Books & Gifts for Black History Month

By Kat La Mantia | January 10 2025 | AdultsBlogChildren'sGeneralAllGift

From giftable guided journals and impactful literature to inspiring children’s reads and vibrant cookbooks, celebrate Black History Month with books that honor the hard-fought struggles and everyday joys of the Black community. Our favorite picks for this month highlight Black excellence in all its forms, from activism and politics to sports, art, business, and beyond.

Explore our title lists below to reflect and rejoice during Black History Month with these can’t-miss titles!

Gift
History & Justice
Arts & Culture
Food & Drink
Children’s
Out of Print®

A Workbook
9780593237496
A stunningly designed workbook based on Michelle Obama’s #1 New York Times bestseller The Light We Carry, featuring practical tools for navigating life’s challenges and fortifying oneself in the face of uncertainty, obstacles, and self-doubt.
$19.99 US
Dec 03, 2024
6 x 8-1/4
Hardcover
208 Pages
Clarkson Potter


9780593232255
An illustrated edition of The 1619 Project, with newly commissioned artwork and archival images, The New York Times Magazine's award-winning reframing of the American founding and its contemporary echoes, placing slavery and resistance at the center of the American story.
$65.00 US
Oct 22, 2024
10-1/4 x 12
Hardcover
288 Pages
Clarkson Potter

50 Years of Hip-Hop Greatness
9780847873166
Co-authored by Hip-Hop legend LL COOL J, acclaimed journalist Vikki Tobak and Rock The Bells’ editorial director Alec Banks, this momentous volume celebrates the fiftieth anniversary of the influential culture, sound, and preeminent voices of American Hip-Hop music.
$55.00 US
Oct 03, 2023
9-1/4 x 12-1/2
Hardcover
336 Pages
Rizzoli

9780593648377
Help your little one dream big with a Little Golden Book biography about writer, poet, and Civil Rights activist Maya Angelou. Little Golden Book biographies are the perfect introduction to nonfiction for young readers—as well as fans of all ages!
$5.99 US
Jan 07, 2025
6-5/8 x 8
Hardcover
24 Pages
Golden Books
Age 4-8 years

Slangin' Pies and Savin' Lives
9780593796405
Poignant stories and 65 knock-out recipes for award-winning pizza, wings, and more from Down North, the mission-driven Philadelphia pizzeria owned and operated exclusively by formerly incarcerated people.
$32.99 US
Feb 11, 2025
8 x 9
Hardcover
224 Pages
Clarkson Potter

Jewelry, Culture, and Identity
9780593235294
The Nameplate is a vibrant photographic celebration of nameplate jewelry featuring deeply personal stories and rich cultural contexts, collected by the creators of the Documenting the Nameplate project.
$30.00 US
Jul 25, 2023
7-1/2 x 8-1/2
Hardcover
256 Pages
Clarkson Potter


9781603093958
The award-winning, #1 New York Times bestselling trilogy is complete! Celebrate with this commemorative set containing all three volumes of March in a stunning new slipcase designed by Nate Powell and Chris Ross and colored by José Villarrubia.
$49.99 US
Sep 06, 2016
6-7/10 x 10-1/10
Boxed Set
576 Pages
Top Shelf Productions

A Novel
9780385550369
#1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • NATIONAL BOOK AWARD WINNER • ONE OF THE NEW YORK TIMES BOOK REVIEW'S 10 BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR • SHORTLISTED FOR THE BOOKER PRIZE • KIRKUS PRIZE WINNER • A brilliant, action-packed reimagining of Adventures of Huckleberry Finn, both harrowing and darkly humorous, told from the enslaved Jim's point of viewIn development as a feature film to be produced by Steven Spielberg •  A Best Book of the Year: The New York Times Book Review, LA Times, The New Yorker, The Atlantic, The Economist, TIME, and more."Genius"—The Atlantic • "A masterpiece that will help redefine one of the classics of American literature, while also being a major achievement on its own."—Chicago Tribune • "A provocative, enlightening literary work of art."—The Boston Globe • "Everett’s most thrilling novel, but also his most soulful."—The New York Times
$28.00 US
Mar 19, 2024
5-1/2 x 8-1/4
Hardcover
320 Pages
Doubleday

9780593658512
Learn about the incredible legacy of civil rights legend and Georgia congressman John Lewis in this inspiring addition to the #1 New York Times Best-Selling series.
$6.99 US
Dec 05, 2023
5-5/16 x 7-5/8
Paperback
112 Pages
Penguin Workshop
Age 8-12 years

Cocktails from Two Centuries of African American Cookbooks
9780593233825
Discover the fascinating history of Black mixology and its enduring influence on American cocktail culture through 70 rediscovered, modernized, or celebrated recipes, by the James Beard Award–winning author of Jubilee.
$30.00 US
Nov 14, 2023
7 x 9
Hardcover
256 Pages
Clarkson Potter

Nourishing the Home Within
9780593447482
An essential exploration of the overlooked impact of disordered eating among Black women—and a prescriptive road map to returning to peace and wholeness within our bodies, from the clinical therapist who founded Black and Embodied Counseling and Consulting PLLC
$30.00 US
Jan 14, 2025
6-1/8 x 9-1/4
Hardcover
352 Pages
The Dial Press

9780593764770
"Once you learn to read, you will be forever free." -Frederick Douglass quote bookmarkProduct Details• 50mm x 153mm• Tassel• Designed by Yolande Mutale
$4.25 US
Feb 25, 2022
2 x 6
Merchandise
Out of Print

Notes from the Women That a Movement Forgot
9780525560562
A New York Times BestsellerA Washington Post Notable Nonfiction Book of 2020A potent and electrifying critique of today's feminist movement announcing a fresh new voice in black feminism"My wish is that every white woman who calls herself a feminist (as I do) will read this book in a state of hushed and humble respect." --Elizabeth Gilbert
$16.00 US
Feb 23, 2021
5-1/16 x 7-3/4
Paperback
288 Pages
Penguin Books

Protest. Defiance. Resilience.
9780847836697
Explores the powerful ways in which visual art has long provided its own rich outlet for protest, commentary, escape, and perspective for African Americans.
$55.00 US
Sep 03, 2024
9-1/4 x 11-3/4
Hardcover
224 Pages
Rizzoli Electa

50+ African American Women Who Changed the World
9780525645849
Published in collaboration with the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, discover over 50 remarkable Black women whose unique skills and contributions paved the way for the next generation of young people.
$12.99 US
Jan 10, 2023
7-1/2 x 10
Paperback
128 Pages
Yearling
Age 8-12 years

Stories, Art, and Recipes from Across the African Diaspora [A Cookbook]
9781984859723
A beautiful, rich, and groundbreaking book exploring Black foodways within America and around the world, curated by food activist and author of Vegetable Kingdom Bryant Terry.
$40.00 US
Oct 19, 2021
7-1/2 x 9-1/2
Hardcover
320 Pages
4 Color Books