#diverse authors

[slaughter-books]

Day 11: JOMPBPC: Diversity

I love diverse books and authors!

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Quote of the Day – July 30, 2026

Quote of the Day - July 30, 2026

[musingsofmonica]

August 2025 Diverse Reads

August 2025 Diverse Reads:    

•”Positive Obsession: The Life and Times of Octavia E. Butler” by Susana M. Morris, August 19, Amistad, Biography & Memoir ——> a magnificent cultural biography that charts the life of one of our greatest writers, situating her alongside the key historical and social moments that shaped her work — drawing on correspondence, interviews, unpublished manuscripts, and archival material, also provides insightful commentary on the novels and short stories.

•”Legendary Frybread Drive-In: Intertribal Stories” by Cynthia Leitich Smith, Kate Hart, Eric Gansworth, et al., August 26, Heartdrum, YA/Anthology/Indigenous Community/Food Culture/Cultural Heritage/Native American & Aboriginal

•”Moderation” by Elaine Castillo, August 5, Viking, Literary/Romance/Society & Current Affairs/Cultural & Social/Social Themes/Technology/Social Media/Dating/Modern Life

•The Possession of Alba Díaz” by Isabel Cañas, August 19, Berkley, Historic/18th Century/Gothic/Horror/Mystery/Thriller/Crime/Cultural Heritage/Hispanic & Latino/Worrld Literature/Mexico

•”Gabriela and His Grace” by Liana De la Rosa, August 26, Berkley, Historic/19th Century/Romance/Royal Family/Multicultural & Interracial/Diversity & Multicultural/Cultural Heritage/Hispanic & Latino/World Literature/Britain/Mexico 

•”Katabasis” by R.F. Kuang, August 26, Harper Voyager, Fantasy/Magical Realism/Mystery/Thriller/Mythology/Dark Academia/World Literature/Oxford/England

•”Resting Bitch Face: Poems” by Taylor Byas,  August 26, Soft Skull, Poetry ——> poetry collection that transforms the Black female speaker from object, artistic muse, and victim to subject, critic, and master of her story.

•”Women, Seated” by Zhang Yueran, translated by Jeremy Tiang, August 12, Riverhead Books, Contemporary/Literary/Mystery/Thriller/Suspense/Crime/Social Themes/Elitism/Money/Corruption/Culture/Class/Social Status/World Literature/China

•”Stories of the True” by Jeyamohan, translated by Priyamvada Ramkumar, August 12, FSG Originals, Literary/Short Stories/Short Story Collection/Politics/Society & Current Affairs/Cultural & Social/Cultural, Ethnic & Regional/Race & Ethnic Relations/Ethnic Studies/Discrimination & Race Relations/Social Themes/Caste/Race/Culture/Class/Social Status/Religion/World Literature/India

•”A New New Me” by Helen Oyeyemi, August 26, Riverhead Books, Contemporary/Coming of Age/Women/Dark Humor/Magical Realism/Speculative

•”People Like Us” by Jason Mott, August 05, Dutton, Literary/Society & Current Affairs/Cultural & Social/Race & Ethnic Relations/Ethnic Studies/Discrimination & Race Relations/Social Themes/Race/Indentity/Belonging/Loss/Trauma/Violence/Grief/Cultural Heritage/African American & Black/World Literature/USA/France

•”This Kind of Trouble” by Tochi Eze, August 05, Tiny Reparations Books, Contemporary/Historical/1960’s to Present/Romance/Multigenerational/Saga/Politics/Multiple POVs/Nonlinear Timeline/World Literature/USA/Nigeria

•”My Other Heart” by Emma Nanami Strenner, August 05, Pamela Dorman Books, Contemporary/Coming of Age/Women/Motherhood/Mother & Daughter Relationship Adoption/Family Life/Social Themes/Immigration/Diaspora/Race/Class/Identity/Social Status/Selfhood/Cultural Heritage/Asian American/World Literature/USA/Vietnam 

