The Bookish Diversity Link List 2022

 

Your resource for all things bookish diversity is back! Welcome to the 6th(!) Bookish Diversity Link List, back for 2022.

OK, 2021 maybe (big 'maybe',)  wasn't as actively on fire as 2020, but due to it still being a dumpster fire, and a lot of personal stuff, etc., I once again wasn't able to do as much for the link list as I'd like to.

I actually wondered whether or not to have a list for 2022 - the bookish interwebs have gotten to the stage where diversity is so much more prominent than it was in 2016, and I wondered whether I was really contributing anything any more.

But I still think there's need for a resource which points to other cool and good quality diverse bookish things - even if I sometimes struggle to add as much to it as I'd like.

My corner of the bookish interwebs may be flourishing diversely, but the bookish interwebs as a whole has a lot of churn in terms of participants (i.e. people leaving, people coming in,) - and some of the issues around diversity and representation remain as pressing as ever.

So, here I am, once again, doing my small bit to keep things moving forward. I hope you find it useful.

Just like with the original link list, it'll start small and continue to grow throughout the year.

Once again, my (hopefully achievable) aim is to get at least one link for EVERY category - so if you can help out, check out the info. below!


This is a list I started back in 2016 as a resource for those interested in the Diversity Movement and promoting diversity in books.




So what counts?

Well, a variety of stuff, but just as an example:

• Discussion blogposts 
• Lists of authors
• Lists of diverse books
• Goodreads lists
• Articles about diverse books

Some stuff that DOESN'T count:

• Book reviews (although link-ups and lists of reviews are acceptable, this isn't a place for individual reviews)
• Amazon/Goodreads etc. links to individual books
• Non-bookish stuff
• Spam

For more info, see the 2016 list which has more details, or just ask - I don't bite!





I really do need your help - this is literally hours of work.

You can submit links via this spreadsheet - no spam, please.

I'm not responsible for 3rd party content, or for the books the links recommend.

If there's a problem with any link - broken link or concerning content etc. - just let me know in the comments below






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Previous Link Lists

• 2016

• 2017

• 2018

• 2019

• 2020

• 2021

General

African Nationalities

Reading Zimbabwe

Black

Black Lesbian Literary Collective

Lit-erally Black - blog dedicated to books by Black authors

The Brown Bookshelf - blog devoted to African American kids literature (inc. YA)

Sistahs on the Shelf - Black Lesbian book blog

Disability

Disability in Kidlit - website dedicated to representations of disability (inc. mental illness, learning disabilities, and non-neuro-typical people,) in Young Adult and Middle Grade (kids') books

General

All Our Worlds - Diverse Fantastic Fiction - a resource for diverse Sci-Fi, Fantasy, and Speculative fiction

Bookish Brews - blog from Amanda, focussed on Diverse books, authors, and characters. Decolonize your bookshelf!

Bookish Brews Featured Bookshelf: Recent Book Releases - section of Amanda's Bookish Brews devoted to highlighting recent diverse releases - the books featured change with time

Diverse Sci-Fi/Fantasy Books - Absolutely awesome section of Kristen Burns' Metaphors and Moonlight blog, containing lists of books, discussion posts, and resources

Let's Fox About It (Books Section) - Culture & media site founded by the wonderful Ceillie Simkiss

We Need Diverse Books

We Need Diverse Books (YouTube Channel)

Indigenous Peoples 

American Indians in Children's Literature - excellent blog run by Debbie Reese looking at representation of Native Americans, especially in children's books

Latinx

Latinxs in Kid Lit - blog focussed on Latinx rep in YA, MG, and other kids' books

Lesbian (and Sapphic/WLW)

Black Lesbian Literary Collective

Sistahs on the Shelf - Black Lesbian book blog

The Lesbian Review (Book Section) - reviews, top 10s, book club, etc. of F/F books

The Lesbrary - blog focussed on lesbian and F/F books

The Lesbrary Goodreads Project - Lesbrary Goodreads lists

LGBTQ+

Black Lesbian Literary Collective

Lambda Literary

LGBTQ Reads

Sistahs on the Shelf - Black Lesbian book blog

The Lesbian Review (Book Section) - reviews, top 10s, book club, etc. of F/F books

The Lesbrary - blog focussed on lesbian and F/F books

The Lesbrary Goodreads Project - Lesbrary Goodreads lists

YA Pride

Native Americans

American Indians in Children's Literature - excellent blog run by Debbie Reese looking at representation of Native Americans, especially in children's books

People of Colour (PoCs) (UK - Black and Minority Ethnic (BAME))

Black Lesbian Literary Collective

Latinxs in Kid Lit - blog focussed on Latinx rep in YA, MG, and other kids' books

Lit-erally Black - blog dedicated to books by Black authors

Rich In Color - website dedicated to YA by or about People of Colour (PoCs) and Indigenous Peoples

Romance Novels in Color - blog about romance novels featuring People of Colour

Sistahs on the Shelf - Black Lesbian book blog

The Brown Bookshelf - blog devoted to African American kids literature (inc. YA)

WOCreads - Bina's excellent blog: 'reading & reviewing works by women of color'

