Black Literature

Literature written by African Americans.

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The Seven Daughters of Dupree
Dominion
If I Ruled the World
People Like Us
How It Ends
Small Worlds
Isaac's Song
Zeal
Someone Like Us
Skin & Bones
Where Wild Peaches Grow
In Every Mirror She's Black (In Every Mirror She’s Black, #1)
Neighbors and Other Stories
Great Black Hope
People of Means
Their Eyes Were Watching God
The Color Purple
Beloved
The Bluest Eye
Kindred
I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings (Maya Angelou's Autobiography, #1)
Invisible Man
The Vanishing Half
The Underground Railroad
Between the World and Me
Giovanni’s Room
The Fire Next Time (Vintage International)
The Autobiography of Malcolm X
Homegoing
The Hate U Give
The Joy Luck Club by Amy TanInterpreter of Maladies by Jhumpa LahiriUnaccustomed Earth by Jhumpa LahiriThe Namesake by Jhumpa LahiriCutting for Stone by Abraham   Verghese
Immigrant Voices (fiction)
378 books — 254 voters
Clover by Dori SandersBreaking the Bias of English by Vivian ProbstWriting IT - Novel, Plot, Characters by Ed AdamsThe Queen's Envoy by Lord David ProsserSpeak Gigantular by Irenosen Okojie
Call Number Curated Book Selections
58 books — 4 voters

A spell of good things by Ayọ̀bámi Adébáyọ̀Nightbloom by Peace Adzo MedieHangman by Maya BinyamMaame by Jessica GeorgeRiver Spirit by Leila Aboulela
100 Notable African Books of 2023
100 books — 5 voters
Bitch Planet, Vol. 1 by Kelly Sue DeConnickThe Girl Who Married a Skull by Kel McDonaldGoldie Vance Vol. 1 by Hope LarsonParable of the Sower by Damian DuffyUpgrade Soul by Ezra Claytan Daniels
Humble Book Bundle: Be the Change
82 books — 4 voters


Idowu Koyenikan
Most people write me off when they see me. They do not know my story. They say I am just an African. They judge me before they get to know me. What they do not know is The pride I have in the blood that runs through my veins; The pride I have in my rich culture and the history of my people; The pride I have in my strong family ties and the deep connection to my community; The pride I have in the African music, African art, and African dance; The pride I have in my name and the meaning behind it. ...more
idowu koyenikan, Wealth for all Africans: How Every African Can Live the Life of Their Dreams

Shout out to all the Black writers who push the world forward by sharing the stories, lives, history, imaginations and magic of black culture. We need you.
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