Urban Fiction

Urban fiction is also known as street lit or street fiction. It is written primarily by African-Americans and is as much defined by the socio-economic realities and culture of its characters as the urban setting. The tone for urban fiction is usually dark, focusing on the underside of city living. Profanity, sex, and violence are usually explicit, with the writer not shying away from or watering-down the material. Most authors of this genre draw upon their past experiences to depict their storylines


The Coldest Winter Ever (The Coldest Winter Ever, #1)
The Cartel (The Cartel, #1)
Moth to a Flame
The Hate U Give
True to the Game (True to the Game #1)
Flyy Girl (Flyy Girl, #1)
Ethic
Thugs and the Women Who Love Them (Thug #1)
Addicted
Capone (Season One: Delgato Family, #1)
The Cartel 2: Tale of the Murda Mamas (The Cartel, #2)
Capone II (Season one: Delgato Family, #2)
The Prada Plan (The Prada Plan, #1)
The Cartel 3: The Last Chapter (The Cartel, #3)
Storm Front (The Dresden Files, #1)
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Attempted suicide novels
7 books — 9 voters

Long Way Down by Jason ReynoldsAmerican Street by Ibi ZoboiThe Poet X by Elizabeth AcevedoWise Young Fool by Sean BeaudoinThe Bully by Paul Langan
Teen Street Lit @PCPLD
66 books — 2 voters

Mr. Malcolm's List by Suzanne AllainPrickly Romance by Nia Arthurs
Clean Romance Featuring Bipoc's
2 books — 1 voter
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AWC Witches vs Vampires
111 books — 17 voters

E.R. Frank
Secret Saturdays ought to be required reading at middle schools everywhere. Maldonado gives us both voice and heart. His young characters navigate a challenging world with endearing earnestness, lively style, and a heartening desire for true friendship and dignity.
E.R. Frank

Ernest Langston
My work comes how I perceive the world around me. I write from a point of empathy, free from judgement, to greater understand my finite existence and help others navigate through theirs. My stories are testimonials of my emotional experiences and discoveries intertwined with ever-present mysteries." -- Ernest Langston ...more
Ernest Langston, Beyond Everyday Secrets

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