We asked for your favourite works by Black creators, and you delivered! Enjoy these titles recommended by fellow readers, TV-watchers and music lovers.
Felix Ever After by Kacen Callender
A revelatory YA novel about a transgender teen grappling with identity and self-discovery while falling in love for the first time. Ages 14+.
Such a Fun Age by Kiley Reid
A page-turning and big-hearted story about race and privilege, set around a young black babysitter, her well-intentioned employer, and a surprising connection that threatens to undo them both. "A brilliant novel! I recommend it to everyone."
One Day I Will Write About This Place by Binyavanga Wainaina
"A pithy, well-travelled guide by an African great."
Between the World and Me by Ta-Nehisi Coates
What is it like to inhabit a Black body and find a way to live within it? And how can we all honestly reckon with this fraught history and free ourselves from its burden? This is Ta-Nehisi Coates’s attempt to answer these questions in a letter to his adolescent son.
Yinka, Where Is Your Huzband?
"A funny and universal book with hijinks, messy family and personal foibles."
Kindred by Octavia Butler
The visionary time-travel classic whose Black female hero is pulled through time to face the horrors of American slavery and explores the impacts of racism, sexism, and white supremacy then and now.
Transcendent Kingdom by Yaa Gyasi
A profoundly moving portrait of a family of Ghanaian immigrants ravaged by depression, addiction and grief — a novel about faith, science, religion and love.
Act Your Age, Eve Brown by Talia Hibbert
The flightiest Brown sister crashes into the life of an uptight B&B owner and has him falling hard—literally. "[Talia Hibbert] is so funny and also writes diverse characters!"
The World Doesn't Require You by Rion Amilcar Scott
Welcome to Cross River, Maryland, where Rion Amilcar Scott creates a mythical universe peopled by some of the most memorable characters in contemporary American fiction. "Every short story was so compelling!"
Insecure (TV series)
This series follows the awkward experiences and racy tribulations of a modern-day Black woman. "The writing is elevated."
Kind of Blue by Miles Davis
This 1959 album is regarded by many critics as Davis's masterpiece, the greatest jazz record ever recorded, and one of the best albums of all time.
