Binti by Nnedi OkoraforKindred by Octavia E. ButlerThe Fifth Season by N.K. JemisinParable of the Sower by Octavia E. ButlerWho Fears Death by Nnedi Okorafor
Afrofuturism
14th out of 199 books — 134 voters
Children of Blood and Bone by Tomi AdeyemiThe Fifth Season by N.K. JemisinAn Unkindness of Ghosts by Rivers SolomonBinti by Nnedi OkoraforParable of the Sower by Octavia E. Butler
Popsugar 2021 #2 - An Afrofuturist Book
31st out of 119 books — 173 voters

The Fifth Season by N.K. JemisinKindred by Octavia E. ButlerParable of the Sower by Octavia E. ButlerHow Long 'til Black Future Month? by N.K. JemisinThe Obelisk Gate by N.K. Jemisin
Popsugar 2026 #50 - A book about Afrofuturism
14th out of 47 books — 50 voters
Afrofuturism by Ytasha L. WomackAfricans in the Americas by Michael L. ConniffThe African Diaspora in India by Purnima Mehta BhattReversing Sail by Michael A. GomezBecoming Black by Michelle M. Wright
Best Nonfiction Afrofuturism Books
1st out of 20 books — 2 voters

Kindred by Octavia E. ButlerThe Left Hand of Darkness by Ursula K. Le GuinThe Handmaid’s Tale by Margaret AtwoodLightspeed Magazine, Issue 73, June 2016 by Nalo HopkinsonThe Fifth Season by N.K. Jemisin
Feminist/Black/ Postcolonial SF
53rd out of 106 books — 14 voters
TWAS The Year 2020 by Karl WigginsBecoming by Michelle ObamaThe Hate U Give by Angie ThomasParable of the Sower / Parable of the Talents / Kindred by Octavia E. ButlerPushout by Monique W. Morris
Black Lives Matter Library Ideas
53rd out of 111 books — 16 voters

Native Son by Richard WrightThe Coldest Winter Ever by Sister SouljahAstrophysics for People in a Hurry by Neil deGrasse TysonAfrofuturism by Ytasha L. WomackWild Seed by Octavia E. Butler
Black History Month 2022 - LGA
4th out of 10 books — 1 voter
White Fragility by Robin DiAngeloBeloved by Toni MorrisonI Know Why the Caged Bird Sings by Maya AngelouThe Sum of Us by Heather  McGheeBorn a Crime by Trevor Noah
Staff Picks: Black History Month Reads
97th out of 100 books — 6 voters

The Ephemera Collector by Stacy Nathaniel JacksonThe Memory Librarian by Janelle MonáeEverfair by Nisi ShawlAfrofuturism by Ytasha L. WomackA Pure Solar World by Paul Youngquist
Best Afrofuturistic Books to Read in 2025
4th out of 20 books — 1 voter

The Correspondent by Virginia      EvansHeart the Lover by Lily KingYesteryear by Caro Claire BurkeProject Hail Mary by Andy WeirTheo of Golden by Allen  Levi
2026: What Women Born In The 1970s Have Read So Far This Year
1027th out of 2,574 books — 227 voters