This year, our Best of 2020 List focuses on fiction written by Black, Indigenous, or other People of Color with an emphasis on #ownvoices.
The #ownvoices movement started in 2015 with a tweet by Young Adult author Corinne Duyvis. The hashtag primarily highlights fiction in which the protagonist and author share a marginalized, but socially significant, identity, be it race, ability-difference, sexual orientation, or other lived experience. The #ownvoices movement has helped spark conversations on racial prejudice, injustice, and oppression and is one way to diversify your reading.
We hope you will find a few new titles to enjoy!
Happy Reading!
The library staff of the Prescott Library at the Wheeler School