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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
68 books — 67 voters
An American Marriage by Tayari JonesFreshwater by Akwaeke EmeziThe Night Masquerade by Nnedi OkoraforMy Sister, the Serial Killer by Oyinkan BraithwaiteWitchmark by C.L. Polk
The Very Time I Thought I Was lost, My Dungeon Shook and My Chains Fell Off: Forthcoming Books for 2018 by Authors of African Descent
80 books — 56 voters

Sing, Unburied, Sing by Jesmyn WardHollywood Homicide by Kellye GarrettThe Idea of You by Robinne LeeDifficult Women by Roxane GayThe Supremes Sing the Happy Heartache Blues by Edward Kelsey Moore
Whoever Wants Honey Must Brave the Bees: Forthcoming Books for 2017 by Authors of African Descent
80 books — 57 voters
Things Fall Apart by Chinua AchebeCutting for Stone by Abraham VergheseThe Poisonwood Bible by Barbara KingsolverHalf of a Yellow Sun by Chimamanda Ngozi AdichieThe No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency by Alexander McCall Smith
Fictitious Africa
555 books — 274 voters

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
339 books — 340 voters
Things Fall Apart by Chinua AchebeThe Poisonwood Bible by Barbara KingsolverHalf of a Yellow Sun by Chimamanda Ngozi AdichieHeart of Darkness by Joseph ConradCry, the Beloved Country by Alan Paton
Africa (fiction and nonfiction)
1,806 books — 1,689 voters

Akata Witch by Nnedi OkoraforBinti by Nnedi OkoraforShadowshaper by Daniel José OlderStreetlight People by Charlene ThomasThe Jumbies by Tracey Baptiste
Black Young Adult and Middle Grade Speculative Fiction
126 books — 65 voters
Trail of Lightning by Rebecca RoanhorseThe Marrow Thieves by Cherie DimalineMoon of the Crusted Snow by Waubgeshig RiceThe Sisterhood by Tali InlowBlack Sun by Rebecca Roanhorse
Indigenous Futurisms
49 books — 30 voters

Wild Seed by Octavia E. ButlerKindred by Octavia E. ButlerParable of the Sower by Octavia E. ButlerFledgling by Octavia E. ButlerThe Hundred Thousand Kingdoms by N.K. Jemisin
African American Science Fiction
263 books — 217 voters
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 — 134 voters


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