Fictional Works

This section contains works of fiction from the past century, each written by a Black author and each grappling with some aspect of anti-Black racism. The books span multiple genres and time periods, and provide unique perspectives on matters of racial identity, oppression, and resistance.

Alice Walker, The Color Purple (1982) (e-book available)

Angie Thomas, The Hate U Give (2017)

Britt Bennett, The Vanishing Half (2020) (e-book available)

Colson Whitehead, Crook Manifesto (2023)

Colson Whitehead, Harlem Shuffle (2021)

Colson Whitehead, The Nickel Boys (2019) (e-book available)

Colson Whitehead, The Underground Railroad (2016) (e-book available)

James McBride, The Heaven and Earth Grocery Store (2023)

Jesmyn Ward, Sing, Unburied, Sing (2017) (e-book available)

Jesmyn Ward, Salvage the Bones (2011) (e-book available)

Jesmyn Ward, Let Us Descend (2023)

Kiley Reid, Such a Fun Age (2019) (e-book available)

Nella Larsen, Passing (1929)

Octavia Butler, Kindred (1979)

Percival Everett, James (2024)

Ralph Ellison, Invisible Man (1952) (e-book available)

Richard Wright, Native Son (1940) (e-book available)

Ta-Nehisi Coates, The Water Dancer (2019)

Tayari Jones, An American Marriage (2018)

Toni Morrison, The Bluest Eye (1970) (e-book available)

Toni Morrison, Sula (1973) (e-book available)

Toni Morrison, Song of Solomon (1977) (e-book available)

Toni Morrison, Beloved (1987) (e-book available)

Yaa Gyasi, Homegoing (2016) (e-book available)

Yaa Gyasi, Transcendent Kingdom (2020)

Zora Neale Hurston, Their Eyes Were Watching God (1937) (e-book available)

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