20 Books by Black Woman Authors in 2025

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39 participants (287 books)

01 Jan 2025—31 Dec 2025

Overview

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The Bluest Eye by Toni Morrison

The Bluest Eye

Toni Morrison

224 pages • 1970 • 111 editions

fiction classics historical literary dark emotional sad medium-paced
A Tropical Rebel Gets the Duke by Adriana Herrera

Las Léonas #3

A Tropical Rebel Gets the Duke

Adriana Herrera

424 pages • 2025 • 6 editions

fiction historical romance adventurous emotional hopeful medium-paced
An Island Princess Starts a Scandal by Adriana Herrera

Las Léonas #2

An Island Princess Starts a Scandal

Adriana Herrera

384 pages • 2023 • 11 editions

fiction historical lgbtqia+ romance lighthearted medium-paced
So Let Them Burn by Kamilah Cole

The Divine Traitors #1

So Let Them Burn

Kamilah Cole

391 pages • 2024 • 21 editions

fiction fantasy lgbtqia+ young adult adventurous emotional tense medium-paced
Bless the Daughter Raised by a Voice in Her Head by Warsan Shire

Bless the Daughter Raised by a Voice in Her Head

Warsan Shire

87 pages • 2022 • 20 editions

nonfiction poetry dark emotional reflective fast-paced
Missing White Woman by Kellye Garrett

Missing White Woman

Kellye Garrett

324 pages • 2024 • 9 editions

fiction thriller mysterious tense fast-paced
The Book of Not by Tsitsi Dangarembga

Nervous Conditions #2

The Book of Not

Tsitsi Dangarembga

320 pages • 2006 • 11 editions

fiction historical literary emotional reflective sad slow-paced
This Mournable Body by Tsitsi Dangarembga

Nervous Conditions #3

This Mournable Body

Tsitsi Dangarembga

384 pages • 2018 • 15 editions

fiction contemporary literary challenging emotional reflective medium-paced
Nervous Conditions by Tsitsi Dangarembga

Nervous Conditions #1

Nervous Conditions

Tsitsi Dangarembga

298 pages • 1988 • 42 editions

fiction classics historical literary challenging emotional reflective medium-paced
Merc by B. Love

The Protectors #2

Merc

B. Love

183 pages • 2024 • 3 editions

fiction romance emotional lighthearted fast-paced