12 Books By Black Authors

shellysbookcorner's profile picture shellysbookcorner Host

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

All books added
Children of Blood and Bone by Tomi Adeyemi

Legacy of Orïsha #1

Children of Blood and Bone

Tomi Adeyemi

531 pages • 2018 • 92 editions

fiction fantasy young adult adventurous dark emotional medium-paced
Good Dirt by Charmaine Wilkerson

Good Dirt

Charmaine Wilkerson

352 pages • 2025 • 14 editions

fiction historical literary emotional informative reflective medium-paced
Black Leopard, Red Wolf by Marlon James

The Dark Star Trilogy #1

Black Leopard, Red Wolf

Marlon James

24h 2m • 2019 • 50 editions

fiction fantasy historical lgbtqia+ adventurous challenging dark slow-paced
Amari and the Despicable Wonders by B.B. Alston

Amari Supernatural Investigations #3

Amari and the Despicable Wonders

B.B. Alston

11h 10m • 2024 • 24 editions

fiction fantasy middle grade adventurous dark medium-paced
You're Not Supposed to Die Tonight by Kalynn Bayron

You're Not Supposed to Die Tonight

Kalynn Bayron

230 pages • 2023 • 30 editions

fiction horror lgbtqia+ young adult dark mysterious tense fast-paced
The Spark in You by Andrea Pippins

The Spark in You

Andrea Pippins

40 pages • 1 edition

fiction childrens
Mwikali and the Forbidden Mask by Shiko Nguru

Mwikali and the Forbidden Mask

Shiko Nguru

228 pages • 2022 • 3 editions

fiction fantasy adventurous mysterious medium-paced
Call Us What We Carry by Amanda Gorman

Call Us What We Carry

Amanda Gorman

228 pages • 2021 • 28 editions

nonfiction poetry politics race emotional inspiring reflective medium-paced
Hood Feminism: Notes from the Women That a Movement Forgot by Mikki Kendall

Hood Feminism: Notes from the Women That a Movement Forgot

Mikki Kendall

287 pages • 2020 • 21 editions

nonfiction feminism politics race challenging informative reflective medium-paced
Listen to Your Sister by Neena Viel

Listen to Your Sister

Neena Viel

11h 21m • 2025 • 10 editions

fiction horror thriller adventurous emotional mysterious slow-paced