Your Bank Accounts Aren't Ready For These Black Books Dropping in 2021

HEYYYYYYYYYY DiversaTeas Crew! My name is Latesha Dejean of Bookish Girl Magic book blog/bookstagram and I'm so excited to be kicking off this blog!

Since DiversaTea is focusing on books by Black Authors for this month, here is a list of books by Black Authors coming out this year! I hope you have been saving up your coins because your bank account is likely to see a lot of withdrawals after the orders/pre-orders you are likely to make after this post!  Please keep in mind that these are mostly YA (I'm a big YA reader *shrugs*) but if it is adult, children's or middle grade as well as if it is a sequel is noted for your convenience! Let's get into it, shall we?!

One of The Good Ones by Maritza Moulite & Maika Moulite 1/5

Happily Ever Afters by Elise M. Bryant 1/5

The Awakening Of Malcolm X by Tiffany D. Jackson & Ilyasah Shabazz 1/5

Stella’s Stellar Hair by Yesenia Moises *Picture Book* 1/5

Meow Or Never by Jazz Taylor *MG* 1/5

Root Magic by Eden Royce *MG* 1/5

Roman + Jewel by Dana L. Davis 1/5

When You Look Like Us by Pamela N. Harris 1/5

After The Rain by Nnedi Okorafor *graphic novel* 1/5

The Prophets by Robert Jones Jr. *adult* 1/5

Baseball's Leading Lady: Effa Manley And The Rise And Fall Of The Negro Leagues by Andrea Williams *MG* 1/5

The Life I’m In by Sharon G. Flake *sequel* 1/5

Concrete Rose By Angie Thomas *prequel* 1/12

Chlorine Sky by Mo Browne 1/12

Angel Of Greenwood by Randi Pink 1/12

Watch Me by Doyin Richards *Picture book* 1/12

Jump At The Sun by Alicia D. Williams *picture Book* 1/12

The Meet-Cute Project by Rhiannon Richardson 1/12

The Beautiful Struggle: A Memoir by Ta-Nehisi Coates *YA Adaption* 1/12

The Black Panther Party: A Graphic History by David Walker & Marcus Kwame Anderson 1/19

Remote Control by Nnedi Okorafor *adult* 1/19

Amari & The Night Brothers by B.B. Alston *MG* 1/19

Your Corner Dark by Desmond Hall 1/19

Wings Of Ebony By J.Elle 1/26

We Wait For The Sun by Katie McCabe *picture book* 1/26

Take Back The Block by Chrystal D. Giles *MG* 1/26

Luke Visits Jacmel by Justine A. P. Louise *picture book* 1/27

Love Is A Revolution by Renee Watson 2/2

Shuri: The Vanished by Nic Stone *MG Sequel* 2/2

Muted by Tami Charles 2/2

Yesterday Is History by Kosok Jackson 2/2

Me, My Dad And The End Of The Rainbow by Benjamin Dean *MG* 2/4

One Carefree Day by Whitney Amazeen 2/7

The Gilded Ones by Namina Forna 2/9

Reaper Of Souls by Rena Barron *sequel* 2/16

Like Home by Louisa Onome 2/23

Nubia: Real One by L.L. McKinney 2/23

Honey Girl by Morgan Rogers 2/23

Symbiosis by Nicky Drayden *sequel* 2/23

J.D. And The Great Barber Battle by J. Dillard *MG* 2/23

Some Other Now by Sarah Everett 2/23

Life After Death by Sister Souljah *adult sequel* 3/2

Home Is Not A Country By Safia Elhillo 3/2

Flyy Girls: Noelle: The Mean Girl by Ashley Woodfolk *series* 3/9

A Queen Of Gilded Horns by Amanda Joy *Sequel* 3/16

Bruised by Tanya Boteju 3/23

Descendants of The First by Reni K. Amayo *sequel* 3/30

Libertie by Kaitlyn Greenidge 3/30

The Cost Of Knowing by Brittney Morris 4/6

Caul Baby: A Novel by Morgan Jenkins 4/6

Notes From A Young Black Chef by Kwame Onwuachi with Joshua David Stein *YA Adaption* 4/13

