Four times a year, we choose fiction titles for Simply Held members to read from multiple categories: Diverse Debuts, Graphic Novel, Rainbow Reads, Overcoming Adversity, Historical Fiction, Out of this World, Stranger Things, International Fiction, Young Adult Fiction, and Juvenile Fiction.
Diverse Debuts: Debut fiction novel by a BIPOC author.
Graphic Novel: Fiction novel for adults of any subgenre with diverse characters depicted by color illustrations, sketches, and photographs.
Historical Fiction: Historical fiction novel written by a BIPOC author with BIPOC main character(s).
International Fiction: Fiction novel originally written in another language with BIPOC main character(s).
Juvenile Fiction: Fiction chapter book with diversity, equity, or inclusion subject matter written for children 7-11
Out of this World: Science fiction novel written by a BIPOC author with BIPOC main character(s).
Overcoming Adversity: Fiction novel with diversity, equity, or inclusion subject matter written for people 14 and older.
Rainbow reads: Fiction novel with LGBTQ+ main character(s).
Stranger Things: Horror novel written by a BIPOC author with BIPOC main character(s).
Young Adult Fiction: Fiction chapter book with diversity, equity, or inclusion subject matter written for children 14 and older.
Below you will find information provided by the publishers on the titles we have picked for April 2023.
Diverse Debuts: Debut fiction novel by a BIPOC author.
October Pick
We are a Haunting by Tyriek White
Graphic Novel: Fiction novel for adults of any subgenre with diverse characters depicted by color illustrations, sketches, and photographs.
October Pick
Ballad for Sophie written by Filipe Melo; illustrations by Juan Cavia
Historical Fiction: Historical fiction novel written by a BIPOC author with BIPOC main character(s).
October Pick
Skull Water by Heinz Insu Fenkl
International Fiction: Fiction novel originally written in another language with BIPOC main character(s).
October Pick
Still Born by Guadalupe Nettel
Juvenile Fiction: Fiction chapter book with diversity, equity, or inclusion subject matter written for children 7-11
October Pick
You are here: Connecting Flights by Ellen Oh
This title is also available as a Playaway audiobook, Libby eBook, and Libby eAudiobook.
Out of this World: Science fiction novel written by a BIPOC author with BIPOC main character(s).
October pick
The Jasad Heir by Sara Hashem
This title is also available as a Libby eBook and Libby eAudiobook.
Overcoming Adversity: Fiction novel with diversity, equity, or inclusion subject matter written for people 14 and older.
October Pick
Coleman Hill by Kim Coleman Foote
This title is also available as a Libby eBook.
Rainbow reads: Fiction novel with LGBTQ+ main character(s).
October Pick
Homebodies by Tembe Denton-hurst
Stranger Things: Horror novel written by a BIPOC author with BIPOC main character(s).
October Pick
My Heart is a Chainsaw by Stephen Graham Jones
This title is also available in large print.
Young Adult Fiction: Fiction chapter book with diversity, equity, or inclusion subject matter written for children 14 and older.
October Pick
Girls Like Girls by Hayley Kiyoko