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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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Intimations by Zadie Smith

Intimations

Zadie Smith

97 pages • paperback • 2020

nonfiction essays memoir challenging reflective medium-paced
Barracoon: The Story of the Last "Black Cargo" by Zora Neale Hurston

Barracoon: The Story of the Last "Black Cargo"

Zora Neale Hurston

3 hours, 50 minutes • audio • 2018

nonfiction biography history race emotional informative reflective medium-paced
The Love Songs of W.E.B. Du Bois by Honorée Fanonne Jeffers

The Love Songs of W.E.B. Du Bois

Honorée Fanonne Jeffers

797 pages • hardcover • 2021

fiction historical literary challenging emotional reflective medium-paced
House of Marionne by J. Elle

House of Marionne

House of Marionne #1

J. Elle

432 pages • hardcover • 2023

fiction fantasy romance young adult adventurous dark mysterious medium-paced
The Better Half by Alli Frank, Asha Youmans

The Better Half

Alli Frank, Asha Youmans

336 pages • digital • 2023

fiction contemporary emotional funny lighthearted medium-paced
Africa Risen: A New Era of Speculative Fiction by Sheree Renée Thomas, Zelda Knight, Oghenechovwe Donald Ekpeki

Africa Risen: A New Era of Speculative Fiction

Sheree Renée Thomas, Zelda Knight, Oghenechovwe Donald Ekpeki

514 pages • hardcover • 2022

fiction fantasy science fiction short stories speculative fiction adventurous challenging dark medium-paced
Nightcrawling by Leila Mottley

Nightcrawling

Leila Mottley

10 hours, 48 minutes • audio • 2022

fiction contemporary literary dark emotional sad medium-paced
Seed to Harvest: The Complete Patternist Series by Octavia E. Butler

Seed to Harvest: The Complete Patternist Series

Patternist #1-4

Octavia E. Butler

788 pages • digital • 2007

fiction fantasy science fiction speculative fiction adventurous dark fast-paced
Me, My Dad and the End of the Rainbow by Benjamin Dean

Me, My Dad and the End of the Rainbow

Benjamin Dean

7 hours, 36 minutes • audio • 2021

fiction contemporary lgbtqia+ middle grade emotional hopeful lighthearted medium-paced
A Place for Us: A Memoir by Brandon J. Wolf

A Place for Us: A Memoir

Brandon J. Wolf

222 pages • hardcover • 2023

nonfiction lgbtqia+ memoir race emotional reflective sad medium-paced