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Massive List of Books by Black Authors - Page 3

I haven't seen many lists here focusing on black authors. I compiled this from loads of online lists: fiction, non-fiction, history, plays, poetry, novels, fantasy, science-fiction, literary, academic, romance, middle-grades, picture books, young adult, speculative fiction, historical fiction, travel writing, essays, humor and more. My only concern was that the author should be "black" or of African descent. Please forgive any mistakes or omissions.
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Pleasure Activism: The Politics of Feeling Good (Adrienne Maree Brown)
Pleasure Activism: The Politics of Feeling Good
81
Adrienne Maree Brown
Boy, Snow, Bird (Helen Oyeyemi)
Boy, Snow, Bird
82
Helen Oyeyemi
Mules and Men (Zora Neale Hurston)
Mules and Men
83
Zora Neale Hurston
Biased: Uncovering the Hidden Prejudice That Shapes What We See, Think, and Do (Jennifer Eberheart, Phd)
Biased: Uncovering the Hidden Prejudice That Shapes What We See, Think, and Do
84
Jennifer Eberheart, Phd
Freedom Dreams (Robin D.G. Kelley)
Freedom Dreams
85
Robin D.G. Kelley
Native Son (Richard Wright)
Native Son
86
Richard Wright
Policing the Planet (Jordan T. Camp and Christina Heatherton)
Policing the Planet
87
Jordan T. Camp and Christina Heatherton
Citizen (Claudia Rankine)
Citizen
88
Claudia Rankine
Aya: Life in Yop City (Marguerite Abouet)
Aya: Life in Yop City
89
Marguerite Abouet
Aya: Love in Yop City (Marguerite Abouet)
Aya: Love in Yop City
90
Marguerite Abouet
Waiting 'Til the Midnight Hour: A Narrative History of Black Power in America (Peniel E Joseph)
Waiting 'Til the Midnight Hour: A Narrative History of Black Power in America
91
Peniel E Joseph
Black Sunday (Tola Rotimi Abraham)
Black Sunday
92
Tola Rotimi Abraham
Hidden Figures (Margot Lee Shetterly)
Hidden Figures
93
Margot Lee Shetterly
Nappily Ever After (Trisha R. Thomas)
Nappily Ever After
94
Trisha R. Thomas
Things Fall Apart (Chinua Achebe)
Things Fall Apart
95
Chinua Achebe
No Longer at Ease (Chinua Achebe)
No Longer at Ease
96
Chinua Achebe
Arrow of God (Chinua Achebe)
Arrow of God
97
Chinua Achebe
Mae Among the Stars (Roda Ahmed)
Mae Among the Stars
98
Roda Ahmed
How to Love a Jamaican (Alexia Arthurs)
How to Love a Jamaican
99
Alexia Arthurs
The New Testament (Jericho Brown)
The New Testament
100
Jericho Brown
Homegoing (Yaa Gyasi)
Homegoing
101
Yaa Gyasi
Locking Up Our Own (James Forman Jr.)
Locking Up Our Own
102
James Forman Jr.
The Haunting of Tram Car 015 (P. Djèlí Clark)
The Haunting of Tram Car 015
103
P. Djèlí Clark
The Murders of Molly Southbourne (Tade Thompson)
The Murders of Molly Southbourne
104
Tade Thompson
The Survival of Molly Southbourne (Tade Thompson)
The Survival of Molly Southbourne
105
Tade Thompson
The Beast Side (D. Watkins)
The Beast Side
106
D. Watkins
The Dark Fantastic (Ebony Elizabeth Thomas)
The Dark Fantastic
107
Ebony Elizabeth Thomas
Intimate Apparel (Lynn Nottage)
Intimate Apparel
108
Lynn Nottage
The Stars and the Blackness Between Them (Junauda Petrus)
The Stars and the Blackness Between Them
109
Junauda Petrus
The Posthumous Memoirs of Brás Cubas (Machado De Assis)
The Posthumous Memoirs of Brás Cubas
110
Machado De Assis
Black Privilege : Opportunity Comes to Those Who Create It (Charlamagne Tha God)
Black Privilege : Opportunity Comes to Those Who Create It
111
Charlamagne Tha God
Shook One: Anxiety Playing Tricks on Me (Charlamagne Tha God)
Shook One: Anxiety Playing Tricks on Me
112
Charlamagne Tha God
Graceland (Chris Abani)
Graceland
113
Chris Abani
Love in Colour: Mythical Tales From Around the World, Retold (Bolu Babalola)
Love in Colour: Mythical Tales From Around the World, Retold
114
Bolu Babalola
Queen of the Conquered (Kacen Callender)
Queen of the Conquered
115
Kacen Callender
King of the Rising (Kacen Callender)
King of the Rising
116
Kacen Callender
Don't Touch My Hair (Emma Dabiri)
Don't Touch My Hair
117
Emma Dabiri
Brutal Imagination (Cornelius Eady)
Brutal Imagination
118
Cornelius Eady
The Wretched of the Earth (Franz Fanon)
The Wretched of the Earth
119
Franz Fanon
An Elegy for Easterly (Petina Gappah)
An Elegy for Easterly
120
Petina Gappah
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