When Stars Rain Down by Angela Jackson-Brown 4/13

Love In Colour: Mythical Tales From Around The World, Retold by Bolu Babalola *adult* 4/13

Witches Steeped In Gold by Ciannon Smart 4/20

Sure, I’ll Be Your Black Friend: Notes From The Other Side of the Fist Bump by Ben Philippe *adult* 4/27

Ways To Grow Love by Renee Watson *MG Sequel* 4/27

Excuse Me While I Ugly Cry by Joya Goffney 5/4

Hurricane Summer by Asha Bromfield 5/4

Last Gate Of The Emperor by Kwame Mbalia & Prince Joel Makonnen *MG* 5/4

Where The Rhythm Takes You by Sarah Dass 5/11

Ophie’s Ghosts by Justina Ireland *MG* 5/18

Off The Record by Camryn Garrett 5/18

A Chorus Rises *sequel* by Bethany C. Morrow 6/1

Ace of Spades by Faridah Abika-Iyimide 6/1

Miles Morales: Shock Waves by Justin A. Reynolds *graphic novel* 6/1

The Other Black Girl by Zakiya Dalila Harris *adult* 6/1

Dead Dead Girls by Nekesha Afia 6/1

Instructions For Dancing by Nicola Yoon 6/1

Simone Breaks All The Rules by Debbie Rigaud 6/1

The Marvelous by Claire Kann 6/8

Rainbow Milk by Paul Mendez 6/8

Blood Like Magic by Liselle Sambury 6/15

Blackout editted by Dhonielle Clayton 6/22

Rising Like A Storm by Tanaz Bhathena *sequel* 6/22

Darling by K. Ancrum 6/22

This Poison Heart by Kalynn Bayron 7/6

Josephine Against The Sea by Shakirah Bourne *MG* 7/6

Rise To The Sun by Leah Johnson 7/6

The Taking of Jake Livingston by Ryan Douglass 7/13

The Right Side Of Reckless by Whitney D. Grandison 7/13

The Sisters of The Reckoning by Charlotte Nicole Davis *sequel* 8/10

Me (Moth) by Amber McBride 8/17

Redemptor by Jordan Ifueko *Sequel* 8/17

Bad Witch Burning by Jessica Lewis 8/24

Psalms of Storms And Silence by Roseanne Brown *sequel* 8/31

Flyy Girls: Tobyn: The It Girl by Ashley Woodfolk *series* 8/31

Fast Pitch by Nic Stone 8/31

We Are Not Broken: A Memoir by George M. Johnson 9/7

The Bones Of Ruin by Sarah Raughley 9/7

Kneel by Candace Buford 9/7

White Smoke by Tiffany D. Jackson 9/14

Battle Of The Bands By Ashley Woodfolk 9/14

Maya And The Return Of The Godlings by Rena Barron *MG Sequel* 9/21

Things We Couldn't Say by Jay Coles 9/21

Change Sings: A Children's Anthem by Amanda Gorman *children's book* 9/21

Birds Of Prey by Ayana Gray 9/28

For All Time by Shanna Miles 9/28

The Shadow Prince by David Anthony Durham *MG* 9/29

The Mirror: Shattered Midnight by Dhonielle Clayton *series* 10/??

The People Remember by Ibi Zoboi *Picture Book* 10/5

Santa In The City by Tiffany D. Jackson *Picture Book* 10/12

Shuri 3 (Title unannounced) by Nic Stone *sequel* 11/2

A Psalms of Storms And Silence by Roseanne Brown *sequel* 11/2

A Crown So Cursed by L.L. McKinney *sequel* 11/9

Within These Wicked Walls by Lauren Blackwood 11/9

Skin Of The Sea by Natasha Bowen 11/9

Now, this is a running list and can be updated at any point in time so come back and check for updates every once in a while, ya hear? If you enjoyed this list, feel free to visit me at my blog http://bookishgirlmagic.blog/ as well as subscribe and also follow my instagram @bookishgirlmagic! There is more bookish banter where that came from!

Sending you bookish love!

-Latesha