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The World According to Fannie Davis by Bridgett M. Davis
2019 Nonfiction Books by African-Americans
94 books — 16 voters
The Black God's Drums by P. Djèlí Clark
2018 SFF by Authors of Color
48 books — 67 voters

Children of Blood and Bone by Tomi Adeyemi
Best Books of 2018
1,660 books — 2,960 voters
An American Marriage by Tayari JonesPraise Song for the Butterflies by Bernice L. McFaddenWhiskey & Ribbons by Leesa Cross-Smith
The Very Time I Thought I Was lost, My Dungeon Shook and My Chains Fell Off: Forthcoming Books for 2018 by Authors of African Descent
78 books — 55 voters

Assata by Assata ShakurSugar by Bernice L. McFadden
Lemonade Syllabus - A Collection of Works Celebrating Black Womanhood. Inspired by Beyonce
224 books — 72 voters
The Changeling by Victor LaValle
2017 Adult SFF by Authors of Color
52 books — 59 voters

The Mothers by Brit Bennett
A Dozen Diverse Debut Novels [in The Booklist Reader]
12 books — 11 voters
Bluebird, Bluebird by Attica Locke
The Millions' Most Anticipated: The Great Second-Half 2017 Book Preview
76 books — 158 voters

Sing, Unburied, Sing by Jesmyn WardThe Hate U Give by Angie Thomas
Anticipated Literary Reads For Readers of Color 2017
220 books — 259 voters
The Talented Ribkins by Ladee HubbardSing, Unburied, Sing by Jesmyn Ward
Whoever Wants Honey Must Brave the Bees: Forthcoming Books for 2017 by Authors of African Descent
75 books — 53 voters

Things Fall Apart by Chinua Achebe
Africa (fiction and nonfiction)
1,746 books — 1,608 voters
Things Fall Apart by Chinua AchebeSugar by Bernice L. McFaddenThis Bitter Earth by Bernice L. McFaddenGlorious by Bernice L. McFaddenThe Darkest Child by Delores Phillips
Best Black Historical Fiction
333 books — 308 voters

I Almost Forgot About You by Terry McMillanHomegoing by Yaa Gyasi
Anticipated Literary Reads For Readers of Color 2016
178 books — 156 voters
The Book of Harlan by Bernice L. McFadden
Anticipated Literary Reads For Readers of Color 2015
136 books — 169 voters

The Coldest Winter Ever by Sister SouljahFlyy Girl by Omar TyreeTrue to the Game by Teri WoodsCheaters by Eric Jerome DickeyA Hustler's Wife by Nikki Turner
♥ This Is The Definition Of Urban Fiction ♥
256 books — 293 voters
On Dublin Street by Samantha Young
Best YA/New Adult Contemporary Romance
2,165 books — 4,518 voters

Glorious by Bernice L. McFadden32 Candles by Ernessa T. Carter
2010's Best African American Literature
22 books — 144 voters
Forgiven by Janet Fox
New YA historical fiction in 2011
63 books — 274 voters

Dead Girl Walking by Linda Joy Singleton
YA Post-Death Novels
192 books — 389 voters
The Complete History of Why I Hate Her by Jennifer Richard Jacobson
YA Novels of 2010
567 books — 2,953 voters

Twilight by Stephenie Meyer
Teen Books that Rock!
246 books — 276 voters
Twilight by Stephenie Meyer
Young Adult Romance
3,983 books — 9,663 voters

Twilight by Stephenie Meyer
Best Teen Vampire Fiction
402 books — 4,651 voters
Gossip Girl by Cecily von Ziegesar
The Ultimate Teen Chick-lit Library
265 books — 473 voters

A Hustler's Wife by Nikki TurnerThe Coldest Winter Ever by Sister SouljahBad Girlz by Shannon HolmesDisappearing Acts by Terry McMillan
Good Urban Literature
165 books — 293 voters
The Color Purple by Alice WalkerThe Women of Brewster Place by Gloria Naylor
Best African American Books
991 books — 1,136 voters

One Hundred Years of Solitude by Gabriel García MárquezThe Color Purple by Alice Walker
Books That Everyone Should Read At Least Once
31,233 books — 118,057 voters
Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone by J.K. RowlingA Little Princess by Frances Hodgson Burnett
Best Young Adult Books
13,031 books — 80,087 voters


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