12 Books By Black Authors

76 participants (539 books)

01 Jan 202531 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

All books added

377 pages2025 3 editions

fiction contemporary young adult challenging emotional hopeful medium-paced

352 pages2023 8 editions

fiction contemporary lgbtqia+ romance emotional funny lighthearted medium-paced

12h 22m2021 6 editions

nonfiction lgbtqia+ memoir race emotional reflective sad medium-paced

319 pages2023 29 editions

fiction contemporary romance young adult emotional funny lighthearted medium-paced

288 pages2025 2 editions

fiction romance young adult

2h 23m2024 4 editions

nonfiction biography essays lgbtqia+ emotional informative inspiring fast-paced

12h 19m2025 4 editions

nonfiction memoir emotional inspiring reflective medium-paced

9h 11m2023 9 editions

fiction lgbtqia+ literary magical realism emotional mysterious reflective medium-paced

494 pages2023 2 editions

fiction comics adventurous dark emotional medium-paced

336 pages2005 9 editions

fiction mystery romance funny lighthearted mysterious fast-paced