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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This Is My America by Kim Johnson

This Is My America

Kim Johnson

416 pages • 2020 • 8 editions

fiction contemporary young adult challenging emotional reflective fast-paced
Stamped: Racism, Antiracism, and You by Ibram X. Kendi, Jason Reynolds

Stamped: Racism, Antiracism, and You

Ibram X. Kendi, Jason Reynolds

320 pages • 2020 • 18 editions

nonfiction history politics race young adult challenging informative reflective fast-paced
The Color of a Lie by Kim Johnson

The Color of a Lie

Kim Johnson

336 pages • 2024 • 6 editions

fiction historical thriller young adult medium-paced
Broken Clocks by Danielle Allen

Broken Clocks

Danielle Allen

225 pages • 2018 • 4 editions

fiction romance emotional slow-paced
This Cursed House by Del Sandeen

This Cursed House

Del Sandeen

374 pages • 2024 • 8 editions

fiction historical horror dark mysterious sad fast-paced
Black Cake by Charmaine Wilkerson

Black Cake

Charmaine Wilkerson

12h 2m • 2022 • 56 editions

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fiction historical lgbtqia+ literary emotional reflective medium-paced
All the Sinners Bleed by S.A. Cosby

All the Sinners Bleed

S.A. Cosby

338 pages • 2023 • 37 editions

fiction crime mystery thriller dark mysterious tense medium-paced
Take My Hand by Dolen Perkins-Valdez

Take My Hand

Dolen Perkins-Valdez

359 pages • 2022 • 33 editions

fiction historical literary emotional informative sad medium-paced
White Smoke by Tiffany D. Jackson

White Smoke

Tiffany D. Jackson

373 pages • 2021 • 17 editions

fiction horror thriller young adult dark mysterious tense medium-paced