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Everybody is making threads of books that they& #39;ve read by black authors so let me go ahead and join in with some titles that ya& #39;ll may have or may not have heard of. My list includes children& #39;s, middle grade, YA, and adult. I have to read across the board as a librarian.
I& #39;ve read this one a few times. Difficult read but important.
Read this once and told myself I didn& #39;t know if I could do it for a second time.
Just posted a full review on this one yesterday. POWERFUL. Read it NOW.
One of the most important picture books to introduce to your children. My daughter will be getting a copy when she gets older.
I know a lot of people have read Binti but this is a picture book that Nnedi wrote that is really great.
To be honest I& #39;ll read anything with Jacqueline Woodson& #39;s name on it, but this definitely gives insight and perspective to her life.
I recommend this one to people who have loved The Hate U Give. Dual perspectives.
I used this for a book club at work where I was the only black woman present...believe it or not the conversation went well and it gave some people some perspective.
I haven& #39;t this book in a while BUT my goodness it was a powerful story.
I think most people have read this one but if you haven& #39;t it& #39;s amazing and I would recommend checking it out on audio.
For those of you who love graphic novels. These are a MUST for your collection.
Whew child. This one is a hard hitting picture book but one with so much to say about the affects of an absent parent especially for our black children.
I read the AYA graphic novel series a while ago when I first started working at the library. Black comic/graphic novel writers are important so support their works.
Want to understand more about the issues of colorism in the Black community? Read this picture book.
I know ya& #39;ll have heard of this one right?? If you like books that explore generational stories I would check this out.
A letter from a Black father to a Black son. It doesn& #39;t get any more powerful than that.
Because our Black sons are kings.
I just finished this one recently and if you& #39;re looking for a interracial romance written by a black author I would recommend checking out Shay Violet. This one had a wilderness vibe which I thoroughly enjoyed.
This was the first book I read by Beverly Jenkins. It& #39;s the 7th book in the series SMH lol but it was GOOD. I just checked out the first book so I can finally get the full picture.
Let me go ahead and warn you. There is absolutely nothing sunny about this book. Don& #39;t let the cover fool you. This is one hell of a powerful book.
If you& #39;re looking to try out indie black romance authors this is a good series to get into. This is the second book.
What would this list be without this book? HAHA
Her next novel is about to release soon I believe, but this one was such an important read for me.
Currently making my way through The Nickel Boys, but this book took me on a wild journey. Easy read, no. Important read, yes.
Most of ya& #39;ll have read this one.
