Black Stories Matter: A Year of Empowering Reads

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20 participants (86 books)

01 Jan 2025—31 Dec 2025

Overview

The Black Book Reading Challenge is an initiative to celebrate, explore, and immerse ourselves in the rich and diverse literary works by Black authors. This challenge encourages participants to read books across genres, uncover hidden gems, and embrace stories that amplify Black voices, histories, and experiences.

Challenge Books

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The Roommate Risk by Talia Hibbert

Midnight Heat #2

The Roommate Risk

Talia Hibbert

258 pages • 2018 • 21 editions

fiction contemporary romance emotional lighthearted medium-paced
A Love Like the Sun by Riss M. Neilson

A Love Like the Sun

Riss M. Neilson

356 pages • 2024 • 4 editions

fiction contemporary romance emotional slow-paced
Take a Hint, Dani Brown by Talia Hibbert

The Brown Sisters #2

Take a Hint, Dani Brown

Talia Hibbert

400 pages • 2020 • 26 editions

fiction contemporary lgbtqia+ romance emotional funny lighthearted medium-paced
Curvy Girl Summer by Danielle Allen

Curve #1

Curvy Girl Summer

Danielle Allen

368 pages • 2024 • 5 editions

fiction contemporary romance emotional funny reflective medium-paced
Only Big Bumbum Matters Tomorrow by Damilare Kuku

Only Big Bumbum Matters Tomorrow

Damilare Kuku

272 pages • 2024 • 8 editions

fiction contemporary emotional funny reflective medium-paced
Where Sleeping Girls Lie by Faridah Àbíké-Íyímídé

Where Sleeping Girls Lie #1

Where Sleeping Girls Lie

Faridah Àbíké-Íyímídé

416 pages • 2024 • 29 editions

fiction contemporary lgbtqia+ mystery young adult dark mysterious tense medium-paced
Red Clay by Charles B. Fancher

Red Clay

Charles B. Fancher

381 pages • 2025 • 6 editions

fiction historical challenging dark reflective fast-paced
The Parlour Wife by Foluso Agbaje

The Parlour Wife

Foluso Agbaje

384 pages • 2024 • 5 editions

fiction historical emotional hopeful inspiring medium-paced
The Manual for Good Wives by Lola Jaye

The Manual for Good Wives

Lola Jaye

384 pages • 2025 • 4 editions

fiction historical emotional informative inspiring medium-paced
Only Because It's You by Rebecca Fisseha

Only Because It's You

Rebecca Fisseha

missing duration info • 2025 • 4 editions

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fiction contemporary romance