Reading books from different cultures is a great way to better understand the world and those in it. There are so many great stories, so I have decided to create a master list of all the books I have read that can add diversity to our lives.

While I may not have personally enjoyed all the books on this list, they all definitely bring something to the table, whether that be exposure to a different culture, knowledge, or just a fun time!

I have included links to both GoodReads and Amazon. I may receive a small commission from any purchases you make using my links.

If the book is bolded, it indicates that it is an own voices story!

Black

With The Fire On High by Elizabeth Acevedo (Black MC/author) / GoodReads / Purchase
The Black Flamingo by Dean Atta (Black MC/author) / GoodReads / Purchase
Cinderella is Dead by Kalynn Bayron (Black MC/author) / GoodReads / Purchase
Black Girl Unlimited by Echo Brown (Black MC/author) / GoodReads / Purchase
The Year of the Witching by Alexis Henderson (Mixed Race MC/author) / GoodReads/ Purchase
Legendborn by Tracy Deonn (Black MC/author) / GoodReads / Purchase
Now That I’ve Found You by Kristina Forest (Black MC/author) / GoodReads / Purchase
The Wedding Date by Jasmine Guillory (Black MC/author) / GoodReads / Purchase
The Proposal by Jasmine Guillory (Black MC/author) / GoodReads / Purchase
Royal Holiday by Jasmine Guillory (Black MC/author) / GoodReads / Purchase
Party of Two by Jasmine Guillory (Black MC/author) / GoodReads / Purchase
Get a Life, Chloe Brown by Talia Hibbert (Black MC/author) / GoodReads / Purchase
Let Me Hear a Rhyme by Tiffany D. Jackson (Black MC/author) / GoodReads / Purchase
Allegedly by Tiffany D. Jackson (Black MC/author) / GoodReads / Purchase
Grown by Tiffany D. Jackson (Black MC/author) / GoodReads / Purchase
This is My America by Kim Johnson (Black MC/author) / GoodReads / Purchase
You Should See Me in a Crown by Leah Johnson (Black MC/author) / GoodReads / Purchase
If I Never Met You by Mhairi McFarlane (Black MC) / GoodReads / Purchase
Slay by Brittany Morris (Black MC/author) / GoodReads / Purchase
A Song Below Water by Bethany C. Morrow (Black MC/author) / GoodReads / Purchase
The Right Swipe by Alisha Rai (Black MC) / GoodReads / Purchase
Long Way Down by Jason Reynolds (Black MC/author) / GoodReads / Purchase
Opposite of Always by Justin A. Reynolds (Black MC/author) / GoodReads / Purchase
Smash It! by Francina Simone (Black MC/author) / GoodReads / Purchase
Dear Martin by Nic Stone (Black MC/author) / GoodReads / Purchase
Dear Justyce by Nic Stone (Black MC/author) / GoodReads / Purchase
The Hate U Give by Angie Thomas (Black MC/author) / GoodReads / Purchase
On the Come Up by Angie Thomas (Black MC/author) / GoodReads / Purchase
Concrete Rose by Angie Thomas (Black MC/author) / GoodReads / Purchase
When You Were Everything by Ashley Woodfolk (Black MC/author) / GoodReads / Purchase
Everything, Everything by Nicola Yoon (Black MC/author) / GoodReads / Purchase
Black Enough by Ibi Zoboi and others (Black authors) / GoodReads / Purchase
Punching the Air by Ibi Zoboi and Yusef Salaam (Black MC/authors) / GoodReads / Purchase

Bolivia

Woven in Moonlight by Isabel Ibañez (Bolivian inspired fantasy world) / GoodReads / Purchase

Brazil

The Way You Make Me Feel by Maurene Goo (Brazilian-Korean MC) / GoodReads / Purchase

China

Love From A to Z by S.K. Ali (Chinese MC) / GoodReads / Purchase
American Panda by Gloria Chao (Chinese-American MC/author) / GoodReads / Purchase
Rent a Boyfriend by Gloria Chao (Chinese-American MCs/author) / GoodReads / Purchase
These Violent Delights by Chloe Gong (Chinese MC/author) / GoodReads / Purchase
The Downstairs Girl by Stacey Lee (Chinese-American MC/author) / GoodReads / Purchase
So This is Love by Elizabeth Lim (Chinese-American Author) / GoodReads / Purchase
Reflection by Elizabeth Lim (Chinese MC/author) / GoodReads / Purchase
The Kingdom of Back by Marie Lu (Chinese-American Author) / GoodReads / Purchase
Everything I Never Told You by Celeste Ng (Chinese-American MC/author) / GoodReads / Purchase
The Magnolia Sword by Sherry Thomas (Chinese MC/author) / Goodreads / Purchase
Parachutes by Kelly Yang (Chinese MC/author) / GoodReads / Purchase

