Books by black authors

Library circulation of books by black authors is up 200% since May. A large number of checkouts are titles about antiracism. Continue supporting black authors by reading some of these powerful books as well. Titles in this collection include recommendations from bestselling authors and social justice activists Layla F. Saad, Jason Reynolds, Kimberly Latrice Jones, and Gilly Segal.

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Homegoing

Yaa Gyasi Author
(2016)

English

INTERNATIONAL BESTSELLER • WINNER OF THE NATIONAL BOOK CRITICS CIRCLE'S JOHN LEONARD PRIZE • WINNER OF THE PEN / HEMINGWAY AWARD FOR DEBUT FICTION • Ghana, eighteenth centu... Read more

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Half of a Yellow Sun

Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie Author
(2008)

English

NATIONAL BOOK CRITICS CIRCLE AWARD FINALIST • From the award-winning, bestselling author of Americanah and We Should All Be Feminists—a haunting story of love and war. • Recipi... Read more

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Black Leopard, Red Wolf

Dark Star Trilogy (Series)

Book 1

Marlon James Author
(2019)

English

One of TIME’s 100 Best Fantasy Books of All TimeWinner of the L.A. Times Ray Bradbury Prize Finalist for the 2019 National Book Award The New York Times Bestseller Named a Best Book of ... Read more