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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Devil Is Fine by John Vercher

Devil Is Fine

John Vercher

272 pages • 2024 • 6 editions

fiction literary medium-paced
The Color of Water: A Black Man's Tribute to His White Mother by James McBride

The Color of Water: A Black Man's Tribute to His White Mother

James McBride

291 pages • 1996 • 38 editions

nonfiction memoir race emotional reflective slow-paced
Iron Tongue of Midnight by Brittany N. Williams

The Forge & Fracture Saga #3

Iron Tongue of Midnight

Brittany N. Williams

336 pages • 2025 • 3 editions

fiction fantasy historical lgbtqia+ young adult adventurous emotional medium-paced
Belly of the Beast: The Politics of Anti-Fatness as Anti-Blackness by Da’Shaun Harrison

Belly of the Beast: The Politics of Anti-Fatness as Anti-Blackness

Da’Shaun Harrison

109 pages • 2021 • 6 editions

nonfiction lgbtqia+ politics race sociology challenging informative reflective medium-paced
What It Takes to Heal: How Transforming Ourselves Can Change the World by Prentis Hemphill

What It Takes to Heal: How Transforming Ourselves Can Change the World

Prentis Hemphill

6h 13m • 2023 • 6 editions

nonfiction memoir psychology hopeful inspiring reflective medium-paced
Saint-Seducing Gold by Brittany N. Williams

The Forge & Fracture Saga #2

Saint-Seducing Gold

Brittany N. Williams

304 pages • 2024 • 7 editions

fiction fantasy historical lgbtqia+ young adult mysterious medium-paced
The Dead Cat Tail Assassins by P. Djèlí Clark

The Dead Cat Tail Assassins

P. Djèlí Clark

213 pages • 2024 • 10 editions

fiction fantasy adventurous dark funny fast-paced
The Secret Lives of Church Ladies by Deesha Philyaw

The Secret Lives of Church Ladies

Deesha Philyaw

179 pages • 2020 • 27 editions

fiction contemporary lgbtqia+ literary short stories emotional reflective medium-paced
A Dead Djinn in Cairo by P. Djèlí Clark

The Dead Djinn Universe #0.5

A Dead Djinn in Cairo

P. Djèlí Clark

47 pages • 2016 • 7 editions

fiction fantasy historical mystery short stories adventurous mysterious fast-paced
The Message by Ta-Nehisi Coates

The Message

Ta-Nehisi Coates

235 pages • 2024 • 18 editions

nonfiction essays politics race challenging informative reflective medium-paced