Continuing my recap of 2024, I’m sharing my favorite diverse reads from the past year. These are books that I read in 2024, not necessarily books that were published in 2024. Approximately 40% of my total books read were written by marginalized authors and/or featured marginalized main characters. Some of these books have already been featured on my 5 star reads and new-to-me author posts, but they’re worth another mention. This is by no means a comprehensive list, just some favorites I wanted to feature.

Jay’s Gay Agenda by Jason June (Gay MC)
Felix Ever After by Kacen Callender (Trans MC)
Let’s Talk About Love by Clare Kann (Ace MC, Black MC)
Okay, Cupid by Mason Deaver (Non-Binary MC, Trans Love Interest)
Playing for Keeps by Jennifer Dugan (Lesbian MCs)

A Quantum Love Story by Mike Chen (Asian author)
One Last Stop by Casey McQuiston (Lesbian MC)
Hot Summer by Elle Everhart (Bi MC)
The Gravity of Us by Phil Stamper (Gay MC)
All American Boys by Jason Reynolds & Brendon Kiely (Black MC)

The Hate You Give by Angie Thomas (Black MC)
Black Enough edited by Ibi Zoboi (Black MCs)
Early Departures by Justin A. Reynolds (Black MC)
The Voice in My Head by Dana L. Davis (Black MC)
You’ve Reached Sam by Dustin Thao (East Asian MC)

Charming as a Verb by Ben Philippe (Haitian MC)
The Emperor and the Endless Palace by Justinian Huang ( East Asian MCs, Gay MCs)
Donut Fall in Love by Jackie Lau (East Asian MCs)
From Little Tokyo with Love by Sarah Kuhn (East Asian MCs)
The Sunbearer Trials by Aidan Thomas (Latino MC, Trans MC, Gay MC)

Canto Contigo by Jonny Garza Villa (Latino MCs, Gay MC, Trans love interest)
Cash Delgado is Living the Dream by Tehlor Kay Mejia (Lesbian MC)
The Bride Test by Helen Hoang (East Asian MCs, Autistic MC)
The Rules for Camouflage by Kirstin Cronn-Mills (Neurodivergent MC)
Act Your Age, Eve Brown by Talia Hibbert (Black MC, Autistic MC)

The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time by Mark Haddon (Autistic MC)
Chronically Dolores by Maya Van Wagenen (Chronically Ill MC, Latina MC)
Ellie Haycock is Totally Normal by Gretchen Schreiber (Chronically Ill/Disable MC)
The Bad Muslim Discount by Syed M. Masood (Muslim MCs)
The Henna Wars by Adiba Jaigirdar (Lesbian MCs, Muslim MC)

I Wanna Be Where You Are by Kristina Forest (Black MC)
Everything I Never Told You by Celeste Ng (East Asian MCs)
You Should be So Lucky by Cat Sebastian (Gay MCs)
On the Bright Side by Anna Sortino (Deaf MC, Chronically Ill MC)

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