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

394 pages2022 3 editions

fiction dystopian mystery thriller dark emotional mysterious fast-paced

304 pages2024 6 editions

fiction horror lgbtqia+ short stories young adult dark mysterious tense medium-paced

369 pages2023 19 editions

fiction historical emotional reflective sad medium-paced

288 pages2021 9 editions

fiction historical dark emotional sad medium-paced

384 pages2017 12 editions

fiction contemporary romance emotional slow-paced

missing page info2021 2 editions

user-added

272 pages2013 9 editions

fiction historical middle grade emotional informative reflective slow-paced

352 pages2021 9 editions

fiction fantasy historical middle grade adventurous dark mysterious medium-paced

300 pages2016 97 editions

fiction historical literary emotional reflective sad medium-paced

The Deep

Rivers Solomon

166 pages2019 26 editions

fiction fantasy lgbtqia+ speculative fiction dark emotional reflective medium-paced