Reading Writers of Color 2021 - hosted by agavemonster

A book by a Black American author
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Red at the Bone by Jacqueline Woodson

Red at the Bone

Jacqueline Woodson

196 pages • first pub 2019 (editions)

fiction contemporary literary emotional reflective medium-paced
When No One Is Watching by Alyssa Cole

When No One Is Watching

Alyssa Cole

352 pages • first pub 2020 (editions)

fiction contemporary mystery thriller dark mysterious tense medium-paced
Grown by Tiffany D. Jackson

Grown

Tiffany D. Jackson

384 pages • first pub 2020 (editions)

fiction contemporary thriller young adult dark emotional tense fast-paced
How Long 'til Black Future Month? by N.K. Jemisin

How Long 'til Black Future Month?

N.K. Jemisin

416 pages • first pub 2018 (editions)

fiction fantasy science fiction short stories adventurous medium-paced
Antiracist Baby by Ibram X. Kendi

Antiracist Baby

Ibram X. Kendi

24 pages • first pub 2020 (editions)

nonfiction childrens race informative inspiring slow-paced
The Wedding Date by Jasmine Guillory

The Wedding Date

The Wedding Date #1

Jasmine Guillory

310 pages • first pub 2018 (editions)

fiction contemporary romance funny lighthearted medium-paced
The Obelisk Gate by N.K. Jemisin

The Obelisk Gate

The Broken Earth #2

N.K. Jemisin

410 pages • first pub 2016 (editions)

fiction fantasy lgbtqia+ science fiction adventurous dark medium-paced
The Hate U Give by Angie Thomas

The Hate U Give

The Hate U Give #1

Angie Thomas

11 hours, 50 minutes • first pub 2017 (editions)

fiction contemporary young adult emotional inspiring reflective medium-paced
Sing, Unburied, Sing by Jesmyn Ward

Sing, Unburied, Sing

Bois Sauvage #3

Jesmyn Ward

304 pages • first pub 2017 (editions)

fiction literary magical realism dark emotional sad medium-paced
Difficult Women by Roxane Gay

Difficult Women

Roxane Gay

272 pages • first pub 2017 (editions)

fiction contemporary literary short stories challenging dark emotional medium-paced