|
A Lethal Lady
|
Nekesa Afia |
2024 |
Mystery |
Adult |
unknown |
suspenseful, stylish |
murder, racism, violence |
readers following newer queer mystery releases |
|
A Little Kissing Between Friends
|
Chencia C. Higgins |
2024 |
Romance |
Adult |
happy |
funny, romantic |
friendship tension, career stress |
readers following newer Black sapphic romance |
|
This Ravenous Fate
|
Hayley Dennings |
2024 |
Fantasy |
YA |
unknown |
lush, dangerous |
blood, violence, historical racism, death |
YA readers wanting historical sapphic vampire fantasy |
|
You're Not Supposed to Die Tonight
|
Kalynn Bayron |
2023 |
Horror |
YA |
ambiguous |
tense, bloody |
murder, gore, peril |
YA readers who want fast slasher horror |
|
Burn Down, Rise Up
|
Vincent Tirado |
2022 |
Horror |
YA |
ambiguous |
fast-paced, scary |
violence, disappearance, horror imagery |
YA readers seeking queer urban horror |
|
D'Vaughn and Kris Plan a Wedding
|
Chencia C. Higgins |
2022 |
Romance |
Adult |
happy |
joyful, romantic |
family expectations, public pressure |
readers wanting upbeat Black sapphic romance |
|
Harlem Sunset
|
Nekesa Afia |
2022 |
Mystery |
Adult |
ambiguous |
suspenseful, historic |
murder, racism, violence |
fans of Louise Lloyd mysteries |
|
House of Hunger
|
Alexis Henderson |
2022 |
Horror |
Adult |
ambiguous |
decadent, dark |
blood, violence, exploitation |
fans of lush gothic horror |
|
This Wicked Fate
|
Kalynn Bayron |
2022 |
Fantasy |
YA |
ambiguous |
adventurous, magical |
death, peril, family secrets |
readers continuing This Poison Heart |
|
Dead Dead Girls
|
Nekesa Afia |
2021 |
Mystery |
Adult |
ambiguous |
jazzy, suspenseful |
murder, racism, homophobia |
readers wanting Harlem-set queer mystery |
|
Honey Girl
|
Morgan Rogers |
2021 |
Romance |
Adult |
ambiguous |
tender, introspective |
burnout, anxiety, family pressure |
readers who like romance plus self-discovery |
|
Rise to the Sun
|
Leah Johnson |
2021 |
YA |
YA |
happy |
bright, romantic |
grief, anxiety |
readers wanting joyful Black sapphic YA |
|
Skye Falling
|
Mia McKenzie |
2021 |
Fiction |
Adult |
happy |
funny, heartfelt |
family conflict, grief |
book clubs wanting contemporary Black queer fiction |
|
Sorrowland
|
Rivers Solomon |
2021 |
Horror |
Adult |
ambiguous |
intense, gothic |
body horror, cult, racism, violence |
readers wanting literary political horror |
|
This Poison Heart
|
Kalynn Bayron |
2021 |
Fantasy |
YA |
ambiguous |
mysterious, lush |
death, family secrets, peril |
YA readers who like magical mysteries |
|
Cinderella Is Dead
|
Kalynn Bayron |
2020 |
Fantasy |
YA |
happy |
defiant, romantic |
patriarchy, violence, oppression |
teen readers wanting feminist fairy-tale retellings |
|
The Year of the Witching
|
Alexis Henderson |
2020 |
Horror |
Adult |
ambiguous |
dark, atmospheric |
religious oppression, violence, body horror |
readers of feminist witch horror |
|
You Should See Me in a Crown
|
Leah Johnson |
2020 |
YA |
YA |
happy |
joyful, uplifting |
racism, anxiety, financial stress |
teen readers wanting affirming contemporary YA |
|
The Deep
|
Rivers Solomon with Daveed Diggs, William Hutson, and Jonathan Snipes |
2019 |
Fantasy |
Adult |
ambiguous |
lyrical, haunting |
slavery legacy, trauma, grief |
readers wanting short literary speculative fiction |
|
The Stars and the Blackness Between Them
|
Junauda Petrus |
2019 |
YA |
YA |
ambiguous |
lyrical, tender |
illness, family conflict, homophobia |
literary YA readers |
|
An Unkindness of Ghosts
|
Rivers Solomon |
2017 |
Sci-fi |
Adult |
ambiguous |
dark, political |
racism, enslavement parallels, violence, abuse |
book clubs interested in social science fiction |
|
The Summer We Got Free
|
Mia McKenzie |
2012 |
Fiction |
Adult |
ambiguous |
emotional, reflective |
family trauma, grief |
readers seeking literary Black queer fiction |
|
The Gilda Stories
|
Jewelle Gomez |
1991 |
Fantasy |
Adult |
ambiguous |
gothic, expansive |
violence, slavery references |
readers of queer vampire classics |
|
A Burst of Light
|
Audre Lorde |
1988 |
Memoir |
Adult |
unknown |
urgent, reflective |
cancer, mortality, racism |
readers of essays and life writing |
|
Sister Outsider
|
Audre Lorde |
1984 |
History |
Adult |
unknown |
incisive, political |
racism, sexism, homophobia |
readers seeking foundational essays |
|
The Color Purple
|
Alice Walker |
1982 |
Historical |
Adult |
happy |
emotional, hopeful |
abuse, racism, trauma |
book clubs and readers seeking an influential classic |
|
Zami: A New Spelling of My Name
|
Audre Lorde |
1982 |
Memoir |
Adult |
ambiguous |
lyrical, reflective |
racism, grief, illness |
memoir readers and classrooms |
|
The Blacker the Berry
|
Wallace Thurman |
1929 |
Classic |
Adult |
ambiguous |
serious, historic |
colorism, racism, dated language |
readers exploring Harlem Renaissance context |