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Booklist Queen's 2023 Reading Challenge - hosted by booklistqueen

By a Black Author
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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Root Magic by Eden Royce

Root Magic

Eden Royce

9 hours, 54 minutes • audio • 2021

fiction fantasy historical middle grade adventurous dark mysterious medium-paced
Fledgling by Octavia E. Butler

Fledgling

Octavia E. Butler

310 pages • paperback • 2005

fiction fantasy science fiction dark mysterious tense medium-paced
Skin of the Sea by Natasha Bowen

Skin of the Sea

Of Mermaids and Orisa #1

Natasha Bowen

11 hours, 28 minutes • audio • 2021

fiction fantasy young adult adventurous emotional medium-paced
Black Cake by Charmaine Wilkerson

Black Cake

Charmaine Wilkerson

385 pages • hardcover • 2022

fiction historical lgbtqia+ literary emotional reflective medium-paced
The Orchard of Lost Souls by Nadifa Mohamed

The Orchard of Lost Souls

Nadifa Mohamed

338 pages • hardcover • 2013

fiction historical challenging dark reflective medium-paced
Giovanni's Room by James Baldwin

Giovanni's Room

James Baldwin

6 hours, 49 minutes • audio • 1956

fiction classics lgbtqia+ literary emotional reflective sad medium-paced
The Thread Collectors by Shaunna J. Edwards, Alyson Richman

The Thread Collectors

Shaunna J. Edwards, Alyson Richman

10 hours, 42 minutes • audio • 2022

fiction historical emotional informative reflective medium-paced
While We Were Dating by Jasmine Guillory

While We Were Dating

The Wedding Date #6

Jasmine Guillory

344 pages • hardcover • 2021

fiction contemporary romance emotional funny lighthearted medium-paced
Transcendent Kingdom by Yaa Gyasi

Transcendent Kingdom

Yaa Gyasi

290 pages • paperback • 2020

fiction contemporary literary emotional reflective sad medium-paced
Ida B. the Queen: The Extraordinary Life and Legacy of Ida B. Wells by Michelle Duster

Ida B. the Queen: The Extraordinary Life and Legacy of Ida B. Wells

Michelle Duster

168 pages • hardcover • 2021

nonfiction biography history challenging informative reflective slow-paced