This is not a comprehensive list and all listed authors are NOT in DPL’s collection. If you are looking for a particular author, be sure to check the Libby app and the hoopla app as well as our online catalog.

Abi Darè April Sinclair Brent Wade Adrianne Byrd Arna Wendell Bontemps Brian Keith Jackson Alaya Johnson Arthur Flowers Brit Bennett Albert French Ashley & JaQuavis Bryan Washington Albert Murray Attica Locke Alexandre Dumas August Wilson If you would Alice Faye Duncan Austin Clarke like to suggest Alice Walker Aya DeLeon a book title to be added to our Allison Hobbs Barack Obama collection, visit our online AlTonya Washington Barbara Chase-Riboud catalog and Amanda Gorman Barbara Neely select “Suggest a Amanda Wheeler Bebe Moore Campbell Purchase”. Andrea Smith Bell Hooks Angela Benson Benilde Little Angela Flournoy Bernardine Evaristo Angela Johnson Bernice McFadden Byron Harmon Angie Thomas Bertice Berry Candacy Taylor Anissa Gray Bette Ford Candice Dow Anita Bunkley Beverly Jenkins Candice Poarch Ann Christopher Blair Underwood Carl Weber Ann Petry Bonnie J. Glover Carleen Brice Anne Spencer Booker T. Washington Carole Bost Weatherford Annetta P. Lee Brandon Massey Caryl Phillips Annie L. Burton Brandon Taylor Cecil Foster Anthony Lamarr Brandy Colbert Celeste Norfleet Antwone Fisher Brenda Jackson Charles Richard Johnson Charlotte Carter Colson Whitehead Dori Sanders Charlotte W. Sherman Condoleezza Rice Doris Johnson Chartease Crittendon Connie Briscoe Dorothy West Chastity Coney Connie Rose Porter Doug Dixon Cherie Paris Edwards Courtni Wright E. Lynn Harris Chester Himes Cris Burks E. N. Joy Chika Unigwe Crystal McCrary Anthony Ebony Snoe Chimamanda Ngozi Cydney Rax Edwidge Danticat Adichie Cynthia Bond Edwidge Danticat Chinua Achebe Daaimah S. Poole Eisa Nefertari Ulen Chris Abani Daamon Speller Elaine Meryl Brown Christina Hammonds Damon Wayans Eleanor Taylor Bland Reed Dan McCall Elizabeth Acevedo Daniel Omotosho Black Elizabeth Nunez

Danielle Evans Ellen Tarry If you would like to suggest Dara Girard Eloise Greenfield a book title to be added to our Darren Coleman Eric Jerome Dickey collection, Darryl Pinckney Erica Kennedy visit our online catalog and David Anthony Durham Ernest Hill select “Suggest a David E. Talbert Ernest J. Gaines Purchase”. David Haynes Esi Edugyan David L. Robbins Faith Ringgold Dawn Turner Trice Faye McDonald Smith De Nesha Diamond Felicia Mason Christopher Darden Deatri King-Bey Floyd Cooper Christopher Paul Curtis Dennis A. Williams Francis Ray Cicely Tyson Dhonielle Clayton Frank Yerby Clarence Major Diane McKinney- Frankie Y. Bailey Claudette Owens Whetstone Franklin White Claudia Mair Burney Dimitry Elias Leger Fred D'Aguiar Claudia Rankine Dimity Elias Lėger Freddie Lee Johnson Clifton L. Taulbert Dolen Perkins-Valdez Frederick Douglass Clyde Ford Donna Hill Frederick McKissack Jacquelin Thomas Karyn Langhorne Gar Anthony Haywood Jacqueline Luckett Kayla Perrin Garland Anderson Jacqueline Woodson Keith Lee Johnson Gary Hardwick Jamaica Kincaid Kekla Magoon Gayl Jones James Baldwin Kendra Norman-Bellamy Geneva Holliday James E. Ransome Kia DuPree George Samuel Schuyler James Haskins Kiley Reid George Wylie Henderson James McBride Kim Johnson Gigi Gunn Janice Lynn Mather Kimberla Lawson Roby Gloria Mallette Janice Sims Kimberly Cash Tate Gloria Naylor Jason Reynolds Kimberly Matthews Glory Edim Jeff Stetson Kuwana Haulsey Grace F. Edwards Jeffery Renard Allen Kwame Alexander Greg Mathis Jeremy Love

