Big Books of Summer
Genres

Black American


Black American Books

Between the World and Me
Their Eyes Were Watching God
Beloved
The Color Purple
Kindred
The Underground Railroad
Invisible Man
The Vanishing Half
The Fire Next Time (Vintage International)
Giovanni’s Room
The Bluest Eye
The Hate U Give
A Raisin in the Sun
I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings (Maya Angelou's Autobiography, #1)
Sula
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Lists

Every Tongue Got to Confess by Zora Neale HurstonHer Stories by Virginia HamiltonThe Book of Negro Folklore by Langston HughesThe People Could Fly by Virginia HamiltonMules and Men by Zora Neale Hurston
Myths, Legends, and Folklore of African-Americans
102 books — 12 voters
Forty Acres by Dwayne Alexander SmithRuby by Cynthia BondAn Untamed State by Roxane GayBedrock Faith by Eric Charles MayRose Gold by Walter Mosley
2014's Best African American Literature
26 books — 20 voters

Buses Are a Comin' by Charles PersonFour Hundred Souls by Ibram X. KendiYou'll Never Believe What Happened to Lacey by Amber RuffinStuck Improving by Decoteau J. IrbySomebody's Daughter by Ashley C. Ford
2021 Nonfiction Books by African-Americans
161 books — 43 voters
Real Men Knit by Kwana JacksonSweethand by N.G. PeltierSeven Days in June by Tia WilliamsOutdrawn by Deanna GreyThis Close to Okay by Leesa Cross-Smith
Black Adult Romance Novels of the 2020's
23 books — 13 voters

Groups Tagged "Black American"

Books (+Beers/Brunch) A casual, liberal book club in DC. Open to those who enjoy reading, and talking about what they'…more
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