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12 Books By Black Authors

76 participants (539 books)

01 Jan 202531 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

All books added

289 pages2024 12 editions

fiction fantasy romance young adult adventurous emotional hopeful medium-paced

128 pages2025 3 editions

fiction lgbtqia+ poetry young adult

372 pages2019 16 editions

fiction fantasy magical realism challenging mysterious slow-paced

210 pages2022 3 editions

nonfiction feminism health politics race challenging informative reflective medium-paced

220 pages2023 8 editions

nonfiction feminism politics race hopeful informative inspiring medium-paced

128 pages1963 77 editions

nonfiction classics essays memoir race challenging informative reflective medium-paced

359 pages2017 19 editions

nonfiction essays history politics challenging informative reflective medium-paced

318 pages2018 13 editions

fiction fantasy lgbtqia+ mystery romance adventurous mysterious medium-paced

10h 43m2016 122 editions

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fiction historical literary dark emotional sad medium-paced

384 pages2025 9 editions

fiction contemporary romance young adult emotional funny lighthearted medium-paced