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101 Books by Black Women for Black History Month - Page 2

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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A Kind of Freedom (Margaret Wilkerson Sexton)
A Kind of Freedom
41
Margaret Wilkerson Sexton
Kindred (Octavia Butler)
Kindred
42
Octavia Butler
Kintu (Jennifer Nansubuga Makumbi)
Kintu
43
Jennifer Nansubuga Makumbi
Land of Love and Drowning
Land of Love and Drowning
44
Libertie (Kaitlyn Greenidge)
Libertie
45
Kaitlyn Greenidge
The Long Song (Andrea Levy)
The Long Song
46
Andrea Levy
Love in Color: Mythical Tales From Around the World, Retold (Bolu Babalola)
Love in Color: Mythical Tales From Around the World, Retold
47
Bolu Babalola
The Love Songs of W.E.B Du Boise (Jeffers)
The Love Songs of W.E.B Du Boise
48
Jeffers
Luster (Raven Leilani)
Luster
49
Raven Leilani
The Mermaid of Black Conch (Monique Roffey)
The Mermaid of Black Conch
50
Monique Roffey
A Million Aunties (Alecia)
A Million Aunties
51
Alecia
Mother to Mother (Sindiwe Magona)
Mother to Mother
52
Sindiwe Magona
Musical Youth (Joanne C. Hillhouse)
Musical Youth
53
Joanne C. Hillhouse
My Sister, the Serial Killer (Oyinkan Braithwaite)
My Sister, the Serial Killer
54
Oyinkan Braithwaite
Nervous Conditions (Tsitsi Dangarembga)
Nervous Conditions
55
Tsitsi Dangarembga
No One Is Coming to Save Us (Stephanie Powell Watts)
No One Is Coming to Save Us
56
Stephanie Powell Watts
One of the Good Ones (Maika Moulite)
One of the Good Ones
57
Maika Moulite
The Other Black Girl (Zakiya Dalila Harris)
The Other Black Girl
58
Zakiya Dalila Harris
Passing (Nella Larsen)
Passing
59
Nella Larsen
Queenie (Candice Carty-Williams)
Queenie
60
Candice Carty-Williams
A Raisin in the Sun (Lorraine Hansberry)
A Raisin in the Sun
61
Lorraine Hansberry
Red at the Bone (Jacqueline Woodson)
Red at the Bone
62
Jacqueline Woodson
Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry (Mildred D. Taylor)
Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry
63
Mildred D. Taylor
The Salt Eaters (Toni Cade Bambara)
The Salt Eaters
64
Toni Cade Bambara
The Shadow King (Maaza Mengiste)
The Shadow King
65
Maaza Mengiste
She Would Be King (Wayetu Moore)
She Would Be King
66
Wayetu Moore
Silver Sparrow (Tayari Jones)
Silver Sparrow
67
Tayari Jones
Sing, Unburied, Sing (Jesmyn Ward)
Sing, Unburied, Sing
68
Jesmyn Ward
So Long a Letter (Mariama Ba)
So Long a Letter
69
Mariama Ba
The Street (Ann Petry)
The Street
70
Ann Petry
Such a Fun Age (Kiley Reid)
Such a Fun Age
71
Kiley Reid
Sugar (Bernice L. McFadden)
Sugar
72
Bernice L. McFadden
Sulwe (Lupita Nyong'o)
Sulwe
73
Lupita Nyong'o
A Tall History of Sugar (Curdella Forbes)
A Tall History of Sugar
74
Curdella Forbes
Their Eyes Were Watching God (Zora Neale Hurston)
Their Eyes Were Watching God
75
Zora Neale Hurston
These Ghosts Are Family (Maisy Card)
These Ghosts Are Family
76
Maisy Card
This Close to Okay (Leesa Cross-Smith)
This Close to Okay
77
Leesa Cross-Smith
Transcendent Kingdom (Yaa Gyasi)
Transcendent Kingdom
78
Yaa Gyasi
The Travelers (Regina Porter)
The Travelers
79
Regina Porter
Unforgivable Love (Sophronie Scott)
Unforgivable Love
80
Sophronie Scott
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