Books By Black Authors To Read This Summer

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Welcome back to Book-ish, Unbothered’s hub for Black girls, femmes, and non-binary folx who put the 'lit' in literature! An extension of Refinery29's #OnMyNightstand series, Book-ish is a space for Black people who love to read, by Black people who love to read. We’re excited to bring you content highlighting must-read Black authors and more — and we’re heating things up for the summer!
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This June, we’re bringing you this short and sweet list of books by Black people we’ll definitely be getting into on the beach, at the cookout, whenever, wherever. Whether you need to something to read during your return flight from ATL (were you at The Glow Up with us?) or you’re looking for a park read, here are three books picked by Team Unbothered to help you get your summer reading started.

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