It is only a days until Black History Month. There is a list of 100 Essential New Works of Fiction by Black Authors to assist build your TBR for February. This list is only fiction including short stories and novels. This is a superb start to adding more Black authors into your reading.
These books range from this year to 10 years before and include modern classic as well less famous titles. They are separated by genre.
Fantasy & Science Fiction
The Fifth Season by NK Jemisin
Sorrowland by Rivers Solomon
Binti by Nnedi Okorafor
Chaing Gang All Stars by Nana Kwame Adjei Brenyah
Short Story Collections
The Secret Lives of Church Ladies by Deesha Philyaw
Friday Black by Nana Kwame Adjei Brenyah
Horror
The Reformatory by Tananarive Due
Lone Women by Victor LaValle
Ring Shout by P Djeli Clark
Romance
Rebel by Beverly Jenkins
Stars in Your Eyes by Kachen Callendar
An Extraordinary Union by Alyssa Cole
You Made a Fool of Death with with Your Beauty By Akwaeke Emezi
Historical Fiction
The Heaven and Earth Gorcery Store by James McBride
Homegoing by Yaa Gyasi
The Vanishing Half by Brit Bennett
The Underground Railroad by Colson Whiteland