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15 Horror Books by Black Authors To Add To Your List

While we should be reading books by Black authors all year long, the recent Black Lives Matter protests have sparked an initiative for readers to consume more books by Black authors.

Amistad Books started the #BlackoutBestsellerList initiative encouraging readers to buy two books by Black authors between 13 June to 20 June. This aims to put the spotlight on Black authors and to push their books up on bestseller lists.

With that in mind, I’ve compiled a list of horror books by Black authors to add to your reading list. I hope you’ll find something you enjoy!

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The Between by Tananarive Due
The Changeling by Victor LaValle
Daymares by Kenya Moss-Dyme
Friday Black by Nana Kwame Adjei-Brenyah
The Gilda Stories by Jewelle Gomez
In The Dark by Brandon Massey

Invisible Chains by Michelle Renee Lane
Lakewood by Megan Giddings
Let’s Play White by Chesya Burke
Mixtape For The Apocalypse by Jemiah Jefferson
Skin Folk by Nalo Hopkinson
The Sleepless by Nuzo Onoh

Spook Lights: Southern Gothic Horror by Eden Royce
White Is For Witching by Helen Oyeyemi
Zone One by Colson Whitehead

Share your favourite horror books by Black authors in the comments below!


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