20 Best African American Book Blogs and Websites in 2025

1. The Brown Bookshelf Blog

Blog https://thebrownbookshelf.com/blog/ + Follow Blog
The Brown Bookshelf is an online resource that promotes awareness of African American artists who write and illustrate books for children.
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Facebook Followers 2.4KTwitter Followers 10.7K Frequency 2 posts/quarter Since Oct 2007 Domain Authority 49 Read Now Get Email Contact Get Influential Bloggers ContactsGet access to 250k active Bloggers in 1500 niche categories.Get targeted media contact list in your niche at your fingertips so you can focus on running your campaign.Email us the type of bloggers you want to reach out for your marketing campaign at anuj@feedspot.com Copy email. We'll share blogger's data in an Excel or CSV format.Email us

2. Urban Reviews

Blog https://www.urbanreviewsonline.com/ + Follow Blog
Urban Reviews is the premier destination for all things relating to African-American Fiction. It's primary focus will be on the promotion of new and upcoming books by Black authors, but Urban Reviews will also include exclusive interviews, online Q&As, tour info, press release info, and industry news as well.MORE Email ****@urban-reviews.com
Facebook Followers 1.5KTwitter Followers 10.5K Frequency 6 posts/week Since Dec 2005 Domain Authority 22 Read Now Get Email Contact

3. Culture Type

Blog https://www.culturetype.com/ + Follow Blog
CULTURE TYPE is an essential resource focused on visual art from a Black perspective. The site features coverage of up-and-coming, established, and historic artists, and a dynamic mix of book and exhibition reviews, art news, museum coverage, auction results, and Culture Talks - exclusive interviews with innovative figures in the art world about artistic vision, institutional leadership, and pivotal cultural moments.MORE Email ****@culturetype.com
Twitter Followers 5.1KInstagram Followers 4.4K Frequency 1 post/day Since Aug 2013 Domain Authority 53 Read Now Get Email Contact

4. BlackPressUSA

Blog https://blackpressusa.com/category/books/ + Follow Blog
BlackPressUSA is a portal for African Americans to find news, politics, sports, entertainment, culture, international affairs, and opinions and analysis. Check out this site to know more about African Americans books.MORE Email ****@nnpa.org
Facebook Followers 18.7KTwitter Followers 11KInstagram Followers 7.5K Frequency 13 posts/year Domain Authority 63 Read Now Get Email Contact

5. Compulsive Reader

Blog https://compulsivereader.com/ + Follow Blog
Reviews of books by some of the hottest writers working today, exclusive author interviews, literary news and criticism.
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Frequency 6 posts/week Domain Authority 44 Read Now Get Email Contact

6. UWP Books

Blog https://uwpbooks.com/black-voices + Follow Blog
Founded in 2004, Universal Write Publications publishes rigorous scholarship that reclaims the rich histories of the culturally diverse peoples who make up our society. Our focus is to publish a variety of topics through the framework of Black Scholars who write through the African lens: the lived experiences of the diaspora without compromising the rigor of academic scholarship that dignifies the essence of research, data analysis, and the scientific methods of the academy.MORE Email ****@gmail.com
Facebook Followers 773Twitter Followers 447Instagram Followers 170 Frequency 6 posts/year Domain Authority 18 Read Now Get Email Contact

7. Black Science Fiction Society Blog

Blog https://blacksciencefictionsociety.com/profil.. + Follow Blog
Black Science Fiction Society highlights, celebrates and develops science fiction, speculative fiction, sword and soul, fantasy, horror, movies, games and more.
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Facebook Followers 13.5KTwitter Followers 10.4K Frequency 2 posts/week Since Oct 2007 Domain Authority 34 Read Now Get Email Contact

8. Brown Girl Reading

Blog https://browngirlreading.com/ + Follow Blog
Brown Girl Reading blog is for people who are interested in books and the English language. This blog also provides resources on African-American writers, literature, book reviews and much more.MORE Email ****@mac.com
Twitter Followers 2.1KInstagram Followers 13.1K Frequency 1 post/month Since Feb 2010 Domain Authority 18 Read Now Get Email Contact

9. cup of tea with that book, please

Blog https://cupofteawiththatbookplease.com/ + Follow Blog
Welcome to cup of tea with that book please, a blog dedicated to books! Take a browse and find book reviews, related news reports, original writing, and of course tea. What more can a book lover ask for?MORE Email ****@cupofteawiththatbookplease.com
Facebook Followers 390Twitter Followers 331Instagram Followers 694 Frequency 1 post/day Domain Authority 29 Read Now Get Email Contact

10. K. Alex Walker Blog

Blog https://kalexwalker.com/blog/ + Follow Blog
I like animals, Star Wars, quirk, and any kind of creative media that deals with people finding love in an otherwise impossible time. I was born and raised in the USVI (St. Thomas); however, my family is from the island of Antigua.MORE Instagram Followers 2.1K Frequency 3 posts/quarter Domain Authority 10 Read Now Get Email Contact

11. Nenitraanna

Blog https://nenitraanna.wordpress.com/ + Follow Blog
Hello and thank you for taking the time to come and visit my blog. I have had my blog a little over a year now and I love being a blogger. I love to write, read, and travel and wanted my blog to have all of that and more. When I started my blog it was just about book reviews and nothing else! I wanted my love for reading and writing to come together and I thought reading and reviewing books would be a wonderful way of mixing my passions together.MORE Email ****@gmail.com
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12. African American Literature Book Club Blog

Blog https://aalbc.com/blog/ + Follow Blog
AALBC are the largest and most popular website dedicated to African American books and Black literature from around the world. We celebrate Black culture, through books, for readers of all backgrounds to enjoy. Follow this blog to know more about African American Literature Books.MORE Email ****@aalbc.com
Twitter Followers 7.1KInstagram Followers 3.1K Since Dec 2004 Domain Authority 62 Read Now Get Email Contact

13. MahoganyBooks | African American Literature Blog

Blog http://blog.mahoganybooks.com/ + Follow Blog
MahoganyBooks is an online bookstore that believes in social entrepreneurship. We take a leadership role in the community promoting African American literature, reading, writing, and cultural awareness as tools to improve communities as well as enrich the lives of motivated individuals.MORE Email ****@mahoganybooks.com
Facebook Followers 16.3KTwitter Followers 15K Since Aug 2014 Domain Authority 39 Read Now Get Email Contact

14. African Americans on the Move Book Club

Blog http://aambookclub.com/ + Follow Blog
African Americans on the Move Book Club is a place for book promotion, book reviews, literary source and much more.
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Facebook Followers 2.7K Domain Authority 23 Read Now Get Email Contact

15. African Book Addict

Blog https://africanbookaddict.com/ + Follow Blog
My name is Darkowaa and I am a Ghanaian-American, currently living where my heart feels most at home, Accra, Ghana. African Book Addict was created mid-2014 and its dedicated to celebrating BLACK literature through book reviews, book chats with fellow readers & writers, book hauls and more.MORE Email ****@gmail.com
Twitter Followers 2.1KInstagram Followers 5.5K Frequency 1 post/quarter Since Jun 2014 Domain Authority 33 Read Now Get Email Contact

16. Mocha Girls Read

Blog https://mochagirlsread.com/ + Follow Blog
We are a group of African-American Black women who love to read, want to read more and meet like minded women. The books we read range from fiction, self-help, historical romance, best sellers, good short stories and basically anything we can get our hands on. Mocha Girls Read brings black women in the community together to read great literature, online and in person chit chatting about the monthly selection and a whole lot more.MORE Email ****@email.com
Facebook Followers 7.8KTwitter Followers 7.4KInstagram Followers 8.5K Since Aug 2011 Domain Authority 32 Read Now Get Email Contact

17. Bookshy

Blog http://www.bookshybooks.com/ + Follow Blog
Bookshy is dedicated solely to my love of African literature. The aim is to celebrate, recognise and promote contemporary African literature.
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Facebook Followers 646Twitter Followers 3.9K Since Dec 2011 Domain Authority 33 Read Now Get Email Contact

18. Black & Bookish Blog

Blog https://blackandbookish.com/blog + Follow Blog
Antoinette wanted to get closer to her history and culture, something that can easily slip away when you use the narrative of your oppressors. Black & Bookish was created to celebrate Black literature throughout the African Diaspora, tell the stories of Black people, and grow a global community behind those efforts.MORE Email ****@blackandbookish.com
Facebook Followers 452Twitter Followers 526Instagram Followers 9.3K Since Jan 2016 Domain Authority 20 Read Now Get Email Contact

19. Author Janae Marie

Blog https://janaemariebooks.com/ + Follow Blog
Bringing you the drama from the streets with books by Janae Marie!
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Facebook Followers 549Twitter Followers 294Instagram Followers 1K Domain Authority 8 Read Now Get Email Contact