books by black authors

Hosted by jyzaizai

11 participants, 65 books added

Starts: Monday, 01 January 2024

Ends: Tuesday, 31 December 2024

Noticed that my bookshelves have basically no black authors, so trying to fix it in 2024!

All books added
Black Man in a White Coat: A Doctor's Reflections on Race and Medicine by Damon Tweedy

Black Man in a White Coat: A Doctor's Reflections on Race and Medicine

Damon Tweedy

304 pages • first pub 2015 (editions)

nonfiction memoir emotional informative reflective medium-paced
We Are Not Like Them by Christine Pride, Jo Piazza

We Are Not Like Them

Christine Pride, Jo Piazza

400 pages • first pub 2021 (editions)

fiction contemporary emotional medium-paced
No Sweetness Here and Other Stories by Ketu H. Katrak, Ama Ata Aidoo

No Sweetness Here and Other Stories

Ketu H. Katrak, Ama Ata Aidoo

187 pages • first pub 1970 (editions)

fiction short stories challenging emotional reflective slow-paced
The Race to be Myself by Caster Semenya

The Race to be Myself

Caster Semenya

missing page info • missing pub info (editions)

nonfiction
The House of Eve by Sadeqa Johnson

The House of Eve

Sadeqa Johnson

369 pages • first pub 2023 (editions)

fiction historical emotional reflective medium-paced
The Renunciations: Poems by Donika Kelly

The Renunciations: Poems

Donika Kelly

72 pages • first pub 2021 (editions)

poetry challenging emotional reflective medium-paced
The Boss's Proposition by Andraya Valentine

The Boss's Proposition

Andraya Valentine

318 pages • first pub 2024 (editions) user-added

fiction
The Bluest Eye by Toni Morrison

The Bluest Eye

Toni Morrison

206 pages • first pub 1970 (editions)

fiction classics historical literary dark emotional sad medium-paced
One of Us Knows by Alyssa Cole

One of Us Knows

Alyssa Cole

336 pages • first pub 2024 (editions)

fiction thriller dark mysterious tense medium-paced
House of Cotton by Monica Brashears

House of Cotton

Monica Brashears

304 pages • first pub 2023 (editions)

fiction contemporary horror dark emotional mysterious medium-paced