Zimbabwean Nationality

Reading Zimbabwe

Lists

Disability

(also see Mental Illness/Mental Health, Non Neuro-Typical/Neuro-diverse/Autistic Spectrum, and Learning Disabilities)

Cerebral Palsy (CP)

Cerebral Palsy - books featuring someone with Cerebral Palsy; Goodreads list from user Danielle

Deaf

9 BOOKS WITH DEAF CHARACTERS FOR KIDS AND ADULTS - Book Riot list by Kendra Winchester

General

Disabled Romance that isn't code for Angst - Goodreads list from user namericanwordcat

Fantasy Books with Disabled Protagonists - Goodreads list from user Tigress

Eastern European (Both Heritage & Nationality)*

[Links added soon]



* 'Cee, why is this here? Eastern Europeans are largely white, yes? There's lots of white people in literature.' Yes. Yes there are. Eastern Europeans (particularly from outside of Russia)? Not so much. Also, this is a group of people increasingly facing prejudice and hate crime in the UK. People are being attacked and killed for being Polish and/or Eastern European. So this is my small contribution to a change in attitude.

General

[Links added soon]

Indigenous Peoples

(also see People of Colour (PoC) and International/World-Lit/Geography-categorised)

Indigenous Australians

Indigenous Australian Writing - Goodreads list from user Lisa

Indigenous Women

Indigenous #KidLitWomen - list from Debbie Reese (Nambé Pueblo) @ AICL of kids and YA books written by Indigenous women

Turtle Island Indigenous People

10 GRAPHIC NOVELS BY INDIGENOUS AUTHORS - list from River H Kero @ Book Riot

9 OF THE BEST BOOKS BY NATIVE ALASKANS AND HAWAIIANS - list from Tika Viteri @ Book Riot

AICL's Best Books of 2021 - list from Debbie Reese (Nambé Pueblo) and Jean Mendoza @ AICL of kids and YA books published in 2021

Indigenous #KidLitWomen - list from Debbie Reese (Nambé Pueblo) @ AICL of kids and YA books written by Indigenous women





Native Alaskans

9 OF THE BEST BOOKS BY NATIVE ALASKANS AND HAWAIIANS - list from Tika Viteri @ Book Riot





Native Hawaiians

9 OF THE BEST BOOKS BY NATIVE ALASKANS AND HAWAIIANS - list from Tika Viteri @ Book Riot

International/World Lit/Geography-categorised

(not including Europe, US, Canada, Aus & NZ)
(also see Indigenous Peoples and People of Colour (PoC))

African (nationalities)

WorldReads - Five Books From Cameroon - list from Stephanie Jane @ Literary Flits

Bangladeshi (nationality)

WorldReads - Five Books From Bangladesh - list from Stephanie Jane @ Literary Flits

Cameroonian (nationality)

WorldReads - Five Books From Cameroon - list from Stephanie Jane @ Literary Flits

Asian (ethnicities and nationalities)

12 MIDDLE GRADE ASIAN HISTORICAL FICTION BOOKS BY AUTHORS OF COLOR - List from Jean Kuo Lee @ Book Riot

33 MUST-READ SOUTH ASIAN BOOKS OUT IN 2022 - List from Adiba Jaigirdar @ Book Riot

A compilation of Sri Lankan literature - List @ Cinderzena's Book Blog

Diversify Your TBR: Vietnamese-American Fiction & Non-Fiction Book Recommendations - list from the awesome BiblioNyan

E.J. Koh's Books to Celebrate Asian American Fiction, Non-Fiction, Memoir, Graphic Novel, and Poetry - list from author E.J. Koh on Goodreads' blog

WorldReads - Five Books From Bangladesh - list from Stephanie Jane @ Literary Flits

South Asian (ethnicities and nationalities)

33 MUST-READ SOUTH ASIAN BOOKS OUT IN 2022 - List from Adiba Jaigirdar @ Book Riot

WorldReads - Five Books From Bangladesh - list from Stephanie Jane @ Literary Flits

Sri Lankan (ethnicity and nationality)

A compilation of Sri Lankan literature - List @ Cinderzena's Book Blog

Vietnamese (ethnicity and nationality)

Diversify Your TBR: Vietnamese-American Fiction & Non-Fiction Book Recommendations - list from the awesome BiblioNyan

Learning Disabilities

(also see Mental Illness/Mental Heath, Non Neuro-Typical/Neuro-Diverse/Autistic Spectrum, and Disabilities)




[Links added soon]

LGBTQ+

Bisexual

24 Bi and Lesbian Books Out This Month! [January] - list of books about Bi, Lesbian, and other Sapphic women, from Danika Ellis @ The Lesbrary

General LGBTQ+ and Queer

10 LGBTQ MYSTERY BOOKS - list from CJ Connor @ Book Riot

15 LGBTQ HAUNTED HORROR NOVELS - Queer horror, focussed on ghosts and hauntings; list from Rachel Brittain @ Book Riot

BE GAY, DO CRIMES: YA MYSTERY/THRILLERS STARRING LGBTQ+ CHARACTERS - list from Tirzah Price @ Book Riot

