There are so many diverse books releasing this year that I’ve been talking about constantly. I wrote a blog post about 6o of them! But recently, I felt like I’d been neglecting all the amazing diverse books that have already come out. That’s where today’s post comes in.
In this post, I’m going to be making a long list of diverse books that have already released and are on my TBR so you can check them out right away, instead of having to wait months for them to come out.
Since I’ve read a relatively large amount of diverse books (especially popular diverse books), I’m keeping this list to books I haven’t read and are on my TBR in the hope that you’ll discover new books to read as well!
(This post was inspired by this one, and all credit goes to Weezie for this idea!)
I’ve divided the post into three categories: books with LGBTQIAP+ characters, books with POC characters, and books with (physically and mentally) disabled characters. These are not the only types of diversity in YA, but it’s what I’ve organized this post by, as they are some of the most common. Some of the books in this post have multiple facets of diversity, and I’ve tried to mention that!
Without further ado, here are 50 already released diverse books on my TBR.
LGBTQIAP+
Not Otherwise Specified by Hannah Moskowitz (also Black, also mental illness)
Juliet Takes A Breath by Gabby Rivera (also Latinx)
Ash by Malinda Lo
Huntress by Malinda Lo
Not Your Sidekick by C. B. Lee (also Asian American)
Seven Ways We Lie by Riley Redgate
Jerkbait by Mia Siegert
Unicorn Tracks by Julia Ember
Tiger’s Watch by Julia Ember
Two Boys Kissing by David Levithan
The Great American Whatever by Tim Federle
None of the Above by I. W. Gregorio
Out On Good Behavior by Dahlia Adler
The Cursed Queen by Sarah Fine
Our Own Private Universe by Robin Talley
Every Day by David Levithan
Gena/Finn by Hannah Moskowitz and Kat Helgeson (also mental illness)
Just Visiting by Dahlia Adler
Proxy by Alex London
More Than This by Patrick Ness
Coffee Boy by Austin Chant
POC
Prom Queen Perfect by Clarisse David
Ms Marvel by G. Willow Wilson / Adrian Alphona
Iron Cast by Destiny Soria
The Blazing Star by Imani Josey
Under A Painted Sky by Stacey Lee
Everything I Never Told You by Celeste Ng
Written In The Stars by Aisha Saeed
The Secret Of A Heart Note by Stacey Lee
Mirror In The Sky by Aditi Khorana
American Street by Ibi Zoboi
Empress of a Thousand Skies by Rhoda Belleza
Allegedly by Tiffany D. Jackson
The Education of Margot Sanchez by Lilliam Rivera
Sofia Khan Is Not Obliged by Ayisha Malik
The Fixer by Jennifer Lynn Barnes
This Is Where It Ends by Marieke Nijkamp (queer too)
Serpentine by Cindy Pon
The Girl Of Fire and Thorns by Rae Carson
The Hammer of Thor by Rick Riordan
The Rose and the Dagger by Renee Adieh
Disabled (Physically and Mentally)
When We Collided by Emery Lord
Run by Kody Keplinger (also queer)
Under Rose-Tainted Skies by Louise Gornall
Second Position by Katherine Locke
Otherbound by Corinne Duyvis (also POC, also queer)
Paperweight by Meg Haston
Made You Up by Francesca Zappia
Girl Against the Universe by Paula Stokes
El Deafo by Cece Bell
Woo! There you have it: 50 diverse books that have already come out that are on my TBR. I hope this list makes reading diversely even easier for you!
Did this list add to your TBR? Which books from this list do I need to read now? What diverse books are on your TBR? Is your TBR filled with more upcoming or more already released diverse books? Have you been reading diversely this year?
Thanks for reading!
Ava
Bookishness and Tea 
This is my TBR list http://www.jadebrowne.com/index.php/2017/06/tbr/ I think you would like Love and First Sight (linked on the site) because it deals with a disability/impairement which is one of your categories!
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Every Day by David Levithan is SO good!! Please read that first Levithan is genius and the plot is so engaging
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My TBR just keeps getting bigger 😁
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I’ve been searching for a list like this for so long. This is perfect. Thank you so much!
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I’m really looking forward to reading the Vegetarian !
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Great list! Thanks for sharing.
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There are so many excellent titles on this list! My absolute favorites would be None Of The Above, Made You Up, When We Collided and Paperweight, although there are many more I enjoyed.
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Favouriting this page so I can keep coming back to it. 🙂
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Thanks so much for this post!! Both books I’ve read by David Leviathan (Two Boys Kissing and Every Day) were really really good! Another LGBTQIAP+ book you should add to your list is Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe by Benjamin Alire Saenz. It’s probably my favorite book ever!!!
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I’m glad I found your site and am now a follower. This is all new to me since I’ve been locked up (literally), and writing about it the last 6 1/2 years. HELP
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This is such an important post and yuuss many of them are on my TBR too. Personally though I wasnt a fan of Rose and the Dagger (I barely managed to go on with Wrath and Dawn), but Made You Up sounds really good
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I’ve read a lot of the ones on your POC list or have them on my TBR! I’ve reviewed Everything I Never Told You, Written In The Stars, The Secret Of A Heart Note, Mirror In The Sky, and Serpentine, on my blog and though I don’t include star ratings in my reviews, they were all in the 4-5 star range for me. Under a Painted Sky was a 5-star read for me, but I need to reread it to write a review for it, lol. 🙂
Not Your Sidekick was one of my favorite books from 2016! You’ll probably love it. Ash and Huntress are breathtaking, and Ash will be on its way to you soon. 😉
Right now my TBR is mostly diverse books that are already out, and I’m wondering how I’m going to keep up with new releases while not neglecting the older ones because there are so many diverse books coming out this year. >.>
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Ohh, I love your diverse books lists! I read The Cursed Queen a while ago, and I really enjoyed it; hope you love it! I’m definitely trying to read more diversely this year, and I’m already jumping in excitement!
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SO.MANY.GREAT.RECS! This was such a fabulous list Ava – it defs did a lot of damage to my TBR 😉
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WHAT a list! There are so many great books on here, I can’t wait to read them all!
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Ahhh I want to read so many of these!
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Quite a lot of these are on my TBR too! I love posts like this too because I can come back to them and find new recommendations 😀
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Yaaaaas everything Rick Riordan 👌
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Great list, Ava! I’ve read a fair amount of these, but some of my favorites from this list have been Out on Good Behavior and Not Otherwise Specified. Soooo many more of these are on my TBR, though. And your list definitely gave me more to add, so thanks! 🙂
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Great post Ava! I’ll have to check these books out! 😊 I loved Unicorn Tracks and None of the Above, so I’d definitely recommend those! ☺️
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This is such an amazing list, and some of the books are already on my TBR!
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This is a fantastic list!
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Every Day and More Than This are two of my favorite books! Every Day is really special to me because of nonbinary rep. You should read it immediately. I would also add Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe to your list! It’s LGBT and the protagonists are Mexican American. =]
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