Reading Women Challenge 2020 - hosted by thereadingwomen

A Book by an Author from the Caribbean or India
Authors from these countries’ diaspora are included in this prompt.

All books added
Black Teacher by Beryl Gilroy

Black Teacher

Beryl Gilroy

268 pages • first pub 1976 (editions)

nonfiction biography historical history memoir race challenging emotional reflective medium-paced
When No One is Watching by Alyssa Cole

When No One is Watching

Alyssa Cole

368 pages • first pub 2020 (editions)

fiction contemporary mystery thriller dark mysterious tense medium-paced
When Life Gives You Mangos by Kereen Getten

When Life Gives You Mangos

Kereen Getten

208 pages • first pub 2020 (editions)

fiction contemporary middle grade emotional hopeful reflective medium-paced
Animal Jamboree / La Fiesta de Los Animales: Latino Folktales / Leyendas Latinas by Judith Ortiz Cofer, Natalia Rosales-yeomans

Animal Jamboree / La Fiesta de Los Animales: Latino Folktales / Leyendas Latinas

Judith Ortiz Cofer, Natalia Rosales-yeomans

96 pages • first pub 2012 (editions)

challenging informative reflective medium-paced
The Other Side of Paradise by Staceyann Chin

The Other Side of Paradise

Staceyann Chin

288 pages • first pub 2009 (editions)

nonfiction lgbtqia+ memoir emotional reflective fast-paced
Booked for Christmas by Lily Menon

Booked for Christmas

Lily Menon

100 pages • first pub 2020 (editions)

fiction contemporary romance funny lighthearted fast-paced
Midnight Robber by Nalo Hopkinson

Midnight Robber

Nalo Hopkinson

336 pages • first pub 2000 (editions)

fiction fantasy science fiction speculative fiction adventurous slow-paced
The Blue Clerk: Ars Poetica in 59 Versos by Dionne Brand

The Blue Clerk: Ars Poetica in 59 Versos

Dionne Brand

248 pages • first pub 2018 (editions)

nonfiction lgbtqia+ poetry reflective slow-paced
The Salt Roads by Nalo Hopkinson

The Salt Roads

Nalo Hopkinson

416 pages • first pub 2004 (editions)

fiction fantasy historical magical realism challenging emotional reflective slow-paced
Pride by Ibi Zoboi

Pride

Ibi Zoboi

304 pages • first pub 2018 (editions)

fiction contemporary romance young adult emotional hopeful lighthearted medium-paced