{"id":1058,"date":"2021-02-09T19:50:42","date_gmt":"2021-02-09T19:50:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/novlr.org\/?p=1058"},"modified":"2025-06-04T14:57:15","modified_gmt":"2025-06-04T13:57:15","slug":"black-history-month","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.novlr.org\/the-reading-room\/black-history-month\/","title":{"rendered":"Black History Month: Books by Black Authors"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">As we enter Black History Month, let&#8217;s take some time to appreciate some of the incredible literary contributions made by Black authors.  I wanted to share a few of my particular favourite books by Black authors for you to check out. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><a href=\"https:\/\/uk.bookshop.org\/a\/864\/9780241982518\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">The Water Dancer<\/a><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image alignleft size-large is-resized\"><a href=\"https:\/\/uk.bookshop.org\/a\/864\/9780241982518\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"400\" data-src=\"http:\/\/wp.novlr.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/water-dancer-edited.jpg\" alt=\"cover for the water dancer - books by black authors\" class=\"wp-image-1113 lazyload\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 300px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 300\/400;width:175px;height:233px\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/www.novlr.org\/the-reading-room\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/water-dancer-edited.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.novlr.org\/the-reading-room\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/water-dancer-edited-225x300.jpg 225w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">One of my good friends recommended this book to me this summer and I read it in a single sitting, it was so incredible. This slave fiction reads a bit like a fantasy and takes your mind on such interesting feats of imagination.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-layout-flex wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button is-style-fill\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link has-white-color has-text-color wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/uk.bookshop.org\/a\/864\/9780241982518\" style=\"border-radius:5px\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Buy from Bookshop.org<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:20px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><a href=\"https:\/\/uk.bookshop.org\/a\/864\/9780349010335\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Their Eyes Were Watching God<\/a><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image alignleft size-large is-resized\"><a href=\"https:\/\/uk.bookshop.org\/a\/864\/9780349010335\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"429\" height=\"648\" data-src=\"http:\/\/wp.novlr.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/hurston.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1060 lazyload\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 429px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 429\/648;width:168px;height:254px\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/www.novlr.org\/the-reading-room\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/hurston.jpg 429w, https:\/\/www.novlr.org\/the-reading-room\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/hurston-199x300.jpg 199w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 429px) 100vw, 429px\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">I first read this book in college and it has always stuck with me. This is yet another that I read in practically one sitting. There&#8217;s something about a book that&#8217;s written passionate and straightforwardly that really gets to me! <\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-layout-flex wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button is-style-fill\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link has-white-color has-text-color wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/uk.bookshop.org\/a\/864\/9780349010335\" style=\"border-radius:5px\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Buy from Bookshop.org<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:20px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><a href=\"https:\/\/uk.bookshop.org\/a\/864\/9781474607254\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">The Color Purple<\/a><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image alignleft size-large is-resized\"><a href=\"https:\/\/uk.bookshop.org\/a\/864\/9781474607254\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"662\" height=\"1000\" data-src=\"http:\/\/wp.novlr.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/color-purple.jpg\" alt=\"The color purple - classic books by black authors\" class=\"wp-image-1061 lazyload\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 662px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 662\/1000;width:182px;height:274px\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/www.novlr.org\/the-reading-room\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/color-purple.jpg 662w, https:\/\/www.novlr.org\/the-reading-room\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/color-purple-199x300.jpg 199w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 662px) 100vw, 662px\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">This book is an absolute classic and everyone should read it! If you haven&#8217;t yet, you&#8217;ve failed to read a very important book in the canon and you should definitely get on this right now.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-layout-flex wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button is-style-fill\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link has-white-color has-text-color wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/uk.bookshop.org\/a\/864\/9781474607254\" style=\"border-radius:5px\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Buy from Bookshop.org<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:20px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><a href=\"https:\/\/uk.bookshop.org\/a\/864\/9781472263667\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">The Parable of the Sower<\/a><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image alignleft size-large is-resized\"><a href=\"https:\/\/uk.bookshop.org\/a\/864\/9781472263667\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"708\" height=\"1024\" data-src=\"http:\/\/wp.novlr.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/sower-2-708x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1064 lazyload\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 708px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 708\/1024;width:172px;height:249px\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/www.novlr.org\/the-reading-room\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/sower-2-708x1024.jpg 708w, https:\/\/www.novlr.org\/the-reading-room\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/sower-2-207x300.jpg 207w, https:\/\/www.novlr.org\/the-reading-room\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/sower-2-768x1111.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.novlr.org\/the-reading-room\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/sower-2-800x1157.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.novlr.org\/the-reading-room\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/sower-2.jpg 1000w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 708px) 100vw, 708px\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">This book, another I read over the summer, was a pleasant and startling surprise. It is science fiction, though a light one, with a little dabbling in the post-Apocalyptic. I want more of this series in my life! If you&#8217;ve ever fantasized about creating your own religion or if you have ever wondered whether anyone predicted the happenings of 2020, you will want to pick up this series. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-layout-flex wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button is-style-fill\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link has-white-color has-text-color wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/uk.bookshop.org\/a\/864\/9781472263667\" style=\"border-radius:5px\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Buy from Bookshop.org<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:10px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">These books are wonderful all year round, and I&#8217;d love to hear which <a href=\"https:\/\/novlr.org\/the-reading-room\/category\/books\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">books<\/a> by Black authors are your favorites. Please feel free to link yours in the comments below, and be sure to let me know whether you get a chance to check out any of these recommendations!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"font-size:14px\"><em>Note: All purchase links in this post are affiliate links through BookShop.org, and Novlr may earn a small commission &#8211;<\/em> <em>every purchase supports independent bookstores.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>As we enter Black History Month, let&#8217;s take some time to appreciate some of the incredible literary contributions made by Black authors. I wanted to share a few of my particular favourite books by Black authors for you to check out. 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