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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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Onyx & Beyond by Amber McBride

Onyx & Beyond

Amber McBride

224 pages • 2024 • 3 editions

fiction historical middle grade emotional hopeful reflective fast-paced
Immortal Dark by Tigest Girma

Immortal Dark Trilogy #1

Immortal Dark

Tigest Girma

420 pages • 2024 • 34 editions

fiction fantasy young adult dark mysterious tense medium-paced
Church Girl by Naima Simone

Church Girl

Naima Simone

288 pages • 2024 • 5 editions

fiction romance emotional funny lighthearted medium-paced
Echo by Tracy Clark

Detective Harriet Foster #3

Echo

Tracy Clark

361 pages • 2024 • 4 editions

fiction mystery true crime adventurous dark tense medium-paced
Fall by Tracy Clark

Detective Harriet Foster #2

Fall

Tracy Clark

351 pages • 2023 • 4 editions

fiction crime mystery thriller mysterious tense medium-paced
Hide by Tracy Clark

Detective Harriet Foster #1

Hide

Tracy Clark

377 pages • 2023 • 9 editions

fiction crime mystery thriller dark mysterious tense medium-paced
There's No Way I'd Die First by Lisa Springer

There's No Way I'd Die First

Lisa Springer

304 pages • 2023 • 6 editions

fiction horror young adult dark tense medium-paced
What You Leave Behind by Wanda M. Morris

What You Leave Behind

Wanda M. Morris

384 pages • 2024 • 8 editions

fiction mystery thriller adventurous emotional mysterious medium-paced
Sleep Like Death by Kalynn Bayron

Sleep Like Death

Kalynn Bayron

344 pages • 2024 • 21 editions

fiction fantasy lgbtqia+ young adult adventurous dark mysterious medium-paced
Invisible Son by Kim Johnson

Invisible Son

Kim Johnson

416 pages • 2023 • 5 editions

fiction contemporary young adult challenging emotional tense medium-paced