![]() ![]() And the start of a new series! The Fifth Season.The Hundred Thousand Kingdoms, Broken Kingdoms, Kingdom of Gods, The Awakened Kingdom.Jemisin, and stayed up way too late reading every one of her novels set in fantastic worlds. I still can’t recommend it enough and can’t wait to read her next novel. ![]() Readers may remember my early interview with Zen Cho about her first novel, Sorcerer to the Crown. So if you’re looking for books to read, give, or both over the holidays, don’t forget that women of color write books-and these books are often fantastic (and frequently overlooked). Two weeks before 2015 comes to a close, I’ve met my challenge. So I set myself a new challenge-to read 50 books by women of color before the year’s end. (This is in large part because I discovered the prodigious Walter Mosley and tore through 27 of his books). Of those 50 books, only 22 were by women. Then I looked at my reading list and frowned. The challenge has introduced me to new authors, some of whom I’d never read but are widely known and some whose first novels debuted this year ( Zen Cho-when can I read your next novel?).īy July, I had met my challenge. If you don't seek out new voices, it's easy to fall into reading books primarily, if not solely, by white authors. I decided on the challenge after listening to a podcast with speculative fiction writer Nalo Hopkinson, who talked about how books by people of color tend to be overlooked by publishers and readers alike. For the past two years, I set myself a goal of reading 50 books by people of color. ![]()
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