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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Offside Trap
Cover of Offside Trap

Offside Trap

Kiru Taye

Published 2025

342 pages

Paradise
Cover of Paradise

Paradise

DAISHA M. MCHATTON

Published 2025

266 pages

Way Off Track
Cover of Way Off Track

Way Off Track

Carl Brundtland, Claudia Dávila

Published 2025

152 pages