There are many wonderful novels, novellas, and single-author collections in science fiction, fantasy, and horror being published by BIPOC writers in 2021.
JANUARY 2021
Novels (Adult):
- Mike Chen, We Could Be Heroes. Bookshop.org/Amazon
Novels (YA&MG):
- Olivia Chadha, Rise of the Red Hand. Bookshop.org/Amazon
- Hafsah Faizal, We Free the Stars, Book 2. Bookshop.org/Amazon
- Francesca Flores, Shadow City, Book 2. Bookshop.org/Amazon
- Justina Ireland, Star Wars The High Republic: A Test of Courage, Middlegrade. Amazon
Novellas:
- Nnedi Okorafor, Remote Control. Bookshop.org/Amazon
Collections:
- Eugen Bacon and Dominique Hecq, Speculate: A Collection of Microlit. Meerkat Press
- Octavia Butler, Kindred, Fledgling, Collected Stories. Bookshop.org/Amazon
- Alaya Dawn Johnson, Reconstruction. Bookshop.org/Amazon
FEBRUARY 2021
Novels (Adult):
- Ehsan Ahmad & Shakil Ahmad, Unbound, Book 2. Bookshop.org/Amazon
- Wu Cheng’en, Monkey King: Journey to the West. Bookshop.org/Amazon
- Nicky Drayden, Escaping Exodus: Symbiosis, Bookshop.org/Amazon
- Betina González, American Delirium. Bookshop.org/Amazon
- C.L. Polk, Soulstar, Book 3/3. Bookshop.org/Amazon
- Cecilia Tan, Initiates of the Blood, paranormal romance. Amazon
- Kenji Yano, Death Stranding Vol. 2, media tie-in. Amazon
Novels (YA):
- J. Elle, Wings of Ebony. Bookshop.org/Amazon
- Namina Forna, The Gilded Ones. Bookshop.org/Amazon
- Kosoko Jackson, Yesterday Is History, paranormal romance. Bookshop.org/Amazon
- Daniel Jose Older, Flood City. Bookshop.org/Amazon
- Gita Trelease, Everything that Burns, Book 2. Bookshop.org/Amazon
- E. Lily Yu, On Fragile Waves. Bookshop.org/Amazon
Novellas:
- Aliette de Bodard, Fireheart Tiger. Bookshop.org/Amazon
Collections:
- Isabel Yap, Never Have I Ever. Bookshop.org/Amazon
MARCH 2021
Novels (Adult):
- C.L. Clark, The Unbroken. Bookshop.org/Amazon
- S.B. Divya, Machinehood. Bookshop.org/Amazon
- Nicole Glover, The Conductors, Book 1/2. Bookshop.org/Amazon
- Polly Ho-Yen, Dark Lullaby. Bookshop.org/Amazon
- Kazuo Ishiguro, Klara and the Sun. Bookshop.org/Amazon
- Premee Mohamed, A Broken Darkness, Book 2. Bookshop.org/Amazon
- Na’amen Gobert Tilahun, The Fruit, Book 3. Bookshop.org/Amazon
Novels (YA):
- Intisar Khanani, Theft of Sunlight, Book 2. Bookshop.org/Amazon
- J.M. Lee, The Nightland Express. Bookshop.org/Amazon
- Maria Ingrande Mora, Fragile Remedy. Bookshop.org/Amazon
- Adam Silvera, Infinity Reaper. Bookshop.org/Amazon
- Amélie Wen Zhao, Red Tigress, Book 2. Bookshop.org/Amazon
Collections:
- Caribean Fragoza, Eat the Mouth that Feeds You. Bookshop.org/Amazon
APRIL 2021
Novels (Adult):
- Ashok Banker, A Dark Queen Rises, Book 2. Bookshop.org/Amazon
- Benjanun Sriduangkaew, Shall Machines Divide the Earth. No links yet available.
