Diversify Your Bookshelf
When you look at some of the biggest literary franchises what do you see? What many people find is a series or popular book that is mainly about white people and lack any sort of LGBTQ+ representation. As a student, reading diverse books are important to broaden your outlook on the world. That’s why Kaitlyn Klinefelter put together a list using Goodreads to find of some great new adult and YA books that feature quality LGBTQ+ and BIPOC representation.
One Last Stop
For cynical twenty-three-year-old August, moving to New York City is supposed to prove her right: that things like magic and cinematic love stories don't exist, and the only smart way to go through life is alone. There's certainly no chance of her subway commute being anything more than a daily trudge through boredom and electrical failures. But then, there's this gorgeous girl on the train. J...
The Last Night at the Telegraph Club
Seventeen-year-old Lily Hu can’t remember exactly when the question took root, but the answer was in full bloom the moment she and Kathleen Miller walked under the flashing neon sign of a lesbian bar called the Telegraph Club. America in 1954 is not a safe place for two girls to fall in love, especially not in Chinatown. Red-Scare paranoia threatens everyone, including Chinese Americans like Lily....
The Henna Wars
When Nishat comes out to her parents, they say she can be anyone she wants. Except, she can't be herself. Muslim girls aren't supposed to fall in love with other girls. Nishat doesn’t want to hide who she is, but she also doesn’t want to lose her relationship with her family. And her life only gets harder once a childhood friend walks back into her life. Flávia is beautiful and charismatic and Nis...
These Violent Delights
A blood feud between two gangs runs the streets red, leaving the city helpless in the grip of chaos. At the heart of it all is eighteen-year-old Juliette Cai, a former flapper who has returned to assume her role as the proud heir of the Scarlet Gang—a network of criminals far above the law. Their only rivals in power are the White Flowers, who have fought the Scarlets for generations. And behind eve...
Children of Blood and Bone
Zélie Adebola remembers when the soil of Orïsha hummed with magic. Burners ignited flames, Tiders beckoned waves, and her mother summoned forth souls. But everything changed the night magic disappeared. Under the orders of a ruthless king, maji were killed, leaving Zélie without a mother and her people without hope. Now, Zélie has one chance to bring back magic and strike against the ruthless mona...
The Love and Lies of Ruksana Ali
Like all teenagers, 17 year-old Ruksana has secrets. She tries her best to hid her crop-tops and makeup from her conservative Muslim parents, but then they find out about her biggest secret- her girlfriend, Ariana. Being gay is pretty much a death sentence in the Bengali community. Ruksana is suddenly sent off to live with relatives in Bangladesh and is confronted with a world full of arranged marriages...
An Ember in the Ashes
Laia is a slave. Elias is a soldier. But neither of them are free. Under the Martial Empire, defiance is met with death. Those who do not vow their blood and bodies to the Emperor risk the execution of their loved ones and the destruction of all they hold dear. It is in this brutal world, inspired by ancient Rome, that Laia lives with her grandparents and older brother. The family ekes out...
More Happy Than Not
Sixteen-year-old Aaron Soto is struggling to find happiness after a family tragedy leaves him all alone. He's slowly remembering what happiness might feel like this summer with the support of his girlfriend Genevieve, but it's not enough. With the help of his new best friend, Thomas, Aaron learns to open up about his past and confront his future. As Thomas and Aaron get closer, Aaron discovers things...
Cemetery Boys
When his traditional Latinx family has problems accepting his true gender, Yadriel becomes determined to prove himself a real brujo. With the help of his cousin and best friend Maritza, he performs the ritual himself, and then sets out to find the ghost of his murdered cousin and set it free. However, the ghost he summons is actually Julian Diaz, the school's resident bad boy, and Julian is not...
Cinderella is Dead
200 years after Cinderella finds her prince, the fairy tale has faded. Teen girls are now required to appear at the Annual Ball, where the men of the kingdom select wives. If a suitable match is not found, the girls are never heard from again. Sixteen-year-old Sophia would rather marry Erin, her childhood best friend, than parade in front of suitors. At the ball, Sophia makes the desperate decision ...
Priory of the Orange Tree
In a world divided, where there lays a queendom without an heir, an ancient enemy awakens. The House of Berethnet has ruled Inys for a thousand years. Still unwed, Queen Sabran must conceive a daughter to protect her realm from destruction. Ead Duryan is an outsider at court. Though she has risen to the position of lady-in-waiting, she is loyal to a hidden society of mages. Ead keeps a watchful...
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