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Becoming by Michelle ObamaHappiness Becomes You by Tina TurnerI Know Why the Caged Bird Sings by Maya AngelouThe Hate U Give by Angie ThomasKindred by Octavia E. Butler
[ATY 2021] - BIPOC Authors
516 books — 144 voters
The Other Black Girl by Zakiya Dalila HarrisThe Kindest Lie by Nancy JohnsonThe Love Songs of W.E.B. Du Bois by Honorée Fanonne JeffersWild Women and the Blues by Denny S. BryceThis Close to Okay by Leesa Cross-Smith
Forthcoming Books for 2021 by African-Americans
96 books — 85 voters

The Vanishing Half by Brit BennettKindred by Octavia E. ButlerHalf of a Yellow Sun by Chimamanda Ngozi AdichieThe Underground Railroad by Colson WhiteheadAmericanah by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
[ATY 2021] - USA Today's Black Novelists You Should Read
154 books — 78 voters
Their Eyes Were Watching God by Zora Neale HurstonThe Color Purple by Alice WalkerFor Colored Girls Who Have Considered Suicide / When the Rain... by Ntozake ShangeBeloved by Toni MorrisonSula by Toni Morrison
Lemonade Syllabus - A Collection of Works Celebrating Black Womanhood. Inspired by Beyonce
229 books — 77 voters

We Cast a Shadow by Maurice Carlos RuffinAmerican Spy by Lauren WilkinsonThe Nickel Boys by Colson WhiteheadThe Care and Feeding of Ravenously Hungry Girls by Anissa GrayThe Water Dancer by Ta-Nehisi Coates
Forthcoming Books for 2019 by African-Americans
76 books — 73 voters
The Rage of Dragons by Evan WinterThe Deep by Rivers SolomonBlack Leopard, Red Wolf by Marlon JamesBinti by Nnedi OkoraforThe Good Luck Girls by Charlotte Nicole Davis
2019 Fantasy and Science Fiction Books by Black Authors
54 books — 68 voters

Akata Witch by Nnedi OkoraforBinti by Nnedi OkoraforShadowshaper by Daniel José OlderStreetlight People by Charlene ThomasThe Jumbies by Tracey Baptiste
Black Young Adult and Middle Grade Speculative Fiction
127 books — 66 voters
A Butler Christmas by Rahiem BrooksOne Day You Will by Kristofer ClarkeProject Terror by Jamal LewisThe Take by L. BrownDaisy Jones by Mack Mama
Best New Urban Fiction Authors
60 books — 60 voters

The Help by Kathryn StockettOne Day You Will by Kristofer ClarkeSinners & Saints by Victoria Christopher MurrayNever Say Never by Victoria Christopher MurrayA Butler Christmas by Rahiem Brooks
Soulful fiction
91 books — 57 voters
The Weight of Blood by Tiffany D. JacksonMy Sister, the Serial Killer by Oyinkan BraithwaiteThe Ballad of Black Tom by Victor LaValleThe Good House by Tananarive DueThe Year of the Witching by Alexis Henderson
Horror/Thriller Books by Black Authors
97 books — 46 voters

Wings of Ebony by J. ElleAmari and the Night Brothers by B.B. AlstonConcrete Rose by Angie ThomasThe Cost of Knowing by Brittney MorrisBad Witch Burning by Jessica Lewis
Middle Grade & Young Adult Books Written by African-American Authors for 2021
70 books — 42 voters
Jus Breathe by B. Lynn CarterThe Violin Conspiracy by Brendan SlocumbMemphis by Tara M. StringfellowTake My Hand by Dolen Perkins-ValdezMy Government Means to Kill Me by Rasheed Newson
2022 Adult Literary Fiction by African-Americans
72 books — 42 voters

The Boyfriend Project by Farrah RochonSeven Days in June by Tia WilliamsThe Wedding Party by Jasmine GuillorySavvy Sheldon Feels Good as Hell by Taj McCoyA Princess in Theory by Alyssa Cole
Black Love Books
91 books — 29 voters
Seton Girls by Charlene ThomasAmari and the Great Game by B.B. AlstonA Taste Of Magic by J. ElleAshes of Gold by J. ElleThe Undead Truth of Us by Britney S. Lewis
Middle Grade & Young Adult Books by African-Americans for 2022
80 books — 28 voters

Death of an Officer by Mark EllisJazz by Toni MorrisonWild Women and the Blues by Denny S. BryceDarkness and the Devil Behind Me by Persia WalkerHarlem Redux by Persia Walker
Adult Historical Fiction Set In the 1920's By African-Americans
22 books — 25 voters
In Every Mirror She's Black by Lola Akinmade ÅkerströmLibertie by Kaitlyn GreenidgeThe Secret Lives of Church Ladies by Deesha PhilyawThe Other Black Girl by Zakiya Dalila HarrisSing, Unburied, Sing by Jesmyn Ward
Well-Read Black Girl Book Suggestions
34 books — 24 voters

Challenging Karma - How One Mistake Created An Innocent Killer by Mark NistorThe Residue Years by Mitchell S. JacksonThe Good Lord Bird by James McBrideThe Supremes at Earl's All-You-Can-Eat by Edward Kelsey MooreLittle Green by Walter Mosley
2013's Best African American Literature
25 books — 22 voters
Forty Acres by Dwayne Alexander SmithRuby by Cynthia BondAn Untamed State by Roxane GayBedrock Faith by Eric Charles MayRose Gold by Walter Mosley
2014's Best African American Literature
28 books — 22 voters

The Fifth Season by N.K. JemisinKindred by Octavia E. ButlerFledgling by Octavia E. ButlerRequiem of Silence by L. PenelopeBeloved by Toni Morrison
Fantasy Books by African-American Authors
33 books — 22 voters
Balm by Dolen Perkins-ValdezPleasantville by Attica LockeGod Help the Child by Toni MorrisonThe Turner House by Angela FlournoyThe Sellout by Paul Beatty
2015's Best African American Literature
36 books — 21 voters

We Are Bridges by Cassandra LaneAmericanah by Chimamanda Ngozi AdichieTheir Eyes Were Watching God by Zora Neale HurstonEvil Aliens With Afros by Daniel JosephThe Black Foster Youth Handbook by Ángela Quijada-Banks
Black Authors
52 books — 15 voters
The Dating Playbook by Farrah RochonReel by Kennedy RyanScandalous Secrets by Synithia WilliamsRare Danger by Beverly JenkinsWild Rain by Beverly Jenkins
Black Love: 2021 Romance by African-American Authors
72 books — 14 voters

What Happened In Vienna, Jack? by Daniel KempAmerican Spy by Lauren WilkinsonSparkles And Karim by Dave MooresRemembering Vietnam by Warren RobinsonThe Queen's Envoy by Lord David Prosser
Military, War, and Espionage Fiction Published by African-Americans in Decade: 2010s
15 books — 14 voters
Real Men Knit by Kwana JacksonSweethand by N.G. PeltierSeven Days in June by Tia WilliamsOutdrawn by Deanna GreyThis Close to Okay by Leesa Cross-Smith
Black Adult Romance Novels of the 2020's
23 books — 13 voters

Poecabulary by Francis DiClementeThe Underground Railroad by Colson WhiteheadThe Mothers by Brit BennettCharcoal Joe by Walter MosleyThe Mother by Yvvette Edwards
2016's Best African American Literature
39 books — 11 voters
Sing, Unburied, Sing by Jesmyn WardThe Bulls of Bashan by Jodi Lea StewartNo One Is Coming to Save Us by Stephanie Powell WattsThe Wide Circumference of Love by Marita GoldenGuidance to Death by Daniel V. Meier Jr.
2017's Best African American Literature
37 books — 9 voters

The Cutting Season by Attica LockeThe Devil in Silver by Victor LaVallePerfect Peace by Daniel BlackHome by Toni MorrisonGuidance to Death by Daniel V. Meier Jr.
2012's Best African American Literature
25 books — 8 voters
Witchmark by C.L. PolkAn American Marriage by Tayari JonesWade in the Water by Tracy K. SmithBrown by Kevin YoungHis Dark Enchantress by Victoria Chatham
Forthcoming Books for 2018 by African Americans
42 books — 6 voters

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