Upcoming Books in 2021 from Black Authors

All I remember reading in the description was Get Out meets The Devil Wears Prada. I instantly knew this book had to be on my upcoming books radar. Plus this cover is a attention grabber! The Other Black Girl by Zakiya Dalila Harris is about twenty six year old editorial assistant, Nella Rogers. Nella is tired of being the only Black employee at Wagner Books but that all changes when Hazel starts working there. They start out on a great path for friendship but soon Hazel becomes the office darling. Leaving Nella in the cold and then the threatening notes start showing up. Someone wants Nella gone and it has to be Hazel...right?

Release date: June 1,2021

A book about academia and delves into deep subjects? Okay say no more, I'm in! Ace of Spades is about Niveus Private Academy and the rich students who walk its halls. The students are the picture of perfection till they aren't. Anonymous texter, Aces, is ready to spill all the less than perfect behavior the students have been exhibiting. Devon , a talented musician, can no longer hide from the spotlight when his private photos are released. Chiamaka, head student, isn't afraid to go after whatever she wants but soon everyone will know the price she paid for all her power. Aces is after both of them and the stakes are higher than ever.

Release Date: June 10, 2021

This cover is absolute perfection. It's beautiful, moving, and shows two gorgeous portraits. Open Water is about two Black artist falling in and out of love. Two young people meet in a London pub. He's a photographer. She's a dancer. Both trying to make their mark on a world that celebrates and rejects them. They fall into a tender and warm love. But two people destined to be together can be torn apart by violence and fear. Open Water questions what it means to be a person in a world that only sees you as Black. What it means to be vulnerable in a world that only expects strength from you. To find safety in love only to have it ripped away.

Release Date: February 4, 2021

Now you all know I love a good, twisty mystery/thriller. The Perfect Ruin looks like it could be one the best thrillers of 2021. Ivy Hill's childhood was ruined by a horrific tragedy. She is a shell of herself and is barely living life. Till she sees the name of the woman who ruined her life, Lola Maxwell. Lola is a mega wealthy socialite with a supposed heart of gold. She is the first lady of the Miami charity scene. She has everything and deserves none of it. It's only right that Ivy takes it all away. Little by little, Ivy infiltrates Lola's inner circle and they soon become the best of friends. But revenge is a dangerous game and soon Ivy is in over her head. Ivy is playing a game that someone just might not let her win...

Release Date: June 29, 2021

The 1920's was a historical time for music. Jazz was the music of the 20's and it was started by Black musicians. Historical fiction is one of my favorite genres and I cannot wait to read about a historical Black jazz club. Wild Women and The Blues takes place in 1925 and 2015. We travel between Honoree Dalcour and Sawyer Hayes. Honoree, the daughter of a sharecropper, is willing to work hard and dance every night on her way to the top. She finds herself in Chicago in 1925, the jazz capital of the world. But Chicago is a place full of whiskey, gambling, and worse. A woman led by ambition might lose more than she ever would've imagined. In 2015, Sawyer Hayes is rushing to the bedside of 110 year old Honoree Dalcour. Sawyer has all his hopes on Honoree being the last living link to the famous filmmaker, Oscar Micheaux. If he's right, she can fill in all the blanks for his important thesis paper and he can finally start a new chapter in life. But the answers Sawyer is expecting from Honoree are not the what he's going to hear. As the past and present collide, Honoree sees this as her final chance to be truly seen and heard. No matter the cost...

Release Date: March 30, 2021