The most popular black experience books of 2025

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 2025.

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Karma V1
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Karma V1

Delvin Joel McCray

Published 2025

138 pages

About the Boy
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About the Boy

Leah Nicole Whitcomb

Published 2025

306 pages

The Boy Slave
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The Boy Slave

Kola Onadipe

Published 2025

242 pages

Memphis
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Memphis

Alexandria House

Published 2025

240 pages

The Front
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The Front

Edimilson de Almeida Pereira, Johnny Lorenz

Published 2025

150 pages

Truly
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Truly

Lionel Richie

Published 2025

496 pages