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. 

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Once Ghosted, Twice Shy by Alyssa Cole

Reluctant Royals #2.5

Once Ghosted, Twice Shy

Alyssa Cole

3h 20m • 2019 • 6 editions

fiction contemporary lgbtqia+ romance funny hopeful lighthearted fast-paced
How to Catch a Queen by Alyssa Cole

Runaway Royals #1

How to Catch a Queen

Alyssa Cole

384 pages • 2020 • 10 editions

fiction contemporary romance emotional lighthearted medium-paced
A Princess in Theory by Alyssa Cole

Reluctant Royals #1

A Princess in Theory

Alyssa Cole

384 pages • 2018 • 13 editions

fiction contemporary romance lighthearted slow-paced
The Two Lives of Sara by Catherine Adel West

The Two Lives of Sara

Catherine Adel West

309 pages • 2022 • 5 editions

fiction historical emotional reflective medium-paced
When No One is Watching by Alyssa Cole

When No One is Watching

Alyssa Cole

368 pages • 2020 • 25 editions

fiction mystery thriller dark mysterious tense medium-paced
The Binding Room by Nadine Matheson

Inspector Anjelica Henley #2

The Binding Room

Nadine Matheson

506 pages • 2022 • 16 editions

fiction thriller dark mysterious tense medium-paced
We Don't Swim Here by Vincent Tirado

We Don't Swim Here

Vincent Tirado

320 pages • 2023 • 5 editions

fiction horror young adult dark mysterious tense medium-paced
We Came to Welcome You by Vincent Tirado

We Came to Welcome You

Vincent Tirado

384 pages • 2024 • 6 editions

fiction horror lgbtqia+ thriller dark mysterious medium-paced
Harlem Sunset by Nekesa Afia

A Harlem Renaissance Mystery #2

Harlem Sunset

Nekesa Afia

292 pages • 2022 • 5 editions

fiction historical lgbtqia+ mystery dark emotional reflective medium-paced
Bitter by Akwaeke Emezi

PET #0.5

Bitter

Akwaeke Emezi

224 pages • 2022 • 13 editions

fiction fantasy lgbtqia+ young adult dark emotional hopeful medium-paced