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12 Books By Black Authors

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67 participants (337 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

All books added
Game On by Seressia Glass

Game On

Seressia Glass

382 pages • first pub 2023 (editions)

fiction contemporary romance emotional hopeful medium-paced
Make a Scene by Mimi Grace

Make a Scene

Lovestruck #1

Mimi Grace

228 pages • first pub 2020 (editions)

fiction contemporary romance funny lighthearted fast-paced
The Blood Trials by N.E. Davenport

The Blood Trials

The Blood Gift Duology #1

N.E. Davenport

464 pages • first pub 2022 (editions)

fiction fantasy science fiction adventurous dark tense fast-paced
Raybearer by Jordan Ifueko

Raybearer

Raybearer #1

Jordan Ifueko

368 pages • first pub 2020 (editions)

fiction fantasy young adult adventurous emotional medium-paced
Beasts of Prey by Ayana Gray

Beasts of Prey

Beasts of Prey #1

Ayana Gray

496 pages • first pub 2021 (editions)

fiction fantasy young adult adventurous mysterious medium-paced
The Fire Next Time by James Baldwin

The Fire Next Time

James Baldwin

2 hours, 25 minutes • first pub 1963 (editions)

nonfiction classics essays memoir race challenging informative reflective medium-paced
An Extraordinary Union by Alyssa Cole

An Extraordinary Union

The Loyal League #1

Alyssa Cole

272 pages • first pub 2017 (editions)

fiction historical romance adventurous emotional tense medium-paced
Intercepted by Alexa Martin

Intercepted

Playbook #1

Alexa Martin

308 pages • first pub 2018 (editions)

fiction contemporary romance lighthearted medium-paced
And Then Life Was Beautiful by Asia Monique

And Then Life Was Beautiful

Hanson Family #1

Asia Monique

10 hours, 30 minutes • first pub 2023 (editions) user-added

fiction romance emotional hopeful sad medium-paced
The Oath by T.M. Richardson

The Oath

The Secrets Series #1

T.M. Richardson

6 hours, 23 minutes • first pub 2024 (editions) user-added

fiction erotica romance emotional medium-paced