25 BIPOC books in 2025

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01 Jan 2025—31 Dec 2025

Overview

Read 25 books by BIPOC authors featuring BIPOC characters in 2025.

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Legendborn by Tracy Deonn

Legendborn

The Legendborn Cycle #1

Tracy Deonn

501 pages • hardcover • 2020

fiction fantasy young adult adventurous emotional mysterious medium-paced
Cursebound by Saara El-Arifi

Cursebound

Faebound #2

Saara El-Arifi

352 pages • hardcover • 2025

fiction fantasy lgbtqia+ romance adventurous emotional mysterious medium-paced
The Hacienda by Isabel Cañas

The Hacienda

Isabel Cañas

345 pages • hardcover • 2022

fiction historical horror thriller dark mysterious tense medium-paced
The Weavers of Alamaxa by Hadeer Elsbai

The Weavers of Alamaxa

The Alamaxa Duology #2

Hadeer Elsbai

352 pages • hardcover • 2024

fiction fantasy lgbtqia+ adventurous emotional tense medium-paced
The Fox Wife by Yangsze Choo

The Fox Wife

Yangsze Choo

388 pages • hardcover • 2024

fiction fantasy historical literary speculative fiction adventurous emotional mysterious medium-paced
The Water Dancer by Ta-Nehisi Coates

The Water Dancer

Ta-Nehisi Coates

403 pages • paperback • 2019

fiction historical literary magical realism challenging emotional reflective medium-paced
The Message by Ta-Nehisi Coates

The Message

Ta-Nehisi Coates

235 pages • hardcover • 2024

nonfiction essays politics race challenging informative reflective medium-paced
Soft Burial by Fang Fang

Soft Burial

Fang Fang

416 pages • paperback • 2016

fiction historical literary mystery challenging mysterious sad medium-paced
The House on Mango Street by Sandra Cisneros

The House on Mango Street

Sandra Cisneros

110 pages • paperback • 1984

fiction classics literary emotional reflective fast-paced
The Bastard of Istanbul by Elif Shafak

The Bastard of Istanbul

Elif Shafak

360 pages • paperback • 2006

fiction contemporary literary emotional reflective medium-paced