CrazyQuilt Edi 
• 20 Books to Start Diversifying Your Reading History - RDB 
• Carefree Colorful Women Beach Reads
• Librarything - World Full of Color 
• 10 Books Actually Written by Authors of Color 
• WWC: Authors of Color 
• The Cartoonists of Color Database 
• Diversity Bingo - ReadingAsianAmerican  
• Authors of Color Online List - RIC 
• Hapa Booklist 
• The Bookish Diversity Link List 2017 - DORA (And 2016 Version Here ) 
• The Ultimate Diverse Reading List - RDB 
• Diverse Book List - Written in Wonder (notes if the book is ownvoices)
• Diverse Books Resource List 2015 - Ava Jae / 2016 
• Diversity in Non-Fiction 
• WNDB - Where to Find Diverse Books 
• WNDB - End of the Year Book Recs 
• WNDB - "If You liked ..." Summer Reading Recs 

Sci-Fi and Fantasy POC Authors 

• YA Fantasy by Women of Color - YA Interrobang
• Goodreads List: Fantasy Novels By Women of Color 
• Goodreads List: Speculative Fiction by Authors of Color
• Goodreads List: Adult Spec Fic by POC 
• Goodreads List: YA, MG Spec Fic by Authors of Color 
• Goodreads List: MG & YA SFF by Writers of Color 
• Goodreads List: SFF By Authors of Color: in 2019 / 2018 / 2017 / 2016 
• All Our Worlds - Diverse Fantastic Fiction 
• Urban Fantasy Writers of Color - DanielJoseOlder 
• List: Non-White Protagonists in SFF -- IllustratedPage
     (note: not all are authors of color - scroll halfway down the page to view POC authors)

Hashtags: #OwnVoices || #Diverseathon  || #RamadanReads ||  #RamadanReadathon  ||  #AsianLitChat || #AsianLitBingo  || #ReadAsianOz || #ReadDiverse2017 ||

African-American / Black Authors
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New Releases by Black Authors

• Goodreads List: 2017 Teen Releases by Black Authors
• Goodreads List: Adult Releases by Authors of African Descent 2017 / 2016 / 2015 / 2014 / 2013 
• 20 Exciting YA Books by Black Women 2016/2017 - TheBookAvid 
• 63 Upcoming Books of Black Literature 2017 - AALBC 
• 24 New African, African-American and Caribbean Releases for 2017 - African Book Addict
• 2016 YA & MG Titles by African American Authors - Zetta Elliott 
• 2016-2015 African-American Fiction Highlights - The Brown Bookshelf 
• 15 New Books to Dive Into  Summer 2015 - The Root 
• 25 Must Read Books by Black Authors from 2015 - HuffPo 
• 2015 African American Fiction - Zetta Elliott 

Young Adult & Middle Grade Black Authors

• Goodreads List : African American Books for Teens 
• Goodreads List: 2017 Teen Releases by Black Authors
• Goodreads List: 2016 Teen Releases by Black Authors
• Goodreads List: 2015 Teen Releases by Black Authors
• Goodreads List: 2014 Teen Releases by Black Authors
• Goodreads List: 2013 Teen Releases by Black Authors
• Must Read YA Books by Black Women - xoJane 
• YA Books Exploring Race & Police Brutality 
• 30 Black Comic Writers You Should Know 
• 7 Books to read while you wait for The Hate U Give -BN 
• 8 YA Books for Black History Month - RichInColor 
• 12 Disabled Black Authors
• African-American Spec Fic for Kids
• Black Children's Books and Authors
• 10 African-American Authors to Know - DiversityInYA 
• 20 Exciting YA Books by Black Women 2016/2017 - TheBookAvid 
• 2016 YA & MG Titles by African American Authors - Zetta Elliott 
• 10 YA Books by African American Writers 2014 - DiversityInYA 
• A 2012 Guide to Black Friendly YA Fantasy 

Adult Black Authors

• Goodreads List: Literary Fiction by Authors of African Descent where race is not a focus
• Goodreads List: Black Women by Black Women
• Goodreads List: Adult Releases by Authors of African Descent 2017 / 2016 / 2015 / 2014 / 2013
• 13 Must-Reads for the Black Feminist in Training 
• 12 Disabled Black Authors
• 20 Black Women with Killer Bibliographies 
• 22 Black Authors to add to your Beach Bag This Summer 
• All Our Worlds : African Tag Search  / Black Tag Search (note: some are not #ownvoices) 
• African American Chick Lit - Read In Colour 
• Black Women Science Fiction Writers - For Harriet 
• Black History Month Booklist - Book Trust 
• Books Set in Africa - Book Trust 
• African Americans in Speculative Fiction : A Primer 
• A Crash Course in The History of Black Science Fiction
• Famous Black Writers 
• 5 Must-Read Jamaican Authors - Read Diverse Books
• 63 Upcoming Books of Black Literature 2017 - AALBC 
• 24 New African, African-American and Caribbean Releases for 2017 - African Book Addict
• 2016-2015 African-American Fiction Highlights - The Brown Bookshelf 
• 15 New Books to Dive Into  Summer 2015 - The Root 
• 25 Must Read Books by Black Authors from 2015 - HuffPo 
• 2015 African American Fiction - Zetta Elliott 
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PB & Children's Book Black Authors

