NAACP Image Awards Winners and Nominees
The NAACP Image Awards nominates five books in nine categories for Outstanding Literature:
Biography/Autobiography,
Children,
Debut Author,
Fiction,
Graphic Novel,
Instructional,
Nonfiction,
Poetry
, and
Youth/Teens.
You may print a list of all the award-winning and nominated books. Learn more at the NAACP Image Awards website.
45 Image Award Winning and Nominated Books for 2024
Winner - Biography/Autobiography
Medgar and Myrlie: Medgar Evers and the Love Story That Awakened America
by Joy-Ann Reid
- A 2024 National Bestselling Book – Adult Nonfiction (Hardcover)
- 2 Time AALBC.com Bestselling Book!
- Selected for 1 Book Club’s Reading List
- An NAACP Image Award Honored Book
- 2025 BCALA Literary Award
Mariner Books (Feb 06, 2024)
Nonfiction, Hardcover, 352 pages
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Nominee - Biography/Autobiography
Do It Anyway: Don’t Give Up Before It Gets Good
by Tasha Cobbs Leonard
- A 2024 National Bestselling Book – Adult Nonfiction (Hardcover)
- 2 Time AALBC.com Bestselling Book!
- Selected for 1 Book Club’s Reading List
- An NAACP Image Award Honored Book
WaterBrook Press (Feb 06, 2024)
Nonfiction, Hardcover, 352 pages
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Nominee - Biography/Autobiography
Lovely One: A Memoir
by Ketanji Brown Jackson
- A 2024 National Bestselling Book – Adult Nonfiction (Hardcover)
- 2 Time AALBC.com Bestselling Book!
- Selected for 1 Book Club’s Reading List
- An NAACP Image Award Honored Book
Random House (Feb 06, 2024)
Nonfiction, Hardcover, 352 pages
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Nominee - Biography/Autobiography
By the Time You Read This: The Space Between Cheslie’s Smile and Mental Illness—Her Story in Her Own Words
by Cheslie Kryst and April Simpkins
- A 2024 National Bestselling Book – Adult Nonfiction (Hardcover)
- 2 Time AALBC.com Bestselling Book!
- Selected for 1 Book Club’s Reading List
- An NAACP Image Award Honored Book
Forefront Books (Feb 06, 2024)
Nonfiction, Hardcover, 352 pages
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Nominee - Biography/Autobiography
Bits and Pieces: My Mother, My Brother, and Me
by Whoopi Goldberg
- A 2024 National Bestselling Book – Adult Nonfiction (Hardcover)
- Best Audiobook 2025: Narration by the Author
- 2 Time AALBC.com Bestselling Book!
- Selected for 1 Book Club’s Reading List
- An NAACP Image Award Honored Book
Blackstone Publishing (Feb 06, 2024)
Nonfiction, Hardcover, 352 pages
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Winner - Children
You Can Be a Good Friend (No Matter What!): A Lil Tj Book
by Taraji P. Henson, Illustrated by Paul Kellam
- A 2024 National Bestselling Book – Juvenile Fiction
- 2 Time AALBC.com Bestselling Book!
- Selected for 1 Book Club’s Reading List
- An NAACP Image Award Honored Book
Zonderkidz (Feb 06, 2024)
Nonfiction, Hardcover, 352 pages
Target Age Group: Picture Book
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Nominee - Children
Cicely Tyson
by Renée Watson, Illustrated by Sherry Shine
- 2 Time AALBC.com Bestselling Book!
- Selected for 1 Book Club’s Reading List
- An NAACP Image Award Honored Book
Amistad Books for Young Readers (Feb 06, 2024)
Nonfiction, Hardcover, 352 pages
Target Age Group: Picture Book
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Nominee - Children
My Hair Is a Book
by Maisha Oso, Illustrated by London Ladd
- 2 Time AALBC.com Bestselling Book!
- Selected for 1 Book Club’s Reading List
- An NAACP Image Award Honored Book
HarperCollins (Feb 06, 2024)
Nonfiction, Hardcover, 352 pages
Target Age Group: Picture Book
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Nominee - Children
Crowning Glory: A Celebration of Black Hair
by Carole Boston Weatherford, Illustrated by Ekua Holmes
- 2 Time AALBC.com Bestselling Book!
- Selected for 1 Book Club’s Reading List
- An NAACP Image Award Honored Book
Candlewick Press (MA) (Feb 06, 2024)
Nonfiction, Hardcover, 352 pages
Target Age Group: Picture Book
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Nominee - Children
All I Need to Be
by Rachel Ricketts
- 2 Time AALBC.com Bestselling Book!
