Black History Month 2024

Black History Month 2024 theme is Reclaiming Narratives, celebrating voices, heritage and make a lasting impact on how Black history is told.

A selection of titles promoted to celebrate Black History month.

A mix of Fiction and non-fiction books for adult and younger readers.

Browse our collection of Black History Month related eAudio and eBooks at this link: Kirklees Libraries' eAudio and eBook collection https://kirklees.overdrive.com/collection/1602040

Updated October 1, 2024
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Queenie : a novel
Carty-Williams, Candice
Paper Book
NAMED ONE OF THE MOST ANTICIPATED BOOKS OF 2019 BY WOMAN'S DAY, NEWSDAY, PUBLISHERS WEEKLY, BUSTLE, AND BOOK RIOT! "[B]rilliant, timely, funny, heartbreaking." --Jojo Moyes, #1 New York Times bestselling author of Me Before You<...
Ordinary people : a novel
Evans, Diana
Paper Book
Hailed as "one of the most thrilling writers at work today" (Huffington Post), Diana Evans reaches new heights with her searing depiction of two couples struggling through a year of marital crisis. In a crooked house in South London, Melissa feels increasingly that she's defined solely by motherhood...
The confessions of Frannie Langton : a novel
Collins, Sara
Paper Book
Don't miss the TV miniseries, streaming now exclusively on BritBox! "A blistering historical thriller." -- Entertainment Weekly A servant and former slave is accused of murdering her employer and his wife in this breathtaking debut that moves from a Jamaican sugar plantation to...
Love in color : mythical tales from around the world, retold
Babalola, Bolu
Paper Book
INTERNATIONAL BESTSELLER "Love stories by and about marginalized women . . . The heroines are strong and sure . . . Babalola's writing shines." -- New York Times Book Review "Absolutely intoxicating." -- Casey McQuiston, New York Times bestselling author of Red, White, and Royal...
Why I'm no longer talking to white people about race
Eddo-Lodge, Reni
Paper Book
Selected by Emma Watson as the Our Shared Shelf Book Club Pick for January/February 2018 Sunday TimesBestseller Winner of the British Book Awards Non-Fiction Narrative Book of the Year Winner of the Jhalak Prize "This is a book that...
How high the moon
Parsons, Karyn
Paper Book
To Kill a Mockingbird meets One Crazy Summer in this powerful, bittersweet novel about one girl's journey to reconnect with her mother and learn the truth about her father in the tumultuous times of the Jim Crow South. "Timely, captivating, and lovely. So glad...
Timelines from Black history : leaders, legends, legacies
Harper, Mireille
Paper Book
Erased. Ignored. Hidden. Lost. Underappreciated. No longer. Delve into the unique, inspiring, and world-changing history of Black people.  Black leaders, writers, civil rights activists, scientists, and more have influenced, inspired, and changed the societies we live in....
Cane warriors
Wheatle, Alex
Paper Book
Moa, a fourteen-year-old slave, gets caught up in the most significant slave rebellion in Jamaican history, paying homage to freedom fighters all over the world. Winner of a 2021 Young Quills Award for Best Historical Fiction "Wheatle brings the struggle of...
Our story starts in Africa
Lawrence, Patrice
Paper Book
Award-winning writer Patrice Lawrence's picture book Our Story Starts in Africa is a sensitively told story of Black history from its very ancient origins to its dynamic future, vibrantly illustrated by Jeanetta Gonzales. * "An informative, visually rich...
Little leaders : bold women in black history
Harrison, Vashti
Paper Book
#1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER Meet the little leaders. They're brave. They're bold. They changed the world. Featuring 40 trailblazing black women in history, this book educates and inspires as it relates true stories of women...
Young, gifted and black
Wilson, Jamia
Paper Book
"...to be revisited again and again...The candy-colored pages and straightforward stories are hard to resist..." -The New York Times "...diverse collection of iconic figures...vibrantly illustrated...beautifully crafted volume..." -Kirkus Reviews, Starred Review
The world beneath
Warman, Janice
Paper Book
At the height of South Africa's anti-apartheid struggle, a boy must face life decisions that test what he believes--and call for no turning back. South Africa, 1976. Joshua lives with his mother in the maid's room, in the backyard of their wealthy white employers' house in...

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