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.
Table of Contents
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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
Other / General Writers of Color Lists
Hashtags: #OwnVoices || #Diverseathon || #RamadanReads || #RamadanReadathon || #AsianLitChat || #AsianLitBingo || #ReadAsianOz || #ReadDiverse2017 ||
African-American / Black Authors
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New Releases by Black Authors
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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East Asian / East Asian - American / Authors
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.
Table of Contents
(Click to jump to a particular section)
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 ||
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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
PB & Children's Book Black Authors
Other Black Author Lists
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
Indian / Indian-American / Sri-Lankan Authors
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
Latinx Authors
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New Releases by Latinx Authors
Young Adult & Middle Grade Latinx Authors
Adult Latinx Authors
Muslim & Middle Eastern American Authors
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See also: #RamadanReads, #RamadanReadathon, #ReadMuslimOz, #MuslimShelfSpace, @TheMuslimSquad, @MuslimReadathon & @Salaam Reads
Native Authors
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Reviewers of Racially Diverse Books
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Bookstagrammers: @BooksBeforeBandaids ||
Book Clubs: Mocha Girls Read || Diverse Study Group - WOCReads || Social Justice Book Club || The Latina Book Club || Midwest Black Speculative Fiction Alliance
- 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
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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
