The most popular black experience books of 2020

These books tell the stories of Black people in Africa and across the diaspora. History, family, music, struggle and joy fill novels, memoirs, poetry and essays, written by some of the finest authors at work. There are classics, and the new voices shaping literature today. This list shows the ones first published in 2020.

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Legendborn
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Legendborn

Tracy Deonn, Трейсі Деонн

Published 2020

502 pages

Luster
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Luster

Raven Leilani

Published 2020

227 pages

Stamped
Cover of Stamped

Stamped

Jason Reynolds

2020 · 2025 edition

336 pages

Party of Two
Cover of Party of Two

Party of Two

Jasmine Guillory

Published 2020

312 pages

Grown
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Grown

Tiffany D. Jackson

Published 2020

372 pages

Ring Shout
Cover of Ring Shout

Ring Shout

P. Djèlí Clark, Matteo Curtoni, Maura Parolini

Published 2020

192 pages