Celebrating Black Authors

Celebrating Black Authors

By Sydney Crone

In honor of February being Black History Month, here are some incredibly talented authors and their works that you should definitely check out!

• Yaa Gyasi: Homegoing, Transcendent Kingdom

• Megan Giddings: Lakewood, The Women Could Fly, Meet Me at the Crossroads

• Imani Perry: South to America, Black in Blues: How a Color Tells the Story of My People

• Paul Beatty: The Sellout, The White Boy Shuffle, Slumberland, Tuff

• Trevor Noah: Born a Crime

• Bryan Stevenson: Just Mercy

• Oyinkan Braithwaite: My Sister, the Serial Killer, Cursed Daughters, The Baby is Mine

• Nana Kwame Adjei-Brenyah: Chain-Gang All-Stars, Friday Black

• Brandon Taylor: Minor Black Figures, Real Life, The Late Americans, Filthy Animals

• Caleb Azumah Nelson: Open Water, Small Worlds

• Octavia Estelle Butler: Parable of the Sower, Parable of the Talents, Kindred, Dawn (And many, many more!)

Of course, there are thousands and thousands of talented Black creatives. What's important not just during Black History month, but during every month, is ensuring these voices get the recognition, support, and celebration they deserve.