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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Harlem rhapsody
Murray, Victoria Christopher
Paper Book
In 1919, as civil unrest grips the county, in a flourishing part of New York City called Harlem, something special is stirring. Here, the New Negro is rising and Black pride is evident everywhere... in music, theatre, fashion and the arts. And there on stage in the center of this renaissance is...
Homeseeking
Chen, Karissa
Paper Book
A GOOD MORNING AMERICA BOOK CLUB PICK * Named a BEST BOOK OF THE YEAR by Vogue, Good Housekeeping, Elle, and Electric Lit "Exceptional." --Los Angeles Times "Unforgettable."--The Washington Post "Storytelling magic."--...
The buffalo hunter hunter
Jones, Stephen Graham
Paper Book
Selected as One of The New York Times's 100 Notable Books of 2025 A Barack Obama Summer Read A Time, The Washington Post, NPR, Shelf Awareness, Toronto Star, and Publishers Weekly Best of the Year...
Bingsu for two
Witherspoon, Sujin
Paper Book
This outrageously charming and infuriatingly adorable enemies-to-lovers coffee shop romance is perfect for fans of YA books by Jenny Han and Better Than the Movies. Meet River Langston-Lee. In the past 24 hours, he's dumped his girlfriend, walked out of his SATs, and quit his job at his parents'...
We do not part : a novel
Han, Kang
Paper Book
WINNER OF THE NOBEL PRIZE NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER FINALIST FOR THE NATIONAL BOOK CRITICS CIRCLE AWARD IN FICTION FINALIST FOR THE ANDREW CARNEGIE MEDAL FOR EXCELLENCE IN FICTION LONGLISTED FOR THE NATIONAL BOOK AWARD AND THE NBCC BARRIOS BOOK...
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. (Rebecca 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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