These are the science fiction titles by Black authors you should make sure are on your bookshelf.
; However, the song was such a hit the group commissioned trans author Rivers Solomon to expand it into prose, resulting in the 2018 novella., Ralph Ellison’s masterpiece,, is a black existentialist comedy of the absurd. The unnamed Black protagonist describes growing up in an America where Black students are forced to participate in a Gladiator-style competition to entertain the rich white populace to qualify for scholarships.
Though the story may not sound as highbrow as some on this list, it’s an example of how communal storytelling works in our modern culture and how tales we already know can become very different when retold through other eyes. It’s the most crucial lesson anyone picking up a book from this list can learn for Black History Month.
Ani Bundel is an Associate Editor at PBS/WETA’s Telly Visions, where she co-hosts a weekly podcast by anglophiles for anglophiles. A self-taught journalist from the school of hard knocks, Ani came up blogging in the fast-turn-around era. Ani’s other regular bylines can be found on NBC News THINK.
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