Diversify Your Bookshelf: November Picks

Illustration by Janani Murugesan

by ROBIN WYLLIE-SCHOLTZ
Contributor

Welcome to Diversify Your Bookshelf, a monthly feature to introduce you to great books written by diverse authors.

Image by publisher, Park Row Books

Honey Girl

Morgan Rogers

After finally completing her Ph.D. in astronomy, Grace Porter goes on a trip to Vegas and does something extremely unlike her– she marries a stranger. Overwhelmed by her post-graduate life, Grace decides to spend a summer with her new wife in New York. While learning about her mystery spouse, Grace must also face truths about herself that she’d ignored.

Image by publisher, First Second

On a Sunbeam

Tillie Walden

There’s nothing I love more than a good graphic novel, and there’s no graphic novel I love more than On a Sunbeam. It follows Mia, a new crew member on a spaceship that revitalizes old structures across the galaxy. Mia is on a mission to find her girlfriend, who disappeared from their boarding school. A heart-warming adventure with gorgeous art, On a Sunbeam, is worth every page.

Image by publisher, Penguin Young Readers Group

Last Night at the Telegraph Club

Malinda Lo

Set in 1950s San Francisco, Last Night at the Telegraph Club follows Chinese-American high schooler Lily on her journey to find belonging. She discovers the Telegraph Club, a lesbian bar, and her world explodes. Caught between her family and her new identity, Lily must decide how she fits in a world that doesn’t seem made for her.