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2. Author is of African descent, living anywhere
Stay with Me by Ayọ̀bámi Adébáyọ̀
4. Speculative Fiction
The Sentence by Louise Erdrich
5. In translation
Manikanetish by Naomi Fontaine
6. LGBTQ+ Theme and/or Author
Her Body and Other Parties: Stories by Carmen Maria Machado
7. Author over 50
Love & Saffron: A Novel of Friendship, Food, and Love by Kim Fay
9. Nature and/or the Environment
Field Study: Meditations on a Year at the Herbarium by Helen Humphreys
12. Author is of Asian descent, living anywhere
The Henna Artist by Alka Joshi
14. Feminism or feminist perspective
We Should All Be Feminists by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
16. Immigration/displacement (F or NF)
A Dog Called Jack by Ivy Pembroke
18. Memoir or biography
From My Mother's Back: A Journey from Kenya to Canada by Njoki Wane
19. Monsters of any kind - Stalin, those living under the bed, fantastic, historical …
Rizzio by Denise Mina
1. Alternate Published by a small press - Nimbus
The Spoon Stealer by Lesley Crewe

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Options:

1. Published between 1750 - 1900
2. Author is of African descent, living anywhere
3. Fairy Tales and/or Retellings
4. Speculative Fiction
5. In translation
6. LGBTQ+ Theme and/or Author
7. Author over 50
8. Published between 1900 - 1970
9. Nature and/or the Environment
10. Author is of indigenous descent
11. Neurodivergence - author, main character or subject matter
12. Author is of Asian descent, living anywhere
13. MENA Middle East North Africa - Author born in or resides in/story takes place predominately in a MENA country
14. Feminism or feminist perspective
15. Author born in or resides in a Nordic country (Scandinavia + Finland + Iceland + Greenland + the Faroe Islands + the Åland Islands)
16. Immigration/displacement (F or NF)
17. Author is a contributor to Margaret Busby Daughters of Africa collection (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Daughte...)
18. Memoir or biography
19. Monsters of any kind - Stalin, those living under the bed, fantastic, historical …
20. Ancient World – the subject can be a (real) heroine of the ancient world, or the novel takes place in ancient times, or the author is a woman writing about ancient history, culture etc. (ideas: https://www.goodreads.com/list/show/4...)

Alternate/Substitute Prompts:
1. Published by a small press
2. 1001 BBYD
https://1001bookreviews.com/the-1001-...
3. NYTimes Bestsellers (listed by year @
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lists_o...)
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lists_o...
4. The Caribbean - author born in or resides in/story takes place predominately in
5. Book Riot’s 100 Classics by Authors of Color. (https://bookriot.com/100-must-read-cl...)