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The Cooking Gene by Michael W. Twitty
Food-Related Non-Fiction
1,356 books — 1,692 voters
Ain't I a Woman by bell hooksFor Freedom's Sake by Chana Kai LeeAt the Dark End of the Street by Danielle L. McGuireIda by Paula J. GiddingsGrowing Up X by Ilyasah Shabazz
Black Women: Biography, Autobiography, Personal Essays, and Memoir (nonfiction)
377 books — 50 voters

Regina Anderson Andrews, Harlem Renaissance Librarian by Ethelene Whitmire
Book Riot's 13 Nonfiction Books About Real, Live Librarians
14 books — 4 voters
Americanah by Chimamanda Ngozi AdichieFences by August Wilson
Best African American Books
1,063 books — 1,161 voters

Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland / Through the Looking-Glass by Lewis CarrollOld Possum's Book of Practical Cats by T.S. EliotI Am a Cat by Natsume Sōseki
Great Cat Books
1,606 books — 971 voters
Saga, Volume 1 by Brian K. VaughanSaga, Volume 2 by Brian K. VaughanThe Wicked + The Divine, Vol. 1 by Kieron GillenSex Criminals, Vol. 1 by Matt FractionPaper Girls, Volume 1 by Brian K. Vaughan
Best of Image Comics
386 books — 448 voters

We Cast a Shadow by Maurice Carlos RuffinAn Orchestra of Minorities by Chigozie ObiomaBlack Leopard, Red Wolf by Marlon James
Most Anticipated Books of 2019 Not From a Series
340 books — 510 voters
We Cast a Shadow by Maurice Carlos RuffinBlack Leopard, Red Wolf by Marlon JamesAn Orchestra of Minorities by Chigozie ObiomaThe Bird King by G. Willow WilsonA People's Future of the United States by Victor LaValle
Anticipated 2019 Literary Fiction
223 books — 336 voters

We Cast a Shadow by Maurice Carlos RuffinBlack Leopard, Red Wolf by Marlon JamesThe White Card by Claudia Rankine
Anticipated Literary Reads For Readers of Color 2019
317 books — 250 voters
We Cast a Shadow by Maurice Carlos RuffinThe Nickel Boys by Colson Whitehead
Forthcoming Books for 2019 by African-Americans
76 books — 73 voters

Eloquent Rage by Brittney CooperBarracoon by Zora Neale HurstonBecoming by Michelle ObamaBlack Fortunes by Shomari WillsFreedom's Dance by Karen Celestan
2018 Nonfiction Books by African-Americans
78 books — 36 voters
The Origin of Others by Toni Morrison
The Millions' Most Anticipated: The Great Second-Half 2017 Book Preview
76 books — 157 voters

Passing by Nella LarsenA Room of One’s Own by Virginia WoolfTheir Eyes Were Watching God by Zora Neale HurstonBobbed Hair and Bathtub Gin by Marion Meade
Women in turn-of-the century's culture (1880-1940)
486 books — 63 voters
Eleanor of Aquitaine by Alison Weir
Biographies of Significant Historical Women
556 books — 219 voters

Go Tell It on the Mountain by James BaldwinTo Kill a Mockingbird by Harper LeePride and Prejudice by Jane AustenHarry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone by J.K. Rowling
Books That Everyone Should Read At Least Once
32,843 books — 124,658 voters