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30 New Books by BIPOC Authors to Read in 2025
Here's a list of new books by BIPOC authors to read in 2025! From fantasy to contemporary to romance, there's a book for every reader on this list!
18 Romance Books That Will Make You Cry
If you’re brave enough to crack open these covers, prepare yourself for tears—happy, sad, and everything in between.
YA Books To Catch Up On Before Their 2025 Sequel Releases
Whether you like to wait it out or like to re-read, here are all the books you might have missed or need to read again before their 2025 follow-ups.
29 Short YA Books For When You Want a Quick Read
Sometimes, you don't have the time for a 500 page epic fantasy. If you want a quick read, check out these short YA books that are under 300 pages!
20 Fantastic Jane Austen Retellings to Add to Your Shelves
We always love a retelling, especially a Jane Austen retelling! Add these ten amazing books to your TBRs and start reading now.
10 Debut Authors to Look Out for in 2025
We have so much love and respect for debut authors. Check out these incredible debut books coming out this year, and get reading!
17 Books With the Enemies-To-Friends Trope
You know the enemies-to-lovers trope. Now get ready for enemies-to-friends! Read these books to find out why you shouldn't sleep on friendship stories.
40 Books That Will Help You Deal with Grief
Here are just some of the YA books that deal with grief in more ways than one. Read these books about grief, and they may help with yours.
Cozy Mystery Books To Curl Up With Any Day of the Year
From amateur sleuths to small-town secrets and disappearances, these cozy mystery books will keep you in suspense from the beginning until the end.
19 YA Books That Show Friendship Stories Are Just As Powerful As Relationship Stories
If you've ever cried harder over a platonic breakup than a romantic one, these are the friendship stories that you need to be reading.
The Best Books to Gift in 2024
From heartwarming tales to spine-tingling thrillers, and everything in between, there's something here for every type of reader.
19 YA Books That Prove There’s No One Way to Come Out
These YA books are about discovering who you are and and about coming out. We hope they show that there is no one right way to come out!
These Beautifully Written Books Will Destroy You
We love books that hurt our feelings. Check out some of our favorite beautifully written books that completely destroyed us, and start reading now!
17 YA Books With Unique Formats That Will Hook You
Whether it's told through a diary or letters, fairy tales or an interview, books with unique formats have a way of hooking us right from the start!
14 Best Horror Books with BIPOC Main Characters
These YA horror books featuring BIPOC main characters are so bone-chillingly good, they just might kill us!
23 Star-Crossed Lovers in YA Books That We Still Can’t Get Over
At this point, we think our love for love has been well-documented. But star-crossed lovers are the originals heartstealers!
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