Fiction books by black authors

To celebrate black history month i would like to share a few extraordinary african american scifi, fantasy and horror authors with you. Dianca london potts earned her mfa in fiction from the new school. Overdrive rakuten overdrive borrow ebooks, audiobooks, and videos from thousands of public libraries worldwide. Trouble is what i do leonid mcgill book 6 release date. Literature in particular has been a space for black authors to tell their stories authentically, and bookworms seeking good reads can choose from an array of fiction, poetry, historical texts. Get your own author profile on, or let us host your primary web presence.

Read on for 25 middle grade books by black authors across all genres. Books by black authors overdrive rakuten overdrive. Her words have been featured in lenny letter, the village voice, vice, and elsewhere. Welcome to fantastic fiction search and browse bibliographies of over 50,000 bestselling fiction authors, with the latest books and series information join our 99,999 members. Whether its through thoughtful essays, gripping fiction, or haunting poems, contemporary black authors have been publishing a number of books that are shaping our conversations about race for.

Clearly, we could all use some generational storytelling about now. This books subtitle is a century of speculative fiction from the african diaspora. Best books by black female authors fiction, non fiction. Weve also included books across genresfrom young adult to science fiction to romantic novelsthat will keep you turning the page. For all of these, though, the audiobook version is topnotch andgasp. The new york times best sellers may 24, 2020 authoritatively ranked lists of books sold in the united states, sorted by format and genre. Here are the titles every black woman needs on her bookshelf. Each novel, memoir, or collection of poetry or essays listed below is a powerfully written and completely captivating celebration of the black experience.

May 06, 2019 the following books by black authors in alphabetic order by title were published in 2018 and fall under a wide range of genres. Love there is nothing more challenging than being a black woman. Aug 06, 2019 icymi, its black history monthwhich, of course, is not the only time you should be reading books by black authors. But quality writing doesnt always guarantee a quality audiobook. This list includes middle grade, young adult, and adult books. However, kids today have a much larger selection of childrens books to choose from with brown. Celebrate black history month with fiction and nonfiction books by african american authors.

Black christian reads christian fiction authors writing. When its real, its unconditional is an urban love tale that will leave you on the edge of your seat. These books are mustreads to add to your 2019 list of books to. Black history month is a great time to highlight the work of black authors in the u. Aalbc is the largest and most popular online bookstore dedicated to african american literature and black literature from around the world. Dan freeman, the spook who sat by the door, is enlisted in the cias elitist espionage program. Dont worry, we have the best titles coming out in 2019 written by black authors that are sure to have you cozying. The community is hosted by a group of bestselling and awardwinning christian authors who write stories of faith, family and love. The central analogy for this first collection of sf stories and essays by black authors is dark matter, the scientific term for a nonluminous form of matter not directly observed, but whose existence is deduced from its gravitational effects on other bodies. If you take a fantasy scifi tale about a warrior princess, throw in some dragons and romance and add some west african and caribbean traditions.

But its a nice reminder that when you find yourself reaching for the notebook. Mcmillan, now 66, spearheaded the black book movement by making contemporary black fiction marketable. List of african american scifi, fantasy and horror authors. Jan 28, 2020 a 2015 winner of the national book award for nonfiction, the renowned journalist and writer pens a profound letter to his son about what it means to be black in america in the 21st centurya place in which you struggle to overcome the historical trauma of your people while trying to find your own purpose in the world.

Recommended black science fiction and fantasy authors. An inspiring collection of essays by black women writers, curated by the founder of the popular book club wellread black girl, on the importance of recognizing ourselves in literature. Recommended black science fiction and fantasy authors this is a list of black science fiction and fantasy authors that i decided to write in the wake of the controversial posts made in the last couple of days here and here about fireside fictions study on the lack. From wise artists like maya angelou to new voices like marlon james and kiley reid, and leaders like the obamas, weve gathered some of the best books by black authors to add to your reading list. Black christian reads is a community for readers and aspiring writers of christian and inspirational novels that feature africanamerican characters. African american science fiction, fantasy and horror authors.

The only problem is narrowing a list to under 30 books standouts when all the books. A classic in the black literary tradition, the spook who sat by the door is both a comment on the civil rights problems in the united states in the late 1960s and a serious attempt to focus on the issue of black militancy. Jan 22, 2020 24 books written by black authors that we cant wait to read this winter. We celebrate black culture, through books, for readers of all backgrounds to enjoy. Read some of the best fiction and nonfiction by contemporary black authors, including books in every genre from literary fiction to personal memoirs. Black history month is almost here, and with that comes the celebration of one of the most vibrant and vital cultures in the united states, along with lots of black history books to read. With the only black girls in town, brandy colbert shows love and acceptance to young people learning hard truths. Feb 12, 2017 if you didnt know, february has been marked as black history month in the united states since 1926, which has served as an annual observance of noteworthy people and events of the african diaspora. They range from fun and zany to gutwrenching and heartbreaking, and some are a mix. As one of our countrys great black writers, baldwin published a slew of books, short stories, and essays in his life time. You may also share your work with readers on our discussion forums just dive right. Top 12 must read books by black authors for 2019 black. I mean theyre also great books in and of themselves, obviously, ranging from magical realism to funny personal essays to epic love stories.

