By a Black Author

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Booklist Queen's 2023 Reading Challenge - hosted by booklistqueen

Another way to diversify your reading is to choose books written by diverse authors. For this prompt, pick up a book by a Black Author.

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Catastrophe
Wednesday and Woof #1

Sherri Winston with Gladys Jose (Illustrator)

96 pages • paperback • 2022 (editions)

fiction childrens middle grade mystery lighthearted mysterious fast-paced

Catastrophe

Wednesday and Woof #1

Sherri Winston with Gladys Jose (Illustrator)

96 pages • paperback • 2022

fiction childrens middle grade mystery lighthearted mysterious fast-paced

Gay Girl, Good God: The Story of Who I Was, and Who God Has Always Been by Jackie Hill Perry

Gay Girl, Good God: The Story of Who I Was, and Who God Has Always Been
Jackie Hill Perry

208 pages • paperback • 2018 (editions)

nonfiction autobiography memoir religion emotional hopeful reflective medium-paced

Gay Girl, Good God: The Story of Who I Was, and Who God Has Always Been

Jackie Hill Perry

208 pages • paperback • 2018

nonfiction autobiography memoir religion emotional hopeful reflective medium-paced

A Dash of Salt and Pepper by Kosoko Jackson

A Dash of Salt and Pepper
Kosoko Jackson

368 pages • paperback • 2022 (editions)

fiction lgbtqia+ romance emotional funny lighthearted medium-paced

A Dash of Salt and Pepper

Kosoko Jackson

368 pages • paperback • 2022

fiction lgbtqia+ romance emotional funny lighthearted medium-paced

Sankofa
Chibundu Onuzo

304 pages • hardcover • 2021 (editions)

fiction contemporary emotional reflective medium-paced

Sankofa

Chibundu Onuzo

304 pages • hardcover • 2021

fiction contemporary emotional reflective medium-paced

Bet On It
Jodie Slaughter with Angel Pean (Narrator)

10 hours, 15 minutes • audio • 2022 (editions)

fiction contemporary romance emotional funny hopeful medium-paced

Bet On It

Jodie Slaughter with Angel Pean (Narrator)

10 hours, 15 minutes • audio • 2022

fiction contemporary romance emotional funny hopeful medium-paced

Roots: The Saga of an American Family by Alex Haley

Roots: The Saga of an American Family
Alex Haley

729 pages • paperback • 1976 (editions)

fiction classics historical challenging emotional sad slow-paced

Roots: The Saga of an American Family

Alex Haley

729 pages • paperback • 1976

fiction classics historical challenging emotional sad slow-paced

Memphis
Tara M. Stringfellow with Karen Murray (Narrator), Adenrele Ojo (Narrator)

9 hours, 23 minutes • audio • 2022 (editions)

fiction historical literary emotional hopeful reflective medium-paced

Memphis

Tara M. Stringfellow with Karen Murray (Narrator), Adenrele Ojo (Narrator)

9 hours, 23 minutes • audio • 2022

fiction historical literary emotional hopeful reflective medium-paced

Love Is a Revolution
Renée Watson

304 pages • hardcover • 2021 (editions)

fiction contemporary romance young adult emotional hopeful lighthearted fast-paced

Love Is a Revolution

Renée Watson

304 pages • hardcover • 2021

fiction contemporary romance young adult emotional hopeful lighthearted fast-paced

The Souls of Black Folk by W.E.B. Du Bois

The Souls of Black Folk
W.E.B. Du Bois with Richard Allen (Narrator)

8 hours, 40 minutes • audio • 1903 (editions)

nonfiction classics history race sociology challenging informative reflective slow-paced

The Souls of Black Folk

W.E.B. Du Bois with Richard Allen (Narrator)

8 hours, 40 minutes • audio • 1903

nonfiction classics history race sociology challenging informative reflective slow-paced

Concrete Rose
The Hate U Give #0

Angie Thomas with Dion Graham (Narrator)

8 hours, 17 minutes • audio • 2021 (editions)

fiction contemporary historical young adult emotional hopeful inspiring fast-paced

Concrete Rose

The Hate U Give #0

Angie Thomas with Dion Graham (Narrator)

8 hours, 17 minutes • audio • 2021

fiction contemporary historical young adult emotional hopeful inspiring fast-paced

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