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Fiction Picks

Four fiction picks are available for you to choose from: diverse debuts, graphic novel, historical fiction, and international fiction. Our fiction picks are chosen quarterly and are available in regular print only. If you would like to update your selections or are a new patron who wants to receive picks from any of those four categories, sign up for Simply Held through our website!

BIPOC: Black, Indigenous, and people of color

LGBTQ+: Lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer, and more.

  • Diverse Debuts: Debut fiction novel by a BIPOC author, LGBTQ+ author or an author from another marginalized community.
  • 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, LGBTQ+ author or an author from another marginalized community, with main character(s) from a marginalized community.
  • International Fiction: Fiction novel originally written in another language with main character(s) from marginalized communities.

These titles are chosen quarterly and are available in regular print only.

Below you will find information provided by the publishers and authors on the titles we have selected for October 2024 from the following categories: Diverse Debuts, Graphic Novel, Historical Fiction, and International Fiction.

Diverse Debuts

Diverse Debuts: Debut fiction novel by a BIPOC author, LGBTQ+ author or an author from another marginalized community.

January 2025 Pick

Masquerade by Mike Fu

Historical Fiction

Historical Fiction: Historical fiction novel written by a BIPOC author, LGBTQ+ author or an author from another marginalized community, with main character(s) from a marginalized community.

January 2025 Pick

Tiananmen Square by Lai Wen

Graphic Novel

Graphic Novel: Fiction novel for adults of any subgenre with diverse characters depicted by color illustrations, sketches, and photographs.

January 2025 Pick

The Naked Tree by Keum Suk Gendry-Kim

International Fiction

International Fiction: Fiction novel originally written in another language with main character(s) from marginalized communities.

January 2025 Pick

Greek Lessons by Han Kang