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We hope this newsletter finds you enjoying your summer as much as possible, and safe from the unpredictable weather courtesy of the climate crisis. This week brings you 33 titles across many genres, featuring a bunch of Trans authors and a few different choices for YA audiences. We hope you enjoy!
The Diversishelf Non Fiction Book Club will also be starting to read Black Disability Politics by Sami Schalk, a groundbreaking exploration of how disability has always been central to Black activism, liberation movements, and struggles for collective freedom. As usual, you can join us on Storygraph!
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The Rulers: Corporate Power in the Age of AI and the Cloud by Cecilia Rikap - Out 04 Aug 26
Tags: Political Nonfiction, Argentine author, anti-capitalism themes
The Villain's White Halo, Vol. 3 by Hao Da Yi Juan Wei Sheng Zhi - Out 04 Aug 26
Tags: Danmei, Achillean representation, Chinese representation, Chinese author, translated
My Noisy Roommate: The Roof Over My Head Comes With Monsters and a Hottie, Vol. 5 by Kaho Ozaki - Out 04 Aug 26
Tags: Manga, Achillean representation, Japanese representation, Japanese author, translated
Little Mushroom (Deluxe Hardcover Novel), Vol. 1 by Yi Shi Si Zhou - Out 04 Aug 26
Tags: Danmei, Achillean representation, Chinese author, translated
The Dream Thieves: The Graphic Novel by Maggie Stiefvater & Sas Milledge - Out 06 Aug 26 UK/04 Aug 26 US
Tags: YA Graphic Novel, Bisexual representation
The Seekers of Deer Creek by Thao Thai - Out 06 Aug 26 UK/04 Aug 26 US
Tags: Literary Fiction, Vietnamese American author, Vietnamese representation
Kitten by Stacey Yu - Out 30 Jul 26 UK/04 Aug 26 US
Tags: Literary Fiction, Chinese American author, debut author
Sunsplitter by S.A. MacLean - Out 04 Aug 26
Tags: Romantasy, Queer representation, bisexual author
All We Hide by Robyn Gigl - Out 04 Aug 26
Tags: Mystery, Trans representation, trans author
Bimbo Agitprop by Raquelle Jac - Out 04 Aug 26
Tags: Graphic Novel, Nonbinary author, anti-capitalism themes, Muslim author, pro-Palestine author
Etna by Paul Yoon - Out 27 Aug 26 UK/04 Aug 26 US
Tags: Literary Fiction, Korean American author
Appetite by P. Paramita - Out 04 Aug 26 US
Info & Order - US link
Tags: Literary Fiction, Bangladeshi author, debut author, Bangladeshi representation
The Shadows Tomorrow by Noëlle Michel - Out 04 Aug 26
Tags: Mystery, Translated, Belgian author
Meet Me in the Garden by Nina LaCour - Out 04 Aug 26 US
Info & Order - US link
Tags: Literary Fiction, Sapphic author, sapphic representation, mixed race representation, BIPOC representation
Plant Lady by Minyoung Kang - Out 04 Aug 26 US
Info & Order - US link
Tags: Mystery, Translated, Korean author, Korean representation, feminism themes
Soft Spots by Leila Renee - Out 04 Aug 26 US
Info & Order - US link
Tags: Literary Fiction, Black American author, debut author
That Summer's End by Lee Seong-bok - Out 04 Aug 26
Tags: Poetry, Translated, Korean author
Stepping Up by Kiara Valdez, Diana Tsai Santos - Out 04 Aug 26 US
Info & Order - US link
Tags: YA Graphic Memoir, Afro-Dominican author, Black-Asian author, Black American representation, anti-racism themes
My Inner Child Wants to Kill by Karsten Dusse - Out 04 Aug 26 US
Info & Order - US link
Tags: Thriller, Translated, German author
Find My Way Down to You by Julian Winters - Out 04 Aug 26
Tags: YA Romance, Gay representation, Black American author, gay author
Be Still My Unbeating Heart by Josh Winning - Out 17 Sep 26 UK/04 Aug 26 US
Tags: Fantasy, Achillean representation, achillean author
Everything Comes Back to You by Jackie Khalilieh - Out 04 Aug 26
Tags: Young Adult, Palestinian-Canadian author, autistic author, Palestinian-Canadian representation, autistic representation
Yñiga by Glenn Diaz - Out 08 Sep 26 UK/04 Aug 26 US
Tags: Literary Fiction, Filipino author, Filipino representation, anti-imperialism themes
Majestic Hills by Dawn Turner - Out 10 Sep 26 UK/04 Aug 26 US
Tags: Thriller, Black American representation, Black American author, anti-racism themes
Triage by Claudia Rankine - Out 04 Aug 26 US
Info & Order - US link
Tags: Literary Fiction, Jamaican American author, pro-Palestine author, anti-fascism themes
Captive Consumers: Hunger, Violence, and Inequality in American Prison Food by Chin Jou - Out 04 Aug 26
Tags: Political Nonfiction, AAPI author, abolition themes
Embrace by Bal Khabra - Out 04 Aug 26
Tags: Romance, South Asian Canadian author
Welcome to Dorley Hall by Alyson Greaves - Out 30 Apr 26 UK/04 Aug 26 US
Tags: Mystery, Trans author, debut author
I Have This Thing for Flowers: Essays on the Roots of Relationships by Alysia Li Ying Sawchyn - Out 04 Aug 26 US
Info & Order - US link
Tags: Essays, Chinese-Malaysian-Ukranian author, neurodivergent author, queer author
Immortal Game by Allison Saft - Out 04 Aug 26 US
Tags: YA Fantasy, Sapphic representation, bisexual author
Take What You Can by Naima Coster - Out 06 Aug 26 UK/04 Aug 26 US
Tags: Literary Fiction, Dominican American author, Black American representation
Intrusive Intentions by Sebastian J Plata - Out 04 Aug 26
Tags: Literary Fiction, Queer author, queer representation
Survival Show by Juno Dawson - Out 23 Apr 26 UK/04 Aug 26 US
Tags: YA Dystopian, Trans author, queer representation
Fruit Fly by Josh Silver - Out 23 Apr 26 UK/04 Aug 26 US
Tags: Mystery, Achillean representation, sex work representation, substance abuse representation, queer author
Reckoning the Racial Reckoning: From Backlash to Accountability after George Floyd by David Dante Troutt - Out 06 Aug 26
Tags: Political Nonfiction, Black American author, anti-racism themes, abolition themes
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