• I’m From by Gary R. Gray, Jr.
• When I Wrap My Hair by Shauntay Grant
• Big by Vashti Harrison
• The Coolest Beard by Betty Tekle
• Curlfriends: New In Town by Sharee Miller
• Conjure Island by Eden Royce
• Alex Wise vs. The End of the World by Terry J. Benton-Walker
• Major Taylor: World Cycling Champion by Charles R. Smith, Jr.
• The Artivist by Nikkolas Smith

• Nigeria Jones by Ibi Zoboi
• Bright Red Fruit by Safia Elhillo
• The King Is Dead by Benjamin Dean
• All These Sunken Souls: A Black Horror Anthology edited by Circe Moskowitz
• Delicious Monsters by Liselle Sambury
• A Crown So Cursed by L.L. McKinney
• Chaos Theory by Nic Stone
• Highly Suspicious and Unfairly Cute by Talia Hibbert
• Vinyl Moon by Mahogany L. Browne
• Ain’t Burned All the Bright by Jason Reynolds
• The Library of the Dead by T.L. Huchu
• Promise Boys by Nick Brooks

Fiction

• We Are A Haunting by Tyriek White
• All The Sinners Bleed by S.A. Cosby
• A Love Song for Ricki Wilde by Tia Williams
• Lone Women by Victor LaValle
• No Gods, No Monsters by Cadwell Turnbull
• Maame by Jessica George
• Harlem Shuffle by Colson Whitehead

Nonfiction

• Why Fathers Cry at Night: A Memoir in Love Poems, Recipes, and Remembrances by Kwame Alexander
• Ordinary Notes by Christina Sharpe
• How To Say Babylon by Safiya Sinclair
• The New Black West: Photographs from America's Only Touring Black Rodeo by Gabriela Hasbun
• Gullah Geechee Home Cooking: Recipes from the Matriarch of Edisto Island by Emily Meggett

Author Talks

Watch recordings of the Library's online author talks, featuring best-selling Black authors, scholars, and industry leaders.

• Jason Mott – Hell of a Book
• Tiffany “The Budgetnista” Aliche – Made Whole: The Practical Guide to Reaching Your Financial Goals
• Robert Jones, Jr. – The Prophets
• Tananarive Due – The Wishing Pool and Other Stories
• Jernard A. Wells – Southern Inspired: More Than 100 Delicious Dishes from My American Table to Yours
• Sadeqa Johnson – The House of Eve
• Namina Forna – The Gilded Ones Series
• Kwame Christian – How to Have Difficult Conversations About Race: Practical Tools for Necessary Change in the Workplace and Beyond
• Michele Harper – The Beauty in Breaking
• Dr. Marcia Chatelain – Franchise: The Golden Arches in Black America

TeachingBooks for Libraries

Check out the African (Global) Collection to find resources—like exclusive author interviews, discussion guides, and fun activities—on award-winning children's and YA (Young Adult) books about Black history and culture.