Happy Black History Month! Check Out 15 of Our Favorite Queer Reads by Black Authors

February is Black History Month in the United States, and Duck Prints Press is joining in the celebration by sharing 15 of our favorite queer reads by Black authors! The contributors to this list are Shadaras, boneturtle, Tris Lawrence, Sebastian Marie, Shea Sullivan, Terra P. Waters, and an anonymous author.

1. An Unkindness of Ghosts by Rivers Solomon

2. The Fifth Season (The Broken Earth Trilogy) by N.K. Jemisin

3. A Necessary Chaos by Brent Lambert

4. The Prey of Gods by Nicky Drayden

5. So Many Beginnings: A Little Women Remix (Remixed Classics Series) by Bethany C. Morrow

6. Nothing Burns As Bright As You by Ashley Woodfolk

7. You Should See Me in a Crown by Leah Johnson

8. Rise to the Sun by Leah Johnson

9. This Poison Heart (This Poison Heart Series) by Kalynn Bayron

10. The Taking of Jake Livingston by Ryan Douglass

11. The Summer Prince by Alaya Dawn Johnson

12. How to Find a Princess (Runaway Royals Series) by Alyssa Cole

13. Honey Girl by Morgan Rogers

14. My Dear Henry: A Jekyll & Hyde Remix (Remixed Classics Series) by Kalynn Bayron

15. Freshwater by Akwaeke Emezi

What are YOUR favorite reads by Black authors? We’d love to find more to add to our to-be-read piles!

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