More reading suggestions from “Bibliophile: Diverse Spines”

Cree Myles, curator of “All Ways Black,” Penguin Random House publisher’s Instagram program featuring stories about Black experience, recommends “Wild See” by Octavia E. Butler.

“Octavia Butler was a god among (White) men, and while everything that she created flipped the science fiction genre on its head, ‘Wild Seed’ is her most magnificent creation.”

Christine Bollow, programs and marketing manager at Loyalty Bookstores in Maryland and Washington, D.C., recommends “America Is Not the Heart” by Elaine Castillo.

“This is a quiet yet powerful, character-driven story that follows Hero, a Filipina immigrant building a new life in America. I ask you to read this because I want my people, my culture, my family to be seen.”

Sasha Maria S., an Ojibwe Bookstagrammer, recommends “The Seed Keeper” by Diane Wilson.

“Diane Wilson (Dakhóta) is a stunning writer, and her character-driven fiction debut is a work of art. ‘The Seed Keeper’ is a stunning exploration of how a shared past, both Indigenous and non-Indigenous, structures our present and future.”

RECOMMENDATIONS FOR BOOK CLUBS FROM “BIBLIOPHILE: DIVERSE SPINES”

“The Girl with the Louding Voice” by Abi Daré

“Everything Inside” by Edwidge Danticat

“Such a Fun Age” by Kiley Reid

“The Henna Artist” by Alka Joshi

“You Exist Too Much” by Zaina Arafat

“The Vanishing Half” by Brit Bennett

“Behold the Dreamers” by Imbolo Mbue