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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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Jax Freeman and the Phantom Shriek by Kwame Mbalia

Jax Freeman and the Phantom Shriek

Kwame Mbalia

480 pages • 2024 • 1 edition

fiction fantasy middle grade adventurous funny lighthearted fast-paced
Chain-Gang All-Stars by Nana Kwame Adjei-Brenyah

Chain-Gang All-Stars

Nana Kwame Adjei-Brenyah

363 pages • 2023 • 66 editions

fiction dystopian lgbtqia+ literary challenging dark tense medium-paced
Rite of Passage by Richard Wright

Rite of Passage

Richard Wright

160 pages • 1993 • 2 editions

fiction classics race young adult emotional reflective fast-paced
The Man Who Lived Underground by Richard Wright

The Man Who Lived Underground

Richard Wright

250 pages • 1913 • 13 editions

fiction literary reflective slow-paced
Black Boy by Richard Wright

Black Boy

Richard Wright

419 pages • 1945 • 43 editions

nonfiction biography classics memoir challenging reflective slow-paced
Native Son by Richard Wright

Native Son

Richard Wright

504 pages • 1940 • 53 editions

fiction classics race challenging emotional reflective slow-paced
The Color Purple by Alice Walker

The Color Purple Collection #1

The Color Purple

Alice Walker

245 pages • 1982 • 224 editions

fiction classics historical literary emotional reflective sad medium-paced
Camilla's Roses by Bernice L. McFadden

Camilla's Roses

Bernice L. McFadden

205 pages • 2004 • 6 editions

fiction emotional reflective fast-paced
Loving Donovan by Bernice L. McFadden

Loving Donovan

Bernice L. McFadden

224 pages • 2003 • 4 editions

fiction romance emotional reflective medium-paced
Praise Song for the Butterflies by Bernice L. McFadden

Praise Song for the Butterflies

Bernice L. McFadden

224 pages • 2018 • 8 editions

fiction historical literary emotional reflective fast-paced