Book lovers have a lot to get excited about in August, as the month brings new titles in just about every genre. If you need a break from the news, you can sink your teeth into a dystopian novel, get lost in a creative book of poetry or flip through adorable photographs of young Black dancers. And for the word nerds out there, there’s even a book of Black crosswords! These are the books we can’t wait to get into in August 2024.
2 / 14 “Bad Witches” by H.B. Akumiah (August 20) “Bad Witches” by H.
B. Akumiah (August 20) Brooklyn-based Ghanian-American author H.B.
Akumiah’s debut novel is being described as meets . The story follows three young women who meet in the club on their mutual twenty-second birthday. But during their girls night out, the three learn they are witches and have to come together to save the Witch Sphere when a crisis strikes.
3 / 14 “On a Move” by Mike Africa Jr. (August 6) “On a Move” by Mike Africa Jr. (August 6) In Mike Africa Jr.
writes about his experience growing up in MOVE, a Philly-based Black civil liberties group that police bombed in 1985. Along with pictures of his family and other members of the movement, Africa Jr. writes candidly about his experience being born to two political prisoners and his tireless efforts to seek justice for them.
4 / 14 “Daydreamer” by Rob Cameron (August 6) “Daydreamer” by Rob Cameron (August 6) is a beautiful debut novel for young readers ages 10 and up. The story centers around an elev.