12 Books By Black Authors

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76 participants (539 books)

01 Jan 2025—31 Dec 2025

Overview

Read one book by a Black author a month for the whole year. It doesn’t matter the genre, author’s gender, release date, traditional published or indie. As long as the author is Black it counts! Use #12BooksByBlackAuthors if you post on social media. 

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When I Think of You by Myah Ariel

When I Think of You

Myah Ariel

336 pages • 2024 • 6 editions

fiction contemporary romance emotional hopeful lighthearted medium-paced
While We Were Dating by Jasmine Guillory

The Wedding Date #6

While We Were Dating

Jasmine Guillory

344 pages • 2021 • 14 editions

fiction contemporary romance emotional funny lighthearted medium-paced
The Gilded Ones by Namina Forna

Deathless #1

The Gilded Ones

Namina Forna

418 pages • 2021 • 54 editions

fiction fantasy young adult adventurous dark emotional medium-paced
The Payback Girls by Alex Travis

The Payback Girls

Alex Travis

352 pages • 2025 • 3 editions

fiction mystery young adult dark mysterious medium-paced
If I Could Go Back by Briana Johnson

If I Could Go Back

Briana Johnson

352 pages • 2025 • 3 editions

fiction contemporary young adult emotional sad tense medium-paced
Nubia: The Reckoning by Omar Epps, Clarence A. Haynes

Nubia #2

Nubia: The Reckoning

Omar Epps, Clarence A. Haynes

9h 29m • 2023 • 4 editions

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Nubia: the Awakening by Omar Epps, Clarence A. Haynes

Nubia: the Awakening

Omar Epps, Clarence A. Haynes

9h 37m • 2022 • 4 editions

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fiction fantasy young adult adventurous emotional tense medium-paced
We See Each Other: A Black, Trans Journey Through TV and Film by Tre'vell Anderson

We See Each Other: A Black, Trans Journey Through TV and Film

Tre'vell Anderson

6h 23m • 2023 • 3 editions

nonfiction art history lgbtqia+ race informative reflective fast-paced
I'm That Girl: Living the Power of My Dreams by Jordan Chiles

I'm That Girl: Living the Power of My Dreams

Jordan Chiles

7h 25m • 2025 • 4 editions

nonfiction memoir sports emotional inspiring reflective medium-paced
We Rip the World Apart by Charlene Carr

We Rip the World Apart

Charlene Carr

464 pages • 2024 • 8 editions

fiction contemporary emotional reflective slow-paced