Here is a list of four books by Black authors which discuss the spectrum of bisexuality. They discuss bisexual asexuality, bisexual girls, bisexual boys, and the spectrum of sexuality that can exist within a person.
Let’s Talk About Love
Author: Claire Kann
Description: Let’s Talk About Love is a contemporary love story between an African American bi-romantic asexual girl and a Japanese American boy.
Includes: #bisexual #asexual #biromantic #LGBTQIA #africanamerican #black #asianamerican #japanese #femaleprotagonist #contemporary #interraciallove
Citation: Kann, C. (2018). Let’s Talk About Love. Swoon Reads.
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Little & Lion
Author: Brandy Colbert
Description: Little & Lion is about a bisexual Black girl coming to terms with her identity and her white step brother who is dealing with his recently diagnosed bipolar disorder. Both are both are falling for the same girl. This book also has lesbian characters, a prominent biracial Korean/Black character who wears a hearing aid, interracial relationships, references to abortion, and discussions around what it means to be loyal and what it means to care.
Includes: #bisexual #LGBTQIA #africanamerican #black #femaleprotagonist #contemporary #mentalhealth #bipolar #judaism #youngadultliterature
Citation: Colbert, B. (2017). Little & Lion. Little, Brown.
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Odd One Out
Author: Nic Stone
Description: Odd One Out is a contemporary novel about three friends and their complicated love triangle. The triangle includes bisexual love interests and three alternating perspectives.
Includes: #bisexual #lovetriangle #interraciallove #africanamerican #black #asianamerican #latinx #contemporary #femaleprotagonist #maleprotagonist
Citation: Stone, N. (2018). Odd One Out. Crown Books for Young Readers.
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Home and Away
Author: Candice Montgomery
Description: Home and Away is a contemporary coming of age novel about a Black teen girl from a wealthy family. She goes through a journey of thinking about her identity as Black and what that means to her. She also builds a friendship and relationship with an artsy bisexual boy.
Includes: #black #bisexual #africanamerican #black #asianamerican #contemporary #femaleprotagonist
Citation: Montgomery, C. (2018). Home and away. Page Street Kids.
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