Black Lit Matters: The 50 Novel Challenge

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7 participants (56 books)

Overview

Read 50 novels written by Black authors

Challenge Books

All books added
Salvage the Bones by Jesmyn Ward

Bois Sauvage #2

Salvage the Bones

Jesmyn Ward

261 pages • 2011 • 39 editions

fiction contemporary literary emotional sad tense medium-paced
The Temple of My Familiar by Alice Walker

The Color Purple Collection #2

The Temple of My Familiar

Alice Walker

416 pages • 1989 • 25 editions

fiction magical realism reflective slow-paced
Meridian by Alice Walker

Meridian

Alice Walker

262 pages • 1976 • 17 editions

fiction classics historical challenging reflective slow-paced
The Color Purple by Alice Walker

The Color Purple Collection #1

The Color Purple

Alice Walker

298 pages • 1982 • 223 editions

fiction classics historical literary emotional reflective sad medium-paced
One Of Our Kind by Nicola Yoon

One Of Our Kind

Nicola Yoon

8h 32m • 2024 • 12 editions

fiction horror thriller dark mysterious tense medium-paced
Dream Count by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie

Dream Count

Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie

399 pages • 2025 • 37 editions

fiction literary emotional reflective medium-paced
Americanah by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie

Americanah

Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie

588 pages • 2013 • 108 editions

fiction contemporary literary emotional reflective medium-paced
Swing Time by Zadie Smith

Swing Time

Zadie Smith

13h 44m • 2016 • 55 editions

fiction contemporary literary emotional reflective slow-paced
White Teeth by Zadie Smith

White Teeth

Zadie Smith

542 pages • 2000 • 107 editions

fiction contemporary literary funny reflective slow-paced
Let Us Descend by Jesmyn Ward

Let Us Descend

Jesmyn Ward

305 pages • 2023 • 29 editions

fiction historical lgbtqia+ literary magical realism dark emotional sad medium-paced