Today’s book suggestion is called The Belles by Dhonielle Clayton. This YA fantasy novel is the first of a two book series. The overall premise involves themes about beauty and opulence in which Belles are women that control beauty in a world w

The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian by Sherman Alexie

Jul 27th, 2018 1m 28s

Today’s book suggestion is called The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian by Sherman Alexie. This YA novel is the coming of age story of a Native American teenage boy living on an Indian reservation and his decision to go to an all whit

Parable of the Sower by Octavia Butler

Jul 26th, 2018 1m 37s

Today’s book suggestion comes from @kay_t_thereader on Instagram and its her book from her July book club pick called Parable of the Sower by Octavia Butler. This is a YA science fiction novel published in 1993 and is the first book in a two-bo

Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe by Benjamin Alire Sáenz

Jul 25th, 2018 1m 27s

Today’s book suggestion is called Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe by Benjamin Alire Sáenz. This is a YA novel published in 2012 that tells the story of two Mexican-American boys and their journey through friendship and

Dorothy Must Die by Danielle Paige

Jul 24th, 2018 1m 21s

Today’s book suggestion is called Dorothy Must Die by Danielle Paige. This is a YA novel published in 2014 that’ s the first of 4 books in a series, in which Dorothy Must Die is a reimagining of The Wizard of Oz story, just darker. I originally

When Dimple Met Rishi by Sandhya Menon

Jul 23rd, 2018 1m 18s

Today’s book suggestion is called When Dimple Met Rishi by Sandhya Menon. This is a YA novel published in 2017 that’s a coming of age story that touches on Indian culture and values, as well as identity and the choices that young people want to

The Hate U Give by Angie Thomas

Jul 20th, 2018 1m 38s

Today’s book suggestion is another book from my collection and its called The Hate U Give by Angie Thomas. This is a YA novel published in 2017 that follows the story of a black teenage girl who witnesses her unarmed black male friend be shot a

American Street by Ibi Zoboi

Jul 19th, 2018 1m 23s

Today’s book suggestion is another book from my collection and its called American Street by Ibi Zoboi. This is a YA novel published in 2017 that explores the story of a young teenage girl that comes to live in Detroit from Haiti and the challe

The Poet X by Elizabeth Acevedo

Jul 18th, 2018 1m 34s

Today’s book suggestion is another book from my collection and its called The Poet X by Elizabeth Acevedo. This is a YA novel published in 2018. This book written in verse, explores how a young girl in Harlem discovers slam poetry as a way to u

To All the Boys I’ve Loved Before by Jenny Han

Jul 17th, 2018 1m 42s

Today’s book suggestion is another book from my collection and its called To All the Boys I’ve Loved Before by Jenny Han. This is a YA romance novel published in 2014 and it’s the first book of 3, in which the next 2 books were released in 2015

The Sun is Also A Star by Nicola Yoon

Jul 16th, 2018 1m 48s

Today’s book suggestion is another book from my collection and its called The Sun is Also A Star by Nicola Yoon. This is a YA novel published in 2016 and it tells the story of Natasha, a young girl who’s family is about to be deported back to J

Shadowshaper by Daniel Jose Older

Jul 13th, 2018 1m 40s

Today’s book suggestion is another book from my collection and its called Shadowshaper by Daniel Jose Older. This is a YA urban fantasy novel published in 2015 and I was drawn to this book because it’s written by a Latino male author and I was

An Ember in the Ashes by Sabaa Tahir

Jul 12th, 2018 1m 32s

If you’re new here, this podcast provides awareness to young adult books written by authors of color by suggesting a new book every day 5 days a week. Today’s book suggestion is another book from my collection and its called An Ember in the Ash

Long Way Down by Jason Reynolds

Jul 11th, 2018 1m 20s

Today’s book suggestion is actually another recommendation and it’s part of my personal book collection. Its called Long Way Down by Jason Reynolds. This is a YA novel published in 2017 and it’s the first book I’ve ever read in verse (which is

Forest of a Thousand Lanterns by Julie C. Dao

Jul 10th, 2018 1m 14s

Today’s book suggestion is part of my personal book collection and its called Forest of a Thousand Lanterns by Julie C. Dao. This is a YA fantasy novel published in 2017 and it’s the first book in A Rise of the Empress series. This book is an E

Children of Blood and Bone by Tomi Adeyemi

Jul 9th, 2018 1m 29s

Today’s book suggestion comes from my personal book collection and it’s the book I’m currently reading called Children of Blood and Bone by Tomi Adeyemi. This is a YA fantasy novel published in 2018 and is the first book in a planned trilogy. T

The Wrath & the Dawn by Renee Ahdieh.

Jul 2nd, 2018 1m 38s

Today’s very first book suggestion is actually more of a recommendation because I read it a few months ago and it comes from my personal book collection. Its called The Wrath & the Dawn by Renee Ahdieh. This is a YA fantasy novel published in 2

About Colors of Fiction

Jul 1st, 2018 1m 12s

Welcome to the Colors of Fiction podcast, the place to get suggestions for YA books written by authors of color. Thanks for listening!

5 Reasons Why You NEED To Read The Wrath and the Dawn by Renee Ahdieh

May 1st, 2018 7m 6s

How does a fairy tale retelling mixed with Persian culture sound? In this podcast episode, I’m going to tell you 5 reasons why you need to read The Wrath and the Dawn by Renee Ahdieh. Colors of Fiction provides recommendations for young adult b

Welcome to Colors of Fiction

Apr 22nd, 2018 13m 1s

Welcome to Colors of Fiction. In this episode, I'm going to tell you the 3 reasons why I'm starting this podcast. Colors of Fiction provides recommendations for young adult books written by authors of color. Episodes are published bimonthly on

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