20 Books by Black Men - hosted by lit_vibrations

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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
The No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency by Alexander McCall Smith

The No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency

No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency #1

Alexander McCall Smith

8 hours, 9 minutes • first pub 1998 (editions)

fiction crime mystery funny lighthearted mysterious medium-paced
All the Sinners Bleed by S.A. Cosby

All the Sinners Bleed

S.A. Cosby

13 hours, 5 minutes • first pub 2023 (editions)

fiction crime mystery thriller dark mysterious tense medium-paced
The Ballad of Perilous Graves by Alex Jennings

The Ballad of Perilous Graves

Alex Jennings

456 pages • first pub 2022 (editions)

fiction fantasy lgbtqia+ dark mysterious reflective medium-paced
Look For Me and I'll Be Gone: Stories by John Edgar Wideman

Look For Me and I'll Be Gone: Stories

John Edgar Wideman

192 pages • first pub 2021 (editions)

fiction literary short stories challenging emotional reflective medium-paced
Sipping Dom Pérignon Through a Straw by Eddie Ndopu

Sipping Dom Pérignon Through a Straw

Eddie Ndopu

240 pages • first pub 2023 (editions)

nonfiction memoir emotional informative reflective medium-paced
Abeni's Song by P. Djèlí Clark

Abeni's Song

Abeni’s Song #1

P. Djèlí Clark

15 hours, 39 minutes • first pub 2023 (editions)

fiction fantasy middle grade adventurous emotional mysterious medium-paced
Decent People by De'Shawn Charles Winslow

Decent People

De'Shawn Charles Winslow

272 pages • first pub 2023 (editions)

fiction historical dark emotional reflective medium-paced
How Are You Going to Save Yourself by J.M. Holmes

How Are You Going to Save Yourself

J.M. Holmes

256 pages • first pub 2018 (editions)

fiction short stories emotional reflective medium-paced
The Residue Years by Mitchell S. Jackson

The Residue Years

Mitchell S. Jackson

352 pages • first pub 2013 (editions)

fiction contemporary crime race emotional reflective sad slow-paced