To Celebrate Black History month, Goodreads has released its list of the best fiction novels from the past decade from black authors. Keep reading to find out which 10 essential books made their list!
Making a list like this is never easy. But ultimately, these lists help readers find books to read that they otherwise wouldn’t have come across. Goodreads limited the books from the past decade and I think that was a smart idea.
With so many books to choose from, Goodreads jumped right in with a novel released last year with The Heaven & Earth Grocery Store as their first pick. And if you have read the novel, then you wouldn’t disagree. James McBride is a talented author whose storytelling is unmatched.
The list contains a bunch of well-known authors such as Colson Whitehead and Yaa Gyasi. They are great authors to dive into and you will be lost in the novels in no time. You can see the full list below
Essential Books to Read for Black History Month
- The Heaven & Earth Grocery Store by James Mcbride
- The Vanishing Half by Brit Bennett
- The House of Eve by Sadeqa Johnson
- The Underground Railroad Colson Whitehead
- Homegoing by Yaa Gyasi
- Black Cake by Charmaine Wilkerson
- Let Us Descend by Jesmyn Ward
- The Prophets by by Robert Jones Jr.
- The Nickel Boys by Colson Whitehead
- The Love Songs of W.E.B. Du Bois by Honorée Fanonne Jeffers
Conclusion
These are just 10 of the 100 books selected by Goodreads as essential books to read for Black History Month. How many of these books have you read? What other books should have made the list? Let us know in the comments below!
Follow us on Instagram and Facebook
Discover more from Books of Brilliance
Subscribe to get the latest posts sent to your email.