Later this month, well be sharing a list of ten great nonfiction titles that honor black authors. To celebrate black history month, weve included 26 books by black authors from the last two centuries, all of which are mustread works. To learn more about each author, visit their website below. Icymi, its black history monthwhich, of course, is not the only time you should be reading books by black authors.

Four of mcmillans books have been turned into films. Looking for exciting new books to read this year written by poc authors. Take a ride with anissa and find out how this gritty love story ends. This february, were taking a look at recent history and celebrating contemporary icons and rising stars in fiction, nonfiction, poetry and more. The first installment in adeyemis megapopular ya fantasy starts off. Sea, swallow me and other stories by craig laurence gidney. Her 1992 book waiting to exhale and the 1995 film starring angela bassett and whitney houston, helped usher in a new era for both black authors and the viability of black womens voices. In his first book, go tell it on the mountain, he penned a semiautobiographical story of a teen growing up in 1930s harlem who struggles with selfidentity as the stepson of a strict pentecostal minister. Nonfiction books by black women black women writers. In 1925, zora neale hurston was living in new york as a fledgling writer. Gr 8 up tajon williams, a black teen, sells weed as a means of getting his mother and sister away from his abusive and alcoholic father. Smashwords african american fiction free ebooks most. The death of jayson porter by jaime adoff in the florida projects, sixteenyearold jayson struggles with the harsh realities of his life which include an abusive mother, a drugaddicted father, and not fitting in at his predominately white school, and bring him to. This collection of stories, found in archives after her death, reveal african american folk culture in harlem in the 1920s.

As ralph ellison wrote in invisible man, the world is a possibility, only if you discover it. However, kids today have a much larger selection of childrens books to choose from with brown characters of all shades for them to identify with and most of them have been written. Black is the body was one of oprah magazines 25 most anticipated books of 2019, and now its out and in its second printing. This is a gorgeously written and wildly inventive collection of magical realist fantasy short stories. As a kid, growing up, there werent many black characters in the books i coveted so much. Chris schluep, an amazon books editor, put together this list of ten fiction titles to commemorate black authors.

She is a kimbilio fiction fellow, a vona voices alumna, and the former online editor of wellread black girl. Her memoir, planning for the apocalypse, is forthcoming from 37 ink. It quickly becomes apparent why the book appears on every best books lists out there. African americans urban life fiction, african americans. Upon mastering agency tactics, however, he drops out to train young chicago. Best books by black female authors fiction, nonfiction. Literature in particular has been a space for black authors to tell their. These authors write books about the dark and twisted underbelly of life crime, murder. This is a list of fantasy, science fiction, or speculative fiction being published by black authors in 2019. This book includes eight of hurstons lost harlem gems.

In this powerful, edgy, and funny debut novel about making right and wrong choices, bump gives us an unforgettable and lovable protagonist, claude mckay love. Lets talk about books because, as usual, the past year has been an amazing one for books by black writers. A prolific writer known for his colorful portrayals of black life from the 1920s1960s, hughes wrote plays, short stories, poetry, several books, and contributed the lyrics to a broadway musical. So, in celebration of the honorary occasion, were commemorating the best books weve read and recommended to read by black authors. The top 100 bestselling black authors authors of african descent on 1 to 24 african american literature book club celebrating our literary legacy since 1997 black literature is for everyone african american literature book club. Top authors science fiction, fantasy and horror mystery and thriller romance general fiction young adult and childrens fiction all genres search for author book series. Thanks to the work of african american authors, the world can better understand both the struggles and triumphs of black people in america. He is threatened at gunpoint by the neighborhood drug dealer into handing over his weed supply without. From achebe to zora, youll discover a wide variety african american and black writers from all over the world. The following books by black authors in alphabetic order by title were published in 2018 and fall under a wide range of genres. Claude is a young black man in search of a place where he can fit. Feb 20, 2019 literature in particular has been a space for black authors to tell their stories authentically, and bookworms seeking good reads can choose from an array of fiction, poetry, historical texts. Home black women authors book lists must read books 18 books every black woman should have on her book shelf must read books 18 books every black woman should have on her book shelf by lhea j. From madeline to alice in wonderland, it was hard to find a face that looked like my own in these classic childrens tales.