Guy Johnson Jerry Pinkney Gwyneth Bolton Jesmyn Ward If you would like to suggest Gwynne Forster Jess Mowry a book title to be added to our Helen Elaine Lee Jewell Parker Rhodes collection, Helen Oyeyemi Jill Nelson visit our online catalog and Henry Dumas Joanne Skerrett select Hope Michelle Ayers John Edgar Wideman “Suggest a Purchase”. Hugh Holton John Steptoe Hullett J. Banks Jonathan Plummer Ibi Zoboi Jacqueline Woodson Ice-T Julius Lester Kyra Davis Ilyasah Shabazz Justin A Reynolds L. A. Banks Imbolo Mbue Justina Ireland La Jill Hunt Irene J. Steele Kalisha Buckhanon Labretta Goines Donegan Ishmael Reed Kalynn Bayron Lalita Tademy J. California Cooper Kamryn Donavan Langston Hughes J. D. Mason Karen E. Quinones Miller LaShonda Barnett J. L. King Karen Lord Laura Castoro J. M. Jeffries Karen White-Owens Lawrence Hill Leah Henderson Marilynn Griffith Nic Stone Lesa Cline-Ransome Marita Golden Nicola Yoon Liara Tamani Marlon James Nicole Dennis-Benn Linda D. Addison Marsha Hunt Nicole S. Rouse Linda Raymond Martha Southgate Nikki Giovanni Lionel Newton Martin Luther King, Jr. Nikki Grimes Lolita Files Mary B. Morrison Nikki Turner Lorena Cary Mary Burnett Smith Nina Crews Lori Johnson Mary Monroe Nnedi Okorafor Lorraine Johnson- Maryann Reid Norma Jarrett Coleman Maryse Condė Ntozake Shange Louise Meriwether Mat Johnson Octavia Butler Lucille Clifton Matthew A. Cherry Okey Ndibe Lutishia Lovely Maureen Smith Omar Tyree Mable John Maya Angelou Parry "EbonySatin" Brown Mae C. Jemison Melvin J. Cobb Pat G'Orge-Walker Maika and Maritza Mou- Michael Baisden PatriciaMcKissack lite Michele Andrea Bowen Paul Beatty Maisy Card Michelle Buckley Paula L. Woods Marc Olden Michelle Larks Paule Marshall Marcus Major Michelle Monkou Pearl Cleage Margaret Walker Michelle Obama Peggy Allen Towns Maria-Elena John Michelle Stimpson Penny Mickelbury Mildred D. Taylor Percival L. Everett

If you would Misty Copeland R. Eric Thomas like to suggest Muriel L. Feelings R. M. Johnson a book title to be added to our N. K. Jemisin Rachel Howzell Hall collection, visit our online Nalo Hopkinson Ralph Ellison catalog and Namwali Serpell Ravi Howard select “Suggest a Nancy Rawles Recha G. Peay Purchase”. Naomi Jackson Regina Porter Nathan McCall Reginald McKnight Nella Larsen Renea Collins Shonda Cheekes

Renee Watson Sister Souljah If you would ReShonda Tate Billings- Snoop Dogg like to suggest a book title to ley Solon Timothy Wood- be added to our Rhonda Lawson ward collection, visit our online Richard Price Sonnie Beverly catalog and Richard Wright Spike Lee select “Suggest a Rita Dove Stacy Hawkins Adams Purchase”. Robert O. Greer Star Jones Roberta Gayle Stephanie Perry Moore

Robyn Amos Steven Barnes Tracie Howard Rochelle Alers Suzan-Lori Parks Tracy Brown Roland Jefferson T. D. Jakes Tracy Clark Rosalyn McMillan T. N. Williams Tracy K. Smith Roy A. K. Heath Taiye Selasi Trevor Noah Russell Atkins Tajuana Butler Trey Ellis Sandra Jackson-Opoku Tananarive Due Trisha Thomas Sandra Kitt Ta-Nehisi Coates Trista Russell Sapphire Tayari Jones Tu-Shonda Whitaker Sara Collins Teddy Hayes V. Anthony Rivers Shana Johnson Burton Terry E. Hill V. M. Burns Shane Evans Terry McMillan Valerie Wilson Wesley Shannon Holmes Terry McMillan Van Whitfield Sharon Denise Allison- Thulani Davis Vanessa Brantley-Newton Ottey Tia McCollors Vanessa Davis Griggs Sharon Ewell Foster Tiffany Warren Venice T. Berry Sharon G. Flake Tina Brooks McKinney Veronica Chambers Sharon M. Draper Tina McElroy Ansa Victoria Christopher Sharon Mitchell Tomi Adeyemi Murray Sheilah Vance Toni Cade Bambara Vincent O. Carter Shella Gillus Toni Morrison Virginia DeBerry Sheneska Jackson Tony Dungy Virginia Hamilton Shirley Hailstock Tonya Lewis Lee W. E. B. Du Bois Wahida Clark

Wallace Ford If you would like to suggest a book title to Walter Dean Myers be added to our collection, visit our online catalog and Walter Mosely select Wayne Jordan “Suggest a Purchase”. Wendy Williams William Gardner Smith Xam Wilson Cartier Y. Blak Moore Yaa Gyasi Yvette Rice Zadie Smith Zetta Elliott Zora Neal Hurston Zurie Day ZZ Packer