This list is a big one, with over 50 new children’s and YA books by Black authors releasing in September. Pre-order now!
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C Is for Christmas (Quentin and Alfie’s ABC Adventures)
Brittany J. Thurman | Derick Brooks | Farrar, Straus and Giroux (BYR) | September 1, 2026 | PB | Amazon | Bookshop
On Fridays
Winsome Bingham | Jason Griffin | Holiday House/Neal Porter | September 1, 2026 | PB | Amazon | Bookshop
That You Are Here Is No Small Thing
Traci N. Todd | Vashti Harrison | Viking | September 1, 2026 | PB | Amazon | Bookshop
Museum Mayhem (Marvel: Captain America Sam Wilson)
Bethany Baptiste | Comic Up Studios | Random House/Marvel | September 1, 2026 | PB | Amazon | Bookshop
Lil Lizzo Meets Sasha B. Flootin’
Lizzo | Mark Pett | Simon & Schuster BYR | September 8, 2026 | PB | Amazon | Bookshop
Johnny Tunes and the Gandy Dancers
Pamela M. Tuck | Joel S. Tuck | Jerry Jordan | Lee & Low | September 8, 2026 | PB | Amazon | Bookshop
The Back of the Universe
Jessixa Bagley | Holiday House/Neal Porter | September 8, 2026 | PB | Amazon | Bookshop
The Things We Hold
Vanessa Lewis-Porter | Cornelius Van Wright | Lee & Low | September 8, 2026 | PB | Amazon | Bookshop
A Spark of Greatness: The Autobiography of a Fighter
Laila Ali | Cozbi A. Cabrera | Crown BYR | September 8, 2026 | PB | Amazon | Bookshop
Black Boys, I See You
Wade Hudson | Keith Mallett | Nancy Paulsen Books | September 8, 2026 | PB | Amazon | Bookshop
My Neighborhood
Delano Brown | Briana Mukodiri Uchendu | Random House Studio | September 15, 2026 | PB | Amazon | Bookshop
My Curls Bounce Back
Shelia Burlock | Patricia Grannum | Beaming Books | September 15, 2026 | PB | Amazon | Bookshop
True to Myself
Ziggy Marley | Ashley Evans | Clarion Books | September 15, 2026 | PB | Amazon | Bookshop
A Poem for Dudley Randall: Poet and Publisher of the Black Arts Movement
Don Tate | Laura Freeman | Abrams BYR | September 15, 2026 | PB | Amazon | Bookshop
The Christmas Tree Pickle: A Holiday Tradition to Relish
Malcolm Newsome | Nia Gould | HarperCollins | September 15, 2026 | PB | Amazon | Bookshop
A Princess Is a Princess
Anika Noni Rose | Jess Gibson | Disney Hyperion | September 22, 2026 | PB | Amazon | Bookshop
The Uncles
Tunisia Williams | Lance Evans | Denene Millner/S&S | September 22, 2026 | PB | Amazon | Bookshop
Day Shift, Night Shift
Ariel Vanece | Jade Orlando | S&S/Denene Millner Books | September 22, 2026 | PB | Amazon | Bookshop
O Holy Night: A Modern Christmas Carol
Alleanna Harris | Bloomsbury Children’s Books | September 22, 2026 | PB | Amazon | Bookshop
Here Comes the Band
Shadra Strickland | John Holyfield | S&S/Denene Millner | September 29, 2026 | PB | Amazon | Bookshop
Lyric’s Favorite Season
Kelly Starling Lyons | Cathy Ann Johnson | Nancy Paulsen Books | September 29, 2026 | PB | Amazon | Bookshop
Night Ride
Christopher Myers | Kokila | September 29, 2026 | PB | Amazon | Bookshop
Our Favorite Day of the Week
Ashley Franklin | Rahele Jomepour Bell | Salaam Reads/S&S | September 29, 2026 | PB | Amazon | Bookshop
You Belong in the Wild
Dr. Rae Wynn-Grant | Sawyer Cloud | Get Lifted Books | September 29, 2026 | PB | Amazon | Bookshop
We Are Free
Allison Matulli | Edel Rodriguez | RISE x Penguin Workshop | September 29, 2026 | PB | Amazon | Bookshop
A Santa Like Me
