12 Books By Black Authors

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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. 

Challenge Books

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Bamboozled by Jesus: How God Tricked Me Into the Life of My Dreams by

Bamboozled by Jesus: How God Tricked Me Into the Life of My Dreams

6h 31m • 2021 • 9 editions

nonfiction religion self help funny hopeful inspiring medium-paced
Pray or Be Prey by Zita Grant

Pray or be Prey Series #1

Pray or Be Prey

Zita Grant

272 pages • 2020 • 5 editions

fiction mystery science fiction
Sky Full Of Elephants by Cebo Campbell

Sky Full Of Elephants

Cebo Campbell

10h 24m • 2024 • 12 editions

fiction magical realism science fiction adventurous challenging hopeful slow-paced
Arella, My Umbrella by Evonne Jordan Mitchell

Arella, My Umbrella

Evonne Jordan Mitchell

30 pages • 1 edition

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fiction childrens young adult
Kindred: A Graphic Novel Adaptation by Octavia E. Butler

Kindred: A Graphic Novel Adaptation

Octavia E. Butler

240 pages • 2017 • 7 editions

fiction graphic novel science fiction dark emotional tense fast-paced
Remembering Our Black Trailblazers and their legacies by Barbara A. Pierce

Remembering Our Black Trailblazers and Their Legac

Remembering Our Black Trailblazers and their legacies

Barbara A. Pierce

missing page info • 5 editions

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nonfiction autobiography biography historical history medium-paced
Bloodchild by Octavia E. Butler

Bloodchild

Octavia E. Butler

31 pages • 1984 • 7 editions

fiction horror science fiction short stories challenging dark tense fast-paced
The Bluest Eye by Toni Morrison

The Bluest Eye

Toni Morrison

7h 6m • 1970 • 118 editions

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fiction classics historical literary dark emotional sad medium-paced
All He Ever Needed by Tay Mo'Nae

All He Ever Needed

Tay Mo'Nae

6h 52m • 2023 • 6 editions

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fiction romance emotional hopeful fast-paced
Missing White Woman by Kellye Garrett

Missing White Woman

Kellye Garrett

324 pages • 2024 • 10 editions

fiction thriller mysterious tense fast-paced