#diversity reading challenge

[alinahdee]

I saw this making the rounds on Twitter and decided to make it a proper challenge:

Since it's the end of October, I'm going to begin this year with November. So here is the challenge:

NOVEMBER - INDIGENOUS LITERATURE

DECEMBER - LESBIAN / WLW AUTHORS

JANUARY - BIRACIAL / MULTIRACIAL AUTHORS

FEBRUARY - BLACK LITERATURE

MARCH - LATINX LITERATURE

APRIL - GAY / MLM AUTHORS

MAY - ASIAN LITERATURE

JUNE - TRANS AUTHORS

JULY - ARAB / MUSLIM LITERATURE

AUGUST - INDIAN / HINDU LITERATURE

SEPTEMBER - NON-BINARY AUTHORS

OCTOBER - JEWISH /HEBREW LITERATURE

This can be novels, entire series, poems, essays, etc, just as long as it fits the criteria.

Share what you are reading, share what authors you've fallen in love with, tell us all about something new you've learned, etc.

[duckprintspress]

Read Queer in 2024: A Storygraph Reading Challenge!

Looking to queer your bookshelf in 2024? Then join us as we host a low-key, fun reading challenge!

The idea is simple: read even one queer book, and you can win this challenge! Once you’ve done that, you can explore our 39 bonus prompts, encouraging you to read queer books new and old, queer books from different genres, queer non-fiction books, and queer books about identities you are familiar with and those you’re unfamiliar with. We’ve been working on populating the list with suggestions (and would definitely love your help in fleshing them out, there’s so much great queer lit out there – I personally primarily read queer books from East Asia so those stories are rather over-represented in our suggestions right now!) and we’re really excited to see what books people read, what books people suggest, and how many queer books we, collectively, can read in 2024!

So as you plan your reading with an eye toward the new year, why not join us? We’d love to have you!

You can see all 40 of our prompts and join the challenge here!

And, looking for a supportive, friendly community to chat with about all your new reads? Come join our Book Lover’s Discord, too! Joining is absolutely not a requirement, but it is a great way to make some new bookish friends!

[caribeandthebooks]

Caribe's Top Reads

An Ordinary Wonder by Buki Papillon

Genres: Contemporary Fiction, Adult Fiction

Setting: Nigeria

Description: An Ordinary Wonder is a powerful coming of age story of an intersex twin, Oto, who is forced to live as a boy and adhere to prohibitive Yoruba traditions despite his desire to live as a girl. His wealthy and powerful family are ashamed of him and we see Oto become more estranged from his twin sister and experience heart-breaking brutality at the hands of his mother…Read more on Goodreads/Storygraph

Content Warning information can be found via the above Storygraph link.

[desiprongsieee]

2023 book #1: The Heir to the House of Prince by elph13 and A_LoveUnlaced (ao3)

Theo/Harry

87 chapters, 648,523 words

I found this fic through tiktok and it’s honestly one of the best ones I’ve ever read. It’s filled with darkness, angst, and trauma and I’ve been brought to tears so many times while reading it. 10/10 recommend.

Summary: The fic starts during the summer after 4th year and Harry's all alone, dealing with his grief and the sudden revelation that James Potter is not his father. Support comes in a strange form. The form of Theo Nott, son of a death Eater. A strange friend who says he'll help him find his true father, whoever this Lord Prince might be.

Quote: ‘He is the head of Slytherin. He sees more abuse cases than any other member of staff and he missed it. He missed Lily’s son.

I could not have known, Severus thinks, but then he catches sight of Granger’s face. She is staring at him fiercely and he feels a tremor of guilt.

“You all knew,” Granger snaps, her voice suddenly harsh. The younger Weasleys nod sagely. “You just didn’t see him. You never see him.”

[faintingviolet]

The Sad Bastard Cookbook (CBR15 #22)

When my brain is cooperating, I enjoy cooking. But as a neurodivergent person who lives by herself and absolutely has no idea what is presently in my refrigerator at any time (yes, even immediately after going to the grocery store) keeping myself fed has always been an interesting challenge that I attempt to hide from the world around me. I also tend to get stuck in eating the same thing over and…

[ya-world-challenge]

Alright, I made a challenge! If anyone wants to read globally with me, I made a little list of prompts, neatly divisible by 12 months, plus a bonus. If you want to track your progress, I set it up on Storygraph, too - the link is below.

