Vital Culture Books

Teen & YA

Young adult books by Black Authors, from fantasy and horror to romance, friendship and real talk about growing up. Stories teens will see themselves in, from voices like Elizabeth Acevedo, Kalynn Bayron and Jason Reynolds.

79 books

Fantasy, Horror & Remixes 31 books

A Song Below WaterBethany C. Morrow$11.99
Skin of the SeaNatasha Bowen$12.99
Blood at the RootLadarrion Williams$13.99
A Blade So BlackL. L. McKinney$19.99
My Dear HenryKalynn Bayron$12.99
The Taking of Jake LivingstonRyan Douglass$12.99
Black Girl UnlimitedEcho Brown$12.99
Adam, Mine.K. Ancrum$19.99
IcarusK. Ancrum$12.99
The Corruption of Hollis BrownK. Ancrum$15.99
Demonology for OverachieversLily Anderson$20.99
Killer House PartyLily Anderson$14.99
Not Now, Not EverLily Anderson$23.99
Scout's HonorLily Anderson$12.99
ShowstopperLily Anderson$14.99
Split the Sky (Coretta Scott King Author Honor Title)Marie Arnold$19.99
Olivia Gray Will Not Fade AwayCiera Burch$17.99
Something KindredCiera Burch$12.99
So Let Them Burn (Standard Edition)Kamilah Cole$12.99
This Ends in EmbersKamilah Cole$12.99
Wicked EndeavorsKamilah Cole$19.99
The Good Luck GirlsCharlotte Nicole Davis$18.99
The Sisters of ReckoningCharlotte Nicole Davis$9.99
The Heart TrialsJ. Elle$21.99
BitterAkwaeke Emezi$12.99
PetAkwaeke Emezi$12.99
SomadinaAkwaeke Emezi$12.99
Dorothy Must DieDanielle Paige$15.99
The Queen's SpadeSarah Raughley$12.99
I Feed Her to the Beast and the Beast Is MeJamison Shea$12.99
I Am the Dark That Answers When You CallJamison Shea$14.99

Love & Friendship 17 books

Opposite of AlwaysJustin A. Reynolds$15.99
Charming as a VerbBen Philippe$15.99
Felix Ever AfterKacen Callender$15.99
Now That I've Found YouKristina Forest$16.99
With the Fire on HighElizabeth Acevedo$15.99
Nothing Burns as Bright as YouAshley Woodfolk$12.99
We Deserve MonumentsJas Hammonds$12.99
Yesterday Is HistoryKosoko Jackson$10.99
So Many BeginningsBethany C. Morrow$12.99
Love RadioEbony Ladelle$19.99
The Weight of the StarsK. Ancrum$26.99
I Was Told There Would Be RomanceMarie Arnold$12.99
Out of Step, Into YouCiera Burch$19.99
The Lovers, the Liars, and MeDeandra Davis$21.99
The Continuation of Summer DillonSarah Everett$19.99
Excuse Me While I Ugly CryJoya Goffney$15.99
This Ain't Our First RodeoLiara Tamani$19.99

Growing Up & Real Talk 25 books

MonsterWalter Dean Myers$15.99
The Skin I'm inSharon G. Flake$12.99
How It Went DownKekla Magoon$13.99
Concrete RoseAngie Thomas$14.99Currently unavailable
If You Come SoftlyJacqueline Woodson$12.99
Early DeparturesJustin A. Reynolds$10.99
Long Way DownJason Reynolds$13.99
Tyler Johnson Was HereJay Coles$10.99
Your Final MomentsJay Coles$19.99
A la CarteTanita S. Davis$16.00
All the Noise at OnceDeandra Davis$19.99
Happy FamiliesTanita S. Davis$15.00
Mare's WarTanita S. Davis$15.00
The Shape of Lost ThingsSarah Everett$9.99
In Between DaysCamryn Garrett$19.99
Confessions of an Alleged Good GirlJoya Goffney$15.99
Charm & StrangeStephanie Kuehn$18.00
Who Put This Song On?Morgan Parker$22.00
Prettyboy Must DieKimberly Reid$16.99
Calling My NameLiara Tamani$15.99
Under the Neon LightsArriel Vinson$20.99
Pretty Girl CountyLakita Wilson$19.99
Everything's Not LostFrederick Joseph$20.99
Punching the AirIbi Zoboi, Yusef Salaam$15.99
Bright Red FruitSafia Elhillo$13.99

True Stories & Anthologies 6 books

All Boys Aren't BlueGeorge M. Johnson$15.99
Black EnoughIbi Zoboi, Tracey Baptiste, Coe Booth$12.99
Black Birds in the SkyBrandy Colbert$15.99
FlamboyantsGeorge M. Johnson$18.99
Dreams from My FatherBarack Obama$12.99
Lovely One (Adapted for Young Adults)Ketanji Brown Jackson$20.99