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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Pet by Akwaeke Emezi

PET #1

Pet

Akwaeke Emezi

203 pages • 2019 • 33 editions

fiction fantasy lgbtqia+ young adult dark emotional reflective fast-paced
Midnight Rooms by Donyae Coles

Midnight Rooms

Donyae Coles

12h 27m • 2024 • 5 editions

fiction historical horror thriller dark mysterious tense medium-paced
Oxygen Mask: A Graphic Novel by Jason Reynolds, Jason Griffin

Oxygen Mask: A Graphic Novel

Jason Reynolds, Jason Griffin

284 pages • 2022 • 7 editions

fiction graphic novel poetry young adult emotional hopeful reflective fast-paced
The Wife Before by Shanora Williams

The Wife Before

Shanora Williams

320 pages • 2022 • 4 editions

fiction mystery thriller dark mysterious tense medium-paced
The Perfect Ruin by Shanora Williams

The Perfect Ruin

Shanora Williams

336 pages • 2021 • 8 editions

fiction thriller mysterious tense medium-paced
The Bitter Truth by Shanora Williams

The Bitter Truth

Shanora Williams

306 pages • 2024 • 3 editions

fiction thriller dark mysterious tense fast-paced
Felix Ever After by Kacen Callender

Felix Ever After

Kacen Callender

360 pages • 2020 • 38 editions

fiction contemporary lgbtqia+ romance young adult emotional hopeful inspiring medium-paced
The Other Black Girl by Zakiya Dalila Harris

The Other Black Girl

Zakiya Dalila Harris

368 pages • 2021 • 41 editions

fiction literary thriller dark mysterious tense medium-paced
The Black Girl Survives in This One by Saraciea J. Fennell, Desiree S. Evans

The Black Girl Survives in This One

Saraciea J. Fennell, Desiree S. Evans

367 pages • 2024 • 11 editions

fiction horror short stories young adult dark mysterious tense fast-paced
Something Kindred by Ciera Burch

Something Kindred

Ciera Burch

304 pages • 2024 • 2 editions

fiction contemporary young adult dark emotional reflective medium-paced