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)
Moth to a Flame
The Cartel (The Cartel, #1)
The Hate U Give
True to the Game (True to the Game #1)
Ethic
Flyy Girl (Flyy Girl, #1)
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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Best Urban Fiction For The Picky
43 books — 31 voters
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Urban Fiction from Etopia Press
7 books — 1 voter

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Soulful fiction
90 books — 56 voters
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Punks, Daydreamers, and Outcasts
45 books — 4 voters

She tried to put her key through the door, but it was already open. As she pushed open the door, she almost died of shock at what she laid eyes on.
J.M. Tucker, The Perfect Quickie Volume 1

Donald Goines
What you do, boy, is get the money and get as far away from here as you can. Don't even stay for your brother's funeral. It might end up being yours also. So start running and maybe one day you and me both will be thankful for what's happening. I don't know. I know your mother deserves more than a double funeral. When your mother talks to you, I hope you will keep this between us. It won't help matters if she knows I'm the one who made Jimmy pay for his ugliness. ...more
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