One of W magazine’s Most Anticipated Books of Fall 2023
From celebrated Black writers, creators, and thinkers—and with a foreword by John Legend—comes a collection of letters and original illustrations on the subject of Black love, a powerful and heartfelt celebration of Blackness in all its many forms.
Learn more at blackloveletters.com
With letters from: Akili King • Reverend Al Sharpton • Alexandra Elle • Allisa Charles-Findley • Barbara Edelin • Belinda Walker • Ben Crump • Bill Whitaker • Bilquisu Abdullah • Brianna Holt • Brontez Purnell • Cole Brown • Danez Smith • Dick Parsons • Deborah Willis • Doug Jones • Douglas Kearney • Imani Perry • Jamila Woods • Jan Menafee • Jayne Allen • Jeh Charles Johnson • Jenna Wortham • Jonathan Capehart • John Legend • Joel Castón • Joy-Ann Reid • Justus Cornelius Pugh • Kwame Dawes • Lynae Vanee Bogues • Mahogany Browne • Malachi Elijah • Michael Eric Dyson • Morgan Jerkins • Nadia Owusu • Natalie Johnson • Raka Reynolds • Rhianna Jones • Chef Rōze Traore • Sojourner Brown • Tarana Burke • Tembe Denton-Hurst • Topaz Jones • Tracey Michae’l Lewis-Giggetts • VJ Jenkins
REVIEWS
- OPRAH MAGAZINE“Achingly beautiful . . . Paired with Johnson’s dazzling illustrations, these letters are sure to play on your heartstrings in the best way.”
- W MAGAZINE (MOST ANTICIPATED BOOKS OF FALL 2023)“Moving . . . In times of seemingly ceaseless darkness, Black Love Letters is a celebration of the love that binds us.”
One of Bloomberg’s Best Books of 2023
- KIRKUS REVIEWS“A wide-ranging collection of testaments to what moves the heart.”
- OPRAH DAILY“Heart-stopping”
- THE ROOT“This powerful collection of letters and original illustrations celebrates Black love that exists in spite of the pain and injustice our community has faced.”
- FROM THE FOREWORD BY JOHN LEGEND“There are many books about love but precious few that are love. That’s a more difficult challenge—concentrating love to words on a page, capturing love as it is, delivering it still intact. Cole, Natalie, and the many authors in Black Love Letters have done just that—distilled love to soothe your soul. I just know you’ll love it like I do.”