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.
April Pick
Stories from the Tenants Downstairs by Sidik Fofana
Graphic Novel: Fiction novel for adults of any subgenre with diverse characters depicted by color illustrations, sketches, and photographs.
April Pick
Shubeik Lubeik by Deena Mohamed
Historical Fiction: Historical fiction novel written by a BIPOC author with BIPOC main character(s).
April Pick
Woman of Light by Kali Fajardo-Anstine
This title is also available in the following formats:
International Fiction: Fiction novel originally written in another language with BIPOC main character(s).
April Pick
All Your Children, Scattered by Beata Umubyeyi Mairesse; translated from the French by Alison Anderson
Juvenile Fiction: Fiction chapter book with diversity, equity, or inclusion subject matter written for children 7-11
April Pick
Different Kinds of Fruit by Kyle Lukoff
This title is also available in the following formats:
Out of this World: Science fiction novel written by a BIPOC author with BIPOC main character(s).
April pick
Flux by Jinwoo Chong
Overcoming Adversity: Fiction novel with diversity, equity, or inclusion subject matter written for people 14 and older.
April Pick
The Many Half-Lived Lives of Sam Sylvesterby Maya MacGregor
This title is also available in the following format:
Rainbow reads: Fiction novel with LGBTQ+ main character(s).
April Pick
My Government Means to Kill Me by Rasheed Newson
This title is also available in the following format:
Stranger Things: Horror novel written by a BIPOC author with BIPOC main character(s).
April Pick
Lone Women by Victor LaValle
Young Adult Fiction: Fiction chapter book with diversity, equity, or inclusion subject matter written for children 14 and older.
April Pick
We Deserve Monuments by Jas Hammonds