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 Sable Cloak by Gail Milissa Grant

The Sable Cloak

Gail Milissa Grant

320 pages • 2025 • 3 editions

fiction historical emotional hopeful informative medium-paced
No Ordinary Love by Myah Ariel

No Ordinary Love

Myah Ariel

306 pages • 2025 • 8 editions

fiction contemporary romance emotional hopeful lighthearted medium-paced
Drunk on Love by Jasmine Guillory

Drunk on Love

Jasmine Guillory

390 pages • 2022 • 12 editions

fiction contemporary romance lighthearted medium-paced
The Personal Librarian by Marie Benedict, Victoria Christopher Murray

The Personal Librarian

Marie Benedict, Victoria Christopher Murray

341 pages • 2021 • 28 editions

fiction historical informative inspiring reflective medium-paced
Legendborn by Tracy Deonn

The Legendborn Cycle #1

Legendborn

Tracy Deonn

18h 54m • 2020 • 79 editions

fiction fantasy young adult adventurous emotional mysterious medium-paced
Black in Blues: How a Color Tells the Story of My People by Imani Perry

Black in Blues: How a Color Tells the Story of My People

Imani Perry

243 pages • 2025 • 8 editions

nonfiction art history race informative reflective medium-paced
All Boys Aren't Blue by George M. Johnson

All Boys Aren't Blue

George M. Johnson

5h 12m • 2020 • 17 editions

nonfiction lgbtqia+ memoir race emotional inspiring reflective medium-paced
Love and Sportsball by Meka James

Atlanta Cannons #1

Love and Sportsball

Meka James

304 pages • 2024 • 4 editions

fiction contemporary lgbtqia+ romance funny lighthearted fast-paced
How Not to Drown in a Glass of Water by Angie Cruz

How Not to Drown in a Glass of Water

Angie Cruz

6h 16m • 2022 • 18 editions

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fiction contemporary literary emotional funny reflective medium-paced
The Very Secret Society of Irregular Witches by Sangu Mandanna

The Very Secret Society of Irregular Witches

Sangu Mandanna

318 pages • 2022 • 76 editions

fiction contemporary fantasy romance funny hopeful lighthearted medium-paced