Reading Through Life

26: 18 Books We Love by Black Authors


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Though we love reading diverse books by diverse authors all year round, in honor of Black History Month, we wanted to share some of the books we love written by Black authors. As always, there’s a mix of genres to choose from, or heck, read them ALL! We won’t judge.

 

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  • Books mentioned*:
    • The Death of Vivek Oji by Akwaeke Emezi
    • All the Lonely People by Mike Gayle
    • Ace of Spades by Faridah Abiki-Iyimide
    • The Girl With the Louding Voice by Abi Dare
    • The Vanishing Half by Brit Bennett
    • Seven Days in June by Tia Williams 
    • Queenie by Candice Carty-Williams
    • The Final Revival of Opal & Nev by Dawnie Walton
    • Grown by Tiffany D. Jackson
    • Razorblade Tears by S.A. Cosby
    • The Hill We Climb by Amanda Gorman
    • we are never meeting in real life by Samantha Irby
    • Children of Blood and Bone by Tomi Adeyemi
    • So You Want to Talk About Race by Ijeoma Oluo
    • Things Fall Apart by Chinua Achebe
    • The Color of Water by James McBride
    • The Hate U Give by Angie Thomas
    • A Lesson Before Dying by Ernest Gaines
  • Also mentioned:
    • Follow author S.A. Cosby on Twitter



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