Tag your posts with "#ya world challenge" ! You don't have to read YA, but I want to see all your posts. :D Also please reblog to spread the word.

YA World Challenge 2023 prompts

By a Caribbean author

Features a religion not your own

Historical/contemporary fiction in a country not your own

Set in Latin America

European book in translation

Features a minority group in your country

Desi lead character, or set on the Indian subcontinent

By an Australian or New Zealand author

A non-Western sci-fi or fantasy world

Set in Asia

By an African author

Minority or non-US disabled character

LGBTQIA+ book in translation

About immigrants or refugees

Set in the Middle East

By an indigenous author

Diversity jackpot! Team of characters of varying cultures

By a Pacific Islander author

Set somewhere you'd like to travel

Non-Western mythology or fairy tale

Memoir of someone outside your cultural group

A country you heard about on the news

Focus on environment or climate

Eastern European or Slavic book

Bonus! Roll a random number and read a book for that country (my personal method, see instructions below)

Storygraph challenge link is here

Roll a random number and read a book for that country

Go to random.org and generate a number from 8 to 215.

Go to my spreadsheet here, and find your number. Use my picks or find your own!

Goodreads lists or this group are helpful for finding books. (If I'm having trouble, I'll allow myself a culturally relevant fantasy world as substitute. Or you can reroll if you get a particularly difficult country!)

If you don't want to include the territories from my list, an "official" list of 195 is here, enter 1 to 195 in the randomizer.

[teawithsgtbarnes]

[leer-reading-lire]

JOMP Book Photo Challenge || July || 26 || Non-fiction

[littlereadsandteas]

⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

In this breakout book, Ijeoma Oluo explores the complex reality of today's racial landscape--from white privilege and police brutality to systemic discrimination and the Black Lives Matter movement--offering straightforward clarity that readers need to contribute to the dismantling of the racial divide

In So You Want to Talk About Race, Editor at Large of The Establishment Ijeoma Oluo offers a contemporary, accessible take on the racial landscape in America, addressing head-on such issues as privilege, police brutality, intersectionality, micro-aggressions, the Black Lives Matter movement, and the "N" word. Perfectly positioned to bridge the gap between people of color and white Americans struggling with race complexities, Oluo answers the questions readers don't dare ask, and explains the concepts that continue to elude everyday Americans.

Storygraph Fable

[battyaboutbooksreviews]

[mars-ipan]

fucking crazy to be reading for a diversity class and then spotify gives you an ad for a podcast dedicated to centrist debate

[caribeandthebooks]

Caribe's Read Around The World TBR - Part 2

Books set in Hispanic Latin American countries <3

[middlegradeeveryday]

Hello! (Intro Post)

Hello, all! My name is Foggy, and I started this blog to foster my love for middle grade reading! You don’t have to be in middle grade to like these kinds of books, and there’s so many to explore for a wide audience!

As stated, my name is Foggy, and I use he/they pronouns! I want to be a teacher for middle grade, and I’m passionate about fluency for all grades!

Feel free to request books to be featured, or request to find a book that might suit you! Please make sure to state what kind of book your looking for (chapter book, graphic novel, manga, poetry, wordless, etc), and the genre, as well as any plot or books similar that you’d like to find!

What I’m Reading Right Now!

Rules for this blog:

Please be respectful and kind! I will be posting all sorts of books, and they will be diverse. Any hate will be blocked and reported, and I will not give it attention.

I will only post middle grade! I might delve into some YA books, but no requests for adult aged books. I’m sure you can find those elsewhere!

[redgoldsparks]

My very last comic for The Nib! End of an era! Transcription below the cut. instagram / patreon / portfolio / etsy / my book / redbubble

The first event I went to with GENDER QUEER was in NYC in 2019 at the Javits Center.

So many of the people who came to my signing were librarians, and so many of them said the same thing: "I know exactly who I want to give this to!" Maia: "Thank you for helping readers find my book!" While working on the book, I was genuinely unsure if anyone outside of my family and close friends would read it. But the early support of librarians and two American Library Association awards helped sell two print runs in first year.

