There are so many books I’m looking forward to in 2017, and many of them are diverse. A lot of my followers on here and on Twitter ask me for diverse recommendations, so today’s post is going to be a list of diverse books releasing in 2017! This list of 60 is surprisingly large, and I’m sure there are books I missed. I hope this list makes your TBR happy, although I apologize to your wallets!
The books are organized by their release date. If you click on the title of the book, it will take you to the book’s Goodreads page. The books with no image of the cover do not have covers yet.
The Cursed Queen (The Impostor Queen #2) by Sarah Fine
Release date: January 3rd
Diversity factor: Queer protagonist.
Under Rose-Tainted Skies by Louise Gornall
Release date: January 3rd
Diversity factor: Protagonist with OCD and agoraphobia.
A Quiet Kind of Thunder by Sara Barnard
Release date: January 12th
Diversity factor: Main character with selective mutism and deaf love interest.
History Is All You Left Me by Adam Silvera
Release date: January 17th
Diversity factor: Queer male main character with OCD.
Allegedly by Tiffany D. Jackson
Release date: January 24th
Diversity factor: Black protagonist.
Dreadnought by April Daniels
Release date: January 24th
Diversity factor: Lesbian, transgender main character.
Ida by Alison Evans
Release date: January
Diversity factor: Bisexual main character, non-binary love interest.
Our Own Private Universe by Robin Talley
Release date: January 31st
Diversity factor: Bisexual main character.
Empress of a Thousand Skies by Rhoda Belleza
Release date: February 7th
Diversity factor: Unknown, but it is for sure about diverse characters.
American Street by Ibi Zoboi
Release date: February 14th
Diversity factor: Haitian immigrant protagonist.
We Are Okay by Nina LaCour
Release date: February 14th
Diversity factor: Queer protagonist.
A Conjuring of Light by V.E. Schwab
Release date: February 21st
Diversity factor: Bisexual main character, genderfluid main character (confirmed off-page)
The Education Of Margot Sanchez by Lilliam Rivera
Release date: February 21st
Diversity factor: Protagonist of color.
The Hate U Give by Angie Thomas
Release date: February 28th
Diversity factor: Black protagonist, book based off Black Lives Matter movement.
The Ship Beyond Time (The Girl From Everywhere #2) by Heidi Heilig
Release date: February 28th
Diversity factor: Biracial main character + POC and queer characters.
Ten Things I Can See From Here by Carrie Mac
Release date: February 28th
Diversity factor: Queer protagonist with severe anxiety.
Goodbye Days by Jeff Zentner
Release date: March 7th
Diversity factor: Protagonist with anxiety and panic attacks.
The Inexplicable Logic of My Life by Benjamin Alire Sáenz
Release date: March 7th
Diversity factor: All Mexican-American main characters except white protagonist.
You’re Welcome, Universe by Whitney Gardner
Release date: March 7th
Diversity factor: Deaf, Indian main character.
Hello, Universe by Erin Entrada Kelly
Release date: March 14th
Diversity factor: Hearing-impaired and POC (Japanese and Filipino) main characters.
Queens of Geek by Jen Wilde
Release date: March 14th
Diversity factor: Queer WOC main character, main character on the autism-spectrum.
A Crown of Wishes (The Star-Touched Queen #2) by Roshani Chokshi
Release date: March 28th
Diversity factor: Indian-inspired fantasy.
The Gauntlet by Karuna Riazi
Release date: March 28th
Diversity factor: Mostly Muslim cast, including hijabi girls.
Radio Silence by Alice Oseman
Release date: March 28th
Diversity factor: Mixed-race and bisexual protagonist, demisexual representation.
Get It Together, Delilah by Erin Gough
Release date: April 4th
Diversity factor: Queer protagonist.
The Upside of Unrequited by Becky Albertalli
Release date: April 11th
Diversity factor: Fat, Jewish protagonist, queer and POC representation.
The Edge of the Abyss (The Abyss Surrounds Us #2) by Emily Skrustkie
Release date: April 18th
Diversity factor: Queer protagonist of color.
Meg & Linus by Hanna Nowinski
Release date: April 18th
Diversity factor: Two queer protagonists.
North of Happy by Adi Alsaid
Release date: April 25th
Diversity factor: Mexican-American protagonist.
