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Fiction Books by Black Authors

A list of 850 books by black authors from everywhere. There's YA, fantasy, sci-fi, romance, historial, contemporary, children's books, middle grade, literary fiction, poetry, graphic novels, etc.
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Well-Read Black Girl (Glory Edim)
Well-Read Black Girl
1
Glory Edim
Such a Fun Age (Kiley Reid)
Such a Fun Age
2
Kiley Reid
Red at the Bone (Jacqueline Woodson)
Red at the Bone
3
Jacqueline Woodson
The Girl With the Louding Voice (Abi Daré)
The Girl With the Louding Voice
4
Abi Daré
I Almost Forgot About You (Terry McMillan)
I Almost Forgot About You
5
Terry McMillan
Homegoing (Yaa Gyasi)
Homegoing
6
Yaa Gyasi
My Sister, the Serial Killer (Oyinkan Braithwaite)
My Sister, the Serial Killer
7
Oyinkan Braithwaite
I'm Not Dying Without You (Kimberly Jones and Gilly Segal)
I'm Not Dying Without You
8
Kimberly Jones and Gilly Segal
Allegedly (Tiffany D. Jackson)
Allegedly
9
Tiffany D. Jackson
Monday's Not Coming (Tiffany D.Jackson)
Monday's Not Coming
10
Tiffany D.Jackson
With the Fire on High (Elizabeth Acevedo)
With the Fire on High
11
Elizabeth Acevedo
The Poet X (Elizabeth Acevedo)
The Poet X
12
Elizabeth Acevedo
Clap When You Land (Elizabeth Acevedo)
Clap When You Land
13
Elizabeth Acevedo
What Is Not Yours Is Not Yours (Helen Oyeyemi)
What Is Not Yours Is Not Yours
14
Helen Oyeyemi
Drinking Coffee Elsewhere
Drinking Coffee Elsewhere
15
Loving Day (Mat Johnson)
Loving Day
16
Mat Johnson
Behold the Dreamers (Imbolo Mbue)
Behold the Dreamers
17
Imbolo Mbue
The Thing Around Your Neck (Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie)
The Thing Around Your Neck
18
Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
Americanah (Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie)
Americanah
19
Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
Black Leopard, Red Wolf (Marlon James)
Black Leopard, Red Wolf
20
Marlon James
Children of Blood and Bone (Tomi Adyemi)
Children of Blood and Bone
21
Tomi Adyemi
We Cast a Shadow (Maurice Carlos Ruffin)
We Cast a Shadow
22
Maurice Carlos Ruffin
Boys Don't Cry (Malorie Blackman)
Boys Don't Cry
23
Malorie Blackman
Thief (Malorie Blackman)
Thief
24
Malorie Blackman
Hacker (Malorie Blackman)
Hacker
25
Malorie Blackman
Noughts & Crosses (Malorie Blackman)
Noughts & Crosses
26
Malorie Blackman
The Nickel Boys (Colson Whitehead)
The Nickel Boys
27
Colson Whitehead
The Water Dancer (Ta-Nehisi Coates)
The Water Dancer
28
Ta-Nehisi Coates
What We Lose (Zinzi Clemmons)
What We Lose
29
Zinzi Clemmons
Finding Gideon (Eric Jerome Dickey)
Finding Gideon
30
Eric Jerome Dickey
Beloved (Toni Morrison)
Beloved
31
Toni Morrison
Florida: There Eyes Were Watching God (Zora Neale Hurston)
Florida: There Eyes Were Watching God
32
Zora Neale Hurston
The Hate U Give (Angie Thomas)
The Hate U Give
33
Angie Thomas
Tyler Johnson Was Here (Jay Coles)
Tyler Johnson Was Here
34
Jay Coles
Monster (Walter Dean Myers)
Monster
35
Walter Dean Myers
Long Way Down (Jason Raynolds)
Long Way Down
36
Jason Raynolds
Odd One Out (Nic Stone)
Odd One Out
37
Nic Stone
Dear Martin (Nic Stone)
Dear Martin
38
Nic Stone
Dear Justyce (Nic Stone)
Dear Justyce
39
Nic Stone
Pet (Akwaeke Emezi)
Pet
40
Akwaeke Emezi
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