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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All-Negro Comics
Cover of All-Negro Comics

All-Negro Comics

Chris Robinson, Orrin C. Evans

Published 2025

88 pages

Jim Crow
Cover of Jim Crow

Jim Crow

Tyina L. Steptoe

Published 2025

1526 pages

Hurt, Baby, Hurt
Cover of Hurt, Baby, Hurt

Hurt, Baby, Hurt

William Walter Scott, William Walter Scott (III)

Published 2025

142 pages

Power Trip
Cover of Power Trip

Power Trip

Antonio Kennedy

Published 2025

156 pages