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25 Books by Black Authors You Should Read Today

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Many of us don’t choose our books by the author alone. Sure, there are some that are just can’t-miss (here’s looking at you, Jasmine Guillory). But most of us instead look for genres we like, storylines that intrigue us or even pretty cover art. That said, it’s important to consider who’s behind the books we love. According to one analysis reported by PEN America, 95% of American fiction books published between 1950 and 2018 were written by white people. The publishing industry itself isn’t much better. And while some shifts have been made since 2020, there’s a lot of work yet to be done to ensure that the books that make it onto our shelves, and the people who help put them there, look like the readers who need them.

By reading books that represent a more diverse array of authors, we bookworms can help make a difference. “What speaks loudest in this business and in any business are dollars,” Ibrahim Ahmad, former editorial director of the Akashic Books told PEN. “When publishers see that writers of color can sell huge quantities of books, they will invest in those books.” We already know that reading broadens our perspectives, enriches our lives and exercises our minds, but it’s also just plain fun.

These are a few of our favorite books by Black authors that showcase a range of experiences and perspectives. And they’re not solely books about racism, Black history or trauma because, while those matter, Black joy does too, and it’s important we celebrate it.

If your favorite isn’t here, let us know in the comments — maybe you’ll help someone else find a new TBR too.

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1

You Made a Fool of Death with Your Beauty by Akwaeke Emezi

2

Stories from the Tenants Downstairs by Sidik Fofana

3

On the Rooftop by Margaret Wilkerson Sexton

4

Caul Baby by Morgan Jerkins

5

The Tradition by Jericho Brown

6

Drunk on Love by Jasmine Guillory

7

Kindred, Fledgling, Collected Stories by Octavia E. Butler

8

Things Fall Apart by Chinua Achebe

9

Decent People by De’Shawn Charles Winslow

10

The Water Dancer by Ta-Nehisi Coates

11

The Nickel Boys by Colson Whitehead

12

How We Fight for Our Lives: A Memoir by Saeed Jones

13

Bloomsbury USA

Salvage the Bones by Jesmyn Ward

14

Marlon James

Black Leopard, Red Wolf by Marlon James

15

Zadie Smith

Grand Union: Stories

16

Red at the Bone by Jacqueline Woodson

17

Beloved by Toni Morrison

18

The Hate U Give by Angie Thomas

19

Their Eyes Were Watching God by Zora Neale Hurston

20

The Worst Best Man by Mia Sosa

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Deacon King Kong by James McBride

22

The City We Became by N.K. Jemisin

23

Thick: And Other Essays by Tressie McMillan Cottom

24

The Vanishing Half by Brit Bennett

25

Hidden Figures: The American Dream and the Untold Story of the Black Women Mathematicians Who Helped Win the Space Race by Margot Lee Shetterly

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