- Selected for 1 Book Club’s Reading List
- An NAACP Image Award Honored Book
Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers (Feb 06, 2024)
Nonfiction, Hardcover, 352 pages
Target Age Group: Picture Book
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Winner - Debut Author
Grown Women
by Sarai Johnson
- 2 Time AALBC.com Bestselling Book!
- Selected for 1 Book Club’s Reading List
- An NAACP Image Award Honored Book
Harper (Feb 06, 2024)
Nonfiction, Hardcover, 352 pages
Target Age Group: Picture Book
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Nominee - Debut Author
Masquerade
by O.O. Sangoyomi
- 2 Time AALBC.com Bestselling Book!
- Selected for 1 Book Club’s Reading List
- An NAACP Image Award Honored Book
Forge (Feb 06, 2024)
Nonfiction, Paperback, 352 pages
Target Age Group: Picture Book
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Nominee - Debut Author
Afrocentric Style: A Celebration of Blackness & Identity in Pop Culture
by Shirley Neal
- 2 Time AALBC.com Bestselling Book!
- Selected for 1 Book Club’s Reading List
- An NAACP Image Award Honored Book
- 2025 BCALA Literary Award
Amistad (Feb 06, 2024)
Nonfiction, Hardcover, 352 pages
Target Age Group: Picture Book
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Nominee - Debut Author
Swift River
by Essie Chambers
- A 2024 National Bestselling Book – Adult Fiction (Hardcover)
- 2 Time AALBC.com Bestselling Book!
- Selected for 1 Book Club’s Reading List
- An NAACP Image Award Honored Book
- 2025 BCALA Literary Award
Simon & Schuster (Feb 06, 2024)
Nonfiction, Hardcover, 352 pages
Target Age Group: Picture Book
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Nominee - Debut Author
A Kind of Madness
by Uche Okonkwo
- 2 Time AALBC.com Bestselling Book!
- Selected for 1 Book Club’s Reading List
- An NAACP Image Award Honored Book
Tin House Books (Feb 06, 2024)
Nonfiction, Paperback, 352 pages
Target Age Group: Picture Book
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Winner - Fiction
One of Us Knows: A Thriller
by Alyssa Cole
- 2 Time AALBC.com Bestselling Book!
- Selected for 1 Book Club’s Reading List
- An NAACP Image Award Honored Book
William Morrow & Company (Feb 06, 2024)
Nonfiction, Paperback, 352 pages
Target Age Group: Picture Book
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Nominee - Fiction
Grown Women
by Sarai Johnson
- 2 Time AALBC.com Bestselling Book!
- Selected for 1 Book Club’s Reading List
- An NAACP Image Award Honored Book
Harper (Feb 06, 2024)
Nonfiction, Hardcover, 352 pages
Target Age Group: Picture Book
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Nominee - Fiction
What You Leave Behind
by Wanda M. Morris
- 2 Time AALBC.com Bestselling Book!
- Selected for 1 Book Club’s Reading List
- An NAACP Image Award Honored Book
William Morrow & Company (Feb 06, 2024)
Nonfiction, Paperback, 352 pages
Target Age Group: Picture Book
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Nominee - Fiction
Neighbors and Other Stories
by Diane Oliver
- A 2024 National Bestselling Book – Adult Fiction (Hardcover)
- 2 Time AALBC.com Bestselling Book!
- Selected for 1 Book Club’s Reading List
- An NAACP Image Award Honored Book
Grove Press (Feb 06, 2024)
Nonfiction, Hardcover, 352 pages
Target Age Group: Picture Book
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Nominee - Fiction
A Love Song for Ricki Wilde
by Tia Williams
- A 2024 National Bestselling Book – Adult Fiction (Hardcover)
- 2 Time AALBC.com Bestselling Book!
- Selected for 1 Book Club’s Reading List
- An NAACP Image Award Honored Book
Grand Central Publishing (Feb 06, 2024)
Nonfiction, Hardcover, 352 pages
Target Age Group: Picture Book
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Winner - Graphic Novel
Punk Rock Karaoke
by Bianca Xunise
- 2 Time AALBC.com Bestselling Book!
- Selected for 1 Book Club’s Reading List
- An NAACP Image Award Honored Book
Viking Books for Young Readers (Feb 06, 2024)
Nonfiction, Hardcover, 352 pages
Target Age Group: Picture Book
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Nominee - Graphic Novel
Gamerville
by Johnnie Christmas
- 2 Time AALBC.com Bestselling Book!
- Selected for 1 Book Club’s Reading List
- An NAACP Image Award Honored Book
HarperAlley (Feb 06, 2024)
Nonfiction, Hardcover, 352 pages
Target Age Group: Picture Book
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Nominee - Graphic Novel
Ghost Roast
by Shawnee Gibbs and Shawnelle Gibbs, Illustrated by Emily Cannon
- 2 Time AALBC.com Bestselling Book!
