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20 Books by Black Men

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34 participants (103 books)

01 Jan 2025—31 Dec 2025

Overview

The goal is to read 20 books by black
male authors!!! It can be an old book, new book, or a re-read whatever works for you just keep it male-a-nated‼️

Please you the hashtag #20BooksByBlackMen  in your posts.

Challenge Books

All books added
Blacktop Wasteland by S.A. Cosby

Blacktop Wasteland

S.A. Cosby

11h 7m • 2020 • 26 editions

fiction mystery thriller adventurous dark tense fast-paced
Sky Full of Elephants by Cebo Campbell

Sky Full of Elephants

Cebo Campbell

304 pages • 2024 • 10 editions

fiction magical realism science fiction adventurous challenging hopeful slow-paced
The Awkward Thoughts of W. Kamau Bell: Tales of a 6' 4", African American, Heterosexual, Cisgender, Left-Leaning, Asthmatic, Black and Proud Blerd, Mama's Boy, Dad, and Stand-Up Comedian by W. Kamau Bell

The Awkward Thoughts of W. Kamau Bell: Tales of a 6' 4", African American, Heterosexual, Cisgender, Left-Leaning, Asthmatic, Black and Proud Blerd, Mama's Boy, Dad, and Stand-Up Comedian

W. Kamau Bell

10h 31m • 2017 • 8 editions

nonfiction memoir funny reflective medium-paced
Finna: Poems by Nate Marshall

Finna: Poems

Nate Marshall

128 pages • 2020 • 4 editions

fiction poetry challenging emotional reflective fast-paced
James by Percival Everett

James

Percival Everett

7h 49m • 2024 • 57 editions

fiction historical literary adventurous emotional tense fast-paced
Alive at the End of the World by Saeed Jones

Alive at the End of the World

Saeed Jones

104 pages • 2022 • 6 editions

nonfiction lgbtqia+ poetry challenging emotional reflective medium-paced
Reading While Black by Esau McCaulley

Reading While Black

Esau McCaulley

5h 21m • 4 editions

nonfiction history religion challenging informative reflective slow-paced
Before You Climb Any Higher: Valley Wisdom for Mountain Dreams by Jonathan McReynolds

Before You Climb Any Higher: Valley Wisdom for Mountain Dreams

Jonathan McReynolds

5h 47m • 2025 • 3 editions

user-added

nonfiction medium-paced
An Orchestra of Minorities by Chigozie Obioma

An Orchestra of Minorities

Chigozie Obioma

464 pages • 2019 • 31 editions

fiction contemporary literary challenging emotional medium-paced
Half Portraits Under Water by Dennis Mugaa

Half Portraits Under Water

Dennis Mugaa

232 pages • 2024 • 2 editions

fiction short stories emotional hopeful reflective medium-paced