Hello and welcome back to Diversishelf!
This week we have another 44 titles coming to enrich your TBRs. We have a bunch of horror, political nonfiction, and of course some romance! Later this week many people will be celebrating Valentine’s Day - what better way to show love to your partner, friend, or family member than to get them a book that made you think of them? Maybe even annotating it especially?
Whether you’ll be celebrating or not, we hope you’re staying safe, informed, and connected with your communities. The world feels like a scary place to be in right now, but like the famous quote from Mr Rodgers says, we at Diversishelf encourage you to look for the helpers - and to be one of them, too, however is accessible to you.
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Dead First by Johnny Compton - Out 10 Feb 26
Tags: Horror, Black American author
Fireflies in Winter by Eleanor Shearer - Out 10 Feb 26
Tags: Historical Fiction, Mixed race / Caribbean author, Jamaican representation, Sapphic representation
Lithium by Malén Denis - Out 10 Feb 26
Tags: Literary Fiction, Translated, Argentine author, debut author
Thrice Married to a Salted Fish, Vol. 2 by Bi Ka Bi - Out 10 Feb 26
Tags: Danmei, Achillean representation, Chinese author, Chinese representation, translated
Silent Reading: Mo Du, Vol. 2 by priest - Out 10 Feb 26
Tags: Danmei, Achillean representation, Chinese author, Chinese representation, translated
Trad Wife by Saratoga Schaefer - Out 10 Feb 26
Tags: Horror, Nonbinary author
I Will Always Love You (Maybe) by Dana Hawkins - Out 10 Feb 26 US
Info & Order - US link
Tags: Romance, Queer author, queer representation
The Baby Dragon Bookshop by A.T. Qureshi - Out 12 Feb 26 UK/10 Feb 26 US
Tags: Romantasy, Pakistani author, Muslim author
Of Beasts by M. Jane Worma - Out 10 Feb 26
Tags: Horror, Queer representation, queer author, nonbinary author, debut author
Motor City Love Song by Lisa Peers - Out 10 Feb 26
Tags: Romance, Sapphic representation, sapphic author
Keeper of Lost Children by Sadeqa Johnson - Out 12 Feb 26 UK/10 Feb 26 US
Tags: Historical Fiction, Black American author, biracial representation
The Chosen and The Damned: Native Americans and the Making of Race in the United States by David J. Silverman - Out 10 Feb 26 US
Info & Order - US link
Tags: Political Nonfiction, Indigenous American representation, decolonialism themes, anti-racism themes, anti-white supremacy themes
Never Can Say Goodbye: The Life of a Death Doula and the Art of a Peaceful End by Darnell Lamont Walker - Out 26 Mar 26 UK/10 Feb 26 US
Tags: Political Nonfiction, Black American author, nonbinary author, anti-racism themes, debut author
In Sickness and in Health: Love Stories from the Front Lines of America’s Caregiving Crisis by Laura Mauldin - Out 10 Feb 26 US
Info & Order - US link
Tags: Political Nonfiction, Disability representation, community care themes, anti-capitalism themes, anti-ableism themes
The Midnight Taxi by Yosha Gunasekera - Out 10 Feb 26
Tags: Mystery, Sri Lankan American author, Sri Lankan American representation, debut author, anti-racism themes
The Body by Bethany C. Morrow - Out 09 Apr 26 UK/10 Feb 26 US
Tags: Horror, Black American author
Patchwork Dolls by Ysabelle Cheung - Out 26 Mar 26 UK/10 Feb 26 US
Tags: Short Stories, Chinese American author, debut author, Chinese representation, feminism themes, anti-surveillance themes
They by Helle Helle - Out 17 Feb 26 UK/10 Feb 26 US
Tags: Literary Fiction, Translated, Danish author
Out of the Loop by Katie Siegel - Out 10 Feb 26
Tags: Mystery, Sapphic representation, nonbinary author, queer author
I Hope You Find What You're Looking For by Bsrat Mezghebe - Out 24 Mar 26 UK/10 Feb 26 US
Tags: Historical Fiction, Black American author, debut author, Eritrean representation, anti-imperialism themes, immigration representation, debut author
Murder Bimbo by Rebecca Novack - Out 10 Feb 26
