Top 70 Black Book Influencers in 2023
Black Book Influencers
Here are Top 70 Black Book Influencers
1. Didi Borie
Bio Good Book Whisperer, who reads in 🇺🇸🇫🇷📚The Read Soul Lit Book Club🎙Brown Girls Booking✊🏾Created #ReadSoulLitInstagram Handle @browngirlreadingInstagram Followers 13.2K
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2. Darkowaa
Bio The website (est. 2014) is the main platform.• Africa + BLACK diaspora• All photos & words are mine (Darkowaa)#ReadGhanaian🇬🇭 creator (since 2017)Instagram Handle @africanbookaddictInstagram Followers 5.3K
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3. Monica Reeds
Bio 📚 Book lover collecting stories with abandon and owner of @dreamingofcelieInstagram Handle @readermonicaInstagram Followers 3.5K
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4. Janae Marie
Bio ✨Urban Fiction Author ✨5 Published titles✨Subscribe for FREE e-book#urbanfictionauthorInstagram Handle @authorjanae_marie5Instagram Followers 962
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5. Zai Sylla
Bio Cultural media commentator. Unaesthetic soft Black girl exposing you to Black storiesPartnerships: holla@defysocial.com@missninamaloneInstagram Handle @zairamblesInstagram Followers 120.6K Get Email Contact
6. Analeigh Sbrana
Bio LORE OF THE WILDS (February 2024)✍🏾 author + bookstagrammer🕯4w3 | ENFP🌙 Repped by Thao Le🍄 rep codes + shop my presets ↓Instagram Handle @literaryxqueenInstagram Followers 45.3K Get Email Contact
7. Jesse
Bio formerly Bowties and BooksBooktuber (36k)Creator: @enbybookclubInstagram Handle @jesseonyoutube_Instagram Followers 36.4K Get Email Contact
8. Nokukhanya Ntsaluba
Bio Come for Books - Stay for Aesthetics 🌴📧 prettyxbookish@gmail.com📍Southie 🇿🇦 x 🇬🇧🎓 PhD Candidate ☕️ Cafe ConnoisseurInstagram Handle @pretty_x_bookishInstagram Followers 32.9K Get Email Contact
9. Sarah
Bio avid reader • big taurus energy📍DMVbookishandblack@gmail.comInstagram Handle @bookishandblackInstagram Followers 28.4K Get Email Contact
10. Cree Myles
Bio She/herI read and start shitCurator of @allwaysblackInstagram Handle @creemylesInstagram Followers 24.2K Get Email Contact
11. Patience E. Woodrell
Bio Sharing things I love 🤎Marketing at @laikastudios Based in Portland, ORInstagram Handle @patiencewoodrellInstagram Followers 24K Get Email Contact
12. Renée Amanda
Bio — Mar 2023: The Neighbor Favor - @kristinaforest_— Celebrating Black women through lit #Atlanta, GAJoin in #bookgirlmagicFounder: @itsreneeamandaInstagram Handle @book_girl_magicInstagram Followers 23.5K Get Email Contact
13. Morgan
Bio Encouraging readers to diversify their bookshelves ✨Creator of @blackresiliencebookstatourJoin me on a bookish adventure 📚👇🏾Instagram Handle @prettylittlebookshelfInstagram Followers 22.7K Get Email Contact
14. Crystal Forte
Bio Melanatedreader, LLCBookstagrammer of the YEAR @allwaysblack, Ph.D Candidate Literacy) St. John’s U, teacher, Daughter of the King, DST$DstconnectedInstagram Handle @melanatedreaderInstagram Followers 22.6K Get Email Contact
15. This Browne Girl Reads
