Racial Ethnic Diversity – Page 6 – Take Me Away… On the Pages of Your Story

With Love From Harlem by ReShonda Tate

January 19, 2026January 19, 2026Reviews

e-ALC, 13:47:49Narrated by: Lynnette R. FreemanRelease Date: January 27, 2026Published by: HarperCollins Publishers IncRead from: January 5-6, 2026Stand-aloneSource: LibroFM (I received this ALC free from the publisher and LibroFM. This did nothing to influence my review!)Content Warning: Drug Use/Abuse, Racism, Microaggressions, Infidelity For Readers Interested In: Adult, Audio, Historical Fiction, Sparkly Covers, Most Anticipated, Racial/Ethnic Diversity,…

The Lust Crusade by Jo Segura

January 15, 2026January 16, 2026Reviews

e-ALC, 11:18:45Narrated by: Kyla GarciaRelease Date: January 13, 2026Published by: Books on TapeRead from: January 2-3, 2026Raiders of the Lost Heart, #3Source: PRH Audio App (I received this ALC free from the publisher and their app. This did nothing to influence my review!)Content Warning: Gun Violence, Kidnapping (of an adult)For Readers Interested In: 2sLGBTQ+ (MMC…

The Disillusionment of Nick and Jay by Ryan Douglass

January 10, 2026January 11, 2026Reviews

e-ALC, 10:40:05Narrated by: DeSean TerryRelease Date: January 27, 2026Published by: HarperCollins Publishers Inc. Read from: December 24-27, 2025Stand-aloneSource: Netgalley (I received this ALC free from the publisher and Netgalley. This did nothing to influence my review!)Content Warning: Racism, Death of a Parent, Violence, Death, Fire/Fire Injury, Police Brutality, Homophobia, Grief, Hate Crime, Bullying, Classism, Drug Use,…

I Don’t Wish You Well by Jumata Emill

January 8, 2026January 8, 2026Reviews

e-ALC, 10:06:59Narrated by: André Santana & Erin SpencerRelease Date: January 20, 2026Published by: Books on TapeRead from: December 19-21, 2025Stand-aloneSource: PRH Audio App (I received this ALC free from the publisher and their app. This did nothing to influence my review!)Content Warning: Homophobia, Rape, Sexual Assault, Misogyny, Sexual Violence, Death, Addiction, Drug Abuse, Drug UseFor…

The Holiday Hookup List by Alexis Daria

January 4, 2026January 4, 2026Reviews

e-ALC, 04:48:00Narrated by: Ramona Master & Noah B. PerezRelease Date: October 7, 2025Published by: Brilliance AudioRead from: December 13-14, 2025Stand-aloneSource: Netgalley (I received this ALC free from the publisher and Netgalley. This did nothing to influence my review!)Content Warning: Grief, Death of a Parent, Domestic Abuse, Emotional Abuse, Infidelity, Bullying, Racism, BiphobiaFor Readers Interested In:…

Just a Taste by Anise Starre

December 26, 2025December 26, 2025Reviews

e-ALC, 09:11:37Narrated by: Dede Davis & Thomas Delacourt Release Date: October 23, 2025Published by: Simon & Schuster UKRead from: December 5-7, 2025Stand-aloneSource: Libro FM (I received this ALC free from the publisher and Libro FM. This did nothing to influence my review!)Content Warning: Sexual Content, CursingFor Readers Interested In: Audio, Contemporary, Enemies to Lovers, Holidaze (Christmas),…

Sparks Fly by Zakiya N. Jamal

December 22, 2025December 22, 2025Reviews

e-ALC, 07:51:07Narrated by: Benjamin Charles, Jeanette Illidge, & Zakiya N. JamalRelease Date: December 2, 2025Published by: Books on Tape (Berkley)Read from: December 2-3, 2025Stand-alone Source: PRH Audio App (I received this ALC free from the publisher and their app. I also received a physical ARC of this and used to do immersive reading. This did nothing…

For the Rest of Us: 13 Festive Holiday Stories to Celebrate All Seasons edited by Dahlia Adler

December 20, 2025December 20, 2025Reviews

e-ALC, 09:04:43Narrated by: Nile Bullock, Natasha Chandel, Dana Wing Lau, Abby Manning, Gill Messer, Rebecca Mozo, Sean Rohani, Mark Sanderlin, & Kare Malina WhiteRelease Date: September 2, 2025Published by: HarperCollinsRead from: December 1-2, 2025Stand-alone Source: Netgalley (I received this ALC free from the publisher and Netgalley. This did nothing to influence my review!)Content Warning: Homophobia, Mental…

There’s Always Next Year by Leah Johnson & George M. Johnson

December 19, 2025December 19, 2025Reviews

e-ALC, 06:01:56Narrated by: Eric Lockley & Khaya FraitesRelease Date: December 2, 2025Published by: Macmillan AudioRead from: November 29-30, 2025Stand-aloneSource: Netgalley (I received this ALC free from the publisher and Netgalley. This did nothing to influence my review!)Content Warning: For Readers Interested In: 2sLGBTQ+, Audio, Dual POV, Holidaze (New Years), Most Anticipated, Own Voices, Racial/Ethnic Diversity, Realistic…

Not in the Christmas Plan by Etta Easton

December 11, 2025December 11, 2025Reviews

e-book, 160 pagesRelease Date: November 20, 2025Published by: Easton CreativeRead from: November 20-22, 2025Stand-aloneSource: Kindle UnlimitedContent Warning: Parental Loss, Traumatic Birth, & Babies in the NICUFor Readers Interested In: Adult, Contemporary Romance, Contemporary, e-Book, Sparkly Cover, Most Anticipated, Racial/Ethnic Diversity, Realistic Fiction, Romance, Second Chance Romance, Texas Local Reads, Holidaze, Family Diversity From the…