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Celebrate Black Authors

Celebrate black history this month (and every month!) by reading black authors. From classic literature to romance to afrofuturism, we have books for all genres as well as nonfiction picks for adults and kids to educate and expand your knowledge of black history. Read diverse books with ThriftBooks this month, because representation matters.


Children's Nonfiction

Books to read with your kids this black history month
Little Leaders: Bold Women in Black History
Little Leaders: Bold Women in Black History
Vashti Harrison

from $4.89

C Is for Country
C Is for Country
Random House

from $4.49

This Is Your Time
This Is Your Time
Ruby Bridges

from $2.99

Of Thee I Sing: A Letter to My Daughters
Of Thee I Sing: A Letter to My Daughters
Barack Obama

from $4.19

Shirley Chisholm Is a Verb
Shirley Chisholm Is a Verb
Veronica Chambers

from $4.09

Counting on Katherine: How Katherine Johnson Saved Apollo 13
Counting on Katherine: How Katherine Johnson Saved Apollo 13
Helaine Becker

from $5.39

The Teachers March!
The Teachers March!
Rich Wallace

from $15.76

All Because You Matter
All Because You Matter
Tami Charles

from $5.69

Barack Obama: Son of Promise, Child of Hope
Barack Obama: Son of Promise, Child of Hope
Nikki Grimes

from $4.19

I Promise
I Promise
LeBron James

from $5.79

Black Heroes: A Black History Book for Kids: 51 Inspiring People from Ancient Africa to Modern-Day U.S.A.
Black Heroes: A Black History Book for Kids: 51 Inspiring People from Ancient Africa to Modern-Day U.S.A.
Arlisha Norwood

from $9.39

Who Was Harriet Tubman?
Who Was Harriet Tubman?
Yona Zeldis McDonough

from $3.59

Human Computer: Mary Jackson, Engineer
Human Computer: Mary Jackson, Engineer
Andi Diehn

from $8.29

Computer Decoder: Dorothy Vaughan, Computer Scientist
Computer Decoder: Dorothy Vaughan, Computer Scientist
Andi Diehn

from $8.19

Let the Children March
Let the Children March
Monica Clark-Robinson

from $5.49

The Youngest Marcher: The Story of Audrey Faye Hendricks, a Young Civil Rights Activist
The Youngest Marcher: The Story of Audrey Faye Hendricks, a Young Civil Rights Activist
Cynthia Levinson

from $4.19

Mae Among the Stars
Mae Among the Stars
Roda Ahmed

from $7.59

I am Martin Luther King, Jr.
I am Martin Luther King, Jr.
Brad Meltzer

from $4.19

And Then You
And Then You
Amanda Richardson

from $15.24

Sci-Fi and Fantasy

Afrofuturism and beyond, black authors and characters take the spotlight
Parable of the Sower
Parable of the Sower
Octavia E. Butler

from $15.08

Dark Matter: A Century of Speculative Fiction from the African Diaspora
Dark Matter: A Century of Speculative Fiction from the African Diaspora
Sheree Renée Thomas

from $19.31

An Unkindness of Ghosts
An Unkindness of Ghosts
Rivers Solomon

from $7.59

Who Fears Death
Who Fears Death
Nnedi Okorafor

from $5.89

The Intuitionist
The Intuitionist
Colson Whitehead

from $3.99

The Lesson
The Lesson
Cadwell Turnbull

from $4.69

Beloved
Beloved
Toni Morrison

from $3.59

Octavia's Brood
Octavia's Brood
Walidah Imarisha

from $14.86

People of Color Flash Anthology (Fantastic Stories of the Imagination)
People of Color Flash Anthology (Fantastic Stories of the Imagination)
Naru Dames Sundar

