Black History Month: 28 Books for 28 Days

Its February which means it’s Black History Month! The internet is abound with book lists for folks to celebrate and read Black Authors and I decided to make one of my own. My bonanza of books is just an incomplete list of books I’ve loved and books I’m looking forward to reading, because there is just so many fantastic Black authors killing it right now. Click on the link to learn about each book and give an independent bookstore some love.

  1. Black Enough: Stories of Being Young and Black in America, Edited by Ibi Zoboi
  2. A Phoenix First Must Burn, Edited by Patrice Caldwell
  3. When You Were Everything, by Ashley Woodfolk
  4. Let Me Hear A Rhyme by Tiffany D. Jackson
  5. Legendborn by Tracy Deonn
  6. Slay, by Brittney Morris
  7. Full Disclosure, by Camryn Garrett
  8. Dear Haiti, Love Alaine by Maika Moulite and Maritza Moulite
  9. Felix Ever After by Kacen Callender
  10. Opposite of Always by Justin A. Reynolds
  11. You Should See Me in a Crown by Leah Johnson
  12. Voting Booth by Brandy Colbert
  13. Raybearer by Jordan Ifueko
  14. A Song Below Water by Bethany C. Morrow
  15. Love is a Revolution by Renee Watson
  16. Pride, by Ibi Zoboi
  17. Odd One Out, by Nic Stone
  18. Fire on High by Elizabeth Acevedo
  19. Happily Ever Afters by Elise Bryant (look for my review next week!)
  20. Genesis Begins Again by Alicia D. Williams
  21. Wings of Ebony by J. Elle
  22. Reaper of Souls by Rena Barron
  23. A Song of Wraiths and Ruin by Roseanne A. Brown
  24. Cinderella is Dead by Kalynn Bayron
  25. Grown by Tiffany D. Jackson
  26. The Belles by Dhonielle Clayton
  27. All Boys Aren’t Blue: A Memoir Manifesto by George M. Johnson
  28. Nubia: Real One by L.L. McKinney