Welcome to the 2022 annual list of SF/F titles by BIPOC writers. This list includes novels, novellas, and single author collections. I hope this helps you with deciding what to add to your own to-read list, assists in your holiday shopping, and informs your reading in preparation for next year’s award season. Please feel free to reach out if I have missed a title you think should be included on this list.
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JANUARY 2022
Novels (Adult):
- Jessamine Chan, The School for Good Mothers. Bookshop.org
- Mike Chen, Light Years from Home. Amazon
- Marcial Gala, Call Me Cassandra. Bookshop.org
- Sequoia Nagamatsu, How High We Go in the Dark. Bookshop.org
- Tochi Onyebuchi, Goliath. Bookshop.org
- Sue Lynn Tan, Daughter of the Moon Goddess. Amazon
- Cassondra Windwalker, Hold My Place. Bookshop.org
- Hanya Yanagihara, To Paradise. Bookshop.org
Novels (YA):
- Kendare Blake, In Every Generation. Amazon.com
- Alechia Dow, The Kindred. Bookshop.org
- J. Elle, Ashes of Gold. Bookshop.org
- Kass Morgan & Danielle Paige, The Monarchs. Book 2. Amazon
- Nnedi Okorafor, Akata Woman. Bookshop.org
- Akshaya Raman, The Ivory Key. Bookshop.org
Collections:
- V Castro, Mestiza Blood. Bookshop.org
- Jun’ichiro Tanizaki, Longing and Other Stories. Bookshop.org
FEBRUARY 2022
Novels (Adult):
- Marlon James, Moon Witch, Spider King. Bookshop.org
- Michelle Sagara, Sword and Shadow. Bookshop.org
Novels (YA+MG):
- Melissa de la Cruz, Never After: The Stolen Slipper. Bookshop.org
- Julie Kagawa, The Iron Sword. Bookshop.org
- Vanessa Len, Only a Monster. Bookshop.org
- Tahereh Mafi, This Woven Kingdom. Bookshop.org
- Axie Oh, The Girl Who Fell Beneath the Sea. Bookshop.org
- Ben Okri, Every Leaf a Hallelujah. MG. Bookshop.org
Collections:
- Anne Carly Bad, We’ve Been Here Before. Amazon
MARCH 2022
Novels (Adult):
- Maurice Broaddus, Sweep of Stars. Book 1 of 3. Amazon
- S.C. Emmett, The Bloody Throne. Book 3. Amazon
- Deborah Falaye, Blood Scion. Amazon
- Judy I. Lin, A Magic Steeped in Poison. Bookshop.org
- Peng Shepherd, The Cartographers. Bookshop.org/Amazon
- Tara Sim, The City of Dusk. Amazon
- Jeremy Szal, Stormblood. Bookshop.org
- CG Volars, Gravity and Lies. Amazon
- Sondi Warner, Lead Me Astray, paranormal romance. Bookshop.org
- Khan Wong, The Circus Infinite. Amazon
Novels (YA):
- Traci Chee, A Thousand Steps Into the Night. Amazon
- Melissa de la Cruz, Cinder & Glass. Paranormal romance. Amazon
- Veronica G. Henry, The Quarter Storm. Amazon
- Lizz Huerta, The Lost Dreamer. Bookshop.org
- Sabaa Tahir, All My Rage. Bookshop.org
- Amélie Wen Zhao, Crimson Reign. Book 3 Bookshop.org
Novellas:
- Saad Z. Hossain, Kundo Wakes Up. Bookshop.org
APRIL 2022
Novels (Adult):
- J.C. Cervantes, Flirting with Fate. Paranormal romance. Bookshop.org
- Melissa Chadburn, A Tiny Upward Shove. Bookshop.org
- N.E. Davenport, The Blood Trials. Bookshop.org
- T.L. Huchu, Our Lady of Mysterious Ailments. Bookshop.org
- Gama Ray Martinez, God of Neverland. Amazon
- Premee Mohamed, The Void Ascendant. Book 3. Bookshop.org
- Msatsugo Ono, At the Edge of the Woods. Bookshop.org
- Adam Oyebanji, Braking Day. Amazon
- Vaishnavi Patel, Kaikeyi. Bookshop.org
- Rebecca Roanhorse, Fevered Star. Book 2. Bookshop.org
Novels (YA):
- Lily Anderson, Scout’s Honor. Amazon
- Akemi Dawn Bowman, The Genesis Wars. Book 2. Amazon
- Shani Michelle, You Should Have Seen This Coming. Bookshop.org
- Emily X.R. Pan, An Arrow to the Moon. Paranormal romance. Amazon
Novellas:
- Mary Fan, Found Footage. Bookshop.org
- Gigi Ganguly, One Arm Shorter than the Other. Bookshop.org
- Fonda Lee, The Jade Setter of Janloon. Amazon
Collections:
- Janelle Monáe, The Memory Librarian: and Other Stories of Dirty Computer. Amazon