- Selected for 1 Book Club’s Reading List
- An NAACP Image Award Honored Book
Versify (Feb 06, 2024)
Nonfiction, Hardcover, 352 pages
Target Age Group: Picture Book
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Nominee - Graphic Novel
Big Jim and the White Boy: An American Classic Reimagined
by David F. Walker
- 2 Time AALBC.com Bestselling Book!
- Selected for 1 Book Club’s Reading List
- An NAACP Image Award Honored Book
Ten Speed Graphic (Feb 06, 2024)
Nonfiction, Hardcover, 352 pages
Target Age Group: Picture Book
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Nominee - Graphic Novel
Black Defender: The Awakening
by David Washington
- 2 Time AALBC.com Bestselling Book!
- Selected for 1 Book Club’s Reading List
- An NAACP Image Award Honored Book
Washington & Company (Feb 06, 2024)
Nonfiction, Paperback, 352 pages
Target Age Group: Picture Book
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Winner - Instructional
Wash Day: Passing on the Legacy, Rituals, and Love of Natural Hair
by Tomesha Faxio
- 2 Time AALBC.com Bestselling Book!
- Selected for 1 Book Club’s Reading List
- An NAACP Image Award Honored Book
Clarkson Potter (Feb 06, 2024)
Nonfiction, Hardcover, 352 pages
Target Age Group: Picture Book
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Nominee - Instructional
I Did a New Thing: 30 Days to Living Free
by Tabitha Brown
- A 2024 National Bestselling Book – Adult Nonfiction (Hardcover)
- 2 Time AALBC.com Bestselling Book!
- Selected for 1 Book Club’s Reading List
- An NAACP Image Award Honored Book
William Morrow & Company (Feb 06, 2024)
Nonfiction, Hardcover, 352 pages
Target Age Group: Picture Book
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Nominee - Instructional
Loving Your Black Neighbor as Yourself: A Guide to Closing the Space Between Us
by Chante Griffin
- 2 Time AALBC.com Bestselling Book!
- Selected for 1 Book Club’s Reading List
- An NAACP Image Award Honored Book
PRH Christian Publishing (Feb 06, 2024)
Nonfiction, Paperback, 352 pages
Target Age Group: Picture Book
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Nominee - Instructional
Black Joy Playbook: 30 Days of Intentionally Reclaiming Your Delight
by Tracey Michae’l Lewis-Giggetts
- 2 Time AALBC.com Bestselling Book!
- Selected for 1 Book Club’s Reading List
- An NAACP Image Award Honored Book
Ink & Willow (Feb 06, 2024)
Nonfiction, Paperback, 352 pages
Target Age Group: Picture Book
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Nominee - Instructional
Radical Self-Care: Rituals for Inner Resilience
by Rebecca Moore
- 2 Time AALBC.com Bestselling Book!
- Selected for 1 Book Club’s Reading List
- An NAACP Image Award Honored Book
Leaping Hare Press (Feb 06, 2024)
Nonfiction, Hardcover, 352 pages
Target Age Group: Picture Book
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Winner - Nonfiction
Love & Whiskey: The Remarkable True Story of Jack Daniel, His Master Distiller Nearest Green, and the Improbable Rise of Uncle Nearest
by Fawn Weaver
- A 2024 National Bestselling Book – Adult Nonfiction (Hardcover)
- 2 Time AALBC.com Bestselling Book!
- Selected for 1 Book Club’s Reading List
- An NAACP Image Award Honored Book
- 2025 BCALA Literary Award
Melcher Media (Feb 06, 2024)
Nonfiction, Hardcover, 352 pages
Target Age Group: Picture Book
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Nominee - Nonfiction
The Jazzmen: How Duke Ellington, Louis Armstrong, and Count Basie Transformed America
by Larry Tye
- 2 Time AALBC.com Bestselling Book!
- Selected for 1 Book Club’s Reading List
- An NAACP Image Award Honored Book
Mariner Books (Feb 06, 2024)
Nonfiction, Hardcover, 352 pages
Target Age Group: Picture Book
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Nominee - Nonfiction
The 1619 Project a Visual Experience
by Nikole Hannah-Jones
- 2 Time AALBC.com Bestselling Book!
- Selected for 1 Book Club’s Reading List
- An NAACP Image Award Honored Book
Clarkson Potter (Feb 06, 2024)
Nonfiction, Hardcover, 352 pages
Target Age Group: Picture Book
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Nominee - Nonfiction
A Passionate Mind in Relentless Pursuit: The Vision of Mary McLeod Bethune
by Noliwe Rooks
- 2 Time AALBC.com Bestselling Book!
