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Looking for a new mystery read? Want to support Black mystery authors and/or characters? We've compiled a collection of lists or blog posts that give TONS of excellent options to do just that! Check out the thread below! #mysteries #reading #books
Here's a 2018 blog post from @LAPublicLibrary "African American Mystery Writers and Their African American Detectives":
https://www.lapl.org/collections-resources/blogs/lapl/african-american-mystery-writers-and-their-african-american
https://www.lapl.org/collections-resources/blogs/lapl/african-american-mystery-writers-and-their-african-american
Here's a short 2018 blog post "African-American detectives & authors" from detnovel(.)com https://detnovelcom.wordpress.com/2018/07/27/african-american-detectives-authors/
A 2016 blog post from MysteryPeople gives a ton of great options: https://mysterypeople.wordpress.com/2016/02/11/great-mystery-reads-for-black-history-month/
This links to a PDF resource guide to mysteries and thrillers by African-American writers from Stoneham Library:
http://www.stonehamlibrary.org/african.pdf
http://www.stonehamlibrary.org/african.pdf
Here's a Goodreads list titled "African American Mystery Books": https://www.goodreads.com/shelf/show/african-american-mystery
And another Goodreads list of "Best Black Sleuths, Detectives and Gumshoes": https://www.goodreads.com/list/show/79235.Best_Black_sleuths_Detectives_and_gumshoes
This is a specific blog which is a good resource but hasn't been updated in a little bit, 'Myst Noir: African-American Mysteries'
http://aamysteries.blogspot.com/
http://aamysteries.blogspot.com/
And Katy would like to give a shout-out to Watson and Holmes, "re-envisioning Sherlock Holmes and Dr John Watson as African-Americans and taking place in New York City's famous Harlem district". It's a bit tropey but does have a Black author and is cool: https://www.comixology.com/Watson-and-Holmes/comics-series/9709?ref=Y29taWMvdmlldy9kZXNrdG9wL2JyZWFkY3J1bWJz
Be sure to check some or all of them out! If you're someone who reads tons of thrillers or mysteries, these are all excellent resources to help you diversify your choices. Read on! #reading #books #mysteries
