20 Books by Black Woman Authors in 2025

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39 participants (287 books)

01 Jan 2025—31 Dec 2025

Overview

What it says on the tin!

Challenge Books

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One Way Witch by Nnedi Okorafor

She Who Knows #2

One Way Witch

Nnedi Okorafor

228 pages • 2025 • 4 editions

fiction science fiction adventurous emotional reflective medium-paced
Coming Home by Kennedy Ryan

Coming Home

Kennedy Ryan

2h 40m • 2023 • 3 editions

fiction romance funny lighthearted fast-paced
Wild Seed by Octavia E. Butler

Patternist #1

Wild Seed

Octavia E. Butler

298 pages • 1980 • 28 editions

fiction science fiction adventurous dark tense medium-paced
The Secret Lives of Church Ladies by Deesha Philyaw

The Secret Lives of Church Ladies

Deesha Philyaw

4h 6m • 2020 • 27 editions

fiction contemporary lgbtqia+ literary short stories emotional reflective medium-paced
The Memory Thieves by Dhonielle Clayton

Conjureverse #2

The Memory Thieves

Dhonielle Clayton

11h 10m • 2023 • 8 editions

fiction fantasy middle grade adventurous mysterious fast-paced
The Marvellers by Dhonielle Clayton

Conjureverse #1

The Marvellers

Dhonielle Clayton

11h 44m • 2022 • 16 editions

fiction fantasy middle grade adventurous mysterious medium-paced
Mr. Right Now by Sheryl Lister

Baes of Juneteenth #2

Mr. Right Now

Sheryl Lister

98 pages • 2023 • 3 editions

fiction romance short stories emotional lighthearted fast-paced
Brown Girl Dreaming by Jacqueline Woodson

Brown Girl Dreaming

Jacqueline Woodson

352 pages • 2014 • 25 editions

nonfiction memoir middle grade poetry race emotional inspiring reflective medium-paced
Witchful Thinking by Celestine Martin

Elemental Love #1

Witchful Thinking

Celestine Martin

333 pages • 2022 • 5 editions

fiction contemporary fantasy romance funny lighthearted medium-paced
The Misadventures of Awkward Black Girl by Issa Rae

The Misadventures of Awkward Black Girl

Issa Rae

5h 49m • 2015 • 9 editions

nonfiction essays memoir funny reflective medium-paced