•”Where Are You Really From: Stories” by 

Elaine Hsieh Chou, August 19, Penguin Press, Literary/Novella/Short Stories/Short Story Collection/Magical Realism/Speculative/Surrealism/Meta-Fiction/Dark Humor/Social Themes/Race/Culture/Class/Identity//Social Status/Cultural Heritage/Asian American

•”The Grand Paloma Resort” by Cleyvis Natera, August 12, Ballantine Books, Literary/Thriller/Crime/Social Themes/Elitism/Money/Corruption/Culture/Class/Belonging/Social Status/Cultural Heritage/Hispanic & Latino/World Literature/Dominican Republic

•”Black Cherokee” by Antonio Michael Downing, August 19, Simon & Schuster, Literary/Coming of Age/Political/Native American Politics/Indigenous Community/Cultural Heritage/African American & Black/Native American & Aboriginal

•”Mad Sisters of Edi” by Tashan Mehta, August 12, DAW, Fantasy/Science Fiction/Sisterhood/Fairy Tale/Folk Tale/Alternate Universe/Multi-Universe/Epic Storytelling//LGBTQ

•”The Midnight Shift” by Seon-Ran Cheon, translated by Gene Png, August 12, Bloomsbury Publishing, Fantasy/Science Fiction/Gothic/Paranormal/Mystery/Thriller/Supernatural/Social Themes/Loneliness/Isolation/Marginalization/World Literature/Korea/LGBTQ

•”What Hunger” by Catherine Dang, August 12, Simon & Schuster, Contemporary/Coming of Age/Women/Family Life/Mother & Daughter Relationship/Social Themes/Trauma/Grief/Cultural Heritage/Asian American 

•”Always the Quiet One” by Jamie Lee Sogn, August 19, Lake Union Publishing, Contemporary/Mystery/Thriller/Crime/Social Themes/Gaslighting/Toxic Workplace/Toxic Masculinity/Toxic Friendship/Cultural Heritage/Asian American 

[ebookporn]

SLF Diverse Writers and Diverse Worlds Grants Now Open

Submissions for the Speculative Literature Foundation’s (SLF) Diverse Writers Grant and Diverse Worlds Grant are open from July 1 through July 31, 2025. Each $500 grant “is intended to support the SLF’s mission of promoting literary quality in speculative fiction” and is awarded by SLF staff on the basis of merit.

The Diverse Writers Grant “is intended to support writers of speculative fiction who are from underrepresented and underprivileged groups, such as writers of color, women, queer writers, disabled writers, etc. — those whose marginalized identities may present additional obstacles in the writing / publishing process.”

The Diverse Worlds Grant “is intended for work that best presents a diverse world, regardless of the writer’s background.”

For more information, or to apply, see the SLF website.

[annelisreadingroom]

What's the last book you finished? Mine was the Golden Compass by Philip Pullman. I found the story quite good. I didn't have very high expectations but I've had that book on my tbr for a long time. How did you like the last book you finished?

[emmasternerradley]

Was Thursday night in Deansgate the book event where I’ve laughed the most? Yes. Was it the one where the audience told me they’d laughed the most? Also yes. Have I ever talked so much about cannibalism, weird stuff in armpits, and explosions in queer sex scenes vs battle scenes? No, absolutely not!

Go buy books from my friends: Eliza Chan, Frances White, Sarah L Brooks and Genoveva Dimova!

[acoupofowls]

Now on sale - Other & Different! An anthology of diverse fiction

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A diverse anthology from writers around the world. From prehistory to the not-too-distant future, "Other & Different" features folklore, fantasy, gothic, speculative, supernatural, sci-fi, weird, horror, and contemporary fiction exploring what it is to be other or different.

Thirteen all new stories from: Busayo Akinmoju, Malik Berry, A.M. Gautam, Anita Goveas, Heather Haigh, Miriam H. Harrison, Anastasia Jill, Avra Margariti, Kyungseo Min, Samir Sirk Morató, Corinne Pollard, Jonathan Olfert, and Marianne Xenos.

The first six months of which will be donated to our two chosen causes North American non-profit Rainbow Railroad and UK charity Rainbow Migration.

More information about our contributors and the charities we will be supporting can be found here.

Check out our blog posts about Other & Different, including Q&As with the authors.