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An Anthology Featuring Diverse Voices: Suggested Reads For Adults

Short stories, essays, and poetry - whatever the contents, these books all meet the Expand Your Shelf prompt for "an anthology featuring diverse voices." *List created by Abbie at our North Independence Branch*

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  • Never Whistle at Night

    An Indigenous Dark Fiction Anthology

    Hawk, Shane
    Drawing on spooky legends from a wide range of Indigenous backgrounds, these 26 short stories are rooted in "what happens after dark" tales from the Great Plains and Hawai'i to Mexico and Canada. Bonus: the audiobook edition is narrated by…
    Book, 2023New York : Vintage Books, 2023. — F HAWK
  • Zibby Owens, creator and host of acclaimed podcast Moms Don't Have Time to Read Books, has assembled 50 essays that each take a tongue-in-cheek look at one of five other things that moms don't have time for: sleeping, getting sick, writing, losing…
    Book, 2021New York, NY : Skyhorse Publishing, [2021] — 306.8743 M7395
  • Sword Stone Table

    Old Legends, New Voices

    Krishna, Swapna
    Sixteen short stories gender-bend, race-bend, and generally reimagine elements of the King Arthur legends in settings that include medieval Cordoba, a techno-futuristic Mexico City, and a nondescript coffee shop. The Lady of the Lake is an East…
    Book, 2021New York : Vintage Books, a division of Penguin Random House LLC, 2021. — F KRISHNA
  • All Is Found

    a Frozen Anthology

    This anthology is a must-read for fans of Frozen, combining authors from diverse backgrounds (including one with Norwegian Saami heritage, the same indigenous culture that inspired elements of the Frozen world) with stories that explore the…
    Book, 2023Los Angeles : Disney Press, 2023. — JF MOVIE FROZEN
  • Out There Screaming

    An Anthology of New Black Horror

    Peele, Jordan, 1979-
    Filmmaker Jordan Peele only contributed the introduction to this anthology, but the authors who contributed stories live up to the high standard that Peele's horror films have set. Some featured authors have achieved international acclaim, like…
    Book, 2023New York : Random House, [2023] — F PEELE
  • For a quick-read anthology, try this collection of 8 short stories! Using tropes like meddling family members, duty conflicting with love, and Romeo-and-Juliet retellings, authors representing the entire Indian Subcontinent and beyond present…
    Book, 2023Salem, Massachusetts : Page Street Publishing, 2023. — YF PICKETT
  • Embodied

    An Intersectional Feminist Comics Poetry Anthology

    Chin-Tanner, Wendy
    This anthology combines poetry with graphic arts, as female and nonbinary artists, letterers, and poets play off each others' works in a jubilant riot of color, styles, and words. Each poem is incorporated into a mini-comic and also presented by…
    Graphic Novel, 2021[Rhinebeck, New York] : A Wave Blue World, 2021. — 811.6 C4412
  • Twenty diverse authors cover a wide range of crime fiction subgenres. From seances and robberies gone wrong to a legendarily weird night at the insurance claim call center, any crime fiction fan can find something to enjoy here!
    Book, 2021New York : Crooked Lane Books, 2021. — F VANDIVER
  • This anthology includes graphic novellas, poems, and plays alongside the usual short stories, all seeking to represent the full spectrum of Hispanic experience and identity. Most entries fall into the genres of sci-fi and alternate history/future
    Book, 2021Columbus : Mad Creek Books, an imprint of The Ohio State University Press, [2021] — F HERNANDEZ
  • Other Terrors

    An Inclusive Anthology

    Liaguno, Vince A.,
    Two Bram Stoker Award winners edited this anthology of new short stories that explore "other"-ness - both when there is a real difference to be bridged, or when the divide is only perceived. No two stories use the same tropes, so there is something…
    Book, 2022New York, NY : William Morrow, [2022] — F LIAGUNO
  • This young adult horror anthology is good for those who prefer their horror a little less bloody but still plenty creepy! From haunted mansions to relentless family patriarchs, zombies to monster asylums, these stories suck you in and leave you…
    Book, 2024Chicago, Illinois : Amberjack Publishing, [2024] — YF MOSKOWITZ
  • In 44 poems, the contributors to this anthology paint a picture of their native Kansas City, the home that they have curated for themselves, and invite their readers to do the same wherever they live. Cover art from a Kansas City graphic designer…
    Book, 2021Kansas City, MO : Woodneath Press, 2021. — 811.6 W86
  • This collection of short stories in graphic novel form collects perspectives from across a wide spectrum of art styles and storylines. Despite the title, not every story includes romance - some focus instead on characters grappling with self-love,…
    Graphic Novel, 2023[Rhinebeck, New York] : A Wave Blue World, 2023. — YF RICHARDS
  • A People's Future of the United States

    Speculative Fiction From 25 Extraordinary Writers

    LaValle, Victor, 1972-
    Tasked with imagining what the future could look like, every one of these 25 ethnically, religiously, and politically diverse authors rises to the challenge. Some present a dystopian vision of a United States to come, but most emphasize what can…
    Book, 2019New York : One World, [2019] — F LAVALLE
  • A celebration of all winter holiday traditions, this anthology from some of the biggest names in YA romance presents a dozen sweet stories of holiday tropes (midnight-on-New-Years-Eve kisses, anyone?) with unexpected twists (like a Jewish Santa).
    Book, 2014New York : St. Martin's Griffin, 2014. — YF
  • This anthology of myth-influenced fantasy stories covers a wide range of South Asian cultures and ethnic groups, from India and Pakistan to Singapore and the Philippines. Each story has its own artwork and is inspired by a different culture's…
    Book, 2023New York : HarperTeen, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers, [2023] — YF CHARAIPOTRA
  • Inspired by the works of Franz Kafka, these all-new short stories draw out the strange and uncanny in the normal of everyday modern life. The diverse cast of award-winning and critically acclaimed authors each take a different approach to this…
    Book, 2024London : Abacus Books, [2024] — F ALDERMAN