April is “Celebrate Diversity Month” and one way I like to do this in my own life is by reading diverse books. These books provide a new perspective, whether it’s that of someone of a different race, culture, country, etc. By reading diverse books, I learn about things I would never be able to actually experience, and ultimately I grow as a human being.
For reviews of these books and more, check out my Goodreads and StoryGraph profiles!
Perspectives from Other Countries
- The Girl with the Louding Voice (Nigeria)
- The Kite Runner (Afghanistan)
- American Dirt (Mexico)
- The Alchemist (Andalusia to Egypt)
- I Am Malala (Pakistan; autobiography)
- Eat, Pray, Love (Italy, India, Indonesia; memoir)
- Beneath a Southern Sky and After the Rains (South America)
- Kisses from Katie (Uganda; autobiography)
For a look at my personal perspective from various countries, check out my World Race travel blog!
Black American Perspectives
- Small Great Things
- The Banned Bookshop of Maggie Banks
- On the Come Up
- The Hate U Give
- Blackout (non-fiction)
- Becoming Me (memoir)
- Tracks of My Tears (memoir)
- Long Way Down
- Finding Me (memoir)
- The Pecan Man
Perspectives of Various People Groups (in America)
- The Book Woman of Troublesome Creek and The Book Woman’s Daughter (“Blue People”)
- We Are the Brennans (Irish-Americans)
- The Downstairs Girl (Chinese-Americans)
- Beautiful Country (Chinese immigrants)
Perspectives of People with Disabilities
- Archer’s Voice (deaf character)
- The Match (character with seizures)
- Catch and Keep (character with autism)
- Of Mice and Men (character with intellectual disability)
- Me Before You (paralyzed character)
For my perspective of working with people with disabilities, check out my blog post “Celebrate Diversity”.
Historical Perspectives
- Letter from Birmingham Jail (Civil Rights Movement; non-fiction)
- The Kitchen House and Glory Over Everything (pre-Civil War)
- The Women (Vietnam War)
- The Nightingale (World War II)
- Four Winds (the Dust Bowl)
- The Tattooist of Auschwitz and Cilka’s Journey (World War II)
📣YOUR TURN! What diverse books would you add to this list? Let me know by leaving a comment or reaching out on social media!
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