• Children's Books Written by Black Muslim Authors 
• 8 Books for Kids Celebrating African-American Hair 
• African-American Spec Fic for Kids 

Other Black Author Lists

Twinja's Black Book Bloggers List ||  Black Nerd Girls || African Book Addict ||



Asian-American / Asian / Pacific Islander Authors
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• Upcoming 2016/2017 YA Books by Asian Women 
• Asian Lit Bingo - ReadingAsianAmerican
• 16 Books by Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders - NBC
• 10 YA Books by Asian American Authors - Rich in Color 
• 5 #Ownvoices Reads on the Asian Immigrant Experience 
• 11 YA Novels by Asian-American Authors - Bustle 
• 10 New and Debut Asian American Authors 2015 - DiversityinYA 
• 8 Books for Asian-Pacific Heritage Month  - RichInColor
• Groundbreaking Asian-American Poets with Immigrant Roots 
• Goodreads List: Best Asian American Teen Fiction 
• Goodreads List: Asian Canadian Authors 
• Goodreads List: Asian Spec Fic By Asian Authors 
• Goodreads List: Short List of Asian American Writers 

• All Our Worlds : Asian Tag Search / South Asian (note: some are not #ownvoices) 
• Asian / Pacific Island YA Authors - CrazyQuiltEdi 
• 7 Books about growing up Asian-American - CBC Diversity 
• 8 Books for Asian-Pacific Heritage Month  - RichInColor  
• 23 Asian American Authors - CrazyRedPen 
• 32 Essential Asian-American Writers - Buzzfeed 
• Asian-Americans in YA Fiction - YaYaYas 
• Asian Lit - Literary Treats 
• Asian Books Tag - Colorful Book Reviews 
• Asian Lit - Read In Colour 
• Asia in the Heart Reviews 
• Asian YA
• East Asian #Ownvoices - YA Interrobang 
• Fantasy Novellas by Asian Women - Read Diverse Books 
• 150+ Asian-American Spec Fic Authors 
• Asian / Pacific Islander Librarians Association 

East Asian / East Asian - American / Authors

• East Asian #Ownvoices - YA Interrobang 
• Goodreads List: East Asian Authors 
• LGBTQ by East Asian Authors 
• East Asian Reads: Winter Edition - ReadingAsIAm 
• Goodreads List: Chinese American Authors 
• Chinese-American Tag Search - ReadingAsIAm 
• Goodreads List: Japanese American Authors 
• Mini-List: Japanese YA Authors 
• Japanese-American Tag Search - ReadingAsIAm 
• Goodreads List: Books by Korean Authors or with Korean Characters 
• YA Reads Written by Korean-American Authors 
• 4 Must-Read Korean Authors - RDB 
• Goodreads List: Taiwanese Literature 
• Taiwanese-American Tag Search - ReadingAsIAm 
• Searching for Taiwan in YA Lit

Filipino, Malaysian & Other Southeast Asian Authors

• Goodreads List: Southeast Asians in YA & MG Fiction (not all are #ownvoices )
• #OwnVoices Spotlight: Southeast Asian Authors - YAInterrobang 
•  All Our Worlds :Southeast Asian (note: some are not #ownvoices) 
• A Guide to South East Asian Authors
• Filipino authors you need to know - YABookNerdLibrarian 
• Goodreads List: Best Books by Filipino Authors 
• Goodreads List: Literary Philippine / Philippine-American Authors 
• Picture Books by Filipino Authors 
• A Guide to Authors from the Philippines 
• Malaysian Theme - MirrowsWindowsDoors 
• Malaysian SFF Authors - Google Spreadsheet  (see also here)
• A Guide to Malaysian Authors 
• A Guide to Indonesian Authors 
• Goodreads List: Vietnamese & Vietnamese Diaspora Writers 
• Goodreads List: Vietnamese Novels & Memoirs 

