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Before we get to the books, we’d like to introduce this month’s pick for the Diversishelf Nonfiction Book Club: It’s Not That Radical by Mikaela Loach.
It’s Not That Radical refuses the version of climate action we’re often given, the one that asks individuals to consume differently while corporations continue to extract, exploit, and destroy. Loach traces the crisis to its roots: racial capitalism, colonialism, and systems that treat both people and land as disposable. What emerges is a clear invitation to understand climate justice as inseparable from struggles against policing, borders, and economic inequality.
We hope you’ll join our readalong over on Storygraph - we will be aiming to read about 55 pages per week. See you there!
This issue is super chunky, so without further ado, here’s the books!
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The Villain's White Halo, Vol. 2 by Hao Da Yi Juan Wei Sheng Zhi - Out 07 Apr 26
Tags: Danmei, Achillean representation, Chinese representation, Chinese author, Translated
Love in the Palm of His Hand, Vol. 3 by Rinteku - Out 07 Apr 26
Tags: Manga, Achillean representation, Deaf representation, Japanese author, Japanese representation
To Steal a Throne by Gabi Burton - Out 09 Apr 26 UK/07 Apr 26 US
Tags: YA Fantasy, Black American author
Infinite Shores by Pascale Lacelle - Out 09 Apr 26 UK/07 Apr 26 US
Tags: YA Romantasy, Queer representation, nonbinary author, French Canadian author
What We Are Seeking by Cameron Reed - Out 04 Jun 26 UK/07 Apr 26 US
Tags: Science Fiction, Trans author, queer representation
The Cricket's Healing by Toon Tellegen - Out 01 Jan 26 UK/07 Apr 26 US
Tags: Literary Fiction, Translated, Dutch author
Superstars by Ann Scott - Out 18 Jun 26 UK/07 Apr 26 US
Tags: Literary Fiction, Translated, queer representation, bisexual author, French author
Creature Feature by Dean Young - Out 21 May 26 UK/07 Apr 26 US
Tags: Poetry, Disabled author
Year of the Mer by L.D. Lewis - Out 07 Apr 26
Tags: Fantasy, Black American author, sapphic representation, queer author
Work to Do by Jules Wernersbach - Out 07 Apr 26
Tags: Literary Fiction, Nonbinary author, sapphic representation, class consciousness themes
White Noise by Taran Kootenhayoo - Out 08 Jan 26 UK/07 Apr 26 US
Tags: Play, Indigenous American author, Indigenous American representation, anti-colonialism themes, anti-racism themes
White Moss by Anna Nerkagi - Out 01 Jan 26 UK/07 Apr 26 US
Tags: Literary Fiction, Indigenous Nenets author, translated, Indigenous Nenets representation
The Unruly Heart of Miss Darcy by Erin Edwards - Out 30 Apr 26 UK/07 Apr 26 US
Tags: YA Romance, Sapphic representation, lesbian author, debut author
The Subtle Art of Folding Space by John Chu - Out 04 Jun 26 UK/07 Apr 26 US
Tags: Science Fiction, AAPI author, Chinese American representation, debut author, queer author
The Rise of the Celestials by Kritika H. Rao - Out 26 Mar 26 UK/07 Apr 26 US
Tags: Fantasy, Indian author
The Impossible Garden of Clara Thorne by Summer N. England - Out 07 Apr 26
Tags: Romantacy, Neurodivergent author, sapphic representation, debut author
The Edge of Space-Time: Particles, Poetry, and the Cosmic Dream Boogie by Chanda Prescod-Weinstein - Out 07 May 26 UK/07 Apr 26 US
Tags: Science Nonfiction, Biracial author, agender author, anti-colonialism themes
The Dead Can't Make a Living by Ed Lin - Out 07 Apr 26
Tags: Mystery, Taiwanese representation, Taiwanese-American author, immigrant representation
The Bloody and the Damned by Becca Coffindaffer - Out 07 Apr 26 US
Info & Order - US link
Tags: YA Fantasy, Nonbinary author, nonbinary representation
Tailbone by Che Yeun - Out 07 Apr 26 US
Info & Order - US link
Tags: Literary Fiction, Korean author, debut author, Korean representation, class consciousness themes
Release Me by Tahereh Mafi - Out 07 Apr 26
Tags: YA Dystopian, Iranian American author
Pizza Before We Die: An Eyewitness Account in Gaza by Hassan Kanafi - Out 25 Jun 26 UK/07 Apr 26 US
Tags: Political Nonfiction, Palestinian author, anti-colonialism themes