- Marytza K. Rubio, Maria, Maria & Other Stories. Bookshop.org
- Vandana Singh, Utopias of the Third Kind. Bookshop.org
- Shuang Xuetao, Rouge Street: Three Novellas. Bookshop.org
MAY 2022
Novels (Adult):
- Chelsea Abdullah, The Stardust Thief. Amazon
- Nadia Afifi, The Emergent. Amazon
- Ashok Banker, The Blind King’s Wrath, Book 3. Amazon
- Mike Chen, Star Wars: Brotherhood. Amazon
- Glenn Parris, Dragon’s Heir. Bookshop.org
- Umar Turaki, Such a Beautiful Thing to Behold. Bookshop.org
- Nghi Vo, Siren Queen. Amazon
- David Yoon, City of Orange. Bookshop.org
Novels (YA):
Dhonielle Clayton, The Marvellers. Bookshop.org
Namina Forna, The Merciless Ones. Book 2. Bookshop org
Isabel Ibañez, Together We Burn. Bookshop.org
Novellas:
- Tade Thompson, The Legacy of Molly Southbourne, Book 3 Amazon
- Nghi Vo, Siren Queen. Bookshop.org
Collections:
- Eric Choi, Just Like Being There. Amazon
- Darcy Tamayose, Ezra’s Ghosts. Bookshop.org
JUNE 2022
Novels (Adult):
- Samit Basu, The City Inside. Amazon
- Blitz Bazawule, The Scent of Burnt Flowers. Bookshop.org
- Saara El-Arifi, The Final Strife. Amazon
- Agnes Gomillion, The Seed of Cain, Book 2. Bookshop.org/Amazon
- Mat Johnson, The Invisible Things. Amazon
- Ken Liu, Speaking Bones, Book 4. Amazon
- Fay Snowden, A Killing Rain. Bookshop.org
Novels (YA):
- Adi Alsaid, Before Takeoff. Bookshop.org
- Kalynn Bayron, This Wicked Fate. Bookshop.org
- Kelly deVos, Go Hunt Me. Bookshop.org
- Naz Katub, The Loophole. Bookshop.org
- Zoe Hana Mikuta, Godslayers. Bookshop.org
- Margaret Stohl and Melissa de la Cruz, A Secret Princess, paranormal romance. Bookshop.org
JULY 2022
Novels (Adult):
- Zain Khalid, Brother Alive. Bookshop.org
- Silvia Moreno-Garcia, The Daughter of Doctor Moreau. Amazon
- Anya Ow, Ion Curtain. Amazon
- Shameez Patel Papathanasiou, The Last Feather. Amazon
- Lucinda Roy, Flying the Coop, Book 2. Amazon
- C.T. Rwizi, Primeval Fire, Book 3. Bookshop.org
- Alex Temblador, Half Outlaw. Amazon
- Juan Pablo Villalobos, Invasion of the Spirit People. Bookshop.org
Novels (YA):
- Julie Abe, The Charmed List, paranormal romance. Amazon
- Tracy A. Ball, Swords & Cell Phones. Bookshop.org
- Gina Chen, Violet Made of Thorns. Amazon
- Melissa de la Cruz, After Life. Bookshop.org
- Ayana Gray, Beasts of Ruin, Book 2. Bookshop.org
- S. Isabelle, The Witchery. Bookshop.org
- Sunya Mara, The Darkening. Amazon
- F.C. Yee, Avatar: The Last Airbender: The Dawn of Yangchen. Bookshop.org
AUGUST 2022
Novels (Adult):
- Isabel Cañas, The Hacienda. Bookshop.org
- Wesley Chu, The Art of Prophecy. Amazon
- Sunyi Dean, The Book Eaters. Amazon
- Ramona Emerson, Shutter. Bookshop.org
- Gabino Iglesias, The Devil Takes You Home. Bookshop.org
- Simon Jimenez, The Spear Cuts Through Water. Bookshop.org
- Rokeya Hossain, Sultana’s Dream and Padmarag. Bookshop.org
- R.F. Kuang, Babel. Amazon
- Sarah Kuhn, Holiday Heroine. Bookshop.org
- Akil Kumarasamy, Meet Us By the Roaring Sea. Bookshop.org
- Sangu Mandanna, The Very Secret Society of Irregular Witches. Amazon
- Victor Manibo, The Sleepless. Bookshop.org
- Leslye Penelope, The Monsters We Defy. Bookshop.org
- Kit Rocha, Dance with the Devil, Book 3. Amazon
- Nalini Singh, Storm Echo, paranormal romance. Bookshop.org
- Tasha Suri, The Oleander Sword. Book 2/3. Bookshop.org
- Valerie Valdes, Fault Tolerance. Bookshop.org
- R.R. Virdi, The First Binding. Amazon
- Joma West, Face. Bookshop.org
Novels (YA):
- Alex Aster, Lightlark. Bookshop.org
- Elisa A. Bonnin, Dauntless. Bookshop.org
- Cristina Fernandez, How to Date a Superhero (And Not Die Trying). Amazon
- Britney Lewis, The Undead Truth of Us. Bookshop.org
- Elizabeth Lim, The Dragon’s Promise. Bookshop.org
- Judy I. Lin, A Venom Dark and Sweet. Book 2. Bookshop.org