Tags: Literary Fiction, Sex work representation, feminism themes, anti-fascism themes
The Renovation by Kenan Orhan - Out 26 Mar 26 UK/10 Feb 26 US
Tags: Literary Fiction, Turkish American author, debut author, anti-fascism themes
Bear Tracks: Memories of a Ho-Chunk Elder by Sherman Funmaker - Out 10 Feb 26 US
Info & Order - US link
Tags: Memoir, Indigenous American author, debut author, class consciousness themes, anti-racism themes
Every Moment Is a Life: Gaza in a Time of Genocide by Susan Abulhawa, Huzama Habayeb - Out 12 Mar 26 UK/10 Feb 26 US
Tags: Political Nonfiction, Palestinian author, Palestinian representation, anti-colonialism themes,
With the Heart of a Ghost by Lim Sunwoo - Out 26 Mar 26 UK/10 Feb 26 US
Tags: Short Stories, Translated, Korean author
Who We Are Becoming Matters: The Courage, Wisdom, and Aloha We Need in the Timeplace of Collapse by Norma Kaweloku Wong - Out 10 Feb 26
Tags: Political Nonfiction, Native Hawaiian author, climate justice themes, community care themes
White Nights by Urszula Honek - Out 10 Feb 26 US
Info & Order - US link
Tags: Short Stories, Translated, Polish author, Polish representation
The Real Ones: How to Disrupt the Hidden Ways Racism Makes Us Less Authentic by Maya Rupert - Out 10 Feb 26
Tags: Political Nonfiction, Black American author, anti-racism themes, debut author
The Mixed Marriage Project: A Memoir of Love, Race, and Family by Dorothy Roberts - Out 12 Mar 26 UK/10 Feb 26 US
Tags: Political Nonfiction, Black American author, interracial relationship representation, anti-racism themes
The Fourth Princess by Janie Chang - Out 26 Mar 26 UK/10 Feb 26 US
Tags: Thriller, Taiwanese author, Chinese representation
Only Friends by Lydia San Andres - Out 10 Feb 26 US
Info & Order - US link
Tags: Romance, Dominican author, Latin American representation
Maria the Wanted by V. Castro - Out 10 Feb 26
Tags: Horror, Mexican American author, Mexican representation
It's All In Your Head by Sabina Nordqvist - Out 19 Mar 26 UK/10 Feb 26 US
Tags: Romance, Disabled author, disability representation, debut author
Everyday Movement by Gigi L. Leung - Out 10 Feb 26
Tags: Literary Fiction, Translated, Chinese representation, anti-fascism themes, Chinese author
A Slow and Secret Poison by Carmella Lowkis - Out 22 Jan 26 UK/10 Feb 26 US
Tags: Historical Fiction, Sapphic representation
Belgrave Road by Manish Chauhan - Out 29 Jan 26 UK/10 Feb 26 US
Tags: Literary Fiction, Queer author, debut author, immigrant representation, South Asian representation, South Asian author
She Is Here by Nicola Griffith - Out 27 Jan 26 UK/10 Feb 26 US
Tags: Essays, Disabled author, sapphic author, anti-ableism themes
Runnin' From Guilt by G.T. Dípè - Out 14 Feb 26 US
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Tags: Romance, Black American author, Black American representation, interracial relationship representation
As Old As Thyme by Alix Nicoud - Out 15 Feb 26 US
Info & Order - US link
Tags: Romance, Bisexual representation, trans representation, aroace representation, lesbian author, nonbinary author, aroace author
Every Place on the Map is Disabled: Poems and Essays by Camisha L. Jones, Michael Northern, Naomi Ortiz, and Travis Chi Wing Lau - Out 31 Jan 26 UK/15 Feb 26 US
Tags: Anthology, Disabled author, disability representation, anti-ableism themes, anti-capitalism themes, AAPI author, queer author
You Know Nothing by Yasmina Din Madden - Out 15 Feb 26
Tags: Short Stories, Vietnamese American author, debut author, Vietnamese representation
Favorita by Michelle Steinbeck - Out 12 Feb 26 UK
Info & Order - UK link
Tags: Literary Fiction, Translated, Swiss author, feminism themes
The Ark by Haruo Yuki - Out 12 Feb 26 UK
Info & Order - UK link
Tags: Horror, Translated, Japanese author
Love Story by Afsana Mousavi - Out 10 Feb 26 UK
Info & Order - UK link
Tags: Literary Fiction, Transfemme representation, queer representation, queer author, debut author
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