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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Sula by Toni Morrison

Sula

Toni Morrison

5 hours, 46 minutes • first pub 1973 (editions)

fiction classics historical literary dark emotional reflective medium-paced
Twins by Varian Johnson, Shannon Wright

Twins

Twins #1

Varian Johnson, Shannon Wright

256 pages • first pub 2020 (editions)

fiction graphic novel middle grade emotional funny lighthearted fast-paced
One Crazy Summer by Rita Williams-Garcia

One Crazy Summer

Gaither Sisters #1

Rita Williams-Garcia

5 hours, 7 minutes • first pub 2010 (editions) user-added

fiction childrens historical middle grade emotional fast-paced
The Body Is Not an Apology: The Power of Radical Self-Love by Sonya Renee Taylor

The Body Is Not an Apology: The Power of Radical Self-Love

Sonya Renee Taylor

160 pages • first pub 2018 (editions)

nonfiction feminism health self help informative inspiring reflective medium-paced
All the Sinners Bleed by S.A. Cosby

All the Sinners Bleed

S.A. Cosby

352 pages • first pub 2023 (editions)

fiction crime mystery thriller dark mysterious tense medium-paced
Josephine Against the Sea by Shakirah Bourne

Josephine Against the Sea

Josephine Against the Sea #1

Shakirah Bourne

6 hours • first pub 2021 (editions) user-added

fiction fantasy middle grade inspiring lighthearted fast-paced
Chain-Gang All-Stars by Nana Kwame Adjei-Brenyah

Chain-Gang All-Stars

Nana Kwame Adjei-Brenyah

363 pages • first pub 2023 (editions)

fiction dystopian lgbtqia+ literary challenging dark tense medium-paced
Men We Reaped by Jesmyn Ward

Men We Reaped

Jesmyn Ward

272 pages • first pub 2013 (editions)

nonfiction memoir race emotional reflective sad medium-paced
We Deserve Monuments by Jas Hammonds

We Deserve Monuments

Jas Hammonds

10 hours, 22 minutes • first pub 2022 (editions)

fiction contemporary lgbtqia+ young adult emotional reflective sad medium-paced
The Heaven & Earth Grocery Store by James McBride

The Heaven & Earth Grocery Store

James McBride

385 pages • first pub 2023 (editions)

fiction historical literary emotional reflective medium-paced