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

241 pages2016 8 editions

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fiction

240 pages2021 4 editions

fiction short stories emotional medium-paced

240 pages2014 16 editions

fiction poetry sports young adult emotional hopeful fast-paced

243 pages2021 19 editions

fiction historical literary dark emotional reflective medium-paced

289 pages2015 48 editions

fiction contemporary literary challenging dark funny medium-paced

561 pages2022 68 editions

fiction fantasy young adult adventurous emotional tense medium-paced

623 pages2021 13 editions

nonfiction essays history poetry politics race challenging informative reflective medium-paced

Black Girl Power

Leah Johnson

320 pages2024 2 editions

fiction contemporary middle grade short stories

5h 3m2024 6 editions

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nonfiction lgbtqia+ memoir poetry young adult emotional inspiring reflective fast-paced

477 pages2013 134 editions

fiction contemporary literary emotional reflective medium-paced