African American Booklist 2025

Voices Heard

The African American Booklist for 2025, Voices Heard: African American Young Adult Authors, centers writing with young people aged 12-18 in mind. This 2025 edition includes an interview with local YA author Ebony LaDelle by New York Times bestselling author Denene Miller. The booklist features artwork by Detroit artist Kyle Blessett.

While the library distributes physical copies of the booklist each year, you can use the button below to view the booklist online.

Read Full Digital Booklist

TODO: Add next up recommendations (and/or maybe back to overall age page), add sitewide 'back to top' functionality