Circassia

All-American Muslim Girl by Nadine Jolie Courtney (Circassian-American MC/author) / GoodReads / Purchase

Cuba

The Last Train to Key West by Chanel Cleeton (Cuban-American author) / GoodReads / Purchase
When We Left Cuba by Chanel Cleeton (Cuban MC/author) / GoodReads / Purchase

The Dominican Republic

The Poet X by Elizabeth Acevedo (Dominican-American MC/author) / GoodReads / Purchase
Clap When You Land by Elizabeth Acevedo (Dominican MC/author) / GoodReads / Purchase
Dominicana by Angie Cruz (Dominican MC/author) / GoodReads / Purchase
Pride by Ibi Zoboi (Dominican MCs) / GoodReads / Purchase

Ecuador

Incendiary by Zoraida Córdova (Ecuadorian author) / GoodReads / Purchase

Haiti

Dear Haiti, Love Alaine by Maika and Maritza Moulite (Haitian-American MC/authors) / GoodReads / Purchase
American Street by Ibi Zoboi (Haitian MC/author) / GoodReads / Purchase
Pride by Ibi Zoboi (Haitian MC/author) / GoodReads / Purchase

Hmong

Forest of Souls by Lori M. Lee (Hmong-inspired fantasy world/author) / GoodReads / Purchase

India

Internment by Samira Ahmed (Indian author) / GoodReads / Purchase
Love From A to Z by S.K. Ali (Indian-Canadaian author) / GoodReads / Purchase
A Match Made in Mehendi by Nadine Bajpai (Indian-American MC/author) / GoodReads / Purchase
Aru Shah and the End of Time by Roshani Chokshi (Indian-American MC/author) / GoodReads / Purchase
The Star Touched Queen by Roshani Chokshi (Indian Inspired fantasy world) / GoodReads / Purchase
Ayesha at Last by Uzma Jalaluddin (Indian-Canadian MC) / GoodReads / Purchase
Of Curses and Kisses by Sandhya Menon (Indian-American MCs/author) / GoodReads / Purchase
When Dimple Met Rishi by Sandhya Menon (Indian-American MCs/author) / GoodReads / Purchase
There’s Something About Sweetie by Sandhya Menon (Indian-American MCs/author) / GoodReads / Purchase
10 Things I Hate About Pinky by Sandhya Menon (Indian-American MC/author) / GoodReads / Purchase
From Twinkle, With Love by Sandhya Menon (Indian-American MC/author) / GoodReads / Purchase
Girl Gone Viral by Alisha Rai (Punjabi Sikh MC/South Asian author) / GoodReads / Purchase
First Comes Like by Alisha Rai (Indian MC/South Asian author) / GoodReads / Purchase
Star Daughter by Shveta Thakrar (Indian-American MC/author) / GoodReads / Purchase

Jamaica

The Sun is Also a Star by Nicola Yoon (Jamaican MC/ author) / GoodReads / Purchase

Japan

I Love You So Mochi by Sarah Kuhn (Japanese-American MC/Author) / GoodReads / Purchase
This Time Will Be Different by Misa Sugiura (Japanese-American MC/Author) / GoodReads / Purchase

Jordan

All-American Muslim Girl by Nadine Jolie Courtney (Jordanian-American MC) / GoodReads / Purchase

Korea

If I Had Your Face by Frances Cha (Korean MCs/author) / GoodReads / Purchase
Wicked Fox by Kat Cho (Korean MC/author) / GoodReads / Purchase
Vicious Spirits by Kat Cho (Korean MC/author) / GoodReads / Purchase
The Way You Make Me Feel by Maurene Goo (Brazilian-Korean MC) / GoodReads / Purchase
Anna K by Jenny Lee (Korean-American MC/author) / GoodReads / Purchase
I’ll Be the One by Lyla Lee (Korean-American MC/author) / GoodReads / Purchase
Frankly in Love by David Yoon (Korean-American MC/author) / GoodReads / Purchase
The Sun is Also a Star by Nicola Yoon (Korean-American MC) / GoodReads / Purchase

