Top Ten Tuesday is a weekly meme hosted by the Broke and the Bookish. Today’s theme was:
Ten Books That Celebrate Diversity/Diverse Characters (example: features minority/religious minority, socioeconomic diversity, disabled MC, neurotypical character, LGBTQ etc etc.)
I LOVE diverse books! I love people, full stop, and I’ve always loved getting to learn about people who were different from me. It keeps my mind open and my heart full. As such, this list is way over ten books. There was no way I could keep it at ten. However, I did try to keep it relatively short (It’s 15 books!) and all relatively recent releases.
Books with LGBTQIA+ themes:
Books about mental illnesses:
Books with religious themes:
Books with POC characters:
Here are some books that celebrate diversity that I can’t wait to read:
Written in the Stars by Aisha Saeed
Not Otherwise Specified by Hannah Moskowitz
Shadowshaper by Daniel Jose Older
The Boy in the Black Suit by Jason Reynolds
The Last Leaves Falling by Sarah Benwell
Fans of the Impossible Life by Kate Scelsa
I could’ve gone on for days but I’ll stop there. I’m always open to book suggestions. Is there a diverse book you think I should read? Let me know!
Caught Read Handed 
Great list, love how you divided it up. Most are on my TBR can’t wait to get to them. If you haven’t read After by Amy Efaw I recommend it. Many probably wouldn’t find it diverse but I think it is because it shows the legal system from the eyes of a terrified teenager who clearly is in shock.
I haven’t heard of that one! To Goodreads I go! 🙂
Let me know what you think!
Excellent picks from a range of diverse issues, and quite a few I plan to read at some stage! R x
Love how you divided your books into categories! Great lists! I love The Lunar Chronicles and I can’t wait for Winter to come out at the end of this year! Sadly, I haven’t read anything else on your list though quite a few such as “I’ll Give You the Sun” are on my TBR pile. Thanks for sharing!!!
My TTT
Obsessive Compulsive Reader
I’m reading Cinder as an audiobook right now and LOVING it. I’m so glad I went ahead and checked out the second and third books in the series. 🙂
There are a lot of diverse books out there, which is awesome. I just picked the first ten that came to mind. The Wrath and the Dawn is another good one, though.
I love seeing how different everyone’s lists are! So many wonderful books to read.
Stef! You should pick up Fans really soon! You wouldn’t be disappointed! So, okay. Not only do I love the books I’ve already read that are in your list, there are also titles here that I’m srsly excited to read (I’ll Give You the Sun, Made You Up, Where the Moon isn’t and Ms. Marvel). HOORAY FOR DIVERSITY!
You would LOVE I’ll Give You the Sun! I hope you get to pick it up soon. I’ll be reading Fans ASAP!
When I saw what the TTT topic was this week, your blog was the first thing I thought of. I remember you saying how much you loved Diverse Contemporaries. Of these, I’ve only read Cinder, but I have The Wrath & the Dawn and None of the Above on my TBR
Aw! That’s awesome! Oooo. Both of those are really, really good. I hope you get to pick them up soon!
I’ve seen Cinder on another list and had no idea it featured diversity. I have Made You Up on my Kindle to read whenever I start reading my backlist. You’ve listed several on my TBR.
Made You Up is SO good! Cinder is set in what is essentially China so that’s why I considered it diverse. 🙂
So many awesome choices on your list! I have some of these on mine too. 🙂
I love diverse books as well, so this topic was exciting to do!
LOVED this topic!
Everything Leads to You is a great pick. I can’t believe I didn’t think of that one.
I loved that one! I thought the whole book was just beautiful. Not in your face about what it was saying, you know?
*eeee* we shared a couple of books this week, although I unfortunately haven’t read them yet! 😦 Great list as always 🙂 xx
At least they’re on your radar! 🙂
and on my TBR pile!