It’s here: Diverse Detective Fiction Month! I’m super excited and thanks all who are joining us! (everyone else can still join us, sign up here)
So, this event (go ahead and call it a challenge if you’re feeling competitive) will be hosted by 
@siliconphospho and myself, @Bina_ReadThis because detective fiction is our comfort genre, but at first glance utterly normative, and when Silicon asked for recs and came up with an amazing list, things snowballed. So here we are, who’s in the mood for exploring the diverse side of detective fiction?
Here’s the guidelines:
Have fun! Also, read at least 1 diverse detective story (we encourage you to go for #ownvoices books!) and post a review on your blog or goodreads between October 1st and October 31st. Also, feel free to follow us on twitter and gush a lot about the books or audiobooks or short stories you’re reading! Use the hashtag #DiverseDetectives 
So I kinda took this opportunity to stock up my mystery shelf with some much-needed diverse books. Okay fine, that’s partly the reason for the challenge! Here’s my tbr for the challenge, as you can see, I’m trying to lead by example 😉
Summer of the Big Bachi by Naomi Hirahara
Blanche On the Lam by Barbara Neely
Cosmic Callisto Caprica & The Missing Rings of Saturn by Sophia Chester
Devil in a Blue Dress by Walter Moseley
Dead Time by Eleanor Taylor Bland
The Eye of Jade by Diane Wei Liang
Cactus Blood by Lucha Corpi
Shades of Black: Crime and Mystery Stories by African-American Authors ed. by Barbara Neely
Make sure to check out our goodreads list for recommendations or vote for books there if you have recommendations for us!
Cosmic Callisto Caprica & The Missing Rings of Saturn – this one sounds like a delightful book and I already own it! I’ll try to add one more to my reading list but probably can’t do more than that. 🙂
Yay I’m reading that one too!🙌 No worries Naz, that’s why we only require 1 book for the challenge, so many books to read!!😁📚
Great idea and list, Bina.
I used to devour Valerie Wilson Wesley’s Tamara Hayle novels. Do you know her.
I’m also a fan of Walter Mosley. I would join if I had more time.
Thanks, Caroline!😳 As it happens I’m reading the first Tamara Hayle mystery right now! Glad to hear you enjoyed the series! I’ll also be reading Devil in A Blue Dress📚
I hope you’ll enjoy it as much as I did. I’m looking forward to hearing your thoughts on it.
Wonderful challenge! I look forward to participating although I do not think I will be competitive 😉 Thank you and Silicon for organizing this!
Yay thanks for joining us! Heh no need for that, that’s why we made the 1 book requirement!😃 Happy reading!
Thank you! I enjoyed Devil in a Blue Dress, but I am ining it harder to get into the Case of the Missing Servant.
I enjoyed the first 2-3 Vish Puri books but I think as a cozy mystery w a Poirot-like detective I’m the target audience😁
Wonderful TBR, Bina! I am hoping to read some Walter Moseley myself. That Barbara Neely keeps cropping up again and again these days. I want to check that out. Thanks so much for hosting this event. I can’t wait to read my first book for this event. Yay to Diverse Detectives! 😀
Yay wonderful, thanks for joining us, Vishy! I’m planning to read the Moseley as well, so we can discuss if you get around to it😃 Happy reading!
This looks like a totally doable TBR with some fun looking books! I’ve fallen away from detective stories because so many are super gory, so I’ll be waiting to see how you like these!
Thanks, Ceillie!😃 Heh hope I’ll manage them all! Oh I don’t like gory crime novels, I tend to go for cozy. Hope I’ll have some recs for you after I’ve read these, but I think you could go for Cosmic Callisto Caprica.
There are so many fun events happening right now. Too bad I’m all booked up, but I’ll be following along to see which books people recommend the most!
Thanks Naomi! Hope you’ll find some great recs for your tbr!😃
Yay!! Detective stuff! Good mysteries are hard to find :-D. I’ll be sure to check some of these out!
Yay!! Hope you find some great ones in here for your tbr!😃
I hope you enjoy your diverse mystery reading 🙂
Thanks Jessica! Happy October reading!😃
I’m signing up now! I’m planning to read The Eye of Jade by Diane Wei Liang, starting on Saturday. I’m not sure I’ll be able to read more than one in October…
This is a great event! I’ve already added many books to my tbr list. 😀
Yass, thanks for joining us, Lu!😃 No worries, that’s why you only need to read 1 book! I’m reading Eye of Jade too! Glad you found great recs to add to your tbr!
What a great event! I’m rereading a Walter Mosley mystery just now (the first in the Leonid McGill series) but I am hoping to move along to read the second when I’ve finished The Long Fall. I know, I know: I should be reading the more famous series, right? 🙂