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Electric Lit's 67 Books by Women of Color to Read in 2026

"These books are subversive in so many forms. Between the surreal and very real, these women writers show the braveness required in vulnerability and the power necessary for revival. They show the beauty of slowing down to trust one's intuition. These writers remind us that rest is required in resistance and resilience, and while the dark storms of living will continue, our endurance is rejuvenated by being close to those we love, which includes the self. I am so excited for you all to read these incredible books and to continue this reflective journey together."
-Lucy Yu (she/her)
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Birthstones in the Province of Mercy: Poems (Bo Hee Moon)
Birthstones in the Province of Mercy: Poems
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Bo Hee Moon
The Moon Without Stars (Chanel Miller)
The Moon Without Stars
2
Chanel Miller
The Old Fire (Elisa Shua Dusapin)
The Old Fire
3
Elisa Shua Dusapin
Sheer (Vanessa Lawrence)
Sheer
4
Vanessa Lawrence
Discipline (Larissa Pham)
Discipline
5
Larissa Pham
A Beast Slinks Towards Beijing (Alice Evelyn Yang)
A Beast Slinks Towards Beijing
6
Alice Evelyn Yang
The Hour of the Wolf (Fatima Bhutto)
The Hour of the Wolf
7
Fatima Bhutto
On Sundays She Picked Flowers (Yah Yah Scholfield)
On Sundays She Picked Flowers
8
Yah Yah Scholfield
Missing Sam (Thrity Umigar)
Missing Sam
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Thrity Umigar
The Seven Daughters of Dupree (Nikesha Elise Williams)
The Seven Daughters of Dupree
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Nikesha Elise Williams
I Identify as Blind: A Brazen Celebration of Disability Culture, Identity, and Power (M. Lachi , Tim Vandehey (Primary Contributor))
I Identify as Blind: A Brazen Celebration of Disability Culture, Identity, and Power
11
M. Lachi , Tim Vandehey (Primary Contributor)
Language as Liberation: Reflections on the American Canon (Toni Morrison)
Language as Liberation: Reflections on the American Canon
12
Toni Morrison
Black Frag/Ments: Poems (Lolita Stewart-White)
Black Frag/Ments: Poems
13
Lolita Stewart-White
The World After Rain: Anne's Poem (Canisia Lubrin)
The World After Rain: Anne's Poem
14
Canisia Lubrin
Simple Heart (Cho Haejin)
Simple Heart
15
Cho Haejin
Superfan (Jenny Tinghui Zhang)
Superfan
16
Jenny Tinghui Zhang
Every Happiness (Reena Shah)
Every Happiness
17
Reena Shah
Autobiography of Cotton (Cristina Rivera Garza)
Autobiography of Cotton
18
Cristina Rivera Garza
With the Heart of a Ghost: Stories (Lim Sunwoo)
With the Heart of a Ghost: Stories
19
Lim Sunwoo
Love Story (Afsana Mousavi)
Love Story
20
Afsana Mousavi
Dark Laboratory: On Columbus, the Caribbean, and the Origins of the Climate Crisis (Tao Leigh Goffe)
Dark Laboratory: On Columbus, the Caribbean, and the Origins of the Climate Crisis
21
Tao Leigh Goffe
The Midnight Taxi (Yosha Gunasekera)
The Midnight Taxi
22
Yosha Gunasekera
Everyday Movement (Gigi L. Leung)
Everyday Movement
23
Gigi L. Leung
Bad Asians (Lillian Li)
Bad Asians
24
Lillian Li
On Morrison (Namwali Serpell)
On Morrison
25
Namwali Serpell
Daughter of Mother-Of-Pearl (Mandy-Suzanne Wong)
Daughter of Mother-Of-Pearl
26
Mandy-Suzanne Wong
Cleopatra (Saara El-Arifi)
Cleopatra
27
Saara El-Arifi
Maybe the Body (Asa Drake)
Maybe the Body
28
Asa Drake
Kin (Tayari Jones)
Kin
29
Tayari Jones
Let the Poets Govern: A Declaration of Freedom (Camonghne Felix)
Let the Poets Govern: A Declaration of Freedom
30
Camonghne Felix
The Valley of Vengeful Ghosts (Kim Fu)
The Valley of Vengeful Ghosts
31
Kim Fu
Whidbey (T. Kira Madden)
Whidbey
32
T. Kira Madden
Songs for Darkness (Iman Humaydan Yunis)
Songs for Darkness
33
Iman Humaydan Yunis
Strange Girls (Sarvat Hasin)
Strange Girls
34
Sarvat Hasin
Light and Thread (Han Kang)
Light and Thread
35
Han Kang
On the Prairies We Will Live Forever: Poems (Erica Violet Lee)
On the Prairies We Will Live Forever: Poems
36
Erica Violet Lee
Python's Kiss (Louise Erdrich)
Python's Kiss
37
Louise Erdrich
Seasons of Glass and Iron (Amal El-Mohtar)
Seasons of Glass and Iron
38
Amal El-Mohtar
American Han (Lisa Lee)
American Han
39
Lisa Lee
Night Owl: Poems (Aimee Nezhukumatathil)
Night Owl: Poems
40
Aimee Nezhukumatathil
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