Top Ten Tuesday: Novels that Enhanced My Understanding of BIPOC (Black/Indigenous/ People of Color) Experiences
The Sentence by Louise Erdrich
Indigenous experiences against the backdrop of Black Lives Matter movement
Firekeeper's Daughter by Angeline Boulley
Indigenous experiences and membership on and off the reservation
Interior Chinatown by Charles Yu
Chinese-American experiences in Hollywood based on stereotypes
Hell of a Book by Jason Mott
Black experiences with the justice system and societal expectations
The Night Watchman by Louise Erdrich
Indigenous experiences, poverty, and culture (based on an experience of the author's grandfather)
We Are Not Free by Traci Chee
Japanese-American experiences with incarceration during WWII
The Water Dancer by Ta-Nahesi Coates
Black experiences with slavery and African mythology
New Kid by Jerry Craft
Black kid's experiences in a new, predominantly white school
On Earth We're Briefly Gorgeous by Ocean Vuong
Vietnamese immigrants deal with language and cultural differences
Nickel Boys by Colson Whitehead
Torturous experiences of Black students in reform school
There There by Tommy Orange
Indigenous experiences in urban settings
Poet X by Elizabeth Acevedo
Latinx experiences in school and family life
Recommend more recent BIPOC titles that you have enjoyed, please! (Use the comment section .)
-Anne
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