Hello and welcome back to Diversishelf!
Hope you had a good weekend, whether you were celebrating Valentine’s, Galentine’s, or just ignoring all that and having a rest.
This week we have a more reasonable 23 titles, but not any less diverse and varied than usual.
Before leaving you with the books, I’d like to share with you a post I found particularly useful this week, listing 50 options for supporting your community wherever you are, and whatever your means. I found it very comprehensive, and hopefully it will inspire you as well!
Some of these books contain sensitive themes. Please check content warnings before purchasing and reading these titles.
We use affiliate links. This means that if you buy a book through a link we provide, we may earn a commission from Bookshop.org, whose fees support independent bookstores. This allows us to keep Diversishelf free at no cost to you, while still generating some revenue.
Devout: Losing My Faith to Find Myself by David Archuleta - Out 19 Mar 26 UK/17 Feb 26 US
Tags: Memoir, Honduran-Spanish American author, Achillean author, anti-queerphobia themes
The Ex-Perimento by Maria J. Morillo - Out 26 Feb 26 UK/17 Feb 26 US
Tags: Romance, Venezuelan author, Venezuelan representation, debut author
Rebel English Academy by Mohammed Hanif - Out 05 Feb 26 UK/17 Feb 26 US
Tags: Literary Fiction, Pakistani author, Pakistani representation
The Disappearing Act by Maria Stepanova - Out 03 Feb 26 UK/17 Feb 26 US
Tags: Literary Fiction, Translated, Russian author
Evil Genius by Claire Oshetsky - Out 17 Feb 26 US
Info & Order - US link
Tags: Mystery, Nonbinary author, feminism themes
Where the Wildflowers Grow by Terah Shelton Harris - Out 17 Mar 26 UK/17 Feb 26 US
Tags: Literary Fiction, Black American author
Bad Asians by Lillian Li - Out 12 Feb 26 UK/17 Feb 26 US
Tags: Literary Fiction, Chinese American author, Chinese American representation
Hot Chocolate on Thursday by Michiko Aoyama - Out 19 Feb 26 UK/17 Feb 26 US
Tags: Literary Fiction, Translated, Japanese author, Japanese representation
Ungodly Chaos by Selma Soren - Out 17 Feb 26 US
Info & Order - US link
Tags: YA Fantasy, SWANA author, debut author
On Morrison by Namwali Serpell - Out 19 Feb 26 UK/17 Feb 26 US
Tags: Biography, Zambian author, Black American representation
Daughter of Mother-of-Pearl by Mandy-Suzanne Wong - Out 16 Mar 26 UK/17 Feb 26 US
Tags: Essays, Bermudian author
Tags: Political Nonfiction, Translated, Latin American author, anti-capitalism themes, anti-imperialism themes
This Wretched Beauty by Elle Grenier - Out 17 Feb 26
Tags: YA Fantasy, Queer author, trans nonbinary author, debut author, nonbinary representation
The Obake Code by Makana Yamamoto - Out 19 Feb 26 UK/17 Feb 26 US
Tags: Science Fiction, Native Hawaiian author, nonbinary author, queer author
So Old, So Young by Grant Ginder - Out 26 Mar 26 UK/17 Feb 26 US
Tags: Literary Fiction, Queer author
Railsong by Rahul Bhattacharya - Out 12 Feb 26 UK/17 Feb 26 US
Tags: Historical Fiction, Indian author, Indian representation
Lean Cat, Savage Cat by Lauren J. Joseph - Out 26 Feb 26 UK/17 Feb 26 US
Tags: Literary Fiction, Trans author, queer author, trans representation
Holy Boy by Lee Heejoo - Out 05 Feb 26 UK/17 Feb 26 US
Tags: Thriller, Translated, Korean author
Citizenship: Notes on an American Myth by Daisy Hernández - Out 17 Feb 26
Tags: Political Nonfiction, Latin American author, anti-imperialism themes, anti-fascism themes, border abolition themes
Bloodfire, Baby by Eirinie Carson - Out 17 Feb 26 US
Info & Order - US link
Tags: Horror, Black American author, bisexual author, debut author
A Vow Made Twice by Emma Denny - Out 12 Feb 26 UK/17 Feb 26 US
Tags: Romance, Queer author, queer representation, nonbinary author
Messenger Cat Cafe by Nagi Shimeno - Out 19 Feb 26 UK/17 Feb 26 US
Tags: Literary Fiction, Japanese author, translated
The Fertility of Evil by Amara Lakhous - Out 17 Feb 26 UK/24 Feb 26 US
Tags: Historical Fiction, Translated, Algerian author, Algerian representation
Thank you for reading all the way to the end of the issue! Thoughts? Comments? Or simply want to keep in touch? Email us at [email protected], or find us at @diversishelf on Instagram. The next issue will be out on Monday, February 23. In the meantime, why not reach out with a comment, or share this with your friends?