Hi friends! It’s that time again! As you know the Smithsonian Heritage Month posts stopped working a few years ago so since then I’ve been posting lists of authors for most of the Smithsonian Heritage Months. I’m really excited to offer this updated and IMO extended list for 2023, and hope you all find a new author to love.

• Stacy Hawkins Adams
• Rochelle Alers aka Rena McLeary
• Kianna Alexander
• Jewel Amethyst
• Bridget Anderson
• A.C. Arthur aka Lacey Baker, Artist Arthur, and Sapphire Blue
• AshleyNicole
• Amarie Avant
• Xia Axelrod
• D. Reneé Bagby
• ReShonda Tate Billingsley
• Melissa Blue
• Phyllis Bourne
• Niobia Bryant
• Denny S. Bryce
• Carla Buchanan
• Adrianne Byrd
• Dee Carney
• Brittainy C. Cherry
• Ann Christopher
• Alyssa Cole
• Sharon C. Cooper
• Robin Covington
• Francine Craft
• Nina Crespo
• Kaia Danielle
• Angie Daniels
• Zuri Day
• Sasha Devlin
• Delaney Diamond
• Kathy Douglass
• Cecilia Dowdy
• Asanti East
• Lucy Eden
• Tigris Eden aka J. K. Rivers
• Sherron Elise
• Hope Ellis
• Lindsay Evans 
• Gwynne Forster
• Natasha Frazier
• Olivia Gaines
• Seressia Glass
• Elysabeth Grace
• Sherelle Green
• Jasmine Guillory
• Suzette D. Harrison
• Tasha L. Harrison
• Shenae Hailey aka B. Love
• Shirley Hailstock
• Carolyn Hector
• Mia Heintzelman
• Talia Hibbert
• Chencia C. Higgins
• Donna Hill
• Cheris Hodges or Cheris F. Hodges
• Alexandria House
• Jacinta Howard
• Piper Huguley
• Brenda Jackson
• K. M. Jackson
• Katrina Jackson
• Meka James
• Sugar Jamison aka Ginger Jamison
• Beverly Jenkins
• Christina C. Jones
• Wayne Jordan
• Beverley Kendall
• Martha Kennerson
• LaQuette
• Shelly Laurenston aka G.A. Aiken
• Sherri L. Lewis
• Sheryl Lister
• Terra Little
• Tracey Livesay
• Donnia Marie
• Nana Malone
• Alexa Martin
• Tina Martin
• Rhonda McKnight
• Deborah Fletcher Mello
• Vanessa Miller
• Mary Monroe
• Selena Montgomery
• Victoria Christopher Murray
• Sienna Mynx aka T.A. Ford
• Stephanie Nicole Norris
• Nicki Night
• Grace Octavia
• Tiffany Patterson
• Kayla Perrin
• Jamie Pope
• Nana Prah
• Charish Reid
• Stacy Reid
• Erica Ridley
• Lisa G. Riley
• Vanessa Riley
• Farrah Rochon
• Kennedy Ryan
• Reese Ryan
• Blue Saffire
• Emma Salah
• Patricia Sargeant aka Regina Hart aka Olivia Matthews
• Sabrina B. Scales
• Angela Seals
• Candace Shaw
• Toni Shiloh
• Naima Simone
• Jodie Slaughter
• Maureen Smith
• Evelyn Sola
• Mia Sosa
• Yahrah St. John
• Jacquelin Thomas
• Holley Trent
• Xyla Turner
• Eve Vaughn
• Keith Thomas Walker
• Alexandra Warren
• AlTonya Washington
• Lisa Watson
• Rebekah Weatherspoon
• Jamie Wesley
• Denise N. Wheatley
• D. L. White
• Denise Williams
• Preslaysa Williams
• Synithia Williams
• Rita Woods
• Stefanie Worth
• Elle Wright
• Kenya Wright
• Pamela Yaye

I compiled this list through the past year, so my apologies if there are any errors. Also, if you know of anyone to add, please let me know. (Or as always if someone wants to be removed from the list, let me know and I’ll be happy to do so.)

Happy reading!