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

432 pages2024 8 editions

nonfiction memoir informative inspiring reflective slow-paced

262 pages1976 17 editions

fiction classics historical challenging reflective slow-paced

416 pages2016 39 editions

fiction contemporary literary emotional reflective medium-paced

197 pages1974 87 editions

fiction classics literary romance emotional reflective sad medium-paced

283 pages2022 16 editions

nonfiction science informative lighthearted medium-paced

291 pages2022 29 editions

nonfiction memoir emotional inspiring reflective medium-paced

288 pages1989 26 editions

fiction science fiction adventurous challenging reflective medium-paced

327 pages1988 31 editions

fiction science fiction adventurous challenging reflective medium-paced

56 pages 3 editions

nonfiction informative inspiring reflective medium-paced

56 pages 2 editions

informative reflective medium-paced