This year was filled with thought-provoking, page-turning, nail-biting and "aha" inducing literature.
From fiction to non-fiction, there were some undoubtedly moving books by black authors that deserves a spot on everyone's bookshelf or Kindle. The poignant words of Ta-Nehisi Coates, who won the National Book Award, are all too vital given today's racial climate, while producer extraordinaire Shonda Rhimes makes overcoming a personal obstacle as simple as saying "yes." These along with Toni Morrison's God Help the Child, Mat Johnson's Loving Day and Joy-Ann Reid's Fracture have made this a great year for black authors. Take a look at some of our favorites.
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God Help the Child, by Toni Morrison
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Year of Yes, by Shonda Rhimes
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Bewtween the World and Me, by Ta-Nehisi Coates
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The Misadventures of Awkward Black Girl, by Issa Rae
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Boy, Snow, Bird, by Helen Oyeyemi
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The Racial Imaginary: Writers on Race in the Life of the Mind, edited by Claudia Rankine, Beth Loffreda and Cap Max King
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Jam on the Vine, by LaShonda Katrice Barnett
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The Sisters Are Alright: Changing the Broken Narrative of Black Women in America, by Tamara Winfrey Harris
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Undivided: A Muslim Daughter, Her Christian Mother, Their Path to Peace, by Patricia Raybon and Alana Raybon
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Fracture, by Joy-Ann Reid
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The Truth About Awiti, by CP Patrick
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Negroland, by Margo Jefferson
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Spectacle: The Astonishing Life of Ota Benga, by Pamela Newkirk
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Queen Sugar, by Natalie Baszile
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The Turner House, by Angela Flournoy
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Loving Day, by Mat Johnson
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The Light of the World: A Memoir, by Elizabeth Alexander
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A Moment of Silence, by Sister Souljah
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Ghost Summer: Stories, by Tananarive Due
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The Sellout, by Paul Beatty
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Balm, by Dolen Perkins-Valdez
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The Abduction of Smith and Smith, by Rashad Harrison
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Ordinary Light: A Memoir, by Tracy K. Smith
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Multiply/Divide: On the American Real and Surreal, by Wendy S. Walters
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Black Man In A White Coat, by Damon Tweedy
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