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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Urban Fantasy / Hood Speculative
17 books — 7 voters
Mays Landing by J.C. MercerVeronika Decides to Die by Paulo CoelhoBlack Iris by Leah RaederTW by K. KingsmanHANG ON by Eshwarmurthy G Pillai
Attempted suicide novels
7 books — 9 voters

A River Moves Forward by Selena HaskinsMaster's Plan, The by Stephany TullisRiding the Waves by Selena HaskinsTheir Eyes Were Watching God by Zora Neale HurstonAt the End of the Line by Abby L. Vandiver
Best African American Fiction
119 books — 102 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

Witch's Mystic Woods by Marsha A. MooreDead Witch Walking by Kim HarrisonDead Until Dark by Charlaine HarrisTaken by Victoria DeLuisMidnight Crossroad by Charlaine Harris
AWC Witches vs Vampires
111 books — 17 voters
Hood Love and Loyalty by E.L. GriffinJazmin and Darryon's Story by Sylvester MurrayAddicted To Love by Nina  Michelle
aa urban fiction
3 books — 3 voters

Catherine Adel West
Just be careful. Our strengths can be our weaknesses, too.
Catherine Adel West, Saving Ruby King

M. A. Plume
A young guy walked up to him with an exaggerated swagger, his jeans riding low, his CK underwear showing - or fake ones, an a replacing the e in Klein. "You really the Baptist's cousin?" the guy said, squinting at him, giving Joshua a onceover like Malik had. If anything, he resembled both guards, just with a neck. He was also younger and skinnier, with a nose ring and a nest of short dreads flopping over his eyes, the back and sides closely cropped. "Yes," Joshua replied, glancing at the bullse ...more
M. A. Plume, Joshua’s Cross

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