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. 

Challenge Books

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The God of Good Looks by Breanne Mc Ivor

The God of Good Looks

Breanne Mc Ivor

371 pages • 2023 • 12 editions

fiction literary emotional inspiring reflective medium-paced
The Rage of Dragons by Evan Winter

The Burning #1

The Rage of Dragons

Evan Winter

544 pages • 2019 • 34 editions

fiction fantasy adventurous dark tense fast-paced
Only by Moonlight: A Lashaun Rousselle Mystery by Lynn Emery

LaShaun Rousselle Mystery #3

Only by Moonlight: A Lashaun Rousselle Mystery

Lynn Emery

426 pages • 1 edition

fiction mystery thriller mysterious medium-paced
King of Dead Things by Nevin Holness

King of Dead Things

Nevin Holness

10h 59m • 2024 • 6 editions

fiction fantasy young adult adventurous dark mysterious medium-paced
Stamped from the Beginning: The Definitive History of Racist Ideas in America by Ibram X. Kendi

Stamped from the Beginning: The Definitive History of Racist Ideas in America

Ibram X. Kendi

19h 8m • 2016 • 19 editions

nonfiction history race sociology challenging informative reflective slow-paced
The Fires of Vengeance by Evan Winter

The Burning #2

The Fires of Vengeance

Evan Winter

15h 32m • 2020 • 20 editions

fiction fantasy adventurous dark fast-paced
(S)Kin by Ibi Zoboi

(S)Kin

Ibi Zoboi

6h 15m • 2025 • 6 editions

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fiction fantasy poetry young adult dark emotional mysterious fast-paced
My Sister, the Serial Killer by Oyinkan Braithwaite

My Sister, the Serial Killer

Oyinkan Braithwaite

4h 15m • 2018 • 110 editions

fiction contemporary crime literary thriller dark tense fast-paced
The Bone King and the Starling by Elizabeth Stephens

The Bone King and the Starling

Elizabeth Stephens

198 pages • 2025 • 4 editions

fiction fantasy romance dark emotional fast-paced
Ain't I a Woman: Black Women and Feminism by bell hooks

Ain't I a Woman: Black Women and Feminism

bell hooks

8h 55m • 1981 • 26 editions

nonfiction feminism history race challenging informative inspiring slow-paced