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Electric Lit's 48 Books by Women of Color to Read in 2025

"With all I am, I love reading. I think of writing as an extension of the reading, a kind of call and response. So, here are some of the 2025 books I am excited about. I'm one person with an incomplete knowledge of forthcoming titles. If you're looking forward to a title not mentioned here, please consider preordering it from your local bookstore, requesting it from the library, telling people about it, or all of the above."
-R.O. Kwon
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Black in Blues (Imani Perry)
Black in Blues
1
Imani Perry
We Do Not Part (Han Kang)
We Do Not Part
2
Han Kang
Good Girl (Aria Aber)
Good Girl
3
Aria Aber
Homeseeking (Karissa Chen)
Homeseeking
4
Karissa Chen
The Life of Herod the Great (Zora Neale Hurston)
The Life of Herod the Great
5
Zora Neale Hurston
Death Takes Me (Cristina Rivera Garza)
Death Takes Me
6
Cristina Rivera Garza
Code Noir (Canisia Lubrin)
Code Noir
7
Canisia Lubrin
Ugliness (Moshtari Hilal)
Ugliness
8
Moshtari Hilal
Casualties of Truth (Lauren Francis-Sharma)
Casualties of Truth
9
Lauren Francis-Sharma
Sucker Punch: Essays (Scaachi Koul)
Sucker Punch: Essays
10
Scaachi Koul
Liquid: A Love Story (Mariam Rahmani)
Liquid: A Love Story
11
Mariam Rahmani
Luminous (Silvia Park)
Luminous
12
Silvia Park
The Dream Hotel (Laila Lalami)
The Dream Hotel
13
Laila Lalami
The Haunting of Room 904 (Erika T. Wurth)
The Haunting of Room 904
14
Erika T. Wurth
Goddess Complex (Sanjena Santhien)
Goddess Complex
15
Sanjena Santhien
O Sinners! (Nicole Cuffy)
O Sinners!
16
Nicole Cuffy
The Persians (Sanam Mahloudji)
The Persians
17
Sanam Mahloudji
Audition (Katie Kitamura)
Audition
18
Katie Kitamura
Flirting Lessons (Jasmine Guillory)
Flirting Lessons
19
Jasmine Guillory
When the Harvest Comes (Denne Michele Norris)
When the Harvest Comes
20
Denne Michele Norris
Searches: Selfhood in the Digital Age (Vauhini Vara)
Searches: Selfhood in the Digital Age
21
Vauhini Vara
The Hollow Half: A Memoir of Bodies and Borders (Sarah Aziza)
The Hollow Half: A Memoir of Bodies and Borders
22
Sarah Aziza
Authority (Andrea Long Chu)
Authority
23
Andrea Long Chu
Medicine River: A Story of Survival and the Legacy of Indian Boarding Schools (Mary Annette Pember)
Medicine River: A Story of Survival and the Legacy of Indian Boarding Schools
24
Mary Annette Pember
Bad Influence (Claire Ahn)
Bad Influence
25
Claire Ahn
Zeal (Morgan Jerkins)
Zeal
26
Morgan Jerkins
The Book of Records (Madeleine Thien)
The Book of Records
27
Madeleine Thien
The Original Daughter (Jemimah Wei)
The Original Daughter
28
Jemimah Wei
Awake in the Floating City (Susanna Kwan)
Awake in the Floating City
29
Susanna Kwan
So Many Stars: An Oral History of Trans, Nonbinary, Genderqueer, and Two-Spirit People of Color (Caro De Robertis)
So Many Stars: An Oral History of Trans, Nonbinary, Genderqueer, and Two-Spirit People of Color
30
Caro De Robertis
The Wanderer's Curse (Jennifer Hope Choi)
The Wanderer's Curse
31
Jennifer Hope Choi
The Lost Queen (Aimee Phan)
The Lost Queen
32
Aimee Phan
I'll Tell You When I'm Home (Hala Alyan)
I'll Tell You When I'm Home
33
Hala Alyan
Flashlight (Susan Choi)
Flashlight
34
Susan Choi
The Girls Who Grew Big (Leila Mottley)
The Girls Who Grew Big
35
Leila Mottley
Clam Down (Anelise Chen)
Clam Down
36
Anelise Chen
The Other Wife (Jackie Thomas-Kennedy)
The Other Wife
37
Jackie Thomas-Kennedy
Hot Girls With Balls (Benedict Nguyễn)
Hot Girls With Balls
38
Benedict Nguyễn
Necessary Fiction (Eloghosa Osunde)
Necessary Fiction
39
Eloghosa Osunde
The Grand Paloma Resort (Cleyvis Natera)
The Grand Paloma Resort
40
Cleyvis Natera
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