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January 2026 Diverse Reads:
For 2026, I want to offer my selections a month in advance so they arrive and you can actually read them during the respective heritage months. December is the best time to make that change because there isn’t a specific heritage celebration as far as I know.
For January, I’ve handpicked three powerful and inspiring titles to motivate you in the New Year! Hope you find a new fave book.
1. This Woman is Still Girl: Poems by Raquel Franco (multi-racial poet of Venezuelan descent)
Divided into three parts, This Woman is Still Girl is a coming of age story told through poetry. Part One (Is Girl) unravels navigating puberty and sexuality, being slut shamed, the exclusion of being a child of mixed race and the strained relationship between mother and daughter. Part Two (Is In-between) shares the shattering, the break that starts the build, a raw picture of mental illness, heartbreak and the loss of a mother. Part Three (Is Woman) is about understanding who you were and who you are now with strength, resilience, healing, bravery and imperfection.
2. Yours for the Season by Uzma Jalaluddin (multi-faith romance by Indian/Muslim author)
For an ambitious attorney and a rising-star chef, a cross-cultural fake romance takes an unexpected detour in a heartwarming and funny novel
3. Who Knows You by Heart by C. J. Farley (Fiction by Jamaican author)
Part social thriller, part modern love story, Who Knows You by Heart is a sly, witty, and endlessly discussable tale of Big Tech, new money, relationships, race, and discovering what's real in an age of artificial intelligence.
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