What to Read After Juneteenth
Readers who loved Juneteenth by Ralph Ellison keep reaching for these 24 books. This list is built from where Juneteenth is read alongside other books across reader co-reads and book lists. The more independent sources agree on a title, the higher it ranks.
Books to read after Juneteenth
Sassafrass, Cypress & Indigo
To Be Young, Gifted and Black
The Outsider
Tell Me How Long the Train's Been Gone
Black No More
RL's Dream
Paradise
The Sweeter the Juice
Conjure Tales and Stories of the Color Line
Maud Martha
The autobiography of Miss Jane Pittman
The Bondwoman's Narrative
Just Above My Head
The Black poets
A Song Flung Up to Heaven
Complete Fiction
Love
Tar Baby
Jazz
The best of Simple
In Search of Satisfaction
I Love Myself When I Am Laughing ... And Then Again When I Am Looking Mean and Impressive
Race Matters
Before the Mayflower