Booklist Queen's 2023 Reading Challenge - hosted by booklistqueen

By a Black Author
Another way to diversify your reading is to choose books written by diverse authors. For this prompt, pick up a book by a Black Author.
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Go Tell It on the Mountain by James Baldwin

Go Tell It on the Mountain

James Baldwin

291 pages • first pub 1953 (editions) user-added

fiction classics lgbtqia+ literary challenging emotional reflective slow-paced
Redeeming Justice: From Defendant to Defender, My Fight for Equity on Both Sides of a Broken System by Jarrett Adams

Redeeming Justice: From Defendant to Defender, My Fight for Equity on Both Sides of a Broken System

Jarrett Adams

304 pages • first pub 2021 (editions)

nonfiction autobiography politics sociology emotional informative reflective medium-paced
Silver Sparrow by Tayari Jones

Silver Sparrow

Tayari Jones

352 pages • first pub 2011 (editions)

fiction historical emotional reflective sad medium-paced
Dear Ijeawele, or a Feminist Manifesto in Fifteen Suggestions by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie

Dear Ijeawele, or a Feminist Manifesto in Fifteen Suggestions

Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie

63 pages • first pub 2017 (editions)

nonfiction essays feminism informative inspiring reflective fast-paced
Yinka, Where Is Your Huzband? by Lizzie Damilola Blackburn

Yinka, Where Is Your Huzband?

Lizzie Damilola Blackburn

384 pages • first pub 2022 (editions)

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

The Blood Trials

The Blood Gift Duology #1

N.E. Davenport

18 hours, 20 minutes • first pub 2022 (editions)

fiction fantasy science fiction adventurous dark tense fast-paced
Glory by NoViolet Bulawayo

Glory

NoViolet Bulawayo

403 pages • first pub 2022 (editions)

fiction literary challenging dark reflective medium-paced
Africa Risen: A New Era of Speculative Fiction by Sheree Renée Thomas, Zelda Knight, Oghenechovwe Donald Ekpeki

Africa Risen: A New Era of Speculative Fiction

Sheree Renée Thomas, Zelda Knight, Oghenechovwe Donald Ekpeki

496 pages • first pub 2022 (editions)

fiction fantasy science fiction short stories speculative fiction adventurous challenging medium-paced
I Have Breast Cancer, Now What?: A Cancer Support Tool by Natalie K. Smalley

I Have Breast Cancer, Now What?: A Cancer Support Tool

Natalie K. Smalley

84 pages • missing pub info (editions)

nonfiction health emotional sad medium-paced
Token Black Girl: A Memoir by Danielle Prescod

Token Black Girl: A Memoir

Danielle Prescod

251 pages • first pub 2022 (editions)

nonfiction memoir challenging emotional reflective medium-paced