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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

352 pages2016 9 editions

fiction historical emotional informative reflective medium-paced

202 pages2003 45 editions

fiction literary challenging emotional reflective slow-paced

176 pages2008 48 editions

fiction historical challenging emotional reflective slow-paced

96 pages1983 45 editions

fiction literary short stories challenging reflective fast-paced

194 pages2018 20 editions

fiction horror short stories speculative fiction challenging dark medium-paced

145 pages2012 46 editions

fiction historical literary challenging emotional reflective medium-paced

318 pages1997 46 editions

fiction classics literary challenging reflective slow-paced

259 pages2025 4 editions

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fiction mystery thriller

256 pages2018 4 editions

fiction mystery lighthearted mysterious fast-paced

416 pages2023 10 editions

fiction contemporary literary emotional fast-paced