📚 Upcoming 2025 Book Releases by Black Authors (Q1 Edition)
Discover the most exciting new books by Black authors coming out in the first quarter of 2025! Whether you’re a fan of contemporary fiction, fantasy, romance, or nonfiction, this video highlights must-read releases to add to your library hold list or to pre-order now.
💡 Featured Books:
-The Life of Herod the Great by Zora Neale Hurston-January 7th https://amzn.to/40rlRWL
-The Unexpected Diva by Tiffany L. Warren-January 7th https://amzn.to/4g6Qy8h
-The First and Last King of Haiti: The rise and Fall of Henry Christophe by Marlene L Daut-January 7th
https://amzn.to/407Q6jZ
-Isaac’s Song by Daniel Black-January 14th
https://amzn.to/4gYtY2w
-Death of the Author by Nnedi Okorafor-January 14th https://amzn.to/4jjUgOC
-The New Internationals by David Wright Falade- January 21st https://amzn.to/401evre
-We Rip the World Apart by Charlene Carr-January 28th https://amzn.to/427ZVRI
-Black in blues: How a color tells the story of my people by Imani Perry-January 28th
https://amzn.to/3WaP7yi
-Good dirt by Charmaine Wilkerson-January 28th
https://amzn.to/4gNNP4s
-Fearless and Free: a memoir by Josephine Baker-February 4th
https://amzn.to/3PtPfoU
-Harlem Rhapsody by Victoria Christopher Murray-February 4th
https://amzn.to/3WaJLDl
-The Sable Cloak by Gail Milissa Grant-February 4th
https://amzn.to/40pZ2lZ
-A season of Light by Julie Iromuanya-February 4th https://amzn.to/4gO3mkU
-Listen to Your sister by Neena Viel- February 4th
https://amzn.to/40atGOT
-Junie by Erin Crosby Eckstine-February 4th
https://amzn.to/4a91QY0
-Mainline Mama by Keeonna Harris-February 11th
https://amzn.to/3PsTgd9
-People of Means by Nancy Johnson-February 11th
https://amzn.to/4haR0mR
-Casualties of truth by Lauren Francis Sharma-February 11th
https://amzn.to/4gKe0ch
-A House for Miss Pauline by Diana McCauley-February 25th
https://amzn.to/427xwer
-Dream Count by Chimamanda Ngozi Adiche-March 4th
https://amzn.to/3C0kTHr
-Universality by Natasha Brown- March 4th
https://amzn.to/3DJNu4a
-The Dream Hotel by Leila Lalami-March 4th
https://amzn.to/4jngdwj
-A Girl Within a Girl Within a Girl by Nanda Reddy-March 4th
https://amzn.to/42pDVSz
-Firstborn Girls:a memoir by Bernice L McFadden-March 4th
https://amzn.to/3Pv5WQO
-Madame Sosostris and the Festival for the Brokenhearted by Ben okri-March 11th
https://amzn.to/3C49xCj
-The Flling Station by Vanessa Miller-March 11th
https://amzn.to/40n5YAu
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Hi everyone! The Giveaway is now closed. Good luck 💜💜
Who does the intro music? Love that sound.😊
They all sound good! I controlled myself and just ordered a few. New to your channel. I’ll be back! 😊
So happy I found your channel!!! 🙌🏾This is exactly what I’m looking for to stay informed about upcoming books from
Black writers.🫶🏾
Thanks for sharing
Hello thank you for video on black authors. I want to read Issac son by Daniel and Josephine Baker memoir I am so excited. I am glad I found your channel.😃
My library does a terrible job of having diverse books & then the few they have the wait is outrageous 😩😩🤣
Congratulations! 🎉 Your book has the potential to be a bestseller! 🏆📖
Have you considered enhancing its reach with a cinematic book trailer? 🎥🔥 A compelling trailer can elevate your marketing strategy, making your book stand out even more.
I’d love to share a few samples to showcase what’s possible.
Can we get a Q2 edition of this video pretty please? 🙏🏿
you are badddddddddd
Ps I just finished People of Means. 5 stars. Tulip’s story was very relatable- the micro aggressions at work, the AA hire assumptions, being one of very few black people at her job…yea! Very relevant read
I just got Harlem Rhapsody! I can’t wait to read this
Take a look at "Legend of the Seer" by P. Jeffrey Russell. There is a book trailer on YouTube.
Wow love your book recs & your hair 🌷 New Subbie 🫶🏿
The Bible is a fictional book written by the Roman Catholic Church through a series of ecumenical councils. I’m suspicious of King Heron’s actual existence
Just discovered your channel and I’m obsessed. I absolutely love how passionate you are about black authors and your honest take on the books you’ve read.
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Love this so much. Much needed thank you. 🙏🏿
3 snaps for auntie Bernice and Zora! I’ve been working through their whole catalog ❤
If you see Imani Perry again, how will you handle it? 😊
💋💋Thank you for the great suggestions!! I love the idea of organizing the recommendations into quarters. I submitted 3 library holds.
Thank you for the heads up on these books! Also your twists are super cute. 🫶🏿
Hello! 💋 hope I win! 1/16/2025
I added all of these books to my TBR! I’m super excited to read Death of the Author. That one sounds super interesting! I’m also excited about King Herod 🎉
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I’m looking forward to the Josephine Baker book, The Life of Herod, The Unexpected Diva, Black in Blues & Dream Count!!!
P.S. The Josephine Baker Story Movie was really good!!! I can only imagine the book would be better.
Thanks for this list! Happy Reading ❤
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I really enjoyed this vid. I thought I was subscribed before. 💋
💋 You sound so much like my big sister who lives in Maryland. 💋
Anytime a pair of bamboos is on the cover, RUN ME THE BOOK. 😂💋
So excited for Isaac’s Song. I’m reading both and this one and Don’t Cry for me soon.
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Loved this video. Trust and believe I had my post it notes and making a list like I’m going to the grocery store 😂
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💋…..im looking forward to so many of these!
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I can remember being shy like that at one point time. But yes today and for years now I’m pretty bold.💋I’m really looking forward to the Tulsa sisters and the Ben Okri
Such an exciting list indeed! I have taken notes. many of the books mentioned are also on my radar. I foresee some 5 star rated books among these!👄
💋💋 adding these asap !!
❤I'm so excited to read most of these!!!!
do you have a bookshelf tour?? i love your shelves <3
💋💋💋💋💋💋 Love your channel, always a laugh