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An online database of books by Black authors, because why not? ✌🏾 We only talk about books by Black authors with Black characters 🤎 Run by @CLockhartWrite.bsky.social ✨ MelaninLibrary.com ✨

Melanin Library Reviews, Book Stats: Witch Queen Rising by Savannah Stephens. Genre: Dark & Urban fantasy. Publisher: Ace. Page Count: 464. Release Date: April 21, 2026. Target Audience: Adult. Content warnings for assault, blood, gore, and more.
A book page with black and white artwork of two women, one with a blunt cut bob holding a staff and the other with a big afro holding a double sided axe and wearing armor, are on the left page. The right page has the text: WE'RE GOING ON A GOD HUNT by C. M. Lockhart, Art by Karissa, Content warnings for descriptive violence. The text beneath reads: “Does it bother you?” The question was quiet and smoky, as his voice always was, but still just loud enough to be heard. He sat with an ankle across his knee on the smooth edge of a boulder that hadn’t existed a half hour ago and let his jade eyes follow the two women walking across the silent battlefield. He hadn’t expected them to pick a fight with sentry angels the moment they arrived in heaven, but he was too fascinated by them to be surprised. Above the page is the text: Preorder now! With a hardcover mockup of the cover for Magic in the Melanin: A Black Fantasy Anthology At the bottom is a coffee cup line drawing with the words: shop.melaninlibrary.com above it.
Author Introduction in the top left corner. James Gettys | Lost in Thought in top right corner above the photo of James Gettys, a Black man in a white polo with a blue collar and sleeve ends. He holds a pen pressed to his temple. To the left is his bio: James Gettys II’s oxygen is writing, especially fantasy led by all types of Black boys and full of fresh, fascinating, and fun surprises. He is determined to help fill that space and encourage imaginations with a range of books he’d wished he could have read growing up. When not being yelled at by the endless characters in his head to tell their stories, he is most likely yelling at soccer matches, some game show, or himself — in a good way, of course. The bottom of the photo reads Magic in the Melanin with the subtitle A Black Fantasy Anthology with a hardcover image of the Magic in the Melanin to the right of the title.
Author Introduction in the top left corner. Doyin Aderele | Of Celestial Flame in top right corner above the photo of Doyin Aderele, a Black woman in a blue sweater with a pearl necklace and a gold necklace with "Adedoyin" on it. To the left is her bio: Doyin Aderele is a Nigerian-American writer who creates stories about the figurative and literal magic of her Yoruba culture. She earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in English Creative Writing from Rice University and when she’s not writing, you can find her at home reading or at a concert featuring any of her favorite artists. The bottom of the photo reads Magic in the Melanin with the subtitle A Black Fantasy Anthology with a hardcover image of the Magic in the Melanin to the right of the title.
The cover for THE SECRET WORLD OF MAGGIE GREY, Drew Collins Book One, by Granger. Features a woman with blue-gray skin, red eyes, and white curly hair in a Black shirt with a collar.
The cover of Magic in the Melanin: A Black Fantasy Anthology. A light skin Black elf stands on the left in a crop top with a high top fade, square hoops, and a dragon around her shoulders. She leans her elbow on the man in the Black man in the middle. His eyes glow, he has locks with a red headband, and is holding a sword. The Black girl on the right has a large Afro, a crown, and magic. The tendrils from her magic, circle the arm of the man in the center.