MOST ANTICIPATED LGBTQ+ YOUNG ADULT FICTION: JANUARY-JUNE 2022 - list from Dahlia Adler @ LGBTQ Reads

Intersex

9 BINARY-BREAKING BOOKS BY INTERSEX AUTHORS - list from Chris M. Arnone @ Book Riot

Lesbian

24 Bi and Lesbian Books Out This Month! [January] - list of books about Bi, Lesbian, and other Sapphic women, from Danika Ellis @ The Lesbrary

Non-Binary

Books by trans and nonbinary authors coming out in 2022 (January-June) - List @ Trans Tales

Polyamory

GUEST POST: RECOMMENDATIONS FOR POLYAMORY IN FICTION, BY SHIRA GLASSMAN - guest post @ LGBTQ Reads

Sapphic

24 Bi and Lesbian Books Out This Month! [January] - list of books about Bi, Lesbian, and other Sapphic women, from Danika Ellis @ The Lesbrary

Transgender

8 GRAPHIC MEMOIRS BY TRANS AUTHORS - List from River H Kero @ Book Riot

Books by trans and nonbinary authors coming out in 2022 (January-June) - List @ Trans Tales

Mental Illness/Mental Health

(also see Disabilities, Non Neuro-typical/Neuro-Diverse/Autistic Spectrum, and Learning Disabilities)



[Links added soon]

Non Neuro-Typical/Neuro-diverse/Autistic Spectrum

(see also Disabilities, Learning Disabilities, and Mental Illness/Mental Health)

Autism

Autism Own Voices Fiction - Goodreads list from user kell_xavi

General

8 FABULOUS MIDDLE GRADE NOVELS WITH NEURODIVERGENT CHARACTERS - list from Carolina Ciucci @ Book Riot

(Black, Indigenous and) People of Colour ((BI)PoC) 

(UK - Black and Minority Ethnic (BAME))

(also see Indigenous Peoples and International/World-Lit/Geography-categorised)

Asian (ethnicity and nationality)

12 MIDDLE GRADE ASIAN HISTORICAL FICTION BOOKS BY AUTHORS OF COLOR - List from Jean Kuo Lee @ Book Riot

33 MUST-READ SOUTH ASIAN BOOKS OUT IN 2022 - List from Adiba Jaigirdar @ Book Riot

A compilation of Sri Lankan literature - List @ Cinderzena's Book Blog

Diversify Your TBR: Vietnamese-American Fiction & Non-Fiction Book Recommendations - list from the awesome BiblioNyan

E.J. Koh's Books to Celebrate Asian American Fiction, Non-Fiction, Memoir, Graphic Novel, and Poetry - list from author E.J. Koh on Goodreads' blog

WorldReads - Five Books From Bangladesh - list from Stephanie Jane @ Literary Flits

General/All

2022 ADULT SCIENCE FICTION AND FANTASY TITLES BY BIPOC AUTHORS - list from Amber @ Du Livre

South Asian (ethnicities and nationalities)

33 MUST-READ SOUTH ASIAN BOOKS OUT IN 2022 - List from Adiba Jaigirdar @ Book Riot

WorldReads - Five Books From Bangladesh - list from Stephanie Jane @ Literary Flits

Sri Lankan (ethnicity and nationality)

A compilation of Sri Lankan literature - List @ Cinderzena's Book Blog

Vietnamese (ethnicity and nationality)

Diversify Your TBR: Vietnamese-American Fiction & Non-Fiction Book Recommendations - list from the awesome BiblioNyan

Religious Diversity

[Links added soon]

Traveller and Roma

[links added soon]

Discussion Posts

Disability

(also see Mental Illness/Mental Health, Non Neuro-Typical/Neuro-Diverse/Autistic Spectrum, and Learning Disabilities)


[links added soon]

General

[Links added soon]

Indigenous Peoples

(also see People of Colour (PoC) and International/World-Lit/Geography-Categorised)


[Links added soon]

LGBTQ+

[Links added soon]

Mental Illness/Mental Health

(also see Non-neurotypical/Neuro-diverse/Autistic Spectrum, Disabilities, and Learning Disabilities.)


[links added soon]

Non-neurotypical/Neuro-diverse/Autistic Spectrum

(also see disabilities, mental illness/mental health, and learning disabilities)


[links added soon]

(Black, Indigenous and) People of Colour ((BI)PoC) 

(UK - Black and Minority Ethnic (BAME))

(also see Indigenous Peoples and International/World-Lit/Geography-categorised)


[Links added soon]

Religious Diversity

[Links added soon]

Advice For Writing Diversity

See also: Stereotypes and Tropes

(Black, Indigenous and) People of Colour ((BI)PoC) 

(UK - Black and Minority Ethnic (BAME))

(also see Indigenous Peoples and International/World-Lit/Geography-categorised)


[Links added soon]

Stereotypes and Tropes

Not all tropes are bad - far from it, but so many can be used harmfully against marginalised groups.
It's important to learn about tropes and how they affect our perceptions, especially of groups that are all too often stereotyped or dehumanised.

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