28 Books by Black Authors I'm Reading This Year

For several years, I’ve been on a mission to read more books by women and people of color. It matters so much to be to read widely, deeply, and diversely, and lately, I’ve been even more intentional about what (and who) I read. I am on a renewed mission to read more and more books by Black authors (of all kinds!) and wanted to share what’s on my TBR shelf. (SO MANY BOOKS from the library all came in at once from being on hold!). This isn’t something I’m doing just because of our current cultural climate, but something that matters and is important, end of story. So!

Here’s what I want to read this year:

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