10,000 Experiences: Read a book by a BIPOC author

Looking for help finishing your 10,000 Experiences summer reading challenges? Check out these recommendation from BIPOC (Black, Indigenous, and Other People of Color) authors.

Updated May 27, 2025
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How much of these hills is gold
Zhang, C Pam
Paper Book
'A truly gifted writer' Sebastian Barry'Pure gold' Emma Donoghue'Remarkable' Chigozie ObiomaWHAT MAKES A HOME A HOME?TELL ME A STORY I CAN DREAM ON . . .Ba dies in the night, Ma is already gone. Lucy and Sam, twelve and eleven, are suddenly alone and...
The magnificent ruins
Roy, Nayantara
Paper Book
In this "rare feast" of a novel, a young Indian American book editor inherits her estranged family's ancestral home-and their long-buried secrets (Rachel Lyon, author of Self-Portrait With Boy). It is the summer of 2015, and Lila De is on the verge of a breakthrough in her...
Harlem rhapsody
Murray, Victoria Christopher
Paper Book
Named a Best Book of the Year by NPR! "A gripping narrative, don't miss this historical fiction about the woman who kicked off the Harlem Renaissance."--People Magazine "A page turner and history lesson at once, Harlem Rhapsody reminds us that our...
Homeseeking
Chen, Karissa
Paper Book
A GOOD MORNING AMERICA BOOK CLUB PICK "Homeseeking is about the love of home and family, even against unimaginable circumstances...[A] sweeping epic." --Good Housekeeping "Fans of historical fiction will want to pick up this exceptional novel...
The buffalo hunter hunter
Jones, Stephen Graham
Paper Book
A Barack Obama Summer Read A Time, The Washington Post, and Publishers Weekly Best of the Year Kirkus Reviews Best Historical Fiction The New York Times bestseller and "horror masterpiece" (NPR) from...
We do not part : a novel
Han, Kang
Paper Book
NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER HAN KANG'S FIRST NOVEL SINCE WINNING THE NOBEL PRIZE FOR LITERATURE FINALIST FOR THE ANDREW CARNEGIE MEDAL FOR EXCELLENCE IN FICTION LONGLISTED FOR THE NATIONAL BOOK AWARD A BEST BOOK OF THE YEAR:...
The river has roots
El-Mohtar, Amal
Paper Book
AN INDIE NEXT AND LIBRARYREADS PICK! The River Has Roots is the hugely anticipated solo debut of the New York Times bestselling and Hugo Award winning author Amal El-Mohtar. Follow the river Liss to the small town of Thistleford, on the edge of Faerie, and...
Katabasis : a novel
Kuang, R. F.
Paper Book
Order now to receive the stunning DELUXE LIMITED EDITION-- only available on the first printing while supplies last! The collector's hardcover features stenciled edges, case effects, and illustrated endpapers. Dante's Inferno meets Susanna Clarke's Piranesi in this all...

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