74 Books to Buy to Highlight Black Authors During the #BlackoutBestsellerList Initiative

What it's about: Queenie Jenkins is a 25-year-old Jamaican British woman living in London. She works at a newspaper and recently got out of a relationship with her long-term boyfriend. After countless mishaps with men and struggling to fit in, Queenie takes a look at her life and realizes just how hard it is to be a so-called adult.

Queenie by Candice Carty-Williams ($16)