Malaysia

Girls of Paper and Fire by Nastasha Ngan (Malaysian-inspired fantasy world/author) / GoodReads / Purchase

Mexico

You Had Me at Hola by Alexis Daria (Mexican MCs/author) / GoodReads / Purchase
Mexican Gothic by Silvia-Moreno Garcia (Mexican MC/author) / GoodReads / Purchase
Gods of Jade and Shadow by Silvia-Moreno Garcia (Mexican MC/author) / GoodReads / Purchase
I Am Not Your Perfect Mexican Daughter by Erika L. Sanchez (Mexican-American MC/author) / GoodReads / Purchase

Muslim

Internment by Samira Ahmed (Muslim MC/author) / GoodReads / Purchase
Love From A to Z by S.K. Ali (Muslim MC/author) / GoodReads / Purchase
All-American Muslim Girl by Nadine Jolie Courtney (Muslim MC/author) / GoodReads / Purchase
The City of Brass by S.A. Chakraborty (Muslim MC/author) / GoodReads / Purchase
We Hunt the Flame by Hafsah Faizal (Muslim author) / GoodReads / Purchase
Ayesha at Last by Uma Jalaluddin (Muslim MC/author) / GoodReads / Purchase
A Very Large Expanse of Sea by Tahereh Mafi (Muslim MC/author) / GoodReads / Purchase
First Comes Like by Alisha Rai (Muslim MC) / GoodReads / Purchase
Other Words for Home by Jasmine Warga (Muslim MC/author) / GoodReads / Purchase

Nigeria

Children of Blood and Bone by Tomi Adeyemi (Nigerian fantasy world/author) / GoodReads / Purchase
Ties That Tether by Jane Igharo (Nigerian-Canadian MC) / GoodReads / Purchase

Pakistan

Love From A to Z by S.K. Ali (Pakistani-American MC) / GoodReads / Purchase
Ayesha at Last by Uzma Jalaluddin (Pakistani-Canadian MC) / GoodReads / Purchase
An Ember in the Ashes by Sabaa Tahir (Pakistani-American author) / GoodReads / Purchase

Palestine

A Woman is No Man by Etaf Rum (Palestinian MC/author) / GoodReads / Purchase

Persia

Girl, Serpent, Thorn by Melissa Bashardoust (Persian inspired fantasy world) / GoodReads / Purchase

The Phillipines

Where Dreams Descend by Janella Angeles (Filipino MC/author) / GoodReads / Purchase
Simmer Down by Sarah Smith (Filipino-American MC/author) / GoodReads / Purchase
Loveboat, Taipei by Abigail Hing Wen (Filipino-American author) / GoodReads / Purchase
Parachutes by Kelly Yang (Filipino-American MC) / GoodReads / Purchase

South Africa

Born a Crime by Trevor Noah (South African author) / GoodReads / Purchase

Syria

The Map of Salt and Stars by Zeyn Joukhadar (Syrian MC/author) / GoodReads / Purchase
Other Words for Home by Jasmine Warga (Syrian-American MC/author) / GoodReads / Purchase

Taiwan

American Panda by Gloria Chao (Taiwanese-American MC) / GoodReads / Purchase
The Astonishing Color of After by Emily X.R. Pan (Taiwanese-American MC/author) GoodReads / Purchase
Loveboat, Taipei by Abigail Hing Wen (Taiwanese-American MC) / GoodReads / Purchase

Thailand

Girl Gone Viral by Alisha Rai (half-Thai MC) / GoodReads / Purchase

Vietnam

The Kiss Quotient by Helen Hoang (Vietnamese MC/author) / GoodReads / Purchase
The Bride Test by Helen Hoang (Vietnamese MC/author) / GoodReads / Purchase
Inside Out and Back Again by Thanhhà Lai (Vietnamese MC/author) / GoodReads / Purchase

West Africa

A Song of Wraiths and Ruin by Roseanne A. Brown (West African fantasy world) / GoodReads / Purchase
Raybearer by Jordan Ifueko (West African fantasy world) / GoodReads / Purchase