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
Songs of Irie by Asha Ashanti Bromfield

Songs of Irie

Asha Ashanti Bromfield

400 pages • first pub 2023 (editions)

fiction historical lgbtqia+ young adult dark emotional tense 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
The Girl with the Louding Voice by Abi Daré

The Girl with the Louding Voice

Adunni #1

Abi Daré

384 pages • first pub 2020 (editions)

fiction contemporary literary emotional hopeful inspiring medium-paced
Seven Days in June by Tia Williams

Seven Days in June

Tia Williams

328 pages • first pub 2021 (editions)

fiction romance emotional hopeful medium-paced
The God of Good Looks by Breanne Mc Ivor

The God of Good Looks

Breanne Mc Ivor

384 pages • first pub 2023 (editions)

fiction literary emotional medium-paced
Your Silence Will Not Protect You: Essays and Poems by Audre Lorde

Your Silence Will Not Protect You: Essays and Poems

Audre Lorde

229 pages • first pub 2017 (editions)

nonfiction essays feminism poetry challenging reflective slow-paced
Madness: Race and Insanity in a Jim Crow Asylum by Antonia Hylton

Madness: Race and Insanity in a Jim Crow Asylum

Antonia Hylton

11 hours, 2 minutes • first pub 2024 (editions)

nonfiction history race dark informative sad medium-paced
Standing Our Ground: A Mother's Story by Lucy McBath

Standing Our Ground: A Mother's Story

Lucy McBath

256 pages • missing pub info (editions)

nonfiction biography politics sociology emotional reflective medium-paced
The Hill We Climb: An Inaugural Poem for the Country by Amanda Gorman

The Hill We Climb: An Inaugural Poem for the Country

Amanda Gorman

9 minutes • first pub 2021 (editions)

nonfiction poetry hopeful inspiring reflective fast-paced
Inheritance: A Visual Poem by Elizabeth Acevedo

Inheritance: A Visual Poem

Elizabeth Acevedo

48 pages • first pub 2022 (editions)

nonfiction poetry young adult hopeful inspiring reflective fast-paced