Bio 📍Queens,NY🚫DMs📖African & African Diaspora Authors📚This BrowneGirl Reads Bookclub & Community #thisbrownegirlreads 📧thisbrownegirl@gmailInstagram Handle @thisbrownegirlreadsInstagram Followers 19K Get Email Contact
16. Anna
Bio ♡ Passionate book lover, celebrating the power of storytelling and uplift underrepresented voices. 📖Instagram Handle @never_withouta_bookInstagram Followers 18.1K Get Email Contact
17. Bezi
Bio 📚 book lover playing in the dark🙌🏾 Black fantasy, Afrofuturism💼 marketing @ S&S Children’s Books🎙 @dreaminginthedarkpod || creator #readethiopianInstagram Handle @beingabookwyrmInstagram Followers 17K Get Email Contact
18. Victoria
Bio 🇬🇧🇯🇲 living in 🇺🇸 📚Find me creating content @bibliolifestyle 🎙Podcasting @thecouchisbooked 👇🏾💌 Subscribe to my bookish emailInstagram Handle @bookslifehomeInstagram Followers 15.4K Get Email Contact
19. Reggie Bailey
Bio Reader. Curator. Moderator. Writer.Creator @10books10decadesExecutive Producer @booksarepopcultureDE <- VACashapp $ReggieReadsVenmo @ReggieReadsInstagram Handle @reggiereadsInstagram Followers 14.7K Get Email Contact
20. Lex
Bio Be right back. I’m dissertating..PhD student @uthealthsph #Spelman| Black literature enthusiast | book recs + reviews | 1908💕💚Instagram Handle @lex_withthe_textInstagram Followers 14.4K Get Email Contact
21. AJ
Bio Books | Motherhood | LoveI make reading look good.Instagram Handle @readingwithglamourInstagram Followers 12.9K Get Email Contact
22. Tanya Shanicee
Bio books. life. family. CA 📍☆ tanyareadit@gmail.com☆ bad bitches read books™️Instagram Handle @babygyalreaditInstagram Followers 12.2K Get Email Contact
23. Sajda
Bio Sajda (S-edge-duh). 📚 Books + motherhood 🤍Instagram Handle @sajdareadsInstagram Followers 12.2K Get Email Contact
24. Keyona
Bio Keyona{Key-“O”-na} 📍NYCome for the books stay for the looksBooktuber🎧: 📚:27/50Connect with me Everywhere⤵️Instagram Handle @chocolatecoveredpagesInstagram Followers 11.6K Get Email Contact
25. Kat Trinidad
Bio ✨ Book Cosplayer. 🎙️ Podcaster: The Books en Vogue Podcast. #BeVpodcast🐾 Dog Mom @yeahyemayaInstagram Handle @booksenvogueInstagram Followers 11.6K Get Email Contact
26. Nnenna
Bio 📍 NYC book lover and donut addict📖 Book reviews | literary fiction, romance, and more📚 NYC @literaryleague co-host💌 Blog + more links below!Instagram Handle @scsreadsInstagram Followers 10.7K Get Email Contact
27. Richelle Robinson
Bio Chronic Illness. G.A.D. LFL Steward. 🩷💛💙Diversity, Inclusion and Mental Health Advocate. Venmo: Richelle-Robinson-8📖: 🎧:Instagram Handle @shellysbookcornerInstagram Followers 9.9K Get Email Contact
28. Tori
Bio #bookstagram📍FLI ❤️ FICTIONI Gush & Fangirl Over Words On Pages🥰Me= Too Invested In Fictional Characters Creator of @IndieSpines #IndieSpinesInstagram Handle @torilovingwordsInstagram Followers 9.8K Get Email Contact
29. Kayla Starr
Bio I read a lot. Here to amplify Black voices in literature. 📍Brooklyn, NYC Founder: @blackgirlbookfest 🎥 Host of Black Girl Book TalkInstagram Handle @blackgirlbookadventuresInstagram Followers 9.4K Get Email Contact
