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Read Black Stories

These books are all antiracist because they traffic in the stories of Black people, though many were not written to be taken as antiracist texts. These books run the gamut from slave narratives to modern fantasy, from literary fiction to books for young people and more. This list is not exhaustive, but a good place to start. Many of these authors have multiple books, so please go find them and read those ones too.
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The Nickel Boys (Colson Whitehead)
The Nickel Boys
1
Colson Whitehead
Salvage the Bones (Jesmyn Ward)
Salvage the Bones
2
Jesmyn Ward
Red at the Bone (Jacqueline Woodson)
Red at the Bone
3
Jacqueline Woodson
Friday Black (Nana Kwame Adjei-Brenyah)
Friday Black
4
Nana Kwame Adjei-Brenyah
Lot: Stories (Bryan Washington)
Lot: Stories
5
Bryan Washington
Dear Martin (Nic Stone)
Dear Martin
6
Nic Stone
We Cast a Shadow (Maurice Carlos Ruffin)
We Cast a Shadow
7
Maurice Carlos Ruffin
The Mothers (Brit Bennett)
The Mothers
8
Brit Bennett
Homegoing (Yaa Gyasi)
Homegoing
9
Yaa Gyasi
If Beale Street Could Talk (James Baldwin)
If Beale Street Could Talk
10
James Baldwin
The Street (Ann Petry)
The Street
11
Ann Petry
Deacon King Kong (James McBride)
Deacon King Kong
12
James McBride
Real Life (Brandon Taylor)
Real Life
13
Brandon Taylor
Look Both Ways (Jason Reynolds)
Look Both Ways
14
Jason Reynolds
The Bluest Eye (Toni Morrison)
The Bluest Eye
15
Toni Morrison
Song of Solomon (Toni Morrison)
Song of Solomon
16
Toni Morrison
Beloved (Toni Morrison)
Beloved
17
Toni Morrison
The Underground Railroad (Colson Whitehead)
The Underground Railroad
18
Colson Whitehead
The Vanishing Half (Brit Bennett)
The Vanishing Half
19
Brit Bennett
Pet (Akwaeke Emezi)
Pet
20
Akwaeke Emezi
Native Son (Richard Wright)
Native Son
21
Richard Wright
Devil in a Blue Dress (Walter Mosley)
Devil in a Blue Dress
22
Walter Mosley
Parable of the Sower (Octavia E. Butler)
Parable of the Sower
23
Octavia E. Butler
An American Marriage (Tayari Jones)
An American Marriage
24
Tayari Jones
New People (Danzy Senna)
New People
25
Danzy Senna
The Wedding Date (Jasmine Guillory)
The Wedding Date
26
Jasmine Guillory
Sing, Unburied, Sing (Jesmyn Ward)
Sing, Unburied, Sing
27
Jesmyn Ward
Long Division (Kiese Laymon)
Long Division
28
Kiese Laymon
Caucasia (Danzy Senna)
Caucasia
29
Danzy Senna
The Water Dancer (Ta-Nehisi Coates)
The Water Dancer
30
Ta-Nehisi Coates
The Color Purple (Alice Walker)
The Color Purple
31
Alice Walker
The Fifth Season (N. K. Jemisin)
The Fifth Season
32
N. K. Jemisin
The Obelisk Gate (N.K. Jemison)
The Obelisk Gate
33
N.K. Jemison
The Stone Sky (N. K. Jemisin)
The Stone Sky
34
N. K. Jemisin
A Princess in Theory (Alyssa Cole)
A Princess in Theory
35
Alyssa Cole
Odd One Out (Nic Stone)
Odd One Out
36
Nic Stone
All American Boys (Jason Reynolds and Brendan Kiely)
All American Boys
37
Jason Reynolds and Brendan Kiely
Crossing the River
Crossing the River
38
Invisible Man (Ralph Ellison)
Invisible Man
39
Ralph Ellison
Bluebird, Bluebird (Attica Locke)
Bluebird, Bluebird
40
Attica Locke
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