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Flame Tree Acquires Worldwide Rights for Three New Afro-Surreal Books by Award-winning Eugen Bacon

Flame Tree Publishing is delighted to announce the acquisition of worldwide rights for three new books by the award-winning African-Australian author Eugen Bacon. Secured by Flame...

8 Black Fantasy Books To Read After ‘Children Of Blood And Bone’

Black fantasy books showcase diverse heroes, powerful mythology, and stories that celebrate African history and culture.

12 Books at the Heart of Congolese Literature

For decades, Congolese writers have used fiction to chronicle the forces that have shaped life in the Congo, from colonialism and dictatorship to migration, memory and everyday res...

22 African Literature Books That Made 2016 Unforgettable

Ten years ago, readers were introduced to a remarkable crop of books that would go on to shape contemporary African literature in ways few could have predicted. Yaa Gyasi arrived w...

10 African Fiction Books That Defined This Summer

As summer slowly winds down, the beach days, vacations, long afternoons, and lazy hours with a book will soon become memories. But before the season slips away completely, we’re ta...

CHOCO & HIS MAFIMBA DRUM RHYTHMS - AFRICAN LATINO VOODOO DRUMS

Here's a percussion album from Choco and his Mafimba Drum Rhythms. This came out in 1963. This is the European pressing, the original pressing looks like this:

Get Lit: 10 Books On Fantasy, Finance and Full Vibes to Close Out August

Dive into August's hottest books on fantasy, finance, memoirs & Black culture.

The Best Noir Fantasy Books

The best noir fantasy have a particular vibe: it's the essence of black-and-white films with moody, anti-hero main characters.

Book Riot’s Deals of the Day for August 2, 2026

A Black jazz musician disappears in Berlin during WWII, a Blake Crouch thriller, lit fic inspired by Nigeria's folktales, and more of today's best book deals

August’s BIPOC Books to Add to Your TBR

Among this month's best books are: a long lost memoir by a Hiroshima survivor, a look at female friendship, Claudia Rankine latest, and more

SDCC ’26: Eisners So Black

Best Books of the Year So Far, BIPOC Edition

The best books of the year by BIPOC authors includes *all* of the genres. There's something here for everyone.

Call for Submissions: Dominion II Seeks Speculative Fiction of Black Resistance | Submit by February 28, 2027

Crowne Books, the Black woman-owned independent press behind the acclaimed 2020 anthology Dominion, has opened submissions for its long-awaited sequel, Dominion II: Speculative Sto...

Nine Books by Black Women About Travel, Belonging and the Search for Home

Over the years, I’ve immersed myself in the stories of other Black women, not only as literary models, but as encouragement that the world might actually want to hear my story, my...

3 Must-Read Books About African American Foodways

Develop a more comprehensive understanding of American culinary traditions with these books about African American food and foodways.

Loved ‘Children of Blood and Bone’? Add these 8 Black fantasy books to your reading list

 If the new ‘Children of Blood and Bone’ trailer has you craving more magic, gods, and African-inspired worlds, start with

Amplify Bookstore

The bookstore that’s on a mission to decolonise your bookshelf with underrepresented voices and curated selections.

What Bold Art Teaches Africans About Migration and Africa  

Beautiful art is bold; its pushers and planners are unindoctrinated and unapologetic. In critical and tough issues, they are marinated.   They challenge the reader to broach diffic...

16 Black classics you should have on your shelf

As many work to create and maintain their own Black libraries, we have rounded up 16 Black classic books by

Book Riot’s Deals of the Day for August 13, 2026

Genre-bending near-future tech horror, rural noir in a small Michigan town, the woman who kicked off the Harlem Renaissance, and more of today's best book deals

WIFREDO'S JUNGLE

The story begins with Wifredo Lam’s childhood in a small Cuban village, where he shared a home with seven older siblings, his Chinese Cuban papá, and his African-Taíno-Spanish-Cuba...

U. M. Agoawike’s Black as Diamond Brings Queer Magic and Epic Fantasy Together

What happens when the fate of an entire people rests on the shoulders of a cursed warrior and a healer who can barely trust his own magic? In U. M. Agoawike’s debut novel, Black as...

San Antonio's Latino Bookstore is an oasis in a book desert for writers and readers

The Guadalupe Latino Bookstore brings unique literary perspectives to the historic Westside. Cristina Ballí previews a reading by San Antonio native, Avelardo Valdez.

“The Bako of Zereshé”: Building a world beyond the ordinary

Dexter Loko has crafted an Afro-inspired work that is as intellectually engaging as it is entertaining, inviting readers to reflect on themes of identity, courage, and the burdens...