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NoViolet Bulawayo writes moving novels that reflect the cultural difficulties faced by Africans in America, sensitive coming-of-age stories, and novels where resistance to corrupt government plays a role.
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Candice Carty-Williams writes moving and sardonic high-drama relationship fiction that features complex Black characters.
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Ta-Nehisi Coates is known for writing thought-provoking and issue-oriented books that focus on racial dynamics in America. Social constructs, historical memoirs and essays, and personal observations shape Coates’ powerful fiction and nonfiction.
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S.A. Cosby writes atmospheric and suspenseful crime fiction and Southern fiction that features authentic and sympathetic black characters.
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Marlon James writes paranormal-tinged historical fiction, often set in Jamaica, and Afrocentric epic fantasy. Regardless of genre, James's stories are filled with culturally diverse and complex characters.
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Ibram X. Kendi writes candid and sobering antiracist literature, memoirs, and thought-provoking African American fiction.
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Alexa Martin creates fast-paced, steamy, and funny contemporary romance novels, African American fiction, and sports romances featuring strong female characters.
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Nnedi Okorafor’s speculative fiction offers readers impressive world-building along with thoughtful commentaries on identity and xenophobia.
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Walter Mosley’s hard-boiled mysteries explore racial and economic problems with cinematic flair. Mosley’s most famous series centers on Easy Rawlins, an African American detective in gritty post-World War II Los Angeles.
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Former First Lady Michelle Obama writes reflective and inspiring memoirs in which she discusses her childhood in Chicago, her family’s political achievements, and the pressures they faced during their White House years as well as social issues like family nutrition and women's education.
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Shauna Robinson pens engaging multiracial contemporary romantic comedies and relationship fiction.
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Kimberla Lawson Roby writes character-driven African American and Christian urban fiction that focuses on family and relationship issues like domestic abuse, motherhood, discrimination, and infidelity.
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Rivers Solomon writes thematically rich speculative fiction with complex characters and detailed world-building. Solomon’s stories often show marginalized characters navigating unjust societies and inequality.
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Whether it’s a high-concept, philosophical tale dealing with race, an autobiographical novel, or a satirical version of a zombie apocalypse, Colson Whitehead’s unconventional works are filled with evocative writing, well-crafted characters, sharp social commentary, shrewd humor, and popular culture references. (NoveList)
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Shanora Williams writes steamy and suspenseful African American fiction, psychological suspense, and romantic suspense thrillers featuring strong yet flawed female characters.
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