Their Eyes Were Watching God by Zora Neal Huston, it’s a classic for a reason
James by Percival Everett (a retelling of Huck Finn from Jim’s perspective)
Sing, Unburied Sing by Jesmyn Ward if you like southern gothic
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Dread Nation by Justina Ireland.
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All About Love by bell hooks
The Body is Not an Apology by Sonya Renee Taylor
Quietly Hostile by Samantha Irby
The Disordered Cosmos by Chanda Prescod Weinstein
Loving Day by Mat Johnson
The Midnight Bargain by CL Polk
A Love Song for Ricki Wilde by Tia Williams
Hunger by Roxane Gay
Take a Hint, Dani Brown by Talia Hibbert
Finding Me by Viola Davis
Sipping Dom Perignon Through a Straw by Eddie Ndopu
That Time I Got Drunk and Saved a Demon by Kimberly Lemming
Giovanni’s Room by James Baldwin
Old in Art School by Nell Painter
Mr. Fox by Helen Oyeyemi
Imagination: A Manifesto by Ruha Benjamin
The Cooking Gene by Michael W. Twitty
Never Caught by Erica Armstrong Dunbar
Binti by Nnedi Okorafor
Redefining Realness by Janet Mock
The Turner House by Angela Flournoy
Homegoing by Yaa Gyasi
The Black Panther Party by David F. Walker
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Steve Biko
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I am not Sidney Poirier by Percival Everet
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Legendborn is a YA fantasy by a black author with a black MC that I adore.
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I just finished both The Reformatory by Tananarive Due and The Nickel Boys by Colson Whitehead. Both incredible reads.
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Parable of the Sower Octavia E. Butler
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Chain-gang all-stars by Nana Kwame Adjei-Brenyah
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Anything by Colson Whitehead. (Unprecedented back-to-back Pulitzers for consecutive novels:
Underground Railroad and Nickel Boys)
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American Marriage & Silver Sparrow by Tayari Jones
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The Fifth Season by NK Jemisin
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The book of night women, by Marlon James
Punch me up to the gods, by Brian Broome
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A Brief History of Seven Killings by Marlon James
Also any James Baldwin.
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Please, use this moment to allow The Broken Earth trilogy by NK Jemisin into your life!
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Blacktop Wasteland by S. A. Cosby
The Intuitionist by Colson Whitehead
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Kindred by Octavia Butler
Luster by Raven Leilani
Purple Hibiscus by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
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The Hate U Give
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Song of Solomon Toni Morrison
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Giovanni’s Room by James Baldwin & I, Tituba, Black Witch of Salem by Maryse Condé. Also Americanah and Half of a Yellow Sun by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie.
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The Space between Worlds – Michaiah Johnson – SF
Victim – Andrew Boryga – Social Satire
An Ordinary Wonder – Buki Papillon – YA
Like a Sister – Kellye Garrett – Mystery
The Cutting Season – Attica Locke – Mystery
Razorblade tears – SA Crosby – Thriller
Sleep well my Lady – Kwai Quartay – Mystery
The Best of All Possible Worlds – Karen Lord – SF
My Sister the Serial Killer – Oyinkan Braithwaite – Crime
Rage in Harlem – Chester Homes – classic noir
The Colour Purple – Alice Walker – Historical fiction
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Homegoing by Yaa Gyasi
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1) All That She Carried by Tiya Miles
2) Trees by Percival Everett
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Homegoing
Americanah
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Black Leopard, Red Wolf by Marlon James and the sequel Moon Witch, Spider King
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For romance readers, anything by Kennedy Ryan. I especially love her Grip trilogy.
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The Vanishing Half by Britt Bennett. It’s about black twin sisters and how their lives diverge.
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· *The Interesting Narrative of the Life of Olaudah Equiano, Or Gustavus Vassa, The African* by Olaudah Equiano.
· *Invisible Man* by Ralph Ellison.
· *Beloved* by Toni Morrison.
· *I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings* by Maya Angelou.
· *The Complete Poetry* by Maya Angelou.
