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Books to Read for Black History Month 2023

The list is a little late but you can still read some of these books in February (or all year around honestly)
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Fledgling (Octavia E. Butler)
Fledgling
1
Octavia E. Butler
I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings (Maya Angelou)
I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings
2
Maya Angelou
Pet (Akwaeke Emezi)
Pet
3
Akwaeke Emezi
The Death of Vivek Oji (Akwaeke Emezi)
The Death of Vivek Oji
4
Akwaeke Emezi
The Year of the Witching (Alexis Henderson)
The Year of the Witching
5
Alexis Henderson
The Color Purple (Alice Walker)
The Color Purple
6
Alice Walker
The Hate U Give (Angie Thomas)
The Hate U Give
7
Angie Thomas
Amari and the Night Brothers (B.B. Alston)
Amari and the Night Brothers
8
B.B. Alston
A Promised Land (Barack Obama)
A Promised Land
9
Barack Obama
Ain't I a Woman: Black Women and Feminism (Bell Hooks)
Ain't I a Woman: Black Women and Feminism
10
Bell Hooks
Girl, Woman, Other (Bernardine Evaristo)
Girl, Woman, Other
11
Bernardine Evaristo
The Vanishing Half (Brit Bennett)
The Vanishing Half
12
Brit Bennett
Memorial (Bryan Washington)
Memorial
13
Bryan Washington
Queenie (Candice Carty-Williams)
Queenie
14
Candice Carty-Williams
The Nickel Boys (Colson Whitehead)
The Nickel Boys
15
Colson Whitehead
Hide and Seeker (Daka Herman)
Hide and Seeker
16
Daka Herman
The Black Flamingo (Dean Atta)
The Black Flamingo
17
Dean Atta
Catherine House (Elisabeth Thomas)
Catherine House
18
Elisabeth Thomas
The Poet X (Elizabeth Acevedo)
The Poet X
19
Elizabeth Acevedo
With the Fire on High (Elizabeth Acevedo)
With the Fire on High
20
Elizabeth Acevedo
What White People Can Do Next: From Allyship to Coalition (Emma Dabiri)
What White People Can Do Next: From Allyship to Coalition
21
Emma Dabiri
Ace of Spades (Faridah Àbíké-Íyímídé)
Ace of Spades
22
Faridah Àbíké-Íyímídé
All Boys Aren't Blue (George M. Johnson)
All Boys Aren't Blue
23
George M. Johnson
To Kill a Mockingbird (Harper Lee)
To Kill a Mockingbird
24
Harper Lee
White Is for Witching (Helen Oyeyemi)
White Is for Witching
25
Helen Oyeyemi
The Love Songs of W.E.B. Du Bois (Honorée Fanonne Jeffers)
The Love Songs of W.E.B. Du Bois
26
Honorée Fanonne Jeffers
So You Want to Talk About Race (Ijeoma Oluo)
So You Want to Talk About Race
27
Ijeoma Oluo
Brown Girl Dreaming (Jacqueline Woodson)
Brown Girl Dreaming
28
Jacqueline Woodson
Giovanni's Room (James Baldwin)
Giovanni's Room
29
James Baldwin
Felix Ever After (Kacen Callender)
Felix Ever After
30
Kacen Callender
When the Reckoning Comes (Latanya McQueen)
When the Reckoning Comes
31
Latanya McQueen
Malcolm X (Malcolm X)
Malcolm X
32
Malcolm X
Lakewood (Megan Giddings)
Lakewood
33
Megan Giddings
Becoming (Michelle Obama)
Becoming
34
Michelle Obama
Hood Feminism (Mikki Kendall)
Hood Feminism
35
Mikki Kendall
The Milky Way: An Autobiography of Our Galaxy (Moiya McTier)
The Milky Way: An Autobiography of Our Galaxy
36
Moiya McTier
How Long Till Black Future Month: Stories (N. K. Jemisin)
How Long Till Black Future Month: Stories
37
N. K. Jemisin
The Fifth Season (N. K. Jemisin)
The Fifth Season
38
N. K. Jemisin
Binti (Nnedi Okorafor)
Binti
39
Nnedi Okorafor
Remote Control (Nnedi Okorafor)
Remote Control
40
Nnedi Okorafor
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