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.

12 Books By Black Authors

shellysbookcorner Host

76 participants (539 books)

STARTS: 01 Jan 2025ENDS: 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

All books added

Dark Neighbourhood by Vanessa Onwuemezi

Dark Neighbourhood
Vanessa Onwuemezi

160 pages • paperback • 2021 • 4 editions

fiction contemporary literary short stories challenging dark reflective medium-paced

fiction contemporary literary short stories challenging dark reflective medium-paced

Dark Neighbourhood by Vanessa Onwuemezi

Dark Neighbourhood

Vanessa Onwuemezi

160 pages • 2021 • 4 editions

fiction contemporary literary short stories challenging dark reflective medium-paced

fiction contemporary literary short stories challenging dark reflective medium-paced

All the Blues in the Sky by Renée Watson

All the Blues in the Sky
Renée Watson with Bahni Turpin (Narrator)

2h 13m • audio • 2025 • 3 editions

fiction childrens middle grade emotional reflective sad fast-paced

fiction childrens middle grade emotional reflective sad fast-paced

All the Blues in the Sky by Renée Watson

All the Blues in the Sky

Renée Watson with Bahni Turpin (Narrator)

2h 13m • 2025 • 3 editions

fiction childrens middle grade emotional reflective sad fast-paced

fiction childrens middle grade emotional reflective sad fast-paced

Sight Unseen by Kasha Thompson

Sight Unseen
Kasha Thompson with Nicole Smalls (Narrator), Benjamin Charles (Narrator)

10h 7m • audio • 2023 • 5 editions

fiction contemporary romance emotional funny lighthearted medium-paced

fiction contemporary romance emotional funny lighthearted medium-paced

Sight Unseen by Kasha Thompson

Sight Unseen

Kasha Thompson with Nicole Smalls (Narrator), Benjamin Charles (Narrator)

10h 7m • 2023 • 5 editions

fiction contemporary romance emotional funny lighthearted medium-paced

fiction contemporary romance emotional funny lighthearted medium-paced

Deacon King Kong by James McBride

Deacon King Kong
James McBride

370 pages • hardcover • 2020 • 28 editions

fiction historical literary emotional funny reflective medium-paced

fiction historical literary emotional funny reflective medium-paced

Deacon King Kong by James McBride

Deacon King Kong

370 pages • 2020 • 28 editions

fiction historical literary emotional funny reflective medium-paced

fiction historical literary emotional funny reflective medium-paced

Magnolia: A Perfect Love by Asia Monique

Flower Sisters #1

Magnolia: A Perfect Love
Asia Monique with Benjamin Charles (Narrator), Eboni Flowers (Narrator)

5h 1m • audio • 2020 • 5 editions

fiction romance emotional lighthearted fast-paced

fiction romance emotional lighthearted fast-paced

Magnolia: A Perfect Love by Asia Monique

Flower Sisters #1

Magnolia: A Perfect Love

Asia Monique with Benjamin Charles (Narrator), Eboni Flowers (Narrator)

5h 1m • 2020 • 5 editions

fiction romance emotional lighthearted fast-paced

fiction romance emotional lighthearted fast-paced

Original Sins: The (Mis)education of Black and Native Children and the Construction of American Racism by Eve L. Ewing

Original Sins: The (Mis)education of Black and Native Children and the Construction of American Racism
Eve L. Ewing with Robin Miles (Narrator)

12h 14m • audio • 2025 • 5 editions

nonfiction education history race challenging informative reflective medium-paced

nonfiction education history race challenging informative reflective medium-paced

Original Sins: The (Mis)education of Black and Native Children and the Construction of American Racism by Eve L. Ewing

Original Sins: The (Mis)education of Black and Native Children and the Construction of American Racism

Eve L. Ewing with Robin Miles (Narrator)

12h 14m • 2025 • 5 editions

nonfiction education history race challenging informative reflective medium-paced

nonfiction education history race challenging informative reflective medium-paced

Giovanni's Room by James Baldwin

Giovanni's Room
James Baldwin

169 pages • paperback • 1956 • 163 editions

fiction classics lgbtqia+ literary emotional reflective sad medium-paced

fiction classics lgbtqia+ literary emotional reflective sad medium-paced

Giovanni's Room by James Baldwin

Giovanni's Room

169 pages • 1956 • 163 editions

fiction classics lgbtqia+ literary emotional reflective sad medium-paced

fiction classics lgbtqia+ literary emotional reflective sad medium-paced

Make Me Rain: Poems & Prose by Nikki Giovanni

Make Me Rain: Poems & Prose
Nikki Giovanni

124 pages • hardcover • 2020 • 8 editions

nonfiction poetry challenging emotional reflective medium-paced

nonfiction poetry challenging emotional reflective medium-paced

Make Me Rain: Poems & Prose by Nikki Giovanni

Make Me Rain: Poems & Prose

124 pages • 2020 • 8 editions

nonfiction poetry challenging emotional reflective medium-paced

nonfiction poetry challenging emotional reflective medium-paced

This Could Be Us by Kennedy Ryan

This Could Be Us
Kennedy Ryan with Inés del Castillo (Narrator), Jakobi Diem (Narrator)

12h 20m • audio • 2024 • 20 editions

fiction contemporary romance emotional hopeful inspiring medium-paced

fiction contemporary romance emotional hopeful inspiring medium-paced

This Could Be Us by Kennedy Ryan

This Could Be Us

Kennedy Ryan with Inés del Castillo (Narrator), Jakobi Diem (Narrator)

12h 20m • 2024 • 20 editions

fiction contemporary romance emotional hopeful inspiring medium-paced

fiction contemporary romance emotional hopeful inspiring medium-paced

Cinderella Masquerade by LaQuette

Texas Cattleman's Club: Ranchers and Rivals #7

Cinderella Masquerade
LaQuette

224 pages • digital • 2 editions

adventurous emotional lighthearted fast-paced

adventurous emotional lighthearted fast-paced

Cinderella Masquerade by LaQuette

Texas Cattleman's Club: Ranchers and Rivals #7

Cinderella Masquerade

224 pages • 2 editions

adventurous emotional lighthearted fast-paced

adventurous emotional lighthearted fast-paced

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