Out of Stock

Dhalgren
Dhalgren
Samuel R. Delany

from $12.79

How Long 'til Black Future Month?
How Long 'til Black Future Month?
N.K. Jemisin

from $6.49

New Suns
New Suns
Minsoo Kang

from $10.09

Falling in Love with Hominids
Falling in Love with Hominids
Nalo Hopkinson

from $6.49

Brown Girl in the Ring
Brown Girl in the Ring
Nalo Hopkinson

from $6.19

Cinderella Is Dead
Cinderella Is Dead
Kalynn Bayron

from $6.79

Master of Poisons
Master of Poisons
Andrea Hairston

from $3.99

Everfair
Everfair
Nisi Shawl

from $10.09

Black Panther: World of Wakanda
Black Panther: World of Wakanda
Roxane Gay

from $4.69

Mothership
Mothership
Tobias S. Buckell

from $16.35

Kindred
Kindred
Octavia E. Butler

from $6.09

Classic and Contemporary

The staples and newcomers in black literature
Year of Yes
Year of Yes
Shonda Rhimes

from $4.19

Such a Fun Age
Such a Fun Age
Kiley Reid

from $3.99

An American Marriage
An American Marriage
Tayari Jones

from $3.99

The Vanishing Half
The Vanishing Half
Brit Bennett

from $4.39

Black Leopard, Red Wolf
Black Leopard, Red Wolf
Marlon James

from $7.69

More Than Enough: Claiming Space for Who You Are (No Matter What They Say)
More Than Enough: Claiming Space for Who You Are (No Matter What They Say)
Elaine Welteroth

from $3.99

I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings
I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings
Maya Angelou

from $3.99

The Hate U Give
The Hate U Give
Angie Thomas

from $4.19

Beloved
Beloved
Toni Morrison

from $3.59

Invisible Man
Invisible Man
Ralph Ellison

from $3.99

The Color Purple
The Color Purple
Alice Walker

from $3.59

Ordinary Light
Ordinary Light
Tracy K. Smith

from $4.19

The Autobiography of Malcolm X
The Autobiography of Malcolm X
Alex Haley

from $4.19

God Help the Child
God Help the Child
Toni Morrison

from $4.49

It's Not All Downhill from Here
It's Not All Downhill from Here
Terry McMillan

from $4.29

His Truth Is Marching On: John Lewis and the Power of Hope
His Truth Is Marching On: John Lewis and the Power of Hope
Jon Meacham

from $3.99

Let Love Rule
Let Love Rule
Lenny Kravitz

from $2.99

The Fire Next Time
The Fire Next Time
James Baldwin

from $5.79

Romance

Love stories featuring black main characters by black authors
A Family Reunion
A Family Reunion
Brenda Jackson

from $3.99

The Wedding Party
The Wedding Party
Jasmine Guillory

from $12.82

The Boyfriend Project
The Boyfriend Project
Farrah Rochon

from $5.49

Real Men Knit
Real Men Knit
Kwana Jackson

from $5.09

The Wright Collection
The Wright Collection
Christina C. Jones

from $21.99

The Worst Best Man
The Worst Best Man
Mia Sosa

from $7.59

Take a hint Dani Brown
Take a hint Dani Brown
Talia Hibbert

from $13.96

The Proposal
The Proposal
Jasmine Guillory

from $3.99

The Savvy Sistahs
The Savvy Sistahs
Brenda Jackson

from $4.49

Bad Men and Wicked Women
Bad Men and Wicked Women
Eric Jerome Dickey

from $6.09

Waiting to Exhale
Waiting to Exhale
Terry McMillan

from $3.59

I Almost Forgot About You
I Almost Forgot About You
Terry McMillan

from $3.99

A Love Hate Thing
A Love Hate Thing
Whitney D. Grandison

from $9.59

Harbor
Harbor
Rebekah Weatherspoon

from $12.84

Get a Life, Chloe Brown
Get a Life, Chloe Brown
Talia Hibbert

from $8.29

And Mistress Makes Three
And Mistress Makes Three
Francis Ray

from $4.19

Let's Get It On
Let's Get It On
Rochelle Alers

from $4.19

Before We Were Wicked
Before We Were Wicked
Eric Jerome Dickey

from $4.99

Horror, Thrillers, and Mystery

Scares, thrills, chills, and more by black writers
Casanegra
Casanegra
Blair Underwood

