Novels
1. Queen Sugar: A Novel by Natalie Baszile
2. Unthinkable Sins by Tiffani Quarles Sanders
3. The Mothers: A Novel by Brit Bennett
4. What Is Not Yours Is Not Yours by Helen Oyeyemi
5. Lilith’s Brood by Octavia E. Butler
6. Swing Time by Zadie Smith
7. Boy, Snow, Bird: A Novel by Helen Oyeyemi
8. God Help The Child by Toni Morrison
Memoirs
9. You Can’t Touch My Hair: And Other Things I Still Have to Explain by Phoebe Robinson
10. Around The Way Girl by Taraji P. Henson
11. The Misadventures of Awkward Black Girl by Issa Rae
12. I’ll Never Write My Memoirs by Grace Jones
13. Walking With the Muses by Pat Cleveland
14. The Face That Changed It All by Beverly Johnson
Feminism, Womanism, and Race
15. In Search of the Afropolitan: Encounters, Conversations and Contemporary Diasporic African Literature by Eva Rask Knudsen and Ulla Rahbek
16. The Sisters Are Alright: Changing the Broken Narrative of Black Women in America by Tamara Winfrey Harris
17. Feminism Is for Everybody: Passionate Politics by bell hooks
18. Toward an Intellectual History of Black Women by by Mia E. Bay, Farah J. Griffin, Martha S. Jones and Barbara D. Savage
Art, Fashion and Photography
19. Fashion Illustration Africa by Tapiwa Matsinde
20. Liberated Threads: Black Women, Style, and the Global Politics of Soul (Gender and American Culture) by Tanisha C. Ford
21. The Battle of Versailles: The Night American Fashion Stumbled into the Spotlight and Made History by Robin Givhan
22. Fashion Africa by Jacqueline Shaw
23. Alphabet: A Selected Index of Anecdotes & Drawings by Toyin Ojih Odutola
24. Harlem: A Century in Images Published by SkiraRizzoli in association with The Studio Museum in Harlem
25. The End of Fashion: How Marketing Changed the Clothing Business Forever by Teri Agins
26. Vintage Black Glamour by Nichelle Gainer
Cooking and Culinary Arts
27. The Jemima Code: Two Centuries of African American Cookbooks by Toni Tipton-Martin
28. The Taste of Country Cooking: 30th Anniversary Edition by Eda Lewis
29. A Real Southern Cook: In Her Savannah Kitchen by Dora Charles
30. Afro-Vegan: Farm-Fresh African, Caribbean, and Southern Flavors Remixed by Bryant Terry
Zines and Magazines
31. CROWN Magazine – A publication dedicated to natural hair.
32. Hannah Magazine – A contemporary magazine for black women.
33. Black Women & Self Care Zine – Thoughts on Mental Health Oppression and Healing by Naomi Moyer
34. Black Women & Self Defense Zine – Thoughts on Personal Space and Reclaiming Our Streets by Naomi Moyer
Adult Coloring Books
35. I Love My Hair: A Coloring Book of Braids, Coils, and Doodle Dos by Andrea Pippins
36. Color My Fro: A Natural Hair Coloring Book for Big Hair Lovers of All Ages by Crystal Swain-Bates
37.WAVE: A Journey Through the Sea of Imagination for the Adventurous Colorist by by Shantell Martin
38. AfroZen Adult Colouring Book by Merissa Hamilton
39. Doodle Color Page Art, Digital Download, Color Pages, Bag Ladies by LeMahogany Art
40. Avie’s Dreams: An Afro-Feminist Coloring Book by Makeda Lewis
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