Tonya Abari | Raissa Figueroa | Little, Brown BYR | September 29, 2026 | PB | Amazon | Bookshop
This Christmas: A Festive Celebration with Soul
Regis and Kahran Bethencourt | Little, Brown BYR | September 29, 2026 | PB | Amazon | Bookshop
Chapter/Middle-Grade/Young Adult
Venus Washington, Eye Spy (Book #3 of Venus Washington)
Maisha Oso | Courtney Lovett | Atheneum BYR | September 1, 2026 | Chp Bk | Amazon | Bookshop
Millie Magnus Is NOT Jealous
Brittany Mazique | Ebony Glenn | G.P. Putnam’s Sons BYR | September 1, 2026 | Chp Bk | Amazon | Bookshop
The Beast Beyond the Fence (The Breakfast Club Adventures)
Marcus Rashford | Alex Falase-Koya | Marta Kissi | Macmillan Children’s | September 1, 2026 | MG | Amazon | Bookshop
Link + Hud: Creatures from the Cul-de-Sac
Jerome Pumphrey | Jarrett Pumphrey | Norton Young Readers | September 1, 2026 | MG | Amazon | Bookshop
Roi and Me and the Double V: A WWII Story
Sandra W. Headen | Holiday House | September 1, 2026 | MG | Amazon | Bookshop
Violet Goes Voting (Step into Reading)
L’Oreal Thompson Payton | Alleanna Harris | Random House | September 15, 2026 | Chp Bk | Amazon | Bookshop
Destiny Ink: Talent Show Magic
Adeola Sokunbi | Nosy Crow | September 15, 2026 | Chp Bk | Amazon | Bookshop
Mystery James Returns from the Grave
Ally Russell | Delacorte Press | September 15, 2026 | MG | Amazon | Bookshop
The Continuation of Summer Dillon
Sarah Everett | HarperCollins | September 15, 2026 | MG | Amazon | Bookshop
Sword & Backpack: The Three Companions
Gabe Soria | Alfredo Cáceres | Penguin Workshop | September 15, 2026 | MG | Amazon | Bookshop
Supa Nova: Robot Takeover
Chanté Timothy | Nosy Crow | September 22, 2026 | Chp Bk | Amazon | Bookshop
Moonlight Magic (Fairies Welcome)
Bea Jackson | Simon Spotlight | September 22, 2026 | Chp Bk | Amazon | Bookshop
A Beginner’s Guide to Leveling Up: A Graphic Novel
Elizabeth Agyemang | G.P. Putnam’s Sons BYR | September 22, 2026 | MG | Amazon | Bookshop
Brainbow
Maya Henderson | Little, Brown Ink | September 22, 2026 | MG | Amazon | Bookshop
More Trouble Than It’s Worth
Lisa Moore Ramée | HarperCollins | September 22, 2026 | MG | Amazon | Bookshop
Jax Freeman and the Graveyard Forest
Kwame Mbalia | Freedom Fire | September 22, 2026 | MG | Amazon | Bookshop
Astra Fox and the Wonderworkers Rebellion
Isaac Fitzsimons | Aladdin | September 29, 2026 | MG | Amazon | Bookshop
Tell the Ghosts I’m Gone
Kalynn Bayron | Bloomsbury | September 1, 2026 | YA | Amazon | Bookshop
Hawk & Sparrow
Ayana Gray | Balzer + Bray | September 1, 2026 | YA | Amazon | Bookshop
The Heart Trials
J. Elle | G.P. Putnam’s Sons BYR | September 1, 2026 | YA | Amazon | Bookshop
Wicked Endeavors
Kamilah Cole | Little, Brown BYR | September 8, 2026 | YA | Amazon | Bookshop
Adam, Mine.
K. Ancrum | HarperCollins | September 8, 2026 | YA | Amazon | Bookshop
Anger Is Only a Shadow
Elizabeth Acevedo | Quill Tree | September 15, 2026 | YA | Amazon | Bookshop
We Run the Night
Peace Mbengei | Soho Teen | September 15, 2026 | YA | Amazon | Bookshop
Ashes at the Altar (Blood at the Root, Bk. 3)
LaDarrion Williams | Labyrinth Road | September 15, 2026 | YA | Amazon | Bookshop
The Siren
Tomi Adeyemi | Henry Holt and Co. (BYR) | September 29, 2026 | YA | Amazon | Bookshop
Night of Madness
Ryan Douglass | Simon Pulse | September 29, 2026 | YA | Amazon | Bookshop
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