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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We Should All Be Feminists by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie

We Should All Be Feminists

Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie

45 minutes • audio • 2014

nonfiction essays feminism informative inspiring reflective fast-paced
You're Not Supposed to Die Tonight by Kalynn Bayron

You're Not Supposed to Die Tonight

Kalynn Bayron

230 pages • hardcover • 2023

fiction horror lgbtqia+ young adult dark mysterious tense fast-paced
Uncomfortable Conversations with a Black Man by Emmanuel Acho

Uncomfortable Conversations with a Black Man

Emmanuel Acho

4 hours, 26 minutes • audio • 2020

nonfiction race challenging informative reflective medium-paced
Wow, No Thank You. by Samantha Irby

Wow, No Thank You.

Samantha Irby

10 hours, 4 minutes • audio • 2020

nonfiction essays lgbtqia+ memoir funny reflective medium-paced
Hurricane Summer by Asha Bromfield

Hurricane Summer

Asha Bromfield

384 pages • hardcover • 2021

fiction contemporary romance young adult emotional reflective sad medium-paced
Such a Fun Age by Kiley Reid

Such a Fun Age

Kiley Reid

310 pages • paperback • 2019

fiction contemporary literary emotional reflective medium-paced
The Secret of Elephants by Vasundra Tailor

The Secret of Elephants

Vasundra Tailor

318 pages • paperback • 2022

fiction historical literary emotional reflective medium-paced
Hold My Girl by Charlene Carr

Hold My Girl

Charlene Carr

432 pages • digital • 2023

fiction contemporary emotional medium-paced
At the Bottom of the River by Jamaica Kincaid

At the Bottom of the River

Jamaica Kincaid

96 pages • hardcover • 1983

fiction short stories emotional reflective fast-paced
Chain-Gang All-Stars by Nana Kwame Adjei-Brenyah

Chain-Gang All-Stars

Nana Kwame Adjei-Brenyah

363 pages • hardcover • 2023

fiction dystopian lgbtqia+ literary challenging dark tense medium-paced