Black History Month Recommended Reading: LGBTQIA+ Books for Teens
List curated by Ari
In honor of Black History Month, we're sharing book recommendations for all ages! This list highlights some of our favorite LGBTQIA+ books for teens by Black authors. Be sure to check out these books, and to read Black authors all year long, not just in February.
- The Wicker King by Kayla Ancrum
- Full Disclosure by Camryn Garrett
- Clap When You Land by Elizabeth Acevedo
- Felix Ever After by Kacen Callender
- This is Kind of an Epic Love Story by Kacen Callender
- All Boys Aren’t Blue by George M. Johnson
- Little & Lion by Brandy Colbert
- The Sound of Stars by Alechia Dow
- The Weight of the Stars by Kayla Ancrum
- The Black Flamingo by Dean Atta
- Cinderella is Dead by Kalynn Bayron
- You Should See Me in a Crown by Leah Johnson
- Pet by Akwaeke Emezi
- The Stars and the Blackness Between Them by Junauda Petrus
- Odd One Out by Nic Stone
- If It Makes You Happy by Claire Kann
- Let’s Talk About Love by Claire Kann
- By Any Means Necessary by Candice Montgomery
- This is What it Feels Like by Rebecca Barrow
- The Good Luck Girls by Charlotte Nicole Davis
- Muted by Tami Charles
- Dread Nation & Deathless Divide by Justina Ireland
- Yesterday is History by Kosoko Jackson
- The Beauty that Remains by Ashley Woodfolk
- Legendborn by Tracy Deonn
- The Summer of Everything by Julian Winters
- How to Be Remy Cameron by Julian Winters
- Running With Lions by Julian Winters