Books When You Just Need to Escape & Chill or When You Need Some Motivation (Updated Monthly)
July 2021
- Luster: A Novel ~Raven Leilani
- Carefree Black Girls: A Celebration of Black Women in Pop Culture ~Zeba Blay
- On Girlhood: 15 Stories from the Well-Read Black Girl Library ~Glory Edim
- Leaving Breezy Street: A Memoir ~Brenda Myers-Powell w/ April Reynolds
- The Poison Heart ~Kalynn Bayron
June 2021
- A Chorus Rises ~Bethany C. Morrow
- Ace of Spades: How Do You Stop An Unknown Enemy? ~Faridah Àbíké-Íyímídé
- When Life Gives You Mangoes ~Kereen Getten
- Bamboozled by Jesus: How God Tricked me into the Life of My Dreams ~Yvonne Orji
- Punch Me Up To The Gods: A Memoir ~ Brian Broome
May 2021
- Summer on the Bluffs ~Sunny Hostin
- Sure, I’ll Be Your Black Friend: Notes from the Other Side of the Fist Bump ~Ben Philipe
- Somebody’s Daughter: A Memoir ~Ashley C. Ford
- When Stars Rain Down ~Angela Jackson-Brown
- Black Leopard, Red Wolf ~Marlon James
April 2021
- Libertie: A Novel ~Kaitlyn Greenidge
- The Man Who Lived Underground ~Richard Wright
- Deacon King Kong: A Novel ~James McBride
- The Gilded Ones ~Namina Forna
- The Black Flamingo ~Dean Atta
March 2021
- Black Girl, Call Home ~Jasmine Mans
- The City We Became: A Novel ~N.K. Jemisin
- Surviving the White Gaze ~Rebecca Carroll
- When No One is Watching: A Thriller ~ Alyssa Cole
- Shame Proof Parenting: Find Your Unique Parenting Voice, Feel Empowered, And Raise Whole Healthy Children ~Mercedes Samudio, LCSW
February 2021
- Crosshairs ~Catherine Hernandez
- Raybearer ~Jordan Ifueko
- Purposeful Perspectives: Empowering Black Women Towards Spiritual Alignment, Self-Mastery & Joy ~Nichomi Higgins
- Chronicling Stankonia: The Rise of the Hip-Hop South ~Regina N. Bradley
- With the Fire on High ~Elizabeth Acevedo
January 2021
- How Long ‘Til Black Future Month? ~N.K. Jemisin
- Power & Magic: The Queer Witch Comics Anthology ~Edited by Joamette Gil
- Children of Blood and Bone ~Tomi Adeyemi
- Children of Virtue and Vengeance ~Tomi Adeyemi
- Pleasure Activism: The Politics of Feeling Good ~adrienne maree brown
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Dr. G’s Top Black Children’s Books
- Maya and the Robot ~Eve L. Ewing (Illustrated by Christine Almeda)
- Skin Like Mine ~Latashia M. Perry (Illustrated by Bea Jackson)
- Sulwe ~Lupita Nyong’o (Illustrated by Vashti Harrison)
- Don’t Touch My Hair ~Sharee Miller
- Hair Love ~Matthew A. Cherry (Illustrated by Vashti Harrison)
- Dream Big, Little One; Think Big, Little One; Little Leaders: Bold Women in Black History; Little Legends: Exceptional Men in Black History ~Vashti Harrison
- Amazing Grace & Boundless Grace ~Mary Hoffman (Illustrated by Caroline Binch)
- Parker Looks Up: An Extraordinary Moment ~Parker Curry & Jessica Curry (Illustrated by Brittany Jackson)
If there’s a book that you think should be added to one of my lists, make sure to drop a note in the comments!!
