The Big Books of Fall

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Binti by Nnedi OkoraforKindred by Octavia E. ButlerThe Fifth Season by N.K. JemisinParable of the Sower by Octavia E. ButlerWho Fears Death by Nnedi Okorafor
Afrofuturism
199 books — 136 voters
The Ballad of Black Tom by Victor LaValleThe Girl from the Well by Rin ChupecoLovecraft Country by Matt RuffBleeding Violet by Dia ReevesAnother by Yukito Ayatsuji
Diverse Horror
281 books — 172 voters

Things Fall Apart by Chinua AchebePurple Hibiscus by Chimamanda Ngozi AdichieHalf of a Yellow Sun by Chimamanda Ngozi AdichieThe Thing Around Your Neck by Chimamanda Ngozi AdichieAmericanah by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
From Nigeria With Love: Books by Nigerian Authors
230 books — 157 voters
The Child I Lost Found Me by Niki BrownWolf Hustle by Cin FabréThe Color Purple by Alice WalkerA Kaleidoscope of Life by John MurrayBeloved by Toni Morrison
Best Fiction and Memoirs by Authors of Color
444 books — 232 voters

The Color Purple by Alice WalkerZami by Audre LordeThe Children of Gavrilek by Julie Kirton ChandlerHuntress by Malinda LoIf You Could Be Mine by Sara Farizan
Fiction about lesbian, bisexual, and queer women of color
278 books — 170 voters
Things Fall Apart by Chinua AchebeHalf of a Yellow Sun by Chimamanda Ngozi AdichiePurple Hibiscus by Chimamanda Ngozi AdichieAmericanah by Chimamanda Ngozi AdichieSo Long a Letter by Mariama Bâ
African Fiction
606 books — 435 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
101 books — 207 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
93 books — 343 voters

Friends and Lovers by Eric Jerome DickeyThe Other Woman by Eric Jerome DickeyUnfinished Business by Brenda JacksonTorn Between Two Lovers by Carl WeberLiving Large by Rochelle Alers
African American Romance
224 books — 133 voters
Kindred by Octavia E. ButlerPopulation by Elizabeth StephensShadowshaper by Daniel José OlderSong of Blood & Stone by L. PenelopeFire Baptized by Kenya Wright
Black Women Heroines in Urban Fantasy, Paranormal Romance, and Science Fiction
299 books — 218 voters

Rio Grande Wedding by Ruth WindBrooklyn's Song by Sydney ArrisonDancing on Coals by Ellen O'ConnellOne Hot Italian Summer by Karina HalleSaga, Volume 1 by Brian K. Vaughan
Interracial Romance with Non-White Love Interest
391 books — 256 voters
32 Candles by Ernessa T. CarterThe Coldest Winter Ever by Sister SouljahTryin' to Sleep in the Bed You Made by Virginia DeBerryFlyy Girl by Omar TyreeThe Secret Life of Bees by Sue Monk Kidd
Best Black/African American Chicklit
436 books — 405 voters