Indian / Indian-American / Sri-Lankan Authors

• #Ownvoices Spotlight on South Asian Authors - YAInterrobang 
• All Our Worlds :South Asian (note: some are not #ownvoices) 
• 8 Great Novels featuring South Asian MCs - Paste Mag  
• Anglo-Indian & Indian American Books - Masala Reader 
• 10 Books by Indian Authors in 2017 - Bustle 
• 4 YA Books with Indian Protagonists - Rich In Color 
• 34 Books by Indian Authors that Everyone should Read - Buzzfeed 
• An Indian Summer Reading List - Book Trust 
• Indian LGBTQ Books - Books And Strips 
• A Compilation of Sri-Lankan Lit - Cinderzena 

Other Asian Author Lists

Native Hawaiian #Ownvoices -- Reading for SJ || Hapa Booklist || 8 Books for Asian-Pacific Heritage Month  - RichInColor || Asian-Australian Kidlit || Read Asian Oz ||

See also: #AsianLitChat and #AsianLitBingo and #ReadAsianOz



Pacific Islander / Pasifika & Native Hawaiian Authors

• Tales from Pasifika: Book Recommendations
• Pasifika Author Spotlight - Anjulie Te Pohe
• 5 Maori and Pasifika Favourites - NZ Book Council
• 22 Picture Books featuring Pasifika or Maori Kids
• Ruru Reads (Short Fiction by Indigenous authors -- Māori and others )
• Reading Books by Pasifika Writers - Paper Wanderer
• Our Stories : Tala mai le Moana - Samoa Planet
• Native Hawaiian #Ownvoices -- Reading for SJ
• Hapa Booklist
• Asian-Australian Kidlit
• 8 Books for Asian-Pacific Heritage Month  - RichInColor
• Pasifika Women Book Club
  (note: this is a Private FB Group, but you can request to join)

See also: #IndigenousLit 

Latinx Authors
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New Releases by Latinx Authors

• 5 Books by Latino Authors you should read in 2018
• 15 Unmissable books from Latino/Latin American Authors in 2017
• 7 Afro-Latina Authors You Should Be Reading
• Signal Boosting Latina Authors (Twitter Thread)
• Goodreads List: 2018 Titles By/For/About Latinx (not all #ownvoices)
• Goodreads List: 2018 Latinx SFF
• 18 Upcoming and Recent Books by Latinx Authors 2016/2017 - TheBookAvid 
• 9 YA Latina Books Releasing in 2017
• Goodreads List: 2017 Titles By/For/About Latinx (not all #ownvoices)
• 8 Great Latino Books Published in 2016 - NBC 
• Your Summer 2016 Reading List
• Latino Book Awards : 2016 Finalists - YAInterrobang 
• 15 Best Latino Books 2016 - Remezcla 
• The "Not New York Times" Summer Reading List 2015: Adult // Teen

Young Adult & Middle Grade Latinx Authors

• Goodreads List: YA & MG Books by Latinx Authors
• Latinx in Kidlit : PB / MG / YA 
• 9 Books by Latinx Authors I wish I had as a Teen - Bustle 
• Latino YA Authors Everyone Needs to Know -- Latina.com 
• 5 LGBTQ YAs by Latinx Authors 
• Vamos a Leer  // YA Lit
• Graphic Novels with Latinx MCs (some may not be #ownvoices) 
• Mamiverse: Children's / Picture Books / MG / YA 
• 12 Amazing YA Books by Latinx Authors - Buzzfeed 

Adult Latinx Authors

• Goodreads List: 51 Must-Read Latino/a Authors
• Goodreads List: Chicana/Latina Lesbian Books 
• Goodreads List: Popular Latinx Authors
• 13 Latino Authors Everyone Needs to Read - Bustle 
• All Our Worlds : Latinx & Hispanic Tag Search (note: not all are #ownvoices )
• 10 Books that Celebrate Queer Latinx Identity - RDB 
• Latin@ Book Tag - CBR 
• Latina Lit - RIC 
• Latinx Authors - ComoSeDiceNerd 
• 20 Books to Read During and After Latinx Heritage Month- RDB 
• Latinas for Latino Lit - Authors and Illustrators
• Twitter List: Latinx Authors 
• South American Stories - Book Trust 
• Latin American Authors in English Speculative Lit
• 5 Must-Read Contemporary Mexican Authors - RDB 
• 6 Lesser-Known Must-Read Books by Mexican Authors - RDB 
• 5 Must-Read Brazilian Novels - RDB 
• 5 Must-Read Jamaican Authors - RDB

