Black History Month (and any month!) offers a great time to add books featuring Black protagonists to the top of your reading list. We suggest these 18 page-turners of all genres, featuring joyful moments and happy endings. Click on any cover that strikes you for full book information.
Looking for other books featuring Black characters written by Black authors? Check out these lists: Black Voices in YA Fiction or Black Voices & Black Stories – YA Nonfiction.
![simone breaks all the rules book cover](https://mppl.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/simone.jpeg)
![the voting booth book cover](https://mppl.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/voting.jpeg)
![how to be remy cameron book cover](https://mppl.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/how-to.jpeg)
![you should see me in a crown book cover](https://mppl.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/you-should.jpeg)
![pride book cover](https://mppl.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/pride.jpeg)
![smash it! book cover](https://mppl.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/smash-it.jpeg)
![Charming as a Verb book cover](https://mppl.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/Charming-Verb-tall-678x1024.jpg)
![jackpot book cover](https://mppl.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/jackpot.jpeg)
![I Wanna Be Where You Are book cover](https://mppl.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/i-wanna.jpeg)
![Pumpkin Heads book cover](https://mppl.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/pumpkin-heads.jpg)
![genesis begins again book cover](https://mppl.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/genesis.jpeg)
![a Phoenix first must burn](https://mppl.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/Phoenix.jpeg)
![vinyl moon book cover](https://mppl.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/vinyl.jpeg)
![if it makes you happy book cover](https://mppl.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/if-it.jpeg)
![the dire days of willowweep manor book cover](https://mppl.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/dire.jpeg)
![Happily Ever Afters book cover](https://mppl.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/Happily.jpeg)
![dear haiti, love alaine book cover](https://mppl.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/dear-haiti.jpeg)
![blackout book cover](https://mppl.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/blackout.jpeg)