12 Books By Black Authors

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67 participants (357 books)

01 Jan 2025—31 Dec 2025

Overview

Read one book by a Black author a month for the whole year. It doesn’t matter the genre, author’s gender, release date, traditional published or indie. As long as the author is Black it counts! Use #12BooksByBlackAuthors if you post on social media. 

Challenge Books

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The Trees by Percival Everett

The Trees

Percival Everett

320 pages • first pub 2021 (editions)

fiction contemporary crime literary mystery dark funny mysterious fast-paced
My Name Is a Story by Ashanti

My Name Is a Story

Ashanti

40 pages • first pub 2022 (editions)

childrens emotional hopeful lighthearted medium-paced
Call Your Boyfriend by Ashley Woodfolk, Olivia A. Cole

Call Your Boyfriend

Ashley Woodfolk, Olivia A. Cole

288 pages • first pub 2025 (editions)

fiction lgbtqia+ romance young adult
Honey & Spice by Bolu Babalola

Honey & Spice

Bolu Babalola

358 pages • first pub 2022 (editions)

fiction contemporary romance emotional funny lighthearted medium-paced
Sharks Don't Sink: Adventures of a Rogue Shark Scientist by Jasmin Graham

Sharks Don't Sink: Adventures of a Rogue Shark Scientist

Jasmin Graham

224 pages • first pub 2024 (editions)

nonfiction memoir science informative inspiring medium-paced
I Accidentally Summoned a Demon Boyfriend by Jessica Cage

I Accidentally Summoned a Demon Boyfriend

Accidents Happen #1

Jessica Cage

9 hours, 8 minutes • first pub 2024 (editions) user-added

fiction fantasy romance adventurous funny medium-paced
The Cutting Season by Attica Locke

The Cutting Season

Attica Locke

384 pages • first pub 2012 (editions)

fiction historical mystery thriller dark mysterious tense medium-paced
Hidden Figures by Margot Lee Shetterly

Hidden Figures

Margot Lee Shetterly

10 hours, 45 minutes • first pub 2016 (editions)

nonfiction feminism history mathematics race science informative inspiring slow-paced
We Are All So Good at Smiling by Amber McBride

We Are All So Good at Smiling

Amber McBride

3 hours, 45 minutes • first pub 2023 (editions)

fiction fantasy poetry young adult dark emotional sad medium-paced
Pleasantville by Attica Locke

Pleasantville

Jay Porter #2

Attica Locke

13 hours, 13 minutes • first pub 2015 (editions)

fiction crime mystery thriller dark mysterious slow-paced