KRLemmons African American Authors, African American children's literature, African American Illustrators, African American Young Adult Literature, Coretta Scott King Book Awards

365 Black Books: 2022 CSK Award Winners Wednesday

2022 CSK Author and Illustrator Award Winner: Unspeakable The Tulsa Race Massacre by Carole Boston Weatherford; illustrated by Floyd Cooper

2022 Author Honor Book: Home is Not a Country by Safia Elhillo

2022 John Steptoe New Talent Author Award Winner: Me(Moth) by Amber McBride

2022 John Steptoe New Talent Illustrator Award Winner: The Me I Choose to Be; illustrated by Regis and Kahran Bethencourt

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365 Black Books 2023 CSK Book Awards Tuesday

The following books were 2023 CSK Book Award Winners

2023 Author Winner: Freewater by Amina Luqman-Dawson

2023 Illustrator Winner: Standing in the Need of Prayer; illustrated by Frank Morrison

2023 John Steptoe New Talent Author Award Winner: We Deserve Monuments by Jas Hammonds

2023 John Steptoe New Talent Illustrator Award Winner: Choosing Brave; illustrated by Janelle Washington

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365 Black Books MiSelf in Books Monday

These three books are from the 2025 Miself in Book list. You can view the list here.

Book 1 (Elementary): Black Star by Kwame Alexander

Book 2 (Middle Grade): One Big Open Sky by Lesa Cline-Ransome

Book 3 (Young Adult): Knucklehead Poems by Tony Keith, Jr.

KRLemmons African American Authors, African American Biography, African American children's literature, African American Middle Grades Literature, African American Young Adult Literature

365 Black Books BCALA 2024 BOTB Saturday

The Black Caucus of the American Library Association (BCALA) will soon be publishing the 2025 Best of the Best Books (BOTB). In the meantime, check out these books from the 2024 BOTB list.

Elementary: A Voice of Hope The Myrlie Evers-Williams Story by Nadia Saloman; illustrated by London Ladd

Middle Grade: Onyx & Beyond by Amber McBride

Young Adult Tanglefoot by Kalela Williams

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365 Black Books Wonder Wednesday

Two Truths and a Lionel by Brian Wasson

An interesting story about young man name Lionel wanting to live up to his family name. He is called a hero for helping some people escape from a pet shop fire. But is Lionel really the hero? Lionel doesn’t remember. However, Lionel is certainly enjoying all the attention he is receiving. When some additional footage from the fire threatens to surface, will it reveal Lionel or someone else as the hero?

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365 Black Books Special Sunday

Today was special to me. I attended Ladarrion Williams book signing at the Detroit Public Library. I admire and respect his grit, perseverance, and writing skills. His book, Blood at the Root, is a sci-fi/fantasy book with a young black man as the man character with special skills. He rescues his foster brother and together they embark on a journey to a new and better life for themselves. But, there are some curves, twists, and turns along the journey. A good read!

https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/authors/2296774/ladarrion-williams/

https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/738959/blood-at-the-root-by-ladarrion-williams/

https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/738995/bones-at-the-crossroads-by-ladarrion-williams/