· *Omaha Beach: A Flawed Victory* by Adrian R. Lewis*.*
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Their Eyes Were Watching God by Zora Neal Huston, it’s a classic for a reason
James by Percival Everett (a retelling of Huck Finn from Jim’s perspective)
Sing, Unburied Sing by Jesmyn Ward if you like southern gothic
Dread Nation by Justina Ireland.
All About Love by bell hooks
The Body is Not an Apology by Sonya Renee Taylor
Quietly Hostile by Samantha Irby
The Disordered Cosmos by Chanda Prescod Weinstein
Loving Day by Mat Johnson
The Midnight Bargain by CL Polk
A Love Song for Ricki Wilde by Tia Williams
Hunger by Roxane Gay
Take a Hint, Dani Brown by Talia Hibbert
Finding Me by Viola Davis
Sipping Dom Perignon Through a Straw by Eddie Ndopu
That Time I Got Drunk and Saved a Demon by Kimberly Lemming
Giovanni’s Room by James Baldwin
Old in Art School by Nell Painter
Mr. Fox by Helen Oyeyemi
Imagination: A Manifesto by Ruha Benjamin
The Cooking Gene by Michael W. Twitty
Never Caught by Erica Armstrong Dunbar
Binti by Nnedi Okorafor
Redefining Realness by Janet Mock
The Turner House by Angela Flournoy
Homegoing by Yaa Gyasi
The Black Panther Party by David F. Walker
Steve Biko
I am not Sidney Poirier by Percival Everet
Legendborn is a YA fantasy by a black author with a black MC that I adore.
I just finished both The Reformatory by Tananarive Due and The Nickel Boys by Colson Whitehead. Both incredible reads.
Parable of the Sower Octavia E. Butler
Chain-gang all-stars by Nana Kwame Adjei-Brenyah
Anything by Colson Whitehead. (Unprecedented back-to-back Pulitzers for consecutive novels:
Underground Railroad and Nickel Boys)
American Marriage & Silver Sparrow by Tayari Jones
The Fifth Season by NK Jemisin
The book of night women, by Marlon James
Punch me up to the gods, by Brian Broome
A Brief History of Seven Killings by Marlon James
Also any James Baldwin.
Please, use this moment to allow The Broken Earth trilogy by NK Jemisin into your life!
Blacktop Wasteland by S. A. Cosby
The Intuitionist by Colson Whitehead
Kindred by Octavia Butler
Luster by Raven Leilani
Purple Hibiscus by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
The Hate U Give
Song of Solomon Toni Morrison
Giovanni’s Room by James Baldwin & I, Tituba, Black Witch of Salem by Maryse Condé. Also Americanah and Half of a Yellow Sun by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie.
The Space between Worlds – Michaiah Johnson – SF
Victim – Andrew Boryga – Social Satire
An Ordinary Wonder – Buki Papillon – YA
Like a Sister – Kellye Garrett – Mystery
The Cutting Season – Attica Locke – Mystery
Razorblade tears – SA Crosby – Thriller
Sleep well my Lady – Kwai Quartay – Mystery
The Best of All Possible Worlds – Karen Lord – SF
My Sister the Serial Killer – Oyinkan Braithwaite – Crime
Rage in Harlem – Chester Homes – classic noir
The Colour Purple – Alice Walker – Historical fiction
Homegoing by Yaa Gyasi
1) All That She Carried by Tiya Miles
2) Trees by Percival Everett
Homegoing
Americanah
Black Leopard, Red Wolf by Marlon James and the sequel Moon Witch, Spider King
For romance readers, anything by Kennedy Ryan. I especially love her Grip trilogy.
The Vanishing Half by Britt Bennett. It’s about black twin sisters and how their lives diverge.
· *The Interesting Narrative of the Life of Olaudah Equiano, Or Gustavus Vassa, The African* by Olaudah Equiano.
· *Invisible Man* by Ralph Ellison.
· *Beloved* by Toni Morrison.
· *I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings* by Maya Angelou.
· *The Complete Poetry* by Maya Angelou.
· *Omaha Beach: A Flawed Victory* by Adrian R. Lewis*.*
The Warmth of Other Sons and Caste by Wilkerson
Anything by Toni Morrison, but especially Beloved
The Heaven and Earth Grocery Store by mcBride
Go Tell it On the Mountain by Baldwin
Invisible Man – Ralph Ellison