Indie Read-a-Thon: BIPOC Authors Reading Challenge

Need inspiration for the Indie Voices Read-a-thon? We've rounded up some of our favorite independently published books of 2026 to help you kick off a month of indie reading.

19 BooksReading Challenge
Books in This Challenge
When Forty Blooms

Jacinta Howard

Cover image for When Forty Blooms by Jacinta Howard 9781967565047
Sweet Like Honey: A Black Sapphic Romance (Alternate Cover)

Aricka Alexander

Cover image for Sweet Like Honey: A Black Sapphic Romance (Alternate Cover) by Aricka Alexander 9798330393657
The Fake Boyfriend Fiasco

Talia Hibbert

Cover image for The Fake Boyfriend Fiasco by Talia Hibbert 9781913651091
The Full Picture

Jessica Carmichael

Cover image for The Full Picture by Jessica Carmichael 9781069335401
Nawlins: YA Black Fantasy (Original)

Deric Augustine,Robin Benjamin,Elizabeth Thurmond

Cover image for Nawlins: YA Black Fantasy (Original) by Deric Augustine,Robin Benjamin,Elizabeth Thurmond 9798218731076
Streams and Schemes: A Spicy Romantic Comedy

Rebecca Kinkade

Cover image for Streams and Schemes: A Spicy Romantic Comedy by Rebecca Kinkade 9798990226975
Boy: When you find the boy, you discover the man

Fredi Nwaka,Marcia M Publishing House Editorial

Cover image for Boy: When you find the boy, you discover the man by Fredi Nwaka,Marcia M Publishing House Editorial 9781919214603
The Grace of Black Mothers

Martheaus Perkins

Cover image for The Grace of Black Mothers by Martheaus Perkins 9781949487428
Chemistry: The Chemist

Grey Huffington

Cover image for Chemistry: The Chemist by Grey Huffington 9781964560007
Counting Descent

Clint Smith

Cover image for Counting Descent by Clint Smith 9781938912658
The Healing You Hear

Morgan Richard Olivier

Cover image for The Healing You Hear by Morgan Richard Olivier 9798985731170
Willow Rose

M Kevin Hayden

Cover image for Willow Rose by M Kevin Hayden 9798992780550
The Close-Up

Kennedy Ryan

Cover image for The Close-Up by Kennedy Ryan 9798985408447
They Wouldn't Dare

Deanna Grey

Cover image for They Wouldn't Dare by Deanna Grey 9798987895566
Butterfly 6: Phase One (Caterpillar): Phase One

Ashley Antoinette

Cover image for Butterfly 6: Phase One (Caterpillar): Phase One by Ashley Antoinette 9781963400045
The Unfluencer

Mia Heintzelman

Cover image for The Unfluencer by Mia Heintzelman 9781967565283
I Accidentally Locked Down a Witch

Jessica Cage

Cover image for I Accidentally Locked Down a Witch by Jessica Cage 9781958295809
Benefits Included

Chantal Bookal

Cover image for Benefits Included by Chantal Bookal 9798991336055
American Love Song

Britt Middleton

Cover image for American Love Song by Britt Middleton 9798995350408
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