Read Black Book Lists

Black Stories Matter Book List for Children

Celebrate Black Histories and Futures with Read Black,  our initiative to promote books by and about Peoples across the African Diaspora.

Books by Indigenous African Authors

Afro-Latino/x & Afro-Caribbean Authors &   Characters

Afro-Native American Heritages & Experiences

Black European & Black Asian Heritages & Experiences

Black Fiction & Nonfiction Set in Harlem

Comics Written or Illustrated by Black People

Black Poetry

Black Feminist Voices

Afrofuturism & Afrofantasy Fiction

Black Writers from North Carolina

Romances & Erotica with Black Main Characters

Black Historical Fiction

Black Westerns & Books about Black Farming & Homesteading Life

Black LGBTQ2IA+ Authors & Characters

Black Urban Fiction, Crime, & Mystery Fiction

Black People in Sciences, Tech, Engineering, Arts, Music, & Math

Black Feature Films & Documentaries

Black Family Relationships in Fiction

Muslim & Islamic Black Voices

Black Biographies & Memoirs       

Books by & about Black Disabled People

Books about Juneteenth

General Black History Topics

Black Classics and Prize-Winning Literature

Libros en español escritos por y sobre africanos y afrodescendientes

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