Books by Black authors that you may not have heard of
Freshwater by Akwaeke Emezi. The story of a Nigerian nb person who moves to the US. Also an nb author.
Lakewood by Megan Giddings. Science fiction about race and biological experimentation.
Girl, Woman, Other, by Bernadine Evaristo. This has been all over the place in the UK, but not so much in the US. Each section tells the story of a different Black woman living in London.
Washington Black by Esi Edugyan. A man who is enslaved works with his master to create a flying machine.
The Confessions of Frannie Langton by Sara Collins. Historical fiction about a slave who ends up working for a woman in London, who then becomes her lover, who then is the victim of a murder for which Frannie is accused.
In Our Mad and Furious City, by Guy Gunaratne. Inner city London kids deal with anti-immigrant and racist rhetoric.
The Fishermen by Chigozie Obioma. This family drama set in Nigeria made me cry.
Delicious Foods by James Hannaham. A boy searches for his drug-addict mother, only to find himself trapped in indentured servitude (aka modern slavery).
Recyclopedia: Trimmings / S*PeRM**K*T / Muse and Drudge by Harryette Mullens. Poetry.
Corregidora by Gayl Jones. Harlem Renaissance angst.
Wide Sargasso Sea by Jean Rhys. A retelling of Jane Eyre, from Bertha Mason’s perspective.
Homie and Don’t Call Us Dead by Danez Smith. Poetry about queerness and blackness and friendship. (They are well-known but I wanted to include more poetry.)
So You Want to Talk About Race by Ijeoma Oluo. One of my favorite nonfiction books about racism and as the title suggests, how to talk about it while being uncomfortable, brave, and without harming others.
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