from $3.59

A Quiet Storm
A Quiet Storm
Rachel Howzell Hall

from $4.19

Bluebird, Bluebird
Bluebird, Bluebird
Attica Locke

from $3.99

Buying Time
Buying Time
Pamela Samuels Young

from $5.89

Devil in a Blue Dress
Devil in a Blue Dress
Walter Mosley

from $3.59

Down the River Unto the Sea
Down the River Unto the Sea
Walter Mosley

from $5.39

Cinnamon Kiss
Cinnamon Kiss
Walter Mosley

from $4.19

Broken Places
Broken Places
Tracy Clark

from $3.99

Deep Fried Trouble
Deep Fried Trouble
Tyora Moody

from $5.29

Blanche on the Lam
Blanche on the Lam
Barbara Neely

from $4.19

Ain't Nobody's Business If I Do
Ain't Nobody's Business If I Do
Valerie Wilson Wesley

from $3.59

Black Water Rising
Black Water Rising
Attica Locke

from $4.09

In Firm Pursuit
In Firm Pursuit
Pamela Samuels Young

from $7.79

The Strivers Row Spy
The Strivers Row Spy
Jason Overstreet

from $5.19

Murder with Collard Greens and Hot Sauce
Murder with Collard Greens and Hot Sauce
A.L. Herbert

from $8.29

The Company You Keep
The Company You Keep
Angela Henry

from $5.99

Mama Stalks the Past
Mama Stalks the Past
Nora DeLoach

from $4.09

Bangers
Bangers
Gary Phillips

from $3.99

Airtight Willie & Me
Airtight Willie & Me
Iceberg Slim

from $5.89

Devil's Gonna Get Him
Devil's Gonna Get Him
Valerie Wilson Wesley

from $4.69

Black History

Nonfiction with a focus on history
Black Klansman
Black Klansman
Ron Stallworth

from $4.19

The Autobiography of Malcolm X
The Autobiography of Malcolm X
Alex Haley

from $4.19

The Autobiography of Martin Luther King, Jr.
The Autobiography of Martin Luther King, Jr.
Clayborne Carson

from $6.19

Hidden Figures: The Untold True Story of Four African-American Women Who Helped Launch Our Nation Into Space
Hidden Figures: The Untold True Story of Four African-American Women Who Helped Launch Our Nation Into Space
Margot Lee Shetterly

from $3.99

Nollywood: The Making of a Film Empire
Nollywood: The Making of a Film Empire
Emily Witt

from $6.49

Assata: An Autobiography
Assata: An Autobiography
Assata Shakur

from $15.45

Harriet Tubman: The Road to Freedom
Harriet Tubman: The Road to Freedom
Catherine Clinton

from $6.09

The Warmth of Other Suns
The Warmth of Other Suns
Isabel Wilkerson

from $9.09

When I Was a Slave: Memoirs from the Slave Narrative Collection (Dover Thrift Editions)
When I Was a Slave: Memoirs from the Slave Narrative Collection (Dover Thrift Editions)

from $4.19

Slavery by Another Name: The Re-Enslavement of Black Americans from the Civil War to World War II
Slavery by Another Name: The Re-Enslavement of Black Americans from the Civil War to World War II
Douglas A. Blackmon

from $9.79

March: Book One
March: Book One
John Lewis

from $4.09

Stokely: A Life
Stokely: A Life
Peniel E. Joseph

from $18.51

At the Dark End of the Street: Black Women, Rape, and Resistance—A New History of the Civil Rights Movement from Rosa Parks to the Rise of Black Power
At the Dark End of the Street: Black Women, Rape, and Resistance—A New History of the Civil Rights Movement from Rosa Parks to the Rise of Black Power
Danielle L. McGuire