- Aamna Qureshi, The Man or the Monster, Book 2. Bookshop.org
- Liselle Sambury, Blood Like Fate. Book 2. Bookshop.org
Novellas:
- Naseem Jamnia, The Bruising of Qilwa. Amazon
SEPTEMBER 2022
Novels (Adult):
- Therese Beharrie, A Ghost in Shining Armor. Paranormal romance. Bookshop.org
- Rin Chupeco, Silver Under Nightfall. Amazon
- Alexis Henderson, House of Hunger. Bookshop.org
- Desideria Mesa, Bindle Punk Bruja. Amazon
- Rita Woods, The Last Dreamwalker. Bookshop.org
- Neon Yang, The Genesis of Misery. Amazon
Novels (YA):
- Tanvi Berwah, Monsters Born and Made. Bookshop.org
- Natasha Bowen, Soul of the Deep. Book 2. Bookshop.org
- Aislinn Brophy, How to Succeed in Witchcraft. Bookshop.org
- Olivia Chadha, Fall of the Iron Gods, Book 2. Amazon
- Rin Chupeco, The Sacrifice. Amazon
- Chloe Gong, Foul Lady Fortune. Book 1. Bookshop.org
- Sasha Nanua & Sarena Nanua, Daughters of the Dawn. Amazon
- Farrah Rochon, Almost There. Bookshop.org
OCTOBER 2022
Novels (Adult):
- Erin E. Adams, Jackal. Bookshop.org
- Stephen Blackmoore, Hate Machine. Bookshop.org
- Olivie Blake, The Atlas Paradox. Bookshop.org
- Ann Dávila Cardinal, The Storyteller’s Death. Bookshop.org
- Jennifer Givhan, River Woman, River Demon. Bookshop.org
- Andrea Hairston, Will Do Magic for Small Change. Bookshop.org
- Yan Leisheng, Assassin’s Creed: The Desert Threat. Bookshop.org
- Celeste Ng, Our Missing Hearts. Bookshop.org
- Nalini Singh, Archangel’s Resurrection. Paranormal romance. Bookshop.org
- Mizuki Tsujimura, Lonely Castle in the Mirror. Bookshop.org
Novels (YA):
- Nafiza Azad, Road of the Lost. Bookshop.org
- Kylie Lee Baker, The Empress of Time. Bookshop.org
- Rose Egal, The Sevenfold Hunters. Bookshop.org
- Joan He, Strike the Zither. Bookshop.org
- Ann Liang, If You Could See the Sun. Bookshop.org
- Malinda Lo, A Scatter of Light. Bookshop.org
- Rati Mehrota, Night of the Raven, Dawn of the Dove. Bookshop.org
- Alexandra V. Méndez, What the Jaguar Told Her. Bookshop.org
- Marlene Perez, A Sucker for You. Book 3. Amazon
- Randi Pink, We are the Scribes. Bookshop.org
Novellas:
- Nghi Vo, Into the Riverlands, Book 3. Amazon
Collections:
- Cesi Davidson, Bilabials. Aqueduct Press
- Andrea Rogers, Man Made Monsters. (YA) Amazon
NOVEMBER 2022
Novels (Adult):
- V. Castro, Aliens: Vasquez. Bookshop.org
- Zoraida Córdova, Star Wars: Convergence. Bookshop.org
- Aliette de Bodard, The Red Scholar’s Wake. Uk.bookshop.org
- Fatima R. Henson, Love in the Age of Dragons. Bookshop.org
- N.K. Jemisin, The World We Make. Book 2. Bookshop.org
- Toshikazu Kawaguchi, Before Your Memory Fades. Bookshop.org
- J.M. Lee, The Nightland Express. Bookshop.org
- Nuzo Onoh, A Dance for the Dead. Stygian Sky Media
- Rebecca Roanhorse, Tread of Angels. Bookshop.org
- Sue Lynn Tan, Heart of the Sun Warrior. Book 2. Amazon
- Na’amen Gobert Tilahun, The Fruit. Bookshop.org
- Erika T. Wurth, White Horse. Bookshop.org
Novels (YA):
- Tracy Deonn, Bloodmarked. Bookshop.org
- Omar Epps and Clarence A. Haynes, Nubia: The Awakening. Bookshop.org
- H.D. Hunter, Futureland. Bookshop.org
- Maya Moytane, Lucero. Book 3. Amazon
- Danielle Paige, Wish of the Wicked. Bookshop.org
- Amy Tintera, The Q. Amazon
Novellas:
- C.L. Polk, Even Though I Knew the End. Bookshop.org
Collections:
- adrienne maree brown, Fables and Spells. Bookshop.org
- Cassandra Khaw, Breakable Things. Bookshop.org
- Nisi Shawl, Our Fruiting Bodies. Aqueduct Press
DECEMBER 2022
Novels (Adult):
- Denise Crittendon, Where It Rains in Colour. Amazon
- Jen Finelli, Neodymium Sacrifice. Bookshop.org
- Scarlett St. Clair, Queen of Myth and Monsters, Book 2. Amazon
- Leah Vernon, The Union. Amazon
Novels (YA):
- Melissa de la Cruz, Never After: The Broken Mirror. Bookshop.org
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