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Back for the TENTH YEAR! The adult literary list for books scheduled for US publication in 2021 for those that seek to read stories from a african-american point of view. African-Americans only please. No hood lit, urban lit, erotica, chick lit, ebooks, or self-published. Novels, short stories, and poetry only. English titles only.
***DO NOT add biracial/mixed/"black biracial" or black "identifying" authors.***
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Other Years:
2023, 2022, 2021, 2020, 2019, 2018, 2017, 2016, 2015, 2014, 2013, 2012
***DO NOT add biracial/mixed/"black biracial" or black "identifying" authors.***
Don't forget to vote, like, and share the list!
Other Years:
2023, 2022, 2021, 2020, 2019, 2018, 2017, 2016, 2015, 2014, 2013, 2012
Tags:
2021, 2021-release, adult-fiction, african-american, african-american-literature, black, black-america, black-american, black-americans, black-author, black-authors, contemporary, debut, fantasy, fiction, forthcoming, gothic, historical, historical-fiction, horror, incoming, literary, literary-fiction, music, mystery, novel, novels, poetry, published-in-2021, science-fiction, short-stories, short-story, southern-gothic, thriller, upcoming
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One Carefree Day by Whitney Amazeen has been deleted because the book is young adult, this list isn't for Young Adult books.
Concrete Rose by Angie Thomas has been removed because this is a adult literary list, not young adult.
Give My Love to the Savages by Chris Stuck has been removed because the author is biracial. This list is for black authors who are African-American.
A Master of Djinn by P. Djèlí Clark has been removed because the author is Caribbean. This list is for African-American authors only.
Ungrateful: A Novel by Kenya Nelson has been removed because it was published in 2020.
What the Fireflies Knew by Kai Harris has been removed because it was pushed back to 2022 and has been added to the appropriate list.
An Acquired Taste by Kelly Cain has been removed because this is a list for adult literature, not romance.
In Every Mirror She's Black by Lola Akinmade Åkerströmhas been removed because the author is not African-American.
Muted by Tami Charles have been removed because the author is not African-American, but of Haitian descent.
The Sum of Us: What Racism Costs Everyone and How We Can Prosper Together by Heather McGhee has been removed because the book is nonfiction. This list is for fiction.
The Wiccan's Curse by Gemma Jace has been removed because its Young Adult. This list is for Adult literary fiction.
Sometimes I Trip On How Happy We Could Be by Nichole PerkinsSay Their Names: How Black Lives Came to Matter in America
by Curtis Bunn, Michael H. Cottman, Patrice Gaines, Nick Charles, Keith Harriston
^^^Both have been removed because they are non-fiction.
NOAH True Love Never Dies by Carol D. Mitchell, Ruthless Pamela Jean by Carol Denise Mitchell, Nadine Hello & Goodbye by Carol Denise Mitchell, The Mad Sister 2 by Carol Denise Mitchell have been removed because the they are self-published and not literary fiction.A Lowcountry Bride by Preslaysa Williams has been removed because the author is mixed and because the book isn't literary fiction.
The Intangible by C.J. Washington has been moved to the 2022 list as it has been pushed back.
Memphis by Tara M. Stringfellow has been moved to the 2022 list as it has been pushed back.
Flowers for the Sea by Zin E. Rocklyn has been removed because the author is not African-American.
Sasha Goes to America: Book 1 of The Young Shimmigrant Series by Marjy Marj because the book is not literary adult nor is the author african-american.
Magic Dark, Magic Divine by A.J. Locke has been removed because the author is not African-American, respectively.
Her Name is Knight by Yasmin Angoe because the author is not African-American.
Negro Sunshine by Paul Beatty has been removed because it is scheduled for 2023. When I make the list I will add it to the list.
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