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)
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
Mr. Malcolm's List by Suzanne AllainPrickly Romance by Nia Arthurs
Clean Romance Featuring Bipoc's
2 books — 1 voter

The Graveyard Book by Neil GaimanAristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe by Benjamin Alire SáenzGhost by Jason ReynoldsThe Daydreamer by Ian McEwanGuidance to Death by Daniel V. Meier Jr.
Punks, Daydreamers, and Outcasts
45 books — 4 voters
The Secret of Excalibur by Sahara FoleyIt Lives in The Basement by Sahara FoleyLazarus Rising by Nicole A. BirchfieldThe Fall of Jordan by Nicole A. BirchfieldButterfly by Ashley  Antoinette
Best Urban Fiction For The Picky
43 books — 31 voters

Nikki Turner
He limited his jewelry to a modest bracelet sporting a twenty-carat diamond set in platinum...
Nikki Turner, Forever a Hustler's Wife

It’s a love story out of time—because time was the one thing we never had.
Kamary Phillips, Terminal Love: They Found Each Other at the End of Everything

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