I have found two great reading challenges for the whole year that I would like to participate. I want to read more diverse and read more own voice books for 2017. They do overlap since I will some books for one and it will still apply to other if it fits the theme.
As you know, I am participating in my first readathon starting on the first of January. It’s for Dumbledore’s Army Readathon as well as DiverseAThon.
I am doing Beat The Backlist reading challenge and I am going to try my best to use books that I have added to that TBR.
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There are 36 squares and if I do the math correctly, that would be three books per month. That’s the minimum that I can do, but if I do more, that would be awesome!
I have filled out all but one. I have a problem trying to find an MG book or YA book that are set in Central America. Please let me know if you have any suggestions. I want to mention that I might change books around or replace them.
Below the picture, you will see the books that I am wanting to read for the year. Although, I might change some titles around. I will be updating this page with a review of a book.
Before you go and check the books out, I want to give shout outs to people on twitter that would recommend a book. It helped me a lot and I kept adding a lot of books to my Goodreads! I thought I’d give you a list of bloggers that does a lot. They give suggestions on more than one book to every category! So if you are still unsure on a book for a certain square, check them out! If you did not find any book on these list to your interests, go on twitter and use few hashtags and you will find a lot more!
#DiversityBingo2017 | #WeNeedDiverseBooks | #DiversityDecBingo
Reading As I Am | Weezie’s Whimsical Writings | I Live and Breathe Words | Reading Is Dreaming with Open Eyes | The Alliterates
Romance with a Tran MC: If I Was Your Girl by Meredith Russo
Non-Binary MC (Own Voices): Symptoms of Being Human by Jeff Garvin
SFF with Disabled MC: On the Edge of Gone by Corinne Duyvus
Practicing Jewish MC: Flying Without a Net by E.M. Ben Shaul
Indian MC (Own Voices): When Dimple Met Rishi* by Sandhya Menon
Displaced MC: The Refugees by Viet Thanh Nguyen
MC with an Under-Represented Body: The Upside of Unrequited* by Becky Albertalli
Neuro-Diverse MC (Own Voices): Under Rose-Tainted Skies* by Louise Gornall
Retelling with MC belongs to LGBTIA+: Beast by Brie Spangler
Bisexual MC (Own Voices): Ramona Blue* by Julie Murphy
MC with an Invisible Disability: History is All You Left Me* by Adam Silvera
MC with an Anaphylactic Allergy: My Year of Epic Rock by Andrea Pyros
MC of Color in SFF: The Wrath & the Dawn by Renee Ahdieh
Own Voices Latinx MC: Labyrinth Lost by Zoraida Cordóva
Free Choice: 27 Hours* by Tristina Wright
Non-Western (Real World) Setting: Want* by Cindy Pon
Own Voices: More Happy Than Not by Adam Silvera
MC with Chronic Pain: Far From You by Tess Sharpe
West Asian Setting: An Ember in the Ashes by Sabaa Tahir
Arab MC (Own Voices): If You Could Be Mine by Sara Farizan
MC with Wheelchair: Mia Lee is Wheeling Through Middle School by Melissa Shang
Book by Author of Color: Forest of a Thousand Lanterns* by Julie C. Dao
Biracial MC (Own Voices): See No Color by Shannon Gibney
Pansexual MC (Own Voices): The Melody of You and Me by M. Hollis
Black MC (Own Voices): The Hate U Give* by Angie Thomas
MC on the Ace Spectrum (Own Voices): We Awaken by Calista Lynne
LGBTQIA+ MC of Color: Unicorn Tracks by Julia Ember
Visually Impaired MC: Run by Kody Keplinger
Book set in Central America: The World in Half by Cristina Henriquez
Contemporary World Arranged Marriage: Written in the Stars by Aisha Saeed
Indigenous MC (Own Voices): Birdie by Tracey Lindberg
Diverse Non-Diverse: Hidden Figures by Margot Lee Shetterly
POC on the Cover: Iron Cast by Destiny Sirota
Deaf and Hard of Hearing MC: You’re Welcome, Universe* by Whitney Gardner
Immigrant or Refugee MC: The Sun is also A Star by Nicola Yoon
Hijab MC (Own Voices): Does My Head Look Big in This? by Randa Abdel-Fattah
The titles with * is a 2017 release.
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John Steinbeck has a few books set in Central America! Good luck with diversity bingo!
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Ohhh, thank you darling! ❤
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You are very welcome! I did some digging, he has a book set in Panama that looks interesting, there’s also a lot of books about the Panama Canal too!
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I would love that! I will check it out! Thank you for letting me know. I will check it out.
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I’m going to try this as well. I’m not making a TBR though. I’m just going to read more diversely and hope some of the books I read match some of the prompts. What has been great is seeing all of the TBRs. There are so many great books listed! Iron Cast, The Wrath & the Dawn and Labyrinth Lost were all fantastic. I hope you enjoy them and good luck! 🙂
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That’s great to hear! I might change some books around if the mood strikes. I love to see TBRs as well. I cannot wait to read them and more. I can’t wait to see what you’re reading this year! 🙂
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I just finished my first book for the Black MC Own Voices square. I read Binti, a short story set in space. It was very interesting. 🙂
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Ohhh! I have that book. I also preordered the sequel! How do you think of Binti?
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There’s a sequel? I need it. It was interesting. I liked how it examined race and cultural identity. The alien race were fascinating. A perfect example of how we fear fear the “other” or hold onto preconceived notions about others. I just wish it was longer.
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Yeah, it is called Binti: Home. I think it’s coming out on the 31st. Ohh, I am thinking to read that this month. I wonder why it’s short.
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I’ll have to check it out. Thanks for letting me know. I think it’s short because it was originally on Tor or something like that?
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You’re much welcome! 🙂 Maybe that’s why. I can’t wait!
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