Since then, GENDER QUEER been published in 8 languages, with more on the way: Spanish, Czech, Polish, French, Italian, Norwegian, Portugese and Dutch.

It has also been the most banned book in the United States for the past two years. The American Library Association has tracked an astronomical increase in book challenges over the past few years. Most of these challenges are to books with diverse characters and LGBTQ themes. These challenges are coming unevenly across the US, in a pattern that mirrors the legislative attacks on LGBTQ people. The Brooklyn Public Library offered free eCards to anyone in the US aged 13-21, in an effort to make banned books more available to young readers. A teacher in Norman, Oklahoma gave her students the QR code for the free eCard and lost her job. Summer Boismeir is now working for the Brooklyn Public Library. Hoopla and Libby/Overdrive, apps used to access digital library books, are now banned in Mississippi to anyone under 18. Some libraries won’t allow anyone under 18 to get any kind of library card without parental permission. When librarians in Jamestown, Michigan refused to remove GENDER QUEER and several other books, the citizens of the town voted down the library’s funding in the fall 2022 election. Without funding, the library is due to close in mid-2024. My first event since covid hit was the American Library Association conference in June 2022 in Washington, DC. Once again, the librarians in my signing line all had similar stories for me: “Your book was challenged in our district" "It was returned to the shelf!" "It was removed from the shelf..." "It was moved to the adult section."

Over and over I said: "Thank you. Thank you for working so hard to keep my book in your library. I’m sorry you had to defend it, but thank you for trying, even if it didn't work." We are at a crossroads of freedom of speech and censorship. The future of libraries, both publicly funded and in schools, are at stake. This is massively impacting the daily lives of librarians, teachers, students, booksellers, and authors around the country. In May 2023, I read an article from the Washington Post analyzing nearly 1000 of the book challenges from the 2021-2022 school year. I was literally on route to a festival to talk about book bans when I read a startling statistic. 60% of the 1000 book challenges were submitted by just 11 people. One man alone was responsible for 92 challenges. These 11 people seem to have made submitting copy-cat book challenges their full-time hobby and their opinions are having an outsized ripple effect across the nation. WE NEED TO MAKE THE VOICES SUPPORTING DIVERSE BOOKS AND OPPOSING BOOK BANS EVEN LOUDER. If you are able too, show up for your library and school board meetings when book challenges are debated. Send supportive comments and emails about the Pride book display and Drag Queen story hours. If you see a display you like– for Banned Book Week, AAPI Month, Black History Month, Disability Awareness Month, Jewish holidays, Trans Day of Remembrance– compliment a librarian! Make sure they feel the love stronger than the hate <3

Maia Kobabe, 2023

The Nib

[faintingviolet]

Ace of Hearts (CBR14 #68)

Ace of Hearts (CBR14 #68)

Even before Read Harder had a task for reading a book with an asexual or aromantic character, I had been on the lookout for a Romance featuring them. It was a niche within the larger Romance genre that I wanted to explore. With that in mind I had added Lucy Mason’s Ace of Hearts to my to-read list in October of last year. And then I waited, patiently (or not so patiently) for a publication date…

[ya-world-challenge]

I haven't posted an update in a while, should I be documenting more?

Recently finished:

🇱🇨 St. Lucia - 'Til I Find You, Greta Bondieumaitre

🇦🇺 Australia - Ghost Bird, Lisa Fuller

Currently reading:

🇸🇹 São Tomé & Príncipe - The Exiles of Crocodile Island, Henye Meyer 🇸🇳 Senegal - No Heaven for Good Boys, Keisha Bush 🇦🇺 Australia - The Things She's Seen, Ambelin & Ezekiel Kwaymullina 🇩🇰 Denmark - The Shamer's Daughter, Lene Kaaberbøl

Up Next:

🇳🇵 Nepal - What Elephants Know, Eric Dinerstein

🇾🇪 Yemen - When a Bulbul Sings, Hawaa Ayoub

🇲🇹 Malta - The Maltese Dreamer, Catherine Veritas

I'm probably going to drop The Shamer's Daughter for various reasons - I can't do that many audiobooks at once, plus I had wanted to read Nothing by Janne Teller for Denmark anyway.