from $6.39

Incidents in the Life of a Slave Girl, written by herself
Incidents in the Life of a Slave Girl, written by herself
Harriet Ann Jacobs

from $3.99

Race Matters
Race Matters
Cornel West

from $4.19

The Marrow of Tradition
The Marrow of Tradition
Charles W. Chesnutt

from $4.59

Strange Fruit: The Biography of a Song
Strange Fruit: The Biography of a Song
David Margolick

from $5.09

White Girls
White Girls
Hilton Als

from $4.59

Through My Eyes
Through My Eyes
Ruby Bridges

from $4.19

Turning 15 on the Road to Freedom: My Story of the 1965 Selma Voting Rights March
Turning 15 on the Road to Freedom: My Story of the 1965 Selma Voting Rights March
Lynda Blackmon Lowery

from $3.99

Influencers

Black celebrities who've made an impact
Year of Yes
Year of Yes
Shonda Rhimes

from $4.19

The Measure of a Man: A Spiritual Autobiography (Oprah's Book Club)
The Measure of a Man: A Spiritual Autobiography (Oprah's Book Club)
Sidney Poitier

from $3.99

Don't Block the Blessings
Don't Block the Blessings
Patti LaBelle

from $4.69

We're Going to Need More Wine
We're Going to Need More Wine
Gabrielle Union

from $3.99

The Misadventures of Awkward Black Girl
The Misadventures of Awkward Black Girl
Issa Rae

from $3.99

Is It Just Me?: Or it is Nuts Out There?
Is It Just Me?: Or it is Nuts Out There?
Whoopi Goldberg

from $4.69

Dreams From My Father: A Story of Race and Inheritance
Dreams From My Father: A Story of Race and Inheritance
Barack Obama

from $4.49

What I Know For Sure
What I Know For Sure
Oprah Winfrey

from $3.99

Secrets of a Sparrow
Secrets of a Sparrow
Diana Ross

from $4.69

Sweet Thunder: The Life and Times of Sugar Ray Robinson
Sweet Thunder: The Life and Times of Sugar Ray Robinson
Wil Haygood

from $4.49

Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood
Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood
Trevor Noah

from $4.69

The Last Black Unicorn
The Last Black Unicorn
Tiffany Haddish

from $3.99

Redefining Realness: My Path to Womanhood, Identity, Love & So Much More
Redefining Realness: My Path to Womanhood, Identity, Love & So Much More
Janet Mock

from $3.99

It Worked for Me: In Life and Leadership
It Worked for Me: In Life and Leadership
Colin Powell

from $4.29

Becoming
Becoming
Michelle Obama

from $4.19

There Goes My Social Life: From Clueless to Conservative
There Goes My Social Life: From Clueless to Conservative
Stacey Dash

from $4.59

Further Reading

The Essential Zora Neale Hurston
January 08, 2020
The Essential Zora Neale Hurston
The Essential Zora Neale Hurston
January 08, 2020
The Essential Zora Neale Hurston
Celebrating Black History Month: 14 Black Scientists Who Changed the World
February 20, 2019
Celebrating Black History Month: 14 Black Scientists Who Changed the World
Celebrating Black History Month: 14 Black Scientists Who Changed the World
February 20, 2019
Celebrating Black History Month: 14 Black Scientists Who Changed the World
Black History – Not Just a Month
February 08, 2016
Black History – Not Just a Month
A fresh look at Black History Month
Black History – Not Just a Month
February 08, 2016
Black History – Not Just a Month
A fresh look at Black History Month
9 Must-Read Books by Contemporary Black Authors
February 05, 2020
9 Must-Read Books by Contemporary Black Authors
Celebrate Black Authors Series
9 Must-Read Books by Contemporary Black Authors
February 05, 2020
9 Must-Read Books by Contemporary Black Authors
Celebrate Black Authors Series

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