10 Books By Black Authors That Are Must-Reads This Fall

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Books by Black authors to read this fall

Source: Akwaeke Emezi / Grove Press

Freshwater by Akwaeke Emezi

You’ve definitely never read anything like this before. This dark and powerful work of fiction, which came out last year but is still a must-read, follows Ada, a child who was wanted and loved, and still, incredibly, has become an incredibly alarming young lady. We watch her grow up in southern Nigeria and eventually move to America for college. On her own, her life takes a turn for the worst as she struggles to find herself, even as her “self” divides into two different beings.