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101 Books by Black Women for Black History Month

If you're looking for book recommendations for Black History Month, here's a place to start.
The authors are African American women and some Black women from elsewhere in the world.
The books are mostly novels with a few poets, and some notable Nonfiction as well.
I limited the list to one book per author so you can find some new authors to check out.
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Act Your Age, Eve Brown (Talia Hibbert)
Act Your Age, Eve Brown
1
Talia Hibbert
Akata Witch (Nnedi Okorafor-Mbachu)
Akata Witch
2
Nnedi Okorafor-Mbachu
American Spy (Lauren Wilkinson)
American Spy
3
Lauren Wilkinson
American Street (Ibi Zoboi)
American Street
4
Ibi Zoboi
Americanah (Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie)
Americanah
5
Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
An American Marriage (Tayari Jones)
An American Marriage
6
Tayari Jones
Annie John (Jamaica Kincaid)
Annie John
7
Jamaica Kincaid
Becoming (Michelle Obama)
Becoming
8
Michelle Obama
Black Feelings,Black Talk/Black Judgement (Nikki Giovanni)
Black Feelings,Black Talk/Black Judgement
9
Nikki Giovanni
Black Sunday (Tola Rotimi Abraham)
Black Sunday
10
Tola Rotimi Abraham
The Bluest Eye (Toni Morrison)
The Bluest Eye
11
Toni Morrison
The Book of Echoes (Rosanna Amaka)
The Book of Echoes
12
Rosanna Amaka
The Bridge of Beyond (Simone Schwarz-Bart)
The Bridge of Beyond
13
Simone Schwarz-Bart
Brown Girl Brownstones
Brown Girl Brownstones
14
Brown Girl in the Ring
Brown Girl in the Ring
15
Caul Baby (Morgan Jerkins)
Caul Baby
16
Morgan Jerkins
Children of Blood and Bone (Tomi Adyemi)
Children of Blood and Bone
17
Tomi Adyemi
The City We Became (N K Jemisin)
The City We Became
18
N K Jemisin
The Color Purple (Alice Walker)
The Color Purple
19
Alice Walker
Confessions in B-Flat (Donna Hill)
Confessions in B-Flat
20
Donna Hill
The Confessions of Frannie Langton (Sara Collins)
The Confessions of Frannie Langton
21
Sara Collins
A Cupboard Full of Coats (Edwards, Yvette)
A Cupboard Full of Coats
22
Edwards, Yvette
The Dew Breaker (Edwidge Danticat)
The Dew Breaker
23
Edwidge Danticat
Difficult Women (Roxane Gay)
Difficult Women
24
Roxane Gay
For Colored Girls Who Have Considered Suicide When the Rainbow Is Not Enuf (Ntozake Shange)
For Colored Girls Who Have Considered Suicide When the Rainbow Is Not Enuf
25
Ntozake Shange
Forbidden (Beverly Jenkins)
Forbidden
26
Beverly Jenkins
Force Ripe (Cindy McKenzie)
Force Ripe
27
Cindy McKenzie
The Girl With the Louding Voice (Abi Daré)
The Girl With the Louding Voice
28
Abi Daré
Girl, Woman, Other (Bernardine Evaristo)
Girl, Woman, Other
29
Bernardine Evaristo
Grown (Tiffany D. Jackson)
Grown
30
Tiffany D. Jackson
The Hate U Give (Angie Thomas)
The Hate U Give
31
Angie Thomas
Here Comes the Sun (Nicole Dennis-Benn)
Here Comes the Sun
32
Nicole Dennis-Benn
The Hill We Climb (Amanda Gorman)
The Hill We Climb
33
Amanda Gorman
How Beautiful We Were (Imbolo Mbue)
How Beautiful We Were
34
Imbolo Mbue
How the One-Armed Sister Sweeps (Cherie Jones)
How the One-Armed Sister Sweeps
35
Cherie Jones
Hurricane Summer (Asha Bromfield)
Hurricane Summer
36
Asha Bromfield
I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings (Maya Angelou)
I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings
37
Maya Angelou
In the Ditch (Buchi Emecheta)
In the Ditch
38
Buchi Emecheta
Incidents in the Life of a Slave Girl (Harriet Jacobs)
Incidents in the Life of a Slave Girl
39
Harriet Jacobs
Instructions for Dancing (Nicola Yoon)
Instructions for Dancing
40
Nicola Yoon
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