Black History Month Adult Booklist

Carnegie Library of Pittsburgh staff and board members recommend these must-read books that celebrate African American authors, culture and history.


Romance

What better time of the year to curl up with a great love story? Here are a few suggestions.


The Dog Master

The Dog Master, a moving novel that takes place thirty thousand years ago, tells the tale of what the domestication of the wolf (the ancestor of today’s dog) might’ve been like.  It’s … Continued


Wish

Barbara O’Connor has masterfully crafted a wonderful story about a little girl in a troubled family with this heart racing novel Wish.


Survivor’s Guilt

After a car accident in which she was driving leaves Shelby’s best friend in a coma, Shelby must try to live and not just exist while carrying the huge burden of survivor’s guilt.