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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Decolonising the Mind: The Politics of Language in African Literature by Ngũgĩ wa Thiong'o

Decolonising the Mind: The Politics of Language in African Literature

Ngũgĩ wa Thiong'o

114 pages • 1986 • 21 editions

nonfiction philosophy politics challenging informative reflective medium-paced
They Were Her Property: White Women as Slave Owners in the American South by Stephanie E. Jones-Rogers

They Were Her Property: White Women as Slave Owners in the American South

Stephanie E. Jones-Rogers

10h 26m • 2019 • 9 editions

nonfiction history race challenging informative slow-paced
All Aunt Hagar's Children: Stories by Edward P. Jones

All Aunt Hagar's Children: Stories

Edward P. Jones

399 pages • 2006 • 9 editions

fiction historical short stories emotional reflective slow-paced
You Made a Fool of Death with Your Beauty by Akwaeke Emezi

You Made a Fool of Death with Your Beauty

Akwaeke Emezi

9h 57m • 2022 • 33 editions

fiction contemporary romance emotional hopeful reflective medium-paced
The Next Deadly Chapter by V.M. Burns

Mystery Bookshop #10

The Next Deadly Chapter

V.M. Burns

262 pages • 2025 • 2 editions

fiction mystery medium-paced
Outdrawn by Deanna Grey

Outdrawn

Deanna Grey

311 pages • 2023 • 8 editions

fiction contemporary lgbtqia+ romance emotional funny lighthearted medium-paced
The Reformatory by Tananarive Due

The Reformatory

Tananarive Due

20h 51m • 2023 • 20 editions

fiction historical horror dark emotional tense medium-paced
Around the Way Girl by Taraji P. Henson

Around the Way Girl

Taraji P. Henson

7h 27m • 2016 • 11 editions

nonfiction autobiography memoir reflective slow-paced
The House of Hidden Meanings by RuPaul

The House of Hidden Meanings

RuPaul

7h 7m • 2024 • 17 editions

nonfiction lgbtqia+ memoir emotional inspiring reflective medium-paced
The Kiss Countdown by Etta Easton

The Kiss Countdown

Etta Easton

10h 26m • 2024 • 13 editions

fiction contemporary romance emotional funny lighthearted medium-paced