Black History Book Bingo - hosted by kyrstin_p1989

A book by a Black author that has been on your TBR for a long time
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Incendiary Art: Poems by Patricia Smith

Incendiary Art: Poems

Patricia Smith

144 pages • first pub 2017 (editions)

nonfiction poetry challenging emotional reflective slow-paced
Song of the Trees by Mildred D. Taylor

Song of the Trees

Logans #3

Mildred D. Taylor

80 pages • first pub 1975 (editions)

fiction childrens historical young adult emotional reflective fast-paced
Bailey's Cafe by Gloria Naylor

Bailey's Cafe

Gloria Naylor

240 pages • first pub 1992 (editions)

fiction magical realism short stories emotional reflective medium-paced
Sing, Unburied, Sing by Jesmyn Ward

Sing, Unburied, Sing

Bois Sauvage #3

Jesmyn Ward

206 pages • first pub 2017 (editions) user-added

fiction literary magical realism dark emotional sad medium-paced
The Weary Blues by Langston Hughes

The Weary Blues

Langston Hughes

58 minutes • first pub 1925 (editions)

nonfiction classics poetry emotional inspiring reflective fast-paced
The Poet X by Elizabeth Acevedo

The Poet X

Elizabeth Acevedo

3 hours, 30 minutes • first pub 2018 (editions)

fiction contemporary poetry young adult emotional inspiring reflective fast-paced
Parable of the Talents by Octavia E. Butler

Parable of the Talents

Earthseed #2

Octavia E. Butler

448 pages • first pub 1998 (editions)

fiction dystopian speculative fiction challenging dark emotional medium-paced
If Beale Street Could Talk by James Baldwin

If Beale Street Could Talk

James Baldwin

197 pages • first pub 1974 (editions)

fiction classics literary romance emotional medium-paced
A Girl is a Body of Water by Jennifer Nansubuga Makumbi

A Girl is a Body of Water

Jennifer Nansubuga Makumbi

545 pages • first pub 2020 (editions)

fiction historical emotional reflective slow-paced
Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry by Mildred D. Taylor

Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry

Logans #4

Mildred D. Taylor

276 pages • first pub 1975 (editions)

fiction classics young adult emotional reflective slow-paced