I wanted to support the #blacklivesmatter movement, particularly in light of the recent tragic murder of George Floyd. So below is a list of all the books by black authors that I have read and reviewed since starting this blog, to give you a starting point when seeking to diversify your reading. Read, educate, support.
Read (pre-blog) and recommend:
These are books by black authors that I read before starting this blog, so they are lacking reviews but all come highly recommended:
Noughts & Crosses series by Malorie Blackman
Boys Don’t Cry by Malorie Blackman
I am aware that I still have a great deal of work to do before my reading is fully representative of different perspectives. The following books by black authors are on my TBR list and I would be extremely grateful for any other recommendations you have:
Fiction
Stay With Me by Ayọ̀bámi Adébáyọ̀
Invisible Man by Ralph Ellison
An American Marriage by Tayari Jones
The Women of Brewster Place by Gloria Naylor
The Color Purple by Alice Walker
Their Eyes Were Watching God by Zora Neale Hurston
The Hate U Give by Angie Thomas
Sing, Unburied, Sing by Jesmyn Ward
Red at the Bone by Jacqueline Woodson
Me & White Supremacy by Layla F. Saad
Why I’m No Longer Talking to White People About Race by Reni Eddo-Lodge
Slay in Your Lane: The Black Girl Bible by Yomi Adegoke & Elizabeth Uviebinené
Racism without Racists by Eduardo Bonilla-Silva
The New Jim Crow by Michelle Alexander
A Black Women’s History of the United States by Daina Ramey Berry & Kali Nicole Gross
Between the World and Me by Ta-Nehisi Coates
How to Be an Anti-Racist by Ibram X. Kendi
Thick and Other Essays by Tressie McMillan Cottom
Have you read any of these books? Do you have recommendations for books by black authors that you would like to share? Let me know in the comments – I would love to hear from you! And take care of each other X x x
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This is a fantastic list/post. I shared it on Twitter (manually since the button isn’t here)!
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Thank you so much Susan! I don’t have Twitter but really appreciate the share 🥰 X x x
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Brilliant post, I’ll certainly check these out 😊
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Thank you very much Jessica! 🥰 I hope you enjoy any of these books that you pick up X x x
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Great list, I loved Noughts & Crosses when I read it but it was years ago and it’s definitely due a reread at some point. And I seriously hope to check out My Sister The Serial Killer soon. I hope you end up enjoying all of the ones still on your TBR ☺️
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Thank you Charlotte! I recently watched a BBC TV adaptation of Noughts & Crosses that was pretty good. I hope you enjoy My Sister the Serial Killer too – it’s dark but really unique and gripping! X x x
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I’m glad you enjoyed it ☺️ theres also another book that was released last year although I still need to read it. Ooh sounds interesting. Thank you.
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Thank you for your list! I’ve already ordered a few and they’re on the way so it’s good to see their recommendations reinforced. Will definitely have a look of the fiction ones on here!
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That’s great to hear Rea – I hope you enjoy them and find them valuable! I’d love to hear what you think X x x
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Fabulous and multi-faceted list! I really need to re-read I Know Why The Caged Bird Sings. Girl Woman Other sounds very good as well.
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Thank you for the kind words Kitty! I Know Why The Caged Bird Sings is very moving isn’t it. And I really really do recommend Girl, Woman, Other – I think it’s the best book that I’ve read so far this year! I’d love to hear what you think when you get around to reading it X x x
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