- Selected for 1 Book Club’s Reading List
- An NAACP Image Award Honored Book
Penguin Press (Feb 06, 2024)
Nonfiction, Hardcover, 352 pages
Target Age Group: Picture Book
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Nominee - Nonfiction
Picturing Black History: Photographs and Stories That Changed the World
by Nicholas B. Breyfogle, Steven Conn, Daniela Edmeier, and Damarius Johnson
- 2 Time AALBC.com Bestselling Book!
- Selected for 1 Book Club’s Reading List
- An NAACP Image Award Honored Book
Abrams Books (Feb 06, 2024)
Nonfiction, Hardcover, 352 pages
Target Age Group: Picture Book
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Winner - Poetry
This Is the Honey: An Anthology of Contemporary Black Poets
by Kwame Alexander
- A 2024 National Bestselling Book – Poetry
- 2 Time AALBC.com Bestselling Book!
- Selected for 1 Book Club’s Reading List
- An NAACP Image Award Honored Book
- 2024 BCALA Literary Award
Little, Brown and Company (Feb 06, 2024)
Nonfiction, Hardcover, 352 pages
Target Age Group: Picture Book
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Nominee - Poetry
Load in Nine Times: Poems
by Frank X. Walker
- 2 Time AALBC.com Bestselling Book!
- Selected for 1 Book Club’s Reading List
- An NAACP Image Award Honored Book
Liveright Publishing Corporation (Feb 06, 2024)
Nonfiction, Hardcover, 352 pages
Target Age Group: Picture Book
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Nominee - Poetry
Bluff: Poems
by Danez Smith
- A 2024 National Bestselling Book – Poetry
- 2 Time AALBC.com Bestselling Book!
- Selected for 1 Book Club’s Reading List
- An NAACP Image Award Honored Book
Graywolf Press (Feb 06, 2024)
Nonfiction, Paperback, 352 pages
Target Age Group: Picture Book
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Nominee - Poetry
Song of My Softening
by Omotara James
- 2 Time AALBC.com Bestselling Book!
- Selected for 1 Book Club’s Reading List
- An NAACP Image Award Honored Book
Alice James Books (Feb 06, 2024)
Nonfiction, Paperback, 352 pages
Target Age Group: Picture Book
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Nominee - Poetry
Good Dress
by Brittany Rogers
- 2 Time AALBC.com Bestselling Book!
- Selected for 1 Book Club’s Reading List
- An NAACP Image Award Honored Book
Tin House Books (Feb 06, 2024)
Nonfiction, Paperback, 352 pages
Target Age Group: Picture Book
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Winner - Youth/Teens
Brushed Between Cultures
by Samarra St. Hilaire
- 2 Time AALBC.com Bestselling Book!
- Selected for 1 Book Club’s Reading List
- An NAACP Image Award Honored Book
Samarra St. Hilaire (Feb 06, 2024)
Nonfiction, Paperback, 352 pages
Target Age Group: Picture Book
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Nominee - Youth/Teens
Clutch Time: A Shot Clock Novel
by Caron Butler and justin a. reynolds
- 2 Time AALBC.com Bestselling Book!
- Selected for 1 Book Club’s Reading List
- An NAACP Image Award Honored Book
Katherine Tegen Books (Feb 06, 2024)
Nonfiction, Hardcover, 352 pages
Target Age Group: Picture Book
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Nominee - Youth/Teens
Barracoon Adapted for Young Readers: The Story of the Last Black Cargo
by Zora Neale Hurston and Adapted by Ibram X. Kendi, Illustrated by Jazzmen Lee-Johnson
- A 2024 National Bestselling Book – Juvenile Nonfiction
- 2 Time AALBC.com Bestselling Book!
- Selected for 1 Book Club’s Reading List
- An NAACP Image Award Honored Book
Amistad Books for Young Readers (Feb 06, 2024)
Nonfiction, Hardcover, 352 pages
Target Age Group: Picture Book
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Nominee - Youth/Teens
American Wings: Chicago’s Pioneering Black Aviators and the Race for Equality in the Sky
by Sherri L. Smith and Elizabeth Wein
- 2 Time AALBC.com Bestselling Book!
- Selected for 1 Book Club’s Reading List
- An NAACP Image Award Honored Book
G.P. Putnam’s Sons Books for Young Readers (Feb 06, 2024)
Nonfiction, Hardcover, 352 pages
Target Age Group: Picture Book
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Nominee - Youth/Teens
Black Star
by Kwame Alexander
- Best Audiobook 2025: Best Middle Grade
- 2 Time AALBC.com Bestselling Book!
- Selected for 1 Book Club’s Reading List
- An NAACP Image Award Honored Book
Little, Brown Books for Young Readers (Feb 06, 2024)
Nonfiction, Hardcover, 352 pages
Target Age Group: Picture Book
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