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Black Writers Challenge

Have you read a book by a black author this year? Maybe you'd like to discover new writing and authors?
Lambeth Libraries challenge you to read as many black writers as you can by the end of 2019.
On Twitter? Follow BCBG at @BG_BookClub and @BHMLambeth and join the conversation by letting us know which book by a black writer you are reading. Use the hashtag #BlackWritersChallenge
https://lambethlibraryreadinggroups.wordpress.com/black-writers-challenge/
You can find an up-to-date list for 2020 https://www.listchallenges.com/black-writers-challenge-2020
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12 Years a Slave (Solomon Northup)
12 Years a Slave
1
Solomon Northup
Abyssinian Chronicles (Moses Isegawa)
Abyssinian Chronicles
2
Moses Isegawa
Africa 39: New Writing From Africa South of the Sahara (Ellah Wakatama Allfrey)
Africa 39: New Writing From Africa South of the Sahara
3
Ellah Wakatama Allfrey
All Our Names (Dinaw Mengestu)
All Our Names
4
Dinaw Mengestu
Americanah (Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie)
Americanah
5
Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
Amistad (Alexs D. Pate)
Amistad
6
Alexs D. Pate
An American Marriage (Tayari Jones)
An American Marriage
7
Tayari Jones
An Orchestra of Minorities (Chigozie Obioma)
An Orchestra of Minorities
8
Chigozie Obioma
An Unkindness of Ghosts (River Solomon)
An Unkindness of Ghosts
9
River Solomon
Andrea Levy: The Long Song
Andrea Levy: The Long Song
10
Assata (Assata Shakur)
Assata
11
Assata Shakur
Augustown (Kei Miller)
Augustown
12
Kei Miller
Aya of Yop City (Marguerite About)
Aya of Yop City
13
Marguerite About
Back to Black: Retelling Black Radicalism for the 21st Century (Blackness in Britain) (Kehinde Andrews)
Back to Black: Retelling Black Radicalism for the 21st Century (Blackness in Britain)
14
Kehinde Andrews
Beasts Made of Night (Tochi Onyebuchi)
Beasts Made of Night
15
Tochi Onyebuchi
Becoming Dinah (Kit De Waal)
Becoming Dinah
16
Kit De Waal
Becoming Michelle Obama (Michelle Obama)
Becoming Michelle Obama
17
Michelle Obama
Belle: The True Story of Dido Belle (Paula Byrne)
Belle: The True Story of Dido Belle
18
Paula Byrne
The Belles (Dhonielle Clayton)
The Belles
19
Dhonielle Clayton
Beloved (Ohio)
Beloved
20
Ohio
Between the World and Me (Ta-Nehisi Coates)
Between the World and Me
21
Ta-Nehisi Coates
Beyond a Boundary (C.L.R. JAMES)
Beyond a Boundary
22
C.L.R. JAMES
Bingo Love (Tee Franklin)
Bingo Love
23
Tee Franklin
Black and British: A Forgotten History (David Olusoga)
Black and British: A Forgotten History
24
David Olusoga
BLACK BOY by Richard Wright
BLACK BOY by Richard Wright
25
Black Boy: A Record of Youth and Childhood (Richard Wright)
Black Boy: A Record of Youth and Childhood
26
Richard Wright
Black Britain: A Photographic History (Paul Gilroy & Stuart Hall)
Black Britain: A Photographic History
27
Paul Gilroy & Stuart Hall
Black Enough: Stories of Being Young and Black in America (Various Authors)
Black Enough: Stories of Being Young and Black in America
28
Various Authors
The Black Flamingo (Dean Atta)
The Black Flamingo
29
Dean Atta
Black Leopard, Red Wolf (Marlon James)
Black Leopard, Red Wolf
30
Marlon James
Black Mamba Boy (Nadifa Mohamed)
Black Mamba Boy
31
Nadifa Mohamed
Black Panther (Ta-Nehisi Coates)
Black Panther
32
Ta-Nehisi Coates
Black Poppies: Britain's Black Community and the Great War (Stephen Bourne)
Black Poppies: Britain's Black Community and the Great War
33
Stephen Bourne
Black, Listed: Black British Culture Explored (Jeffrey Boakye)
Black, Listed: Black British Culture Explored
34
Jeffrey Boakye
Blonde Roots (Bernardine Evaristo)
Blonde Roots
35
Bernardine Evaristo
The Bluest Eye (Toni Morrison)
The Bluest Eye
36
Toni Morrison
The Book: The Coldest Winter Ever by Sister Souljah
The Book: The Coldest Winter Ever by Sister Souljah
37
Boy, Snow, Bird (Helen Oyeyemi)
Boy, Snow, Bird
38
Helen Oyeyemi
Breaking Silence (Jacob Sam-La Rose)
Breaking Silence
39
Jacob Sam-La Rose
A Brief History of Seven Killings (Marlon James)
A Brief History of Seven Killings
40
Marlon James
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