Pitiful by Brandi Bird - Out 21 May 26 UK/07 Apr 26 US
Tags: Poetry, Indigenous American author, nonbinary author, eating disorder representation, neurodivergent author
No! The Art of Activism and Complaining by Sara Ahmed - Out 18 Sep 25 UK/07 Apr 26 US
Tags: Political Nonfiction, Pakistani author, feminism themes, queer author
My Dear You by Rachel Khong - Out 16 Apr 26 UK/07 Apr 26 US
Tags: Short Stories, Malaysian-Chinese author, Asian American representation, feminism themes
Murder, Local Style by Leslie Karst - Out 07 Apr 26
Tags: Mystery, Queer representation, sapphic author
More Like Enemigas by Stephanie Hope - Out 07 Apr 26
Tags: Romance, Sapphic representation, queer author, Cuban American author, Cuban American representation, debut author
Missed Connections with Tall Girls by Gwen Aube - Out 07 Apr 26
Tags: Poetry, Debut author, trans author, class consciousness themes
Mermaid Theory by Maya Salameh - Out 07 Apr 26
Tags: Poetry, Lebanese-Syrian author, queer author, pro-Palestine author
Inheritance by Jane Park - Out 21 May 26 UK/07 Apr 26 US
Tags: Literary Fiction, Korean Canadian author, Korean American representation, debut author, immigrant representation
Hurricane Lessons by Katrina Anne Willis - Out 21 May 26 UK/07 Apr 26 US
Tags: Memoir, Sapphic author, sapphic representation, polyamorous representation
How to Fake a Southern Gentleman by Mayra Cuevas and Marie Marquardt - Out 07 Apr 26 US
Info & Order - US link
Tags: Romance, Puerto Rican author, Latin American representation
Honey in the Wound by Jiyoung Han - Out 16 Apr 26 UK/07 Apr 26 US
Tags: Historical Fiction, Korean author, debut author, Korean representation, anti-imperialism themes
Hexes of the Deadwood Forest by Agnieszka Szpila - Out 07 May 26 UK/07 Apr 26 US
Tags: Literary Fiction, Translated, debut author, feminism themes
Guilt by Keigo Higashino - Out 09 Apr 26 UK/07 Apr 26 US
Tags: Mystery, Translated, Japanese author, Japanese representation
Enemies to Lovers by Alisha Rai - Out 07 Apr 26
Tags: Romance, Indian American author, Indian American representation
Devil of the Deep by Falencia Jean-Francois - Out 21 May 26 UK/07 Apr 26 US
Tags: Fantasy, Nonbinary author, Haitian American author, sapphic author, debut author
Body Double by Hanna Johansson - Out 12 Mar 26 UK/07 Apr 26 US
Tags: Mystery, Translated, sapphic representation, Swedish author, pro-Palestine author
Aviary by Maria Dong - Out 07 Apr 26
Tags: Horror, AAPI author, Korean representation, queer representation, feminism themes, queer author, disabled author, neurodivergent authro
A Slice of Mystery by Sophie Maddon - Out 07 Apr 26
Tags: Mystery, Queer representation, neurodivergent author
A Killer in the Family by Amin Ahmad - Out 30 Apr 26 UK/07 Apr 26 US
Tags: Mystery, Indian American author, Indian representation, immigrant representation
The Way Disabled People Love Each Other by Leah Lakshmi Piepzna Samarasinha - Out 07 Apr 26 US
Info & Order - US link
Tags: Poetry, Disabled author, autistic author, nonbinary author, Tamil-Sri Lankan-Irish author, disability justice themes
Love By the Book by Jessica George - Out 12 Feb 26 UK/07 Apr 26 US
Tags: Literary Fiction, Ghanian author
The Edge of Darkness by Vaseem Khan - Out 22 Jan 26 UK/07 Apr 26 US
Tags: Thriller, Indian-British author, Indian representation
We Call Them Witches by India-Rose Bower - Out 22 Jan 26 UK/07 Apr 26 US
Tags: Horror, Bisexual author, queer representation, disabled author, debut author
Growing My Way Home: Stories of Resilience and Care by Jenn Ashton - Out 21 May 26 UK/08 Apr 26 US
Tags: Memoir, Indigenous American author, anti-colonialism themes, disabled author
The Red in Home by G.K. Dadzi - Out 09 Apr 26
Tags: Literary Fiction, Black American author, anti-colonialism themes, immigrant representation
Reality Check by Lizzie Huxley-Jones - Out 09 Apr 26
Tags: Romance, Sapphic representation, autistic author, nonbinary author, disabled author
Sour Fruit by Ahana Virdi - Out 09 Apr 26 UK
Info & Order - UK link
Tags: Horror, British Indian author, debut author, bisexual representation
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