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
Sci-Fi and Fantasy
Classic and Contemporary
Romance
Horror, Thrillers, and Mystery
Black History
Influencers
Further Reading
This week we celebrate the birthday of writer and anthropologist Zora Neale Hurston. Largely unappreciated in her lifetime, the trailblazing author's writings saw a resurgence after Alice Walker's 1975 essay called her "the patron saint of black women writers." Here we review five of her essential titles.
Black history IS history, and Black History Month is a time to celebrate both contemporary and traditional black history, beginning with a nod to Dr. Carter G. Woodson, the scholar who established what we now celebrate in an effort to collect, document, and backfill all of the history that was missing because it never made it into the books. Below are 14 scientists, mathematicians, and engineers who have made significant contributions to furthering the human race for people of all color.
Black History Month rolls around every February to bring very few new surprises about a black history that seems to encompass the Civil Rights Movement and little else. There’s so much more to the story – let’s have a look.
For Black History month we've decided to bring you a series featuring great black writers from four distinct genres. This week, our focus is contemporary authors—from the Harlem Renaissance groundbreakers to exciting newcomers of today.
