Black History Month

February is Black History Month, a time dedicated to honoring the history, achievements, and contributions of Black people. Enjoy these recently published fiction and nonfiction titles featuring Black achievement, history, biographies, Black authors and characters.

Updated February 5, 2026
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How sweet the sound
Alexander, Kwame
Paper Book
Featuring artists ranging from Miles Davis to Kendrick Lamar, dive into this stunningly illustrated celebration of the history of Black music in America by the award-winning author of The Undefeated. Listen to the sound of...
Black history is your history
Cassidy, Taylor
Paper Book
"[Makes] history personal in a way that middle grade readers will connect to and feel empowered by." --School Library Journal (starred review) From TikTok star and creator of Fast Black History Taylor Cassidy comes a witty, lightly illustrated nonfiction debut that...
Cooking up change
Platt, Michael
Paper Book
In Cooking Up Change--the eagerly awaited sequel to teen chef and food justice advocate Michael Platt's Recipes for Change--Platt journeys through a year in Black history with a little help from his beloved grandmother as he retells 12 important historic events and shares a recipe...
Black-owned : the revolutionary life of the Black bookstore
Adams, Char
Paper Book
**A November LibraryReads Pick** Longtime NBC News reporter Char Adams writes a deeply compelling and rigorously reported history of Black political movements told through the lens of Black-owned bookstores, which have been centers for organizing from abolition to the Civil Rights...
Trailblazer : perseverance in life and politics
Moseley-Braun, Carol
Paper Book
The first Black woman ever elected to the Senate. The first woman to represent the state of Illinois. The first Black woman to serve as a U.S Ambassador to New Zealand. These are just a few of the "firsts" that Ambassador Carol Moseley Braun can lay claim to since first entering politics in the...
The devil three times : a novel
Fayne, Rickey
Paper Book
Shortlisted for the Center for Fiction First Novel Prize Finalist for the Willie Morris Award for Southern Fiction "A debut of enormous ambition" spanning eight generations of a Black family in West Tennessee as they are repeatedly visited by...
Split the sky
Arnold, Marie
Paper Book
A Coretta Scott King Author Honor Book! In this haunting story about family, legacy, and sacrifice, a young Black girl living in a Texas sundown town must find the courage to stand up for what's right even when it means facing impossible choices--perfect for fans of...
Family feast!
Weatherford, Carole Boston
Paper Book
From the award-winning author and illustrator of Standing in the Need of Prayer comes a joyous picture book about an intergenerational Black family cooking a delicious feast and appreciating their quality time together. Aunts, uncles, cousins, all pitch in. ...
The game is afoot
Bryant, Elise
Paper Book
ONE OF THE WASHINGTON POST'S 10 BEST MYSTERY NOVELS OF 2025 A clever and hilarious new mystery about a mother who thinks she has to do it all--even solve a murder--from the author of It's Elementary After rage quitting her job, Mavis finally has time to...

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