This year for Black History Month, celebrate by supporting some incredible black Authors. If you’re looking for a new captivating read, check out some of these authors within our different genres.
Romance
Tracey Livesay
This intelligent author and former criminal defense attorney has developed love stories recognized all throughout the country. Published by HarperCollinsPublishers, this author has won an Emma Award winner for Best Interracial Romance.
Science Fiction/Fantasy
Nora Keita Jemisin
Author N.K. Jemisin has been called “The Most Celebrated Science Fiction And Fantasy Writer of Her Generation” by The New York Times. This fiction writer has touched on several themes including oppression and cultural conflict. Her Inheritance Trilogy is the perfect series for the Science Fiction reader.
Crime/Thrillers
Glenville Lovell
This Prize winning play author has also written several novels and short stories. While his first novel was written in 1995, Lovell is still now working on his next novel in New York.
Autobiographies
Viola Davis
This American actress and producer has delighted our screens for years from beloved movies such as The Help, Fences and How to Get Away with Murder. As of 2023, she has a full collection of awards giving her an EGOT member. (She has won an Emmy, a Grammy, an Oscar, and a Tony). Now it is time to let her delight your bookshelf with her memoir titled Finding Me.
Personal Empowerment
Oprah Winfrey
Oprah has lived a life inspiring people throughout the country and the world. One characteristic of her that I always admired was how she openly supported Ellen DeGeneres when she came out in 1997 even though Ellen’s tv show (and her career) was being canceled because of it. She inspired the world in many ways and now uses her lessons in this book of essays titled What I Know for Sure.