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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Wash Day Love
Cover of Wash Day Love

Wash Day Love

Tanisia Moore, Raissa Figueroa

Published 2025

40 pages

Keep Smiling
Cover of Keep Smiling

Keep Smiling

Erika McIntosh, M.Ed.

Published 2025

44 pages