#20BooksByBlackFolx 2024 Challenge - hosted by melanatedreader

#19 Book by a Black Woman, Man, Child, Non-Binary Author
I can’t believe we are almost done!


A challenge created by @Melanatedreader
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Emergency Skin by N.K. Jemisin

Emergency Skin

Forward Collection #3

N.K. Jemisin

38 pages • first pub 2019 (editions)

fiction science fiction short stories reflective fast-paced
So Let Them Burn by Kamilah Cole

So Let Them Burn

The Divine Traitors #1

Kamilah Cole

386 pages • first pub 2024 (editions)

fiction fantasy lgbtqia+ young adult adventurous emotional tense medium-paced
Santa's Little Pleasers by Ladii Nesha

Santa's Little Pleasers

Ladii Nesha

85 pages • first pub 2022 (editions)

fiction erotica funny lighthearted fast-paced
How the Boogeyman Became a Poet by Tony Keith Jr.

How the Boogeyman Became a Poet

Tony Keith Jr.

352 pages • first pub 2024 (editions)

nonfiction lgbtqia+ memoir poetry young adult emotional inspiring reflective fast-paced
My Soul to Keep by Kennedy Ryan

My Soul to Keep

Soul #1

Kennedy Ryan

366 pages • first pub 2015 (editions)

fiction contemporary romance emotional slow-paced
The Come Up: An Oral History of the Rise of Hip-Hop by Jonathan Abrams

The Come Up: An Oral History of the Rise of Hip-Hop

Jonathan Abrams

576 pages • first pub 2022 (editions)

nonfiction history music informative medium-paced
Honey & Spice by Bolu Babalola

Honey & Spice

Bolu Babalola

441 pages • first pub 2022 (editions)

fiction contemporary romance emotional funny lighthearted medium-paced
The Sum of Us: What Racism Costs Everyone and How We Can Prosper Together by Heather McGhee

The Sum of Us: What Racism Costs Everyone and How We Can Prosper Together

Heather McGhee

11 hours, 8 minutes • first pub 2021 (editions)

nonfiction politics race challenging informative reflective medium-paced
The American Daughters by Maurice Carlos Ruffin

The American Daughters

Maurice Carlos Ruffin

304 pages • first pub 2024 (editions)

fiction historical lgbtqia+ adventurous emotional sad fast-paced
The Penguin Book of Modern African Poetry by Gerald Moore, Ulli Beier

The Penguin Book of Modern African Poetry

Gerald Moore, Ulli Beier

480 pages • first pub 1963 (editions)

fiction poetry challenging emotional reflective slow-paced