Black American Fiction
A collection of fiction written by Black American authors published between 2019 and 2021, some of which are forthcoming. (Updated January 2021)
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Milk Blood Heat
A short story collection that follows a community of Floridians as they navigate layers of generational intersectionality.
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Mlima's Tale
Follows Mlima, an elephant poached for its tusks, including following the movement of the tusks on the ivory trade market, and the deaths involved with their exchange.
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Such A Fun Age
A young Black woman in a high end Philadelphia grocery store is accused of kidnapping the white baby she’s babysitting.
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So We Can Glow
A book of 42 short stories set across the U.S. following young Black women as they navigate love and life.
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Property Of The State
When Misty Heiress finds herself in prison with threats of death by her fellow prisoners, she learns of something even darker going on in the prison: illegal experiments performed on the cons.
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Real Life
Black and queer, Wallace navigates a starkly different Midwestern graduate school experience than his white peers.
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Remembrance
A historical fantasy novel that jumps through time following the inherited trauma and spiritual practices of three young female characters.
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The Coyotes of Carthage
Andre Ross narrowly gets out of the game only to jump right back in when he is compelled to tamper with local political outcomes.
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