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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Homeseeking
Chen, Karissa
Paper Book
A GOOD MORNING AMERICA BOOK CLUB PICK 'A layered, beautifully written, and deeply moving novel. Karissa Chen masterfully blends love, music, history, and heartbreak to create a sweeping tale that spans decades and continents' Abi Daré '[...
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...
Bingsu for Two
Witherspoon, Sujin
Paper Book
An enemies-to-lovers coffee shop romance, slow-roasted to perfection. Ideal for fans of Jenny Han and Better Than the Movies.
We do not part : a novel
Han, Kang
Paper Book
NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER FINALIST FOR THE ANDREW CARNEGIE MEDAL FOR EXCELLENCE IN FICTION LONGLISTED FOR THE NATIONAL BOOK AWARD "[Han Kang's] intense poetic prose . . . confronts historical traumas and exposes the fragility of human life."-...
The River Has Roots
El-Mohtar, Amal.
Paper Book
Follow the river Liss to the small town of Thistleford, on the edge of Faerie, and meet two sisters who cannot be separated, even in death. 'Oh what is stronger than a death? Two sisters singing with one breath.' In the small town of Thistleford, on the edge of...
Katabasis
Kuang, R. F.
Paper Book
Prepare for one hell of a journey... 'A big, bold fantasy romp' GUARDIAN 'R.F. Kuang is making magic' ELLE '[A] truly original and spellbinding hero's-journey story' VOGUE 'I devoured it' RED 2025's most unexpected love story is going to be hell in...

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