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
Someone So Right by Kay Henley Richardson

Someone So Right

Kay Henley Richardson

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

nonfiction
American Sonnets for My Past and Future Assassin by Terrance Hayes

American Sonnets for My Past and Future Assassin

Terrance Hayes

1 hour, 18 minutes • first pub 2018 (editions)

nonfiction poetry race challenging emotional reflective medium-paced
The Loneliness Files by Athena Dixon

The Loneliness Files

Athena Dixon

192 pages • first pub 2023 (editions)

nonfiction essays memoir emotional reflective slow-paced
The Underground Railroad by Colson Whitehead

The Underground Railroad

Colson Whitehead

304 pages • first pub 2016 (editions)

fiction historical literary dark emotional sad medium-paced
Ace of Spades by Faridah Àbíké-Íyímídé

Ace of Spades

Faridah Àbíké-Íyímídé

470 pages • first pub 2021 (editions)

fiction lgbtqia+ thriller young adult dark mysterious tense fast-paced
Andy Africa: Roman | Das gefeierte Debüt aus Nigeria by Stephen Buoro

Andy Africa: Roman | Das gefeierte Debüt aus Nigeria

Stephen Buoro

416 pages • first pub 2023 (editions)

fiction contemporary literary dark emotional reflective medium-paced
If an Egyptian Cannot Speak English: A Novel by Noor Naga

If an Egyptian Cannot Speak English: A Novel

Noor Naga

186 pages • first pub 2022 (editions)

fiction literary challenging dark reflective medium-paced
Giovanni's Room by James Baldwin

Giovanni's Room

James Baldwin

159 pages • first pub 1956 (editions)

fiction classics lgbtqia+ literary emotional reflective sad medium-paced
When I Dare to Be Powerful by Audre Lorde

When I Dare to Be Powerful

Audre Lorde

128 pages • first pub 2020 (editions)

nonfiction essays feminism lgbtqia+ race challenging informative reflective medium-paced
A Tough Mind and a Tender Heart by Martin Luther King Jr.

A Tough Mind and a Tender Heart

Martin Luther King Jr.

128 pages • first pub 2020 (editions)

nonfiction informative inspiring reflective medium-paced