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Harris, Zakiya Dalila
Zakiya Dalila Harris is an author who writes novels based on her African identity. She has a degree from the University of North Carolina at Chaple Hill. She was born and raised in Connecticut but now lives in Brooklyn with her husband.
Madison, Megan
“Megan Madison is an early childhood educator, scholar and activist based in New York City. In addition to early childhood education, she works as an author and trainer facilitating anti-oppression workshops for teachers and families"…
Mbalia, Kwame (author)
Kwame is a New York Timesbest-selling author working under Rick Riordan Presents and Disney/Hyperion. He lives in North Carolina and also works as a pharmacist.
Rhuday-Perkovich, Olugbemisola (author)
Currently living in New York after having moved around so much, she says shes been 'the new girl' her whole life. Personal experiences such as this are what inspires her writing. She is a former board member of We Need Diverse Books.
Curtis, Christopher, Paul (author)
Growing up in Flint, Michigan, he began writing fiction after graduating from the University of Michigan. He has won multiple awards for his past novels although Buxton was his first set in Canada, where he now lives.
Zoboi, Ibi
She is a New York Times best selling author who writes Young Adult and middle grade novels. She has an MFA in children and YA writing from Vermont College of Fine Arts. She currently resides in New Jersey with her husband and three children.
McDonald, Janet
McDonald is a young adult fiction novelist. She is American who moved to Paris, France later in her life. As well as being a well known author, McDonald is also a practicing attorney. She also has experience teaching French at Evergreen State…
Cherry, Matthew A.
Cherry is a retired NFL player turned multimedia creative in Los Angeles. In 2020, he won the Academy Award for Best Animated Short Film.
Jones, Kimberly
Jones is a bestselling YA author, as well as a filmmaker and activist. She “hosts the Atlanta Chapter of the popular Well Read Black Girl book club, as well as the [...] YA Truth or Dare author panel at the Decatur Book Festival." (About)
Johnson, George M.
Johnson, who resides in the NYC area, is the bestselling author of All Boys Aren't Blue. They also work as a journalist, activist, executive producer and writer.
Johnson, Leah
Johnson is a bestselling YA author, and 2021 Lambda Literary Emerging Writers Fellow. You Should See Me in a Crown is her debut YA novel. Though not relevant to the novel, she has ADHD.
Erivo, Cynthia
She is an award-nominated actress, artist, and author. Erivo uses her platform to advocate for diversity in the arts, especially for women and for people of color.
I'm Not Dying with You Tonight
Switches between the perspectives of Leena and Campbell, two teenagers trying to make it home from a football game in Atlanta, through a race-related protest-turned-riot with police presence.
We Are Not Broken
A memoir covering family relationships, love, loss, queerness, and racism experienced during the author’s time growing up in New Jersey with their brother and cousins, as they are raised together by their grandmother, whose legacy the book…
Tags: Black/african (author); Black/African (primary character); Black/African (secondary characters); boy/man (secondary characters); girl/woman (secondary characters); human (primary character); human (secondary characters); language: English; LGBTQ+ (author); LGBTQ+ (primary character); non-binary (author); non-binary (primary character)
You Should See Me in A Crown
Living in a rich white town, high school senior and anxious introvert Liz Lighty loses her financial aid for college and runs for prom queen to win a scholarship. She grapples with school drama, romance, and family issues.
Tags: Black/african (author); Black/African (primary character); Black/African (secondary characters); boy/man (secondary characters); girl/woman (primary character); girl/woman (secondary characters); human (primary character); human (secondary characters); language: English; LGBTQ+ (author); LGBTQ+ (primary character); LGBTQ+ (secondary characters); straight (secondary characters); white, assumed (secondary characters)
Miles, Shanna
Shanna Miles is an author, reviewer, librarian, wife, and mother of two daughters. She advocates for the appropriate representation of marginalized groups in children's fiction.
Adeyemi, Tomi
Adeyemi is a Nigerian-American writer and creative writing coach based in California. She graduated Harvard University with an honors degree in English literature and after studied West African mythology and culture in Salvador, Brazil.
Children of Blood and Bone
Zélie's mother is killed under the rule of an evil king. To avenge her, she must battle the crown prince and the royal family to bring magic back. Danger lurks as Zélie struggles to control her powers.
Kendi, Ibram X.
Ibram Kendi is the founding director of the Boston University Center for Antiracist Research. Stamped from the Beginning won the National Book Award for Nonfiction, making him the youngest ever winner of that award. In 2020, Time magazine named Dr.…
Reynolds, Jason
Jason Reynolds graduated from the University of Maryland and now resides in Brooklyn, New York City. He spends his time writing poetry and writing interesting novels that kids won't find boring.
Stamped: Racism, Antiracism, and You
A reimagining of Dr. Ibram X. Kendi's Stamped from the Beginningfor a younger/teen audience.This is a book about race to better help us understand today's climate. It also takes the time to discredit racist ideologies to help readers unlearn any…
Alston, B.B.
Barnes and Nobles Overall Kids and YA Book award winner, Alston has been writing fantasy and even horror stories since middle school. After years of rejection from many publishers, he enrolled in a biomedical science program. Through Twitter and with…
Liselle Sambury
Liselle is a Trinidadian Canadian author who was raised in Toronto. She has created a YouTube channel dedicated to answering the questions of upcoming authors and giving writing tips. Black girl magic is a reoccurring theme in most of her novels.
Thomas, Angie
Angie Thomas is a former rapper turned author. She holds a BFA in Creative Writing from Belhaven University. Her debut novel, The Hate U Give, actually began as a project in university. After being published, it was made into a film as well as…