DREF Presents the 2025 Summer Reading

The Sister Scholars Advisory Council’s National Reading Circle encourages all to check out the 2025 Summer Reading List.

Whether for continuing education, pleasure, or young readers in your life, this carefully curated list is presented for your pleasure. Enjoy.

DREF Sister Scholars Advisory Council presents the Summer 2025 Reading List.

Fiction

  • Harlem Rhapsody (2025) by Victoria Christopher Murray
  • Midnight Train from Georgia (2025) by Dhyana Ziegler
  • Grown Women (2024) by Sarai Johnson
  • Soul-Aris (2011) by Henrietta Elmore-Smith

Non-fiction

  • Prosper: A Guide to Flourishing in Life, Business and Career (2024) Compiled by Sharvette Mitchell
  • A Passionate Mind in Relentless Pursuit: The Vision of Mary McLeod Bethune (2024) by Noliwe Rooks
  • Lovely One (2024) by Ketanji Brown Jackson

Young Adult

  • Black Girl, You Are Atlas (2024) by Renee Watson
  • Malcolm and Me (2020) by Robin Farmer
  • 100 Things Black Boys Should Do and Know (2022) by Jason T. Huey

College Preparatory/Readiness

  • The Black Family’s Guide to College Admissions- 2nd Edition (2024) Johns Hopkins University Press
  • College Bound: Everything You Need to Know Before Starting College (2023) by Rahkal C.D. Shelton
  • A Mindful Way to Live: Tips for Developing a Healthy Mindset for College Success (2024) by Melissa Cheese, EdD

Children’s

  • The Inspiring History of Juneteenth for Black Girls (2025) by Serena James
  • Positive Affirmations for Black Kids (2023) by Nia Simone
  • Happy Hair (2020) by Mechal Renee Roe