African American Authors – Page 12 – The CamaraIfe Maktaba

February 9, 2026 KRLemmons 28 Days Later Campaign, African American Authors, African American children's literature

The Brown Bookshelf 28 Days Later: Day 9 Yesenia Moses, author of Stella’s Stellar Hair

Read more about this author’s journey into publishing here:

February 8, 2026 KRLemmons African American Authors, African American children's literature, African American Graphic Novels, African American Illustrators, African American Middle Grades Literature, African American Young Adult Literature

365 Black Books: 2025 Miself in Books Sunday

Miself in Books is an inclusive list of books curated by Michigan school librarians. You can access and download the pdf document here:

Book 1 PreK-Grade 1: Oshun and Me: A Story of Love and Braids by Adiba Nelson; illustrated by Alleanna Harris

Book 2 Lower Elementary: At Night, They Danced by Victoria Scott-Miller; illustrated by Toni D. Chambers

Book 3 Black Lives Great Minds of Science by Tonya Bolden; illustrated by David Wilkerson

Book 4 High School: Up in Smoke by Nick Brooks

February 8, 2026 KRLemmons 28 Days Later Campaign, African American Authors, African American children's literature

The Brown Bookshelf 28 Days Later Day 8: Van G. Garrett, author of Kicks

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February 7, 2026 KRLemmons African American Authors, African American children's literature, African American Middle Grades Literature, African American Young Adult Literature

365 Black Books 2024 BCALA Best of the Best Black Books (BOTB) Saturday

Sharing three more children’s and young adults books from our 2024 BOTB list.

PreK-4: Outspoken by Carole Boston Weatherford; illustrated by Eric Velasquez

Grades 5-8: A Place to Shine by Marie Arnold

Grades 9-12: Where Was Goodbye? by Janice Lynn Mather

February 7, 2026 KRLemmons 28 Days Later Campaign, African American Authors, African American children's literature

The Brown Bookshelf 28 Days Later Day 7: Marti Dumas

Day 7 is Marti Dumas, author of Secret Society of Rebel Girls. More information about this author can be found here:

February 5, 2026February 5, 2026 KRLemmons African American Authors, African American novels, African American Short Stories

365 Black Books: Victor LaValle Thursday

Victor LaValle, born February 3, is a short story writer and novelist. One novel, The Changeling is adapted for Apple TV+. Another novel, The Devil in Silver is adapted for AMC and will air as limited series later this year. More information about Victor LaValle can be found here.

February 5, 2026 KRLemmons 28 Days Later Campaign, African American Authors, African American children's literature

The Brown Bookshelf Day 5: Anne Wynter

February 4, 2026 KRLemmons African American Authors, African American autobiography, African American Plays, African American Poetry, African American Poets, African American Short Stories

365 Black Books Langston Hughes Wednesday

Langston Hughes, poet, playwright, and short story writer, was born February 1. More about Langston Hughes can be found here. Some of his notable books:

February 4, 2026 KRLemmons 28 Days Later Campaign, African American Authors, African American Young Adult Literature

The Brown Bookshelf Day 4: Idris Goodwin

February 2, 2026 KRLemmons African American Authors, African American children's literature, African American Young Adult Literature

365 Black Books Julius Lester Monday

Julius Lester, children’s and adult author, was born January 27. He passed away in 2018. More information about Julius Lester can be found here: