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The Best Black Books of 2025 for Adults| Multnomah County Library

Recommendations from Multnomah County Library staff. For more of our 2025 Best Books use the link at the end.

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  • The Containment

    Detroit, the Supreme Court, and the Battle for Racial Justice in the North

    Adams, Michelle, 1963-
    Adams does a brilliant job illustrating the complex struggle for desegregation in the North. I laughed, I cried, and I came away with a deeper understanding not just of the Bradley v. Milliken case, but of how social change is made. - Isaac H.
    Book, 2025New York : Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 2025. — 344.73079 A215c 2025
  • Ukazu (Check Please, Bunt) gives us her most personal story yet, with a Nigerian-American scholarship student struggling with her own internalized racism suddenly switching bodies with her white male crush. Funny, insightful and suspenseful. -…
    Graphic Novel, 2025New York, NY : First Second, 2025. — ygn UKAZU 2025
  • This short book takes you on a kaleidoscopic journey where you're never quite sure what's actually true--and I couldn't get enough! - Delaney N.
    Book, 2025New York : Random House, [2025] — FICTION BROWN 2024
  • Adichie’s voice is so full of curiosity, insight and humanity that she grabs me from the very first page. I immediately cared about these four Nigerian women. - Diana A.
    Book, 2025New York : Alfred A. Knopf, 2025. — FICTION ADICHIE 2025
  • If you crave a little police procedural mystery, a little Afro-futuristic thriller, and a whole lot of un-put-downable, this is your next confounding but captivating read. - Emily-Jane D.
    Book, 2025New York : DAW Books, 2025. — FICTION OYEBANJI 2025
  • For those who like their mysteries cozy but not sappy, and culinary but not corny. Soul food restaurateur and caterer Savvy Summers is just trying to mind her own business, but folks keep dying in the vicinity of her famous sweet potato pie.…
    Book, 2025New York : Minotaur Books, 2025. — MYSTERY JACKSONOP 2025
  • A little drama, a little spice, Kennedy Ryan can do no wrong. - Lana S.
    Book, 2025New York : Forever, 2025. — FICTION RYAN 2025
  • Original Sins

    the (mis)education of Black and Native Children and the Construction of American Racism

    Ewing, Eve L.,
    This is the best history book I’ve read in years! Vitally important for anyone trying to make sense of the state of our country. - Alison H.
    Book, 2025New York, NY : One World, [2025] — 379.73 E953o 2025
  • I loved this debut novel! Aisha Muharrar has written for some of your favorite shows, like Hacks, Parks and Recreation, and The Good Place. - Alison H.
    Book, 2025New York, NY : Viking, an imprint of Penguin Random House LLC, [2025] — FICTION MUHARRAR 2025
  • Completely original historical fiction! This book is well researched and written with a lot of love and respect. - Alison H.
    Book, 2025New York : Gallery Books, 2025. — FICTION BOB 2025
  • Capturing the essence of growing up as an outsider during a pop culture boom time, these essays had me laughing, reflecting, and going down Wikipedia rabbit holes. - Matt S.
    Book, 2025New York, NY : Random House, [2025] — 814.6 M1826p 2025
  • Vivid visions of a post-apocalyptic Africa full of powerful sorcery. I was pulled right in by the writing and the strong-willed character of Najeeba. Part of a series - read the others first. - Erika B.
    Book, 2025New York : DAW Books, 2025. — SF OKORAFOR 2025
  • A funny coming of age story that touches on reproductive rights, the Black queer community, and the importance of community care. - Jasmyne G.-C.
    Book, 2025New York, NY : Random House, an imprint and division of Penguin Random House LLC, [2025] — FICTION MCKENZIE 2025
  • Do you love cats? Do you love real people and real tenderness? If you're feeling hopeless this book has a storyline for you. - Sarah M.
    Book, 2025New York : Delacorte Press, 2025 — FICTION GUERRERO 2025