Spring is just a few days away, and with the new season comes new things. As always, here is a list of books being released by Black authors for the upcoming month. On April 22nd, look for picture books that celebrate Earth Day. National Poetry Month is also celebrated, where folks will recite and write poetry, as well as recognize their favorite poets. Explore and enjoy! Missed any past new releases? See New Releases and catch up!
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Kiese Laymon | Alexis Franklin | Kokila | April 1, 2025 | PB
Brynne Barnes | Bryan Collier | Chronicle | April 1, 2025 | PB
Kid Haile | Groundwood Books | April 1, 2025 | PB
Jessica McKay | Jestenia Southerland | Viking BYR | April 8, 2025 | PB
Vera Ahiyya | Debby Rahmalia | Random House BYR | April 8, 2025 | PB
Mariame Kaba | Jane Ball | Olly Costello | Haymarket Books | April 8, 2025 | PB
I Rock My Hair: Pretty and Protected by the CROWN Act
Angel Tate | Gnome Road | April 8, 2025 | PB
Chantaie Allick | Aaron Marin | Tundra Books | April 15, 2025 | PB
Nikki Grimes | Cathy Ann Johnson | Bloomsbury | April 15, 2025 | PB
Tamla T. Young | Raz Latif | Owlkids | April 15, 2025 | PB
Dana Marie Miroballi | Sawyer Cloud | Abrams Appleseed | April 15, 2025 | PB
Mélina Mangal | Stella Lim | Free Spirit | April 22, 2025 | PB
Mélina Mangal | Stella Lim | Free Spirit | April 22, 2025 | PB
Patrice Gopo | Carlos Vélez Aguilera | Worthy Kids | April 22, 2025 | PB
Carole Boston Weatherford | Alea Marley | Union Square Kids | April 29, 2025 | PB
One Day at the Bottom of the Deep Blue Sea
Daniel Bernstrom | Brandon James Scott | Hippo Park | April 29, 2025 | PB
Chapter/Middle-Grade
Kaya Morgan’s Crowning Achievement
Jill Tew | Disney/Freedom Fire | April 1, 2025 | MG
Justin A. Reynolds, et al | Graphix | April 1, 2025 | MG
Gabe Soria | Sandy Jarrell | DC Comics | April 1, 2025 | MG
Technology of the American Civil War
Felicia Brower | C. Press/F. Watts Trade | April 1, 2025 | MG
The United States Before the Civil War
KaaVonia Hinton | C. Press/F. Watts Trade | April 1, 2025 | MG
Jamie McGhee | C. Press/F. Watts Trade | April 1, 2025 | MG
Tamara Pizzoli | Desire Cesar “El’Cesart Ngabo | Millner/Simon & Schuster | April 8, 2025 | MG
Adi of Boutanga: A Story from Cameroon
Alain Serge Dzotap | Marc Daniau | Eerdmans BYR | April 15, 2025 | Chp Bk
Jevon Bolden | Penguin Young Readers | April 15, 2025 | Chp Bk
Afro Unicorn Bake Book: How to Cake It
April Showers | Yolanda Gampp | Genius Cat Books | April 15, 2025 | Chp Bk
Brittany J. Thurman | HarperCollins | April 15, 2025 | MG
The Forgotten Summer of Seneca
Camryn Garrett | Amulet Books | April 15, 2025 | MG
You’re Amazing, Anna Hibiscus!
Atinuke | Lauren Tobia | Candlewick | April 29, 2025 | Chp Bk
Terrance Crawford | Dave Bardin | Simon Spotlight | April 29, 2025 | Chp Bk
Keynan Masters and the Remixed Monster
DaVaun Sanders | HarperCollins | April 29, 2025 | MG
P. Djèlí Clark | Starscape | April 29, 2025 | MG
Young Adult
Patrice Caldwell | Wednesday Books | April 1, 2025 | YA
Alex Travis | Sourcebooks Fire | April 1, 2025 | YA
Sharon G. Flake | Scholastic | April 1, 2025 | YA
Whitney D. Grandison | Wattpad Books | April 8, 2025 | YA
Akwaeke Emezi | Knopf BYR | April 15, 2025 | YA
Erin Entrada Kelly | Kwame Mbalia | Amulet Books | April 15, 2025 | YA
DeAndra Davis | Atheneum BYR | Raphael G. Warnock | Temika Grooms | April 15, 2025 | YA
Brian Wasson | Quill Tree Books | April 15, 2025 | YA
Kacen Callender | Tor Teen | April 15, 2025 | YA
Love in 280 Characters or Less
Ravynn K. Stringfield | Feiwel & Friends | April 15, 2025 | YA
The Corruption of Hollis Brown
K. Ancrum | HarperCollins | April 22, 2025 | YA
Salomey Doku | Random House Graphic | April 22, 2025 | YA
Zakiya N. Jamal | HarperTeen | April 22, 2025 | YA
Maika Moulite | Maritza Moulite | Farrar, Straus and Giroux | April 22, 2025 | YA
Iron Tongue of Midnight (V. 3)
Brittany N. Williams | Amulet Books | April 22, 2025 | YA
Nav’s Foolproof Guide to Falling in Love
Jesica Lewis | Inkyard Press | HarperCollins | April 29, 2025 | YA
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