30. Helory
Bio 29 ♊ 🇭🇹 Formerly _wolfandmoonInstagram Handle @helorynothilaryInstagram Followers 9.2K Get Email Contact
31. Whitney
Bio 📍Dal, TX | Ephesians 3:20 ✨📚Aficionado of the Finest Books📖 𝕃𝕖𝕒𝕧𝕖 𝕓𝕖𝕙𝕚𝕟𝕕 𝕒 𝕝𝕚𝕓𝕣𝕒𝕣𝕪 & 𝕒 𝕝𝕖𝕘𝕒𝕔𝕪Instagram Handle @bookqueen_whitInstagram Followers 8.9K Get Email Contact
32. Naomi
Bio Helping you expand your reading Cohost @tbrlowdown podcast 🎧 NEW EPISODES EVERY MONDAY📖CR: Check my Goodreads/StoryGraphInstagram Handle @bookladyreadsInstagram Followers 8.9K Get Email Contact
33. Kim Laird
Bio Book Dragon | Tea Lover | Self-Care Enthusiast 🎙 1/2 of @buddyreadpodcast 📧 kimbookwyrm@gmail.com📍 ATLInstagram Handle @kimbookwyrmInstagram Followers 8.8K Get Email Contact
34. Darienne
Bio Lover of underrated books & toxic fictional men. 📍SoCal📚 the cursedInstagram Handle @urfaveplottwistInstagram Followers 8.6K Get Email Contact
35. Ahtiya
Bio 🧜🏾♀️ “Ah-tee-yuh”📚 booktuber💋 Owner of @bibliophilesunite.shop & @bibliophilesunite.tours 🤓 Host of Bibliophiles Unite Book Club🌻📝Instagram Handle @bookinitwithahtiyaInstagram Followers 8.4K Get Email Contact
36. Shani Akilah
Bio Writer/Screenwriter. Book LoverRepped by: @blakefriedmannliteraryagency @sianellismartin 📍 London 🇬🇾🇯🇲🇧🇧 📖: The ListBook Goal: 28/30Instagram Handle @_shaniakilahInstagram Followers 7.5K Get Email Contact
37. Books & Rhymes
Bio Joyfully encouraging you to critically engage with classic & contemporary books by writers of African descent🎧🎙️Books & Rhymes podcast 📚@litavengersInstagram Handle @booksandrhymesInstagram Followers 6.9K Get Email Contact
38. Kendra
Bio 25✨I like to read 📖booktok: kendra.readsCo-host of @bringyourownpod 🎧email, etc👇🏾Instagram Handle @kendra.readzInstagram Followers 6.3K Get Email Contact
39. Alecia Leslie
Bio “𝚒𝚗 𝚝𝚑𝚎 𝚎𝚗𝚍, 𝚠𝚎’𝚕𝚕 𝚊𝚕𝚕 𝚋𝚎𝚌𝚘𝚖𝚎 𝚜𝚝𝚘𝚛𝚒𝚎𝚜.”•2023 0/50𝙲𝚘𝚏𝚏𝚎𝚎 𝙰𝚍𝚍𝚒𝚌𝚝.𝙿𝙾𝙲.𝙽.𝙲.•Instagram Handle @coffee.books.convoInstagram Followers 6.3K Get Email Contact
40. Azadra Whitman
Bio ✨Bookish girlie 📖• Romance reader• All things books 💕Instagram Handle @whittyreadsInstagram Followers 6.1K Get Email Contact
41. Vuma
Bio Stop recommending good books. I read slow. 🇿🇲 writer, based in Perth, WA. 🦦 @afroheritagebookclub I be in and out this app high keyInstagram Handle @diaspora_readerInstagram Followers 6.1K Get Email Contact
42. Fifi
Bio Drinker of coffee, lover of cats, supporter of Arsenal, and occasionally, reader of books.Instagram Handle @kenyanbibliophileInstagram Followers 5.8K Get Email Contact
43. Vanessa Riley
Bio Novelist of Historical Fiction featuring Powerful Black Women & Sisterhoods| AKA | PSU & Stanford |🍽Foodie| Love History, Fashion, Books, WritingInstagram Handle @vanessarileyauthorInstagram Followers 5.6K Get Email Contact
44. Alicia Bolden
Bio Reading is my superpower ✨~Black Girl Book Traveler~Boldly living my ancestors wildest dreams CR: Failure of Forgiveness 2023 📚goal: 114/125Instagram Handle @bolde_booksInstagram Followers 5.4K Get Email Contact
45. Jaz Imani
