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The World According to Fannie Davis by Bridgett M. Davis
2019 Nonfiction Books by African-Americans
95 books — 18 voters
The Black God's Drums by P. Djèlí Clark
2018 SFF by Authors of Color
48 books — 68 voters

Children of Blood and Bone by