r/BlackReaders is a subreddit with 9k members. The most common kinds of discussions are advice requests and self-promotion, and the community frequently discusses book, black, books, sunday, and black authors, and they frequently recommend/review nonfiction book and graphic novels.
A space for Black readers to discuss any and all types of literature.
Popular Themes in r/BlackReaders
#1
Advice Requests
: "I own a bookstore (yes it's a dream!!!) and wanted to make a list of books I think folks should be reading...please let me know if there's something else you think I should add!"
24 posts
#2
Self-Promotion
: "Rocked my melanin and big afro on NBC News to talk about my new book The Double Tax 🥹 The book quantifies how expensive it is to be a Black woman and what we can do about it!"
6 posts
#3
Pain & Anger
: "Not enjoying this so far"
3 posts
Popular Topics in r/BlackReaders
#1
Book
: "Book Haul"
59 posts
#2
Black
: "Rocked my melanin and big afro on NBC News to talk about my new book The Double Tax 🥹 The book quantifies how expensive it is to be a Black woman and what we can do about it!"
55 posts
#3
Books
: "Is there any male equivalent Books to Books like coldest winter ever or fly girl???"
52 posts
#4
Sunday
19 posts
#5
Black Authors
: "Sci Fi books by Black Authors"
16 posts
#6
Reading
: "Got the day off, so I'm laying in bed Reading. Knocking books off my TBR day by day!"
16 posts
#7
Free Talk
12 posts
#8
Writing
: "White author Writing Black characters with an ai cover 🙄"
11 posts
#9
Author
11 posts
#10
Review
: "Book Review: The Hairdresser of Harare by Tendai Huchu"
11 posts
Products Discussed in r/BlackReaders
Nonfiction Book
3 reviews
#1
Austin Clarke
4.0★ from 1 review
#2
Tracey K. Smith
4.0★ from 1 review
#3
Toni Morrison
5.0★ from 1 review
Graphic Novels
2 reviews
#1
Bitter Root
5.0★ from 1 review
#2
Aya de Yopougon
5.0★ from 1 review
Flair Used in r/BlackReaders
#1
Black Author
: "Rocked my melanin and big afro on NBC News to talk about my new book The Double Tax 🥹 The book quantifies how expensive it is to be a Black woman and what we can do about it!"
39 posts
#2
Book Discussion
: "Just wanted to show my little collection."
16 posts
#3
Book Suggestion
: "Sci Fi books by Black authors"
15 posts
#4
News
: "This woman is on a mission to open the first Black bookstore in Utah"
11 posts
#5
Question
: "Anyone interested in joining a virtual Book Club for Black Women?"
8 posts
#6
Just So You Know
: "The perfect balance of history and comedy to keep you engaged and thinking all the way through."
7 posts
#7
Review
: "I Finally Read an Eric Jerome Dickey Book and it Was Between Lovers and I Must Say I Am Impressed a Book Written in 2000 Handled Bisexuality In A Way That Aged Very Well."
7 posts
#8
Book Challenge
: "30 Books [Suggested] to Read for New Black Panther Party Members (1968)"
4 posts
#9
Discussion
: "2025 Reading Wrap-Up"
3 posts
#10
Off-Topic/Meta
: "Dawn, Adulthood Rites, & Imago (The Xenogenesis Series) by Octavia E. Butler - Hardcover 1st Editions"
2 posts
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Yearly
+3k members(41.3%)
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Last updated: June 26, 2026