Over 50 New Books by Black Authors Coming July-September 2026 | Q3 Must-Reads

In this video, I’m sharing new Black book releases for Q3 2026 across multiple genres, including fantasy, thriller, romance, literary fiction, and more. If you’re trying to stay on top of 2026 book releases by Black authors, grow your TBR, or figure out which books to preorder, request from the library, or add to your wishlist, this list is for you. I’m rounding up over 50 books coming out in the third quarter that readers should absolutely have on their radar. #BlackAuthors #BookReleases2026 #UpcomingBooks #BlackBooks #NewBookReleases #TBR *Books Mentioned: July Good Morning Means I Love You by Kendra Allen 7/7 https://amzn.to/4vj7Y9d The Great Wherever by Shannon Sanders 7/7 https://amzn.to/449a0h3 Free Girls by Kristen McCallum 7/7 https://amzn.to/3SMUo07 King Of Lost Dreams by Nevin Holness 7/7 https://amzn.to/4eNmFfC The Haul by Gary Philips 7/7 https://amzn.to/4eHBbpe Colorism: The politics of skin tone and how we get free by Dr. Sarah L. Webb 7/7 https://amzn.to/4f1HYc8 Sisterhood Above All by Kathleen Barber and Amayah Shaienne 7/14 https://amzn.to/4gWMFGO Not with a Bang by Temi Oh 7/14 https://amzn.to/4vPyNCZ Ayanmo by Ibere 7/14 https://amzn.to/4vO4lJe Hook Line + Star-Crossed by TL Martin 7/14 https://amzn.to/4p6oMPg Ember by Naima Simone (Book 2) 7/14 https://amzn.to/4aDZW3c No One Leaves the Manor by Kelly McWilliams 7/14 https://amzn.to/4yazhoU Cool machine by colson whitehead 7/21 https://amzn.to/44RPl13 Let the Murderer Say Amen by Carolyn Marie Wilkins 7/28 https://amzn.to/4vPvfk8 Runner by Ashton Lattimore 7/28 https://amzn.to/3SBxBV8 Women Rent Men and Secrets Here by Damilare Kuku 7/30 (UK) https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/2... August The Majestic Hills by Dawn Turner 8/4 https://amzn.to/4blD1tB Take what you can by Naima Coster 8/4 https://amzn.to/4vHOtrK Soft Spots by Leila Renee 8/4 https://amzn.to/4p2MVpX Whalesong by Miles Cameron 8/4 https://amzn.to/4vT49J0 Ghost in the Night by Tiffany D Jackson 8/4 https://amzn.to/4ynYlcb My Person by Tea Mutonji 8/11 https://amzn.to/4eXdLLl The Inevitable Undoing of Zahara Douglass 8/11 https://amzn.to/4eXYXfD The ladies hall by Vanessa Miller 8/11 https://amzn.to/4ycYRtp Death Card by Jasmine Smith 8/11 https://amzn.to/4vcaIFi A Dance of Burning Blades 8/11 https://amzn.to/3SMXnFR Season of the Serpent by Suyies Davies Okungbowa 8/11 https://amzn.to/3SKWUUL Root Therapy: How to love your hair and find yourself by Felicia Leatherwood 8/11 https://amzn.to/4eHExIQ The Book of Chuck by Latoya Watkins 8/18 https://amzn.to/4eLaU9B Bound by Fury by Noelle Monet 8/18 https://amzn.to/44MBLfu These Walls Remember by Del Sandeen 8/18 https://amzn.to/4vMP23t The sunken the adored by donyae Cole 8/25 https://amzn.to/3R1yLbZ Dey by Edwidge Danticat 8/25 https://amzn.to/4aWOFeD September The Disappearers by Marlon James 9/1 https://amzn.to/44JSsYX Murder in St. James Park by Vanessa Riley 9/1 https://amzn.to/4eVjEIT Laws of Solomon by Eriq La Salle 9/1 https://amzn.to/4vcGFgu Tell the Ghosts I'm Home by Kalynn Bayron 9/1 https://amzn.to/3RnUT0h Black Arts by Megan Giddings 9/8 https://amzn.to/3SK2R4i Queenie is working on it by Candice Carty Williams 9/8 https://amzn.to/4eYJQCm Writer in Residence by Rhonda McKnight 9/8 https://amzn.to/3R0t0eC All My Sister and Me by Sheryl Lister 9/8 https://amzn.to/3R0t0eC Adam, Mine by K Ancrum 9/8 https://amzn.to/4fk4qi3 Wicked Endeavors by Kamilah Cole 9/8 https://amzn.to/44MEaqw Anger is Only a Shadow by Elizabeth Acevedo 9/15 https://amzn.to/3R0tYHM Ashes at the Altar by Ladarrion Williams 9/15 https://amzn.to/4yd2787 American Nightmare by Kelly McWilliams 9/15 https://amzn.to/44MEm9e Mazywood by Tananarive due 9/22 https://amzn.to/4eXhKaL Truth to Power:A Luke Cage Marvel crime novel 9/22 https://amzn.to/4eHHhWE Roots of Madness https://amzn.to/4vgI3yT How Bright the Path Grows:The Untold Story of the Women Who Made the March on Washington by Marcia Chatelain 9/29 https://amzn.to/449gyw9 The Siren by Tomi Adeyemi https://amzn.to/3SGCOLm The True Confessions of First Lady Freeman by Deesha Philyaw 9/29 https://amzn.to/4aytHlZ Want to support my channel? Buy me a coffee! https://buymeacoffee.com/chocolatece Connect with me Everywhere! Instagram:   / chocolatecoveredpages   Storygraph:https://app.thestorygraph.com/profile... My Pango Store https://pangobooks.com/bookstore/ccp-... Join my broadcast channel Keeping up with Key https://ig.me/j/AbYk9bEMFnKaulQi/ Goodreads:   / keyona   Amazon Wishlist: https://www.amazon.com/hz/wishlist/ls… Contact me for Collaborations, book reviews, etc..: [email protected] *These are affiliate links. If you purchase items through these I may receive a small commission at no additional cost to you.