28 Books By Black Authors That Should Be on Your Bookshelf
Looking for books by Black Authors to add to your bookshelf or to expand your horizons? Check out this list!

Black voices should be celebrated every month, all year round without being limited to 28 days. Because Black History is American History.
One of the best ways to do this is through literature. It’s where we tell our stories, our history and our struggles and share our joy.
I wanted to highlight a book for every day of Black History month, which will leave you will a book a day. Not that you have to read a book a day lol. But these books are not just for Black people, but for everyone.
I wanted to include a full range of stories that show black stories from despair, to showcasing the downtrodden to uplifting and hopeful to history, romance, andthought provoking books, and straight entertainment.
Because they are not just BLACK stories, they are the stories of PEOPLE.
They are stories of the history of America, the hopes of America and the dark places of America.
And each and every one of them is a must read.
I’ve read about 90% of this list at least once and the other 10% is on my list to read this year. Along with re-reading some that I haven’t touched since high school and college.
Hopefully, you can find something that you enjoy or learn from or can’t stop thinking about on this list.
Enjoy.
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28 Books by Black Authors That Should Be on Your Bookshelf

Not Without Laughter (Dover Thrift Editions: Black History)
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