We’ve curated our March 2024 reading list here at EBONY, and it’s all about girl power. From talk show titan Tamron Hall’s second book in her Jordan Manning crime thriller series to ABC anchor Linsey Davis’ uplifting picture book encouraging girls to be leaders, these female voices sing out loud, enriching our understanding of the world. By exploring these narratives, we support and celebrate the contributions of Black women authors who are shaping contemporary literature.
This Women’s History Month, dive into these enthralling reads by Black female authors (and a few men!) as you welcome spring vibes.
Girls of the World: Doing More Than Ever Before
Linsey Davis (March 5)
The latest children’s book from the ABC news anchor celebrates all that girls have and can accomplish. This reader drops a call to action for girls to be leaders who promote equality and fairness.
Price: $18
Watch Where They Hide
Tamron Hall (March 12)
Journalist Jordan Manning is at it again, jumping into the case of a missing mother who fled a verbally abusive husband, in this second of the Manning crime series from talk show titan Tamron Hall.
Price: $26
Dominos
Phoebe McIntosh (March 12)
Layla, a mixed-race British woman, has a tough decision when she discovers that her fiancé’s family may have enslaved her ancestors. Worst wedding gift ever.
Price: $31
Throwbacks Home Interiors: One of a Kind Home Design from Reclaimed and Salvaged Goods
Bo Shepherd and Kyle Dubay (March 12)
The design couple behind Woodward Throwbacks show how used materials and relics can be transformed into beautiful new furnishings and decor.
Price: $30
Here in the Middle of Nowhere
Anastacia-Reneé (March 12)
What happens when God is a Black woman in a town? This collection of poetry, flash fiction and Afrofuturism writing explores the possibilities.
Price: $18
Elevate and Dominate: 21 Ways to Win On and Off the Field
Deion Sanders (March 12)
Deion Sanders has followed a wnning formula on the field, in business, with family and in his community. Here, Coach Prime shares the ultimate playbook to help us “elevate and dominate” our lives.
Price: $29
Black Girl IRL: Life Between the Mess and the Magic
Gail Hamilton Azodo (March 12)
Black women are always doing it all. This author encourage every Black women to take to time focus on their everyday joys, ambitions and struggles.
Price: $20
Yaya and the Sea
Karen Good Marable (March 12)
A young girl from the Big City takes a trip to Mother ocean to feel refreshed and renewed in this colorful children’s reader.
Price: $19
James: A Novel
Percival Everett (March 19)
The American Fiction novels brings us a newly reimagined world of ‘Adventures of Huckleberry Finn,’ told from enslaved Jim’s point of view. Buckle up for this action-packed adventure.
Price: $25
Sweetness In the Skin
Ishi Robinson (March 23)
A young baker uses her delicious recipes in hopes of escaping her volatile life in Kingston, Jamaica, and make her way to Paris.
