This space serves as a listing of YA books written by Black authors that hit the NYT Bestsellers Children’s Series List.
This list is updated once a month.
This list is currently updated from June 8, 2008 – November 16, 2025. One title has been omitted due to its problematic themes though it has appeared on this list over 150 times.
SERIES
Legacy of Orïsha by Tomi Adeyemi
Genre: Fantasy
Debut: #1 on July 14, 2024
Highest Rank: #1
Initial Weeks Straight on The List: 2
Weeks on List: 2
The Legendborn Cycle by Tracy Deonn
Genre: Contemporary Fantasy
Debut: #1 on March 23, 2025
Highest Rank: #1
Initial Weeks Straight on The List: 3
Weeks on List: 3
Dorothy Must Die by Danielle Paige
Genre: Fantasy
Debut: #6 on April 3, 2016
Highest Rank: #6
Initial Weeks Straight on The List: 1
Weeks on List: 2
The Nsibidi Scripts by Nnedi Okorafor
Genre: Africanjujuism
Debut: #1 on February 6, 2022
Highest Rank: #10
Initial Weeks Straight on The List: 1
Weeks on List: 1
A Twisted Tale Series
For clarity, please note that this IP series debuted with a novel by Liz Braswell (who is not Black) and the series appears on the NYT with the first book in the series pictured / credited. At this point in time of hitting the list, the series had 13 books, written by four authors. The series made this NYT Bestsellers List 12 times before returning to the list after the September 6, 2022 release of Almost There: A Twisted Tale by Farrah Rochon (pictured above).
Genre: Fantasy, Folklore
Returned to the List: #7 on September 25, 2022
Initial Weeks Straight on The List From September 25, 2022: 6
A Twisted Tale Series
For clarity, please note that this IP series debuted with a novel by Liz Braswell (who is not Black) and the series appears on the NYT with the first book in the series pictured / credited. At this point in time of hitting the list, the series had 18 books, written by four authors. The series made this NYT Bestsellers List 22 times before returning to the list after the April 2, 2024 release of Fate Be Changed: A Twisted Tale by Farrah Rochon (pictured above).
Genre: Fantasy, Folklore
Returned to the List: #9 on April 21, 2024
Initial Weeks Straight on The List From April 21, 2024: 1