SWANA Authors
SWANA authors are authors from South West Asia and North Africa. They currently make up <1% of the trad publishing industry. This list is here to introduce you to their stories.
NOTE: if you find an author who doesnโt belong on this list, please comment & I will remove the book(s) ASAP.
As always, lists are forever evolving๐ฅฐ






Shatter me series
For all the shatter me lovers






Muslim Authors ๐ง
Lets give our brothers and sisters who write fiction the platform they deserve โ๏ธ






Dystopian Reads for Teens






MEN WHO YEARN ARE MEN WHO EARN
basically copied from sophynx but with my own personal recs






Tahereh Mafiโs Lifeโs Work
All things written by Tahereh Mafi. Tahereh is an Iranian-American Author, best known for her YA dystopian series Shatter Me. She has many great books both in YA and middle grade that also spread across multiple genres.
She is also a mom to her young daughter with husband Ransom Riggs, another fellow author.






THE books of YA that one should not avoid (ft: some adult fantasys and a holly jackson adult novel)
yeah these are just books i really liked okay (the thrashers is like an honorable mention..not on the same level of peak as the rest but good enough to make it)






Shatter Me Series
All the books in the Shatter Me series






Shatter me
More new republic books coming!






political fantasy
magic systems that are unique (and maybe a bit dangerous) and the ruling class are comparable to a viper's nest.






THE MOST GOATED BOOK SERIES KNOWN TO MANNNNN
"Aaron Warner Anderson, Chief Commander and Regent of Sector 45, Son of the Supreme Commander of The Reestablishment. He has a soft spot for fashionnnnn." AKA MY HUZZZZZ






Fictional dictatorships
This is a list with fictional dictatorships, that might be placed in the real world or in a fictional world. They all count as long as the regime in power was invented.






Falling for the enemy






Heartbreaking books
Books to make you cry your heart out and still rate 5 stars. (Some are part of a series btw)






My Fav Reads
Hereโs a list of my 5๐ reads!






Prepare for Emotional Damage
These books made me cry buckets






Loved
Books I loved and can't stop thinking about





