These are just a few of many African-American Authors, hope you see something you may want to add to your lists. I have read some of these authors works myself and in doing this post discovered many more!!! For more info click the images above
- The Darkest Child by Delores Phillips(Adult)*
- Josephine and the Soilder by Beverly Jenkins(YA)*
- Sugar by Bernice L. McFadden(Adult)*
- Perfect Peace by Daniel Black(Adult)
- Silver Sparrow by Tayari Jones(Adult)
- The Color Purple by Alice Walker(Adult)
- Wench by Dolen Perkins-Valdez(Adult)*
- The Family Business by Carl Webber(Adult)*
- Split Ends by Jacquelin Thomas(YA)*
- Divas: India by Victoria Christopher Murray(YA)*
- Caught up in the Drama by Reshonda Tate Billingsley(YA)*
- Mama Ruby by Mary Monroe(Adult)*
- Getting to Happy by Terry McMillan(Adult)
- Mare's War by Tanita S. Davis(YA)*
- Manifest by Artist Arthur(YA)
- Not a Good Look by Nikki Carter(YA)
- Just Another Hero by Sharon M. Draper(YA)
- Ninth Ward by Jewell Parker Rhodes(YA)
- The First Part Last by Angela Johnson(YA)
- One Crazy Summer by Rita Williams-Garcia(MG)
- Broken by Patricia Haley(Adult)*
- Things Fall Apart by Chinua Achebe(Adult)
- Push by Sapphire(Adult)
- Their Eyes Were Watching God by Zora Neale Hurston(Adult)
- Conquer the Dark by L.A. Banks(Adult)
- Fire Baptized by Kenya Wright(Adult)--will be reviewing this one
- All Mixed Up by Kim Wayans & Kevin Knotts(MG)
- Being Lara by Lola Jaye(I think Adult)
- Saving Maddie by Varian Johnson(YA)
- Zahrah the Windseeker by Nnedi Okorafor-Mbachu(YA)
- please, baby, please by Spike Lee & Tonya Lewis Lee(Children's)
*indicates authors or books I have read
