Recs if you like Blood at the Root...

Representations of the Black experience through fantasy, science fiction, and speculative fiction. Recommendations welcome!

I'm sure some of these are already on your TBR, so might as well add some more! Let me know if I am missing any of your favorites!

YA fantasy novels written by Black authors featuring magic-wielding Black main characters. Suggestions welcome!

books by black authors and/or with black characters

For those who want to be seen in fantasy stories too

For those who are interested in fantasy books that’s written by Black authors and the main characters are Black.

Mychal3ts made a post on April 21, 2025 on instagram. These are the book recs from the post and comments.

I love YA. It can suck pretty bad when the books try to copy each other. But when some of those gems pop up...wowza! Who knew you could tell such a hard-hitting story without having to resort to 1,000 pages & sex?

My Favorite Witchy Romances, Fantasies, and all together books that give me that Witchy Vibe! 💫🪄