This is my 2025 top 10 books fiction & non-fiction written by Black authors. I got these throughout the year and had a great time thumbing through them all. Check out my faves!
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Fiction
Non-Fiction
Fiction
This generation’s Waiting To Exhale me thinks!! So, so good and definitely will be rereading again at some point this year!
The Wilderness by Angela Flournoy
Such a great read!! Connecting all of the pieces together (no pun intended) is so thrilling and intriguing
Good Dirt by Charmaine Wilkerson
Wanted a lighter and spicier read for my summer vacay and this more than fit the bill!
Unlikely Neighbors by Renee Daniel Flagler
Woah, woah, and woah! Had to strap in multiple times while reading. Definitely something that’ll stick with me
Come and Get It by Kiley Reid
Such a cute book!! Love anything enemies to lovers. Light and easy, another great summer read!
Quarter-Love Crisis by Jasmine Burke
Non-Fiction
This book!!!!!! Such a great read for every mother, every girl dad, every daughter, Beyoncé fans, Solange fans, 90s & Y2K media consumers, everyone!
Could not put this down and it’s such a great book, like honestly just reads so well. So many up...
Matriarch: A Memoir by Tina Knowles
Have it on my coffee table right now!! The pictures are beautiful, reading the insights behind the looks are beautiful. So, so good!
The Look by Michelle Obama
Read this if you want to look at the color blue like never before! Seriously was the perfect collision of all my worlds: black history, art, and storytelling. Incredible!
Black in Blues: How a Color Tells the Story of My People by Imani Perry
This is such a great book!! Amazing collection of images of black people from decades ago just living and loving. Another great coffee table find!
Black Archives: A Photographic Celebration of Black Life by Renata Cherlise
Such a great read!! This man was singlehandedly a reset to the culture at the time. Love how intimate and candid this feels
