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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It's Elementary by Elise Bryant

It's Elementary

Elise Bryant

368 pages • 2024 • 4 editions

fiction mystery romance funny lighthearted mysterious medium-paced
The Wedding Crasher by Mia Sosa

The Wedding Crasher

Mia Sosa

11h 16m • 2022 • 16 editions

fiction contemporary romance funny lighthearted medium-paced
Punching the Air by Ibi Zoboi, Yusef Salaam

Punching the Air

Ibi Zoboi, Yusef Salaam

396 pages • 2020 • 16 editions

fiction crime poetry young adult challenging emotional reflective medium-paced
Take a Hint, Dani Brown by Talia Hibbert

The Brown Sisters #2

Take a Hint, Dani Brown

Talia Hibbert

10h • 2020 • 36 editions

fiction contemporary lgbtqia+ romance emotional funny lighthearted medium-paced
I Lived to Tell the Story: A Memoir of Love, Legacy, and Resilience by Tamika D. Mallory

I Lived to Tell the Story: A Memoir of Love, Legacy, and Resilience

Tamika D. Mallory

288 pages • 2025 • 2 editions

nonfiction autobiography emotional informative reflective medium-paced
The Library of the Dead by T.L. Huchu

Edinburgh Nights #1

The Library of the Dead

T.L. Huchu

336 pages • 2021 • 20 editions

fiction fantasy adventurous dark mysterious medium-paced
Blues for Mister Charlie: A Play by James Baldwin

Blues for Mister Charlie: A Play

James Baldwin

144 pages • 1964 • 9 editions

fiction classics play challenging emotional reflective slow-paced
I Almost Forgot About You by Terry McMillan

I Almost Forgot About You

Terry McMillan

11h 11m • 2016 • 12 editions

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fiction romance funny hopeful lighthearted slow-paced
Master of Me by Keke Palmer

Master of Me

Keke Palmer

6h 7m • 2024 • 4 editions

nonfiction memoir funny inspiring reflective medium-paced
How to Sell Out: The (Hidden) Cost of Being a Black Writer by Chad Sanders

How to Sell Out: The (Hidden) Cost of Being a Black Writer

Chad Sanders

256 pages • 2025 • 3 editions

nonfiction business memoir race sociology informative reflective medium-paced