Bio ✝️YAHWEH🤍🕊️faith • books • locs🧚🏽♀️📖Currently Reading My Bible While In A Reading Slump ✨Loc’d: 11•21•22✨ 📨heybookjaz@gmail.comInstagram Handle @heythatsjazInstagram Followers 4.6K Get Email Contact
46. Enobong
Bio Pronounced: eh-NOR-bong#Aalitcanon challenge #authorsofafrica challenge@booklist_ala reviewer📍Chicago📧 enobooksblog@gmail.comInstagram Handle @enobooksInstagram Followers 4.5K Get Email Contact
47. Deanna
Bio The plot thiccens. Legendborn Cycle Enthusiast.💙⚔️♥️•✨59/100📚✨•Links & tings ⬇️Instagram Handle @deannareadsandsleepsInstagram Followers 4.4K Get Email Contact
48. De'Siree
Bio [hiatus]📜 Romance reader💕📚🐢 Book Collector 📚 Johnny’s 🇺🇲 💖💚INFJ💙 9w1💚95 line 💕Instagram Handle @genkireaderInstagram Followers 4.1K Get Email Contact
49. Rach
Bio Book Blogger • Writer • Avid ReaderJeremiah 29:11🤍📍: 🇬🇧Instagram Handle @theblackbookbloggInstagram Followers 4.1K Get Email Contact
50. Kalli
Bio CR: Romantic Comedy LR: Girls like Girls 📚2023: 26/50Instagram Handle @kmbooks24Instagram Followers 4.1K Get Email Contact
51. Alexia
Bio 💁🏽♀️ Black bookstagrammer (she/her)📖 40/100📍 GA📦@onceuponabookclubbox BOOKISHENDS10Instagram Handle @bookishendsInstagram Followers 3.8K Get Email Contact
52. Tammi Clarke
Bio 𝙁𝙖𝙣𝙩𝙖𝙨𝙮&𝙍𝙤𝙢𝙖𝙣𝙘𝙚 • 𝙇𝙤𝙣𝙙𝙤𝙣 🖤𝘽𝙤𝙤𝙠𝙩𝙤𝙠~(𝟗𝟎𝐤)💛𝘾𝙍: 𝘏𝘦𝘢𝘳𝘵 𝘰𝘧 𝘕𝘪𝘨𝘩𝘵 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘍𝘪𝘳𝘦📧 𝘽𝙤𝙤𝙠𝙞𝙨𝙝𝘽𝙮𝙏𝙖𝙢𝙢𝙞@𝙝𝙤𝙩𝙢𝙖𝙞𝙡.𝙘𝙤𝙢📚 𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟑 𝙂𝙤𝙖𝙡~ 𝟏𝟑𝟑/𝟏𝟓𝟎Instagram Handle @bookishbytammiInstagram Followers 3.8K Get Email Contact
53. Katherine
Bio Big fan of HEA 🥰Hella mood reader🔮💁🏾♀️ @blcktinabelcher 💼 @bookshop_org & @powellsbooks 🤷🏾♀️ Judges books by their cover📖 2023: 34/50Instagram Handle @foreverabooksellerInstagram Followers 3.6K Get Email Contact
54. Suzanna
Bio 🤎𝑰𝒎𝒎𝒆𝒓𝒔𝒆𝒅 𝒊𝒏 𝑪𝒂𝒓𝒊𝒃𝒃𝒆𝒂𝒏 + 𝑨𝒇𝒓𝒊𝒄𝒂𝒏 𝒔𝒕𝒐𝒓𝒊𝒆𝒔🍂 𝒉𝒊𝒔𝒕𝒐𝒓𝒊𝒄𝒂𝒍 𝒇𝒊𝒄𝒕𝒊𝒐𝒏📍NYCInstagram Handle @themillennialjareadsInstagram Followers 3.6K Get Email Contact
55. Peta
Bio Books & LifestyleCreator #AJournalMood YouTube.com/comfycozyup Email: Comfycozyup@gmail.com fitness/yoga page @Petie_goldJamaican 🇯🇲BloggerInstagram Handle @comfycozyupInstagram Followers 2.6K Get Email Contact
56. Sheri
Bio Your Book Bestie! ✌🏾#sherislibrary #awarriorslibraryInstagram Handle @sheri_readsInstagram Followers 2.3K Get Email Contact
57. Mikhaila
Bio 😁 Certified book lover ORLANDO 🎡 🗒 StoryGraph: mikhailareads 📚Books are my happy place.Instagram Handle @mikhailareadsInstagram Followers 2.1K Get Email Contact
58. Payten Jewell
Bio ☁️23☁️📖Hopeless Romantic 📖On Booktok serving looks and books. 📖Romance,spice,diversity📖 founder of @biglovebookcubInstagram Handle @pjandbooksInstagram Followers 1.8K Get Email Contact
59. Buffy
Bio Zen=📚🧘🏾♀️🕉! ♎️ and 🌱 Mom📍DMV📚CR/CL: 📖 BookClub:📚GR’22: @queensliterarycollectiveInstagram Handle @msbszenlifeInstagram Followers 1.7K Get Email Contact
60. Ify
Bio 🌱still learning📚lover of words+languages+books+storytelling📖 Pleasure Activism🎧 The Crown of Gilded Bones#RAWWorkshopInstagram Handle @thelitagendaInstagram Followers 1.6K Get Email Contact
61. Olivia
Bio reader. music lover. foodie.@diningwithlivInstagram Handle @itslivbeeInstagram Followers 1.5K Get Email Contact