Hello and welcome back to Diverishelf!
Before we get to the books, this week we wanted to spotlight an upcoming Readathon event! If you're here, chances are you already know, but in case you don't: this year, from the 17th to the 31st of March, the Trans Right Readathon will take place! People participate worldwide, reading books written by and/or about Trans+ people, all the while fundraising for Trans charities and mutual aid funds.
You can find more information on their website, where you can (and should!) sign up to participate, browse a fantastic Storygraph challenge full of titles, and share the initiative.
Also, depending on where you are, local bookshops may be setting up displays and events for the TRR, so keep an eye out.
In these times of rights rollbacks and ubiquitous hateful rhetoric, showing up for Trans people is critical and life-saving, and we hope you join us in doing so!
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The Witch Without Memory by Maithree Wijesekara - Out 09 Apr 26 UK/10 Mar 26 US
Tags: Fantasy, Queer representation, Australian-Sri Lankan author
The Wife Comes First, Vol. 2 by Lv Ye Qian He - Out 10 Mar 26
Tags: Danmei, Achillean representation, Chinese representation, Chinese author, Translated
Nobody's Baby by Olivia Waite - Out 02 Apr 26 UK/10 Mar 26 US
Tags: Science Fiction, Sapphic representation
Float Up, Sing Down by Laird Hunt - Out 27 Feb 26 UK/10 Mar 26 US
Tags: Short Stories, Singaporean American author
Hell's Heart by Alexis Hall - Out 12 Mar 26 UK/10 Mar 26 US
Tags: Science Fiction, Nonbinary author, sapphic representation
Brighter Than Nine by June CL Tan - Out 12 Mar 26 UK/10 Mar 26 US
Tags: Young Adult, Singaporean author
You Should Have Been Nicer to My Mom by Vincent Tirado - Out 23 Apr 26 UK/10 Mar 26 US
Tags: Horror, Nonbinary author, Afro-Latine author, Latin American representation
Witch of the Shadow Wood by Tori Anne Martin - Out 10 Mar 26
Tags: Romantasy, Sapphic representation, feminism themes, queer author
Whidbey by T Kira Madden - Out 12 Mar 26 UK/10 Mar 26 US
Tags: Literary Ficiton, Indigenous Hawaiian author, lesbian author
Time-Tripping Over You by Brennon Lane - Out 20 Apr 26 UK/10 Mar 26 US
Tags: Young Adult, Black American author, queer author, trans author, transmasc representation, debut author
Thirty Love by Tom Vellner - Out 10 Mar 26
Tags: Romance, Achillean representation, achillean author, debut author
The Starter Ex by Mia Sosa - Out 10 Mar 26
Tags: Romance, Puerto Rican-Brazilian author
The Shipikisha Club by Mubanga Kalimamukwento - Out 23 Jul 26 UK/10 Mar 26 US
Tags: Literary Fiction, Zambian author, feminism themes
The Fox and the Devil by Kiersten White - Out 10 Mar 26
Tags: Romantasy, Sapphic representation, bisexual author
The First Step by Tao Wong - Out 10 Mar 26
Tags: Fantasy, Malaysian-Canadian author
The Complex by Karan Mahajan - Out 12 Mar 26 UK/10 Mar 26 US
Tags: Literary Fiction, Indian American author, Indian representation
Strange Girls by Sarvat Hasin - Out 12 Mar 26 UK/10 Mar 26 US
Tags: Literary Fiction, Pakistani author, debut author
Spoiled Milk by Avery Curran - Out 12 Mar 26 UK/10 Mar 26 US
Tags: Horror, Sapphic representation, debut author, sapphic author
Shut Up and Read: A Memoir from Harriett's Bookshop by Jeannine A. Cook - Out 10 Mar 26 US
Info & Order - US link
Tags: Memoir, Black American author
Second Chance Duet by Ana Holguin - Out 02 Apr 26 UK/10 Mar 26 US
Tags: Romance, Latin American author, Latin American representation
Promise/Threat by Jonah Mixon-Webster - Out 10 Mar 26
Tags: Poetry, Black American author
Long Eye by Kwoya Fagin Maples - Out 23 Apr 26 UK/10 Mar 26 US
Tags: Poetry, Black American author, neurodivergent representation, neurodivergent author
Intergalactic Feast by Lavanya Lakshminarayan - Out 12 Mar 26 UK/10 Mar 26 US
Tags: Science Fiction, Queer representation, Indian author
Indigenous Citizens: Native Americans' Fight for Sovereignty, 1776-2025 by Paul C. Rosier - Out 24 Apr 26 UK/10 Mar 26 US
Tags: Historical Nonfiction, Indigenous American representation, anti-colonialism themes
In the Hour of the Wolf: Tales of a Sámi Warrior by Nillas Somby - Out 10 Mar 26
Tags: Memoir, Indigenous Sámi author, anti-colonialism themes, debut author
I'm Not Really Here by Gary Lonesborough - Out 03 Sep 24 UK/10 Mar 26 US
Tags: Young Adult, Aboriginal author, queer representation, Aboriginal representation
Here for a Good Time by Kim Spencer - Out 10 Mar 26 US
Info & Order - US link
Tags: Young Adult, Indigenous American author, Indigenous American representation
Frida's Cook by Florencia Etcheves - Out 10 Mar 26 US
Info & Order - US link
Tags: Historical Fiction, Argentine author, translated, debut author, Mexican representation
Erase Me by Josh Silver - Out 10 Mar 26 US
Info & Order - US link
Tags: Young Adult, Queer author, queer representation
Defying China: A Memoir by Tsultrim Dolma, Rebecca Wei Hsieh - Out 10 Mar 26
Tags: YA Memoir, Tibetan author, feminism themes, anti-imperialism themes
Cabaret in Flames by Hache Pueyo - Out 10 Mar 26
Tags: Romantasy, Argentine-Brazilian author, bisexual representation, Brazilian representation
A Lady For All Seasons by TJ Alexander - Out 10 Mar 26 US
Info & Order - US link
Tags: Romance, Trans nonbinary author, queer representation
They Wouldn't Dare by Deanna Grey - Out 12 Mar 26 US
Info & Order - US link
Tags: Romance, Interracial relationship representation, Black American representation, Black American author
The Naked Eye by Yōko Tawada - Out 12 Mar 26 US
Info & Order - US link
Tags: Literary Fiction, Translated, Vietnamese representation, Japanese author
Getting Bad Ideas by Renee Harper - Out 13 Mar 26 US
Info & Order - US link
Tags: Romance, Black American author, Black American representation, sapphic representation, interracial relationship representation
Thanatographies by Yanara Friedland - Out 13 Feb 26 UK/15 Mar 26 US
Tags: Literary Fiction, Jewish author, feminism themes
Everything the Sun Touches by C.M. Kuhtz - Out 15 Mar 26 US
Info & Order - US link
Tags: Young Adult, Queer representation, nonbinary author
A Room Above a Shop by Anthony Shapland - Out 13 Mar 26 UK
Tags: Literary Fiction, Achillean representation, Achillean author, debut author
Mirror Stage by Peter Scalpello - Out 12 Mar 26 UK
Info & Order - UK link
Tags: Poetry, Translated, nonbinary representation, Scottish author, nonbinary author
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