recommended by Jacklyn Hoyt, Adult Services Librarian
NOPL North Syracuse:
The Bluest Eye by Toni Morrison – classic
Light for the World to See by Kwame Alexander – poetry
An American Marriage by Tayari Jones – literary fiction
Island Queen by Vanessa Riley – historical fiction
The Other Black Girl by Zakya Dalila Harris – speculative fiction/thriller
Nobody’s Princess by Erica Ridley – historical (regency) romance
The Spite House by Johnny Compton – horror
Miss Aldridge Regrets by Louise Hare – mystery
The Unbroken by C.L. Clark – fantasy
The World We Make by NK Jemisin – sci fi
Wow, no thank you by Samantha Irby – humor
A Black Women’s History of the United States by Daina Ramey Berry and
Kali Nicole Gross – history
