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The Color Purple by Alice WalkerKindred by Octavia E. ButlerTheir Eyes Were Watching God by Zora Neale HurstonBeloved by Toni MorrisonRoots by Alex Haley
Best Black Historical Fiction
332 books — 307 voters
The Color Purple by Alice WalkerTheir Eyes Were Watching God by Zora Neale HurstonBeloved by Toni MorrisonThe Autobiography of Malcolm X by Malcolm XInvisible Man by Ralph Ellison
Best African American Books
1,043 books — 1,139 voters

We Cast a Shadow by Maurice Carlos RuffinAmerican Spy by Lauren WilkinsonThe Nickel Boys by Colson WhiteheadThe Care and Feeding of Ravenously Hungry Girls by Anissa GrayThe Water Dancer by Ta-Nehisi Coates
Forthcoming Books for 2019 by African-Americans
62 books — 67 voters
The Other Black Girl by Zakiya Dalila HarrisThe Kindest Lie by Nancy JohnsonThe Love Songs of W.E.B. Du Bois by Honorée Fanonne JeffersWild Women and the Blues by Denny S. BryceThis Close to Okay by Leesa Cross-Smith
Forthcoming Books for 2021 by African-Americans
87 books — 78 voters

The Vanishing Half by Brit BennettSuch a Fun Age by Kiley ReidThe City We Became by N.K. JemisinDeacon King Kong by James McBrideThe Secret Lives of Church Ladies by Deesha Philyaw
Forthcoming Books for 2020 by African-Americans
70 books — 321 voters
Their Eyes Were Watching God by Zora Neale HurstonThe Color Purple by Alice WalkerBeloved by Toni MorrisonI Know Why the Caged Bird Sings by Maya AngelouA Raisin in the Sun by Lorraine Hansberry
The ZORA Canon: The 100 greatest books ever written by African American women
100 books — 205 voters