- Jin Yong, A Heart Divided. Bookshop.org/Amazon
Novels (YA):
- Akemi Dawn Bowman, The Infinity Courts. Bookshop.org/Amazon
- Heidi Heilig, On This Unworthy Scaffold. Bookshop.org/Amazon
- Maya Motayne, Occulta. Amazon
- Ciannon Smart, The Witches Steeped in Gold. Bookshop.org/Amazon
Collections:
- Kim Bo-Young, I’m Waiting for You and other stories. Bookshop.org/Amazon
- Zen Cho, Spirits Abroad and Other Stories. Bookshop.org/Amazon
MAY 2021
Novels (Adult):
- Zen Cho, Black Water Sister. Bookshop.org/Amazon
- Suyi Davies Okungbowa, Son of the Storm. Bookshop.org/Amazon
- P. Djeli Clark, A Master of Djinn. Bookshop.org/Amazon
- Peng Shepherd, The Cartographers. Bookshop.org/Amazon
- Rivers Solomon, Sorrowland. Bookshop.org/Amazon
- K.S. Villoso, The Dragon of Jin-Sayeng, Book 3. Bookshop.org/Amazon
Novels (YA&MG):
- Zoraida Córdova, Illusionary, Book 2. Bookshop.org/Amazon
- Joan He, The Ones We’re Meant to Find. Bookshop.org/Amazon
- Justina Ireland, Ophie’s Ghosts. Middlegrade. Bookshop.org/Amazon
- Kwame Mbalia and Prince Joel Makonnen, Last Gate of the Emperor. Middlegrade. Bookshop.org/Amazon
JUNE 2021
Novels (Adult):
- Agnes Gomillion, The Seed of Cain, Book 2. Bookshop.org/Amazon
- T.L. Huchu, The Library of the Dead. Bookshop.org/Amazon
- Ken Liu, The Veiled Throne, Book 3. Bookshop.org/Amazon
- Tasha Suri, The Jasmine Throne. Bookshop.org/Amazon
Novels (YA):
- Kalynn Bayron, This Poison Heart. Bookshop.org/Amazon
- Roseanne A. Brown, A Psalm of Storms and Silence. Bookshop.org/Amazon
- Sandhya Menon, Of Princes and Promises, Book 2. Bookshop.org/Amazon
- Bethany Morrow, A Chorus Rises. Bookshop.org/Amazon
- Liselle Sambury, Blood Like Magic. Bookshop.org/Amazon
- Destiny Soria, Fire with Fire. Bookshop.org/Amazon
Novellas:
- Silvia Morena-Garcia, The Return of the Sorceress. No links yet available.
- Nghi Vo, The Chosen and the Beautiful. Bookshop.org/Amazon
Collections:
- Marjorie Liu, The Tangleroot Palace. Bookshop.org/Amazon
JULY 2021
Novels (Adult):
- Lena Nguyen, We Have Always Been Here. Bookshop.org/Amazon
- Shelley Parker-Chan, She Who Became the Sun. Bookshop.org/Amazon
- Lucinda Roy, The Freedom Race. Bookshop.org/Amazon
Novels (YA):
- Elizabeth Lim, Six Crimson Cranes. Bookshop.org/Amazon
AUGUST 2021
Novels (Adult):
- Alexis Henderson, The Dawn of the Coven, Book 2. Bookshop.org/Amazon
- Simon Jimenez, The Spear Cuts Through Water. Bookshop.org/Amazon
- Jadie Jang, Monkey Around. Bookshop.org/Amazon
- Stephen Graham Jones, My Heart is a Chainsaw. Bookshop.org/Amazon
- L Penelope, Requiem of Silence, Book 4. Paranormal romance. Bookshop.org/Amazon
- Kit Rocha, The Devil You Know, Book 2. Bookshop.org/Amazon
- Cynthia Zhang, After the Dragons. No links yet available.
Novels (YA):
- Janella Angeles, When Night Breaks, Book 2. Bookshop.org/Amazon
- Nafiza Azad, The Wild Ones. Bookshop.org/Amazon
- Charlotte Nicole Davis, The Sisters of Reckoning, Book 2. Bookshop.org/Amazon
- Caroline Tung Richmond, The Great Destroyers. Bookshop.org/Amazon
Novellas:
- Qiouyi Lu, In the Watchful City. Bookshop.org/Amazon
SEPTEMBER 2021
Novels (Adult):
- Ryka Aoki, Light From Uncommon Stars. Amazon
Novellas:
- Zin E. Rocklyn, Flowers for the Sea. No links yet available.
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