Shattered by Lee Winter
Release date: April
Diversity factor: Queer and POC main characters, lesbian possible love interest.
Always And Forever, Lara Jean (To All The Boys I’ve Loved Before #3) by Jenny Han
Release date: May 2nd
Diversity factor: Biracial protagonist (half Korean).
How To Make A Wish by Ashley Herring Blake
Release date: May 2nd
Diversity factor: Bisexual protagonist and black love interest.
Noteworthy by Riley Redgate
Release date: May 2nd
Diversity factor: Queer Chinese protagonist.
It’s Not Like It’s A Secret by Misa Sugiura
Release date: May 9th
Diversity factor: Queer Asian American girl protagonist, queer Latina love interest.
Ramona Blue by Julie Murphy
Release date: May 9th
Diversity factor: Queer protagonist.
Flame In The Mist by Renee Ahdieh
Release date: May 16th
Diversity factor: Set in Feudal Japan.
The Love Interest by Cale Dietrich
Release date: May 16th
Diversity factor: Queer protagonists.
I Believe In A Thing Called Love by Maurene Goo
Release date: May 30th
Diversity factor: Asian protagonist.
When Dimple Met Rishi by Sandhya Menon
Release date: May 30th
Diversity factor: Indian American main characters.
The Seafarer’s Kiss by Julia Ember
Release date: May 2017
Diversity factor: Queer protagonist.
Everything All At Once by Katrina Leno
Release date: June 6th
Diversity factor: Protagonist with anxiety.
Tash Hearts Tolstoy by Kathryn Ormsbee
Release date: June 6th
Diversity factor: Romantic asexual protagonist.
Saints, Misfits, Monsters, and Mayhem by S. K. Ali
Release date: June 13th
Diversity factor: POC protagonist.
Want by Cindy Pon
Release date: June 13th
Diversity factor: POC lead.
The Gentleman’s Guide to Vice and Virtue by Mackenzi Lee
Release date: June 20th
Diversity factor: Queer protagonist and love interest.
The Library of Fates by Aditi Khorana
Release date: July 18th
Diversity factor: Indian-inspired fantasy.
Little & Lion by Brandy Colbert
Release date: August 8th
Diversity factor: Queer protagonist with brother diagnosed as bipolar.
The Tiger’s Watch by Julia Ember
Release date: August
Diversity factor: Genderfluid protagonist.
Mask of Shadows by Linsey Miller
Release date: September 5th
Diversity factor: Genderfluid main character.
They Both Die at the End by Adam Silvera
Release date: September 5th
Diversity factor: Probably queer representation, if I know Adam at all.
Wild Beauty by Anna-Marie McLemore
Release date: September 26th
Diversity factor: Protagonist of color.
27 Hours by Tristina Wright
Release date: October 3rd
Diversity factor: All LGBTQIAP+ cast-including trans, bisexual, and asexual representation-a deaf main character, and POC representation.
Dear Martin by Nic Stone
Release date: October 17th
Diversity factor: Black protagonist.
Mirage by Somaiya Daud
Release date: November 6th
Diversity factor: Moroccan-inspired fantasy with POC lead.
The Amaterasu Project by Axie Oh
Release date: 2017
Diversity factor: Korean protagonist.
Dare Mighty Things by Heather Kaczynski
Release date: 2017
Diversity factor: Indian-American protagonist.
Forest of a Thousand Lanterns by Julie C. Dao
Release date: 2017
Diversity factor: Asian-inspired fantasy + (I’m suspecting) POC protagonist.
Like Water by Rebecca Podos
Release date: 2017
Diversity factor: Queer protagonist.
Love Sugar Magic by Anna Meriano
Release date: 2017
Diversity factor: Mexican protagonist.
Warcross by Marie Lu
Release date: 2017
Diversity factor: Mainly POC cast.
Do you have any diverse books either from this list, or not from the list, that you’re excited for? Which are a few you need NOW? Are there any books I missed? Let me know, and I can add them! If there are any additions or corrections to the books I mentioned, please let me know that too. Do you plan on reading more diversely in 2017? What books are on your TBR?
Happy reading!
Ava
Bookishness and Tea 
Thanks Ava for this list. It is so helpful that I have saved it to my desktop screen!
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Thanks so much – I hope you’ve found great books this year!
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