See also: @LatinxInPub

Muslim & Middle Eastern American Authors
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• Goodreads List : Muslim YA & Kidlit 2017/2018 
• Goodreads List: Muslim Squad - YA & MG by Muslims
• Goodreads List: Muslim Squad - Adult Fiction by Muslims
• Goodreads List: Muslim Squad - Memoirs by Muslims 
• Goodreads List: Best Books by Muslim Women 
• Goodreads List: Muslims Represented in Literature (not all are Muslim Authors) 
• Goodreads List: LGBT In the Middle East  (not all are #ownvoices) 
• Ramadan Reads 2017 - LoveInshAllah 
• What I Plan To Read For #RamadanReadathon 2017 - OnceUponABook 
• Join the National #RamadanReads Campaign - LoveInshAllah 
• Muslim Representation in YA Lit - TeenLib guest post by Kaye M 
• Islamic Fiction Booklist 2016
• 6 Must-Read YA Books with Muslim Protagonists - BNTeen
• 11 Books by Muslim Women that Show the Many Facets of Islam - Bustle
• 10 Contemporary Novels By and About Muslims - Lithub 
• 26 Authors of Muslim Heritage to Read Right now - EW 
• 5 Great Canadian Muslim Authors - BookRiot 
• 9 Muslim Canadian Writers 
• Muslim Representation in YA - Word Contessa 
• Finding Muslim American Voices for Today's Libraries (scroll halfway down to see list) 
• All Our Worlds - Muslim & Middle Eastern Tag Search (note: some are not #ownvoices) 
• Islam in the Classroom 
• Muslim Children's Books and Multicultural Stories 
• Teaching Islam Through Literature 
• YA Novels with Muslim Characters - ZK (not all authors are Muslim, but the list compiler is) 
• Read Muslim Oz - LoveOzYA 
• American Muslims : A New Literary Movement 
• Children's Books Written by Black Muslim Authors - MuslimGirl 

See also: #RamadanReads, #RamadanReadathon, #ReadMuslimOz, #MuslimShelfSpace,  @TheMuslimSquad, @MuslimReadathon & @Salaam Reads

Native Authors
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• American Indians in Children's Literature - Best Books 
• 2016 Releases by Native Authors - ReadDiverseBooks 
• #OwnVoices Representation Native Authors  - YA Interrobang 
• Goodreads List: Native Writers 
• Goodreads List: Popular Native American Authors 
• Goodreads List: Native American / First Nations Fiction (not all #ownvoices )  
• Oyate - Reviews of  Native Peoples' Literature 
• 10 books 10 months - Exploring the Work of Indigenous Authors - RDB 
• Top 10 Native American Kidlit Books (2-16 yo) (not all #ownvoices)
• Native American Childrens Lit Recommended Reading - First Nations Dev Inst 
• 10 Books by Indigenous Authors You Should Read - Lithub 
• All Our Worlds - Indigenous & Native American Tag Search (not all #ownvoices ) 
• Happy Native American Heritage Month - Weezie 
• 20 Native American Authors You Need to Read 
• 10 Books by Native Authors 
• Resources and Kidlit About American Indians 
• 100 Indigenous Books - Colorful Book Reviews 
• Canadian Book Challenge: Indigenous Writers 
• BlackWords - Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Writers & Storytellers 
• Indigenous Oz YA & Part II 
• Indigenous Australian Kidlit 
• HUIA - Maori and Pacific Authors 
• Hapa Booklist 
• Native Hawaiian #Ownvoices -- Reading for SJ 
• Teen Books By Native Writers to Trumpet All Year Round

Reviewers of Racially Diverse Books
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• CrazyQuilt Edi 
• The Brown Bookshelf 
• Rich In Color 
• Read in Colour 
• Twinja Book Reviews 
• Read Diverse Books 
• ReadPOC2016
• WOC Reads 
• DiversityinYA 
• Dahlia Adler 
• Reading in Color: Reviews, Booklists 
• Reading Asian American 
• Dark Fanstastic 
• Mirrors, Windows, Doors : PB // MG // YA 
• Reading While White 
• Africa Access 
• Reading and Gaming for Justice 
• Technicolor Reading 
• Well Read Black Girl 
• Brown Girl Reading 
• Brown Books and Green Tea 
• Word Contessa 
• African Book Addict 
• Biblio Nyan 
• Books Before Bandaids 
• Cinderzena 
• Colorful Book Reviews 
• Daily Dahlia 
• Diary of a Reading Addict 
• Dusky Literati 
• Olivia's Catastrophe 
• Paper Wanderer 
• QuartzFeather 
• Reading in Color 
• The Book Pandas 
• The Unconventional Librarian 
• Weezie's Whimsical Writings 
• Written in Wonder 
• Zaheerah Khalik  
• Twinja's Black Book Bloggers List 
• Diverse Book Bloggers Directory ||  Twitter Thread of Diverse Book Bloggers

Bookstagrammers: @BooksBeforeBandaids ||

Book Clubs:  Mocha Girls Read || Diverse Study Group - WOCReads || Social Justice Book Club || The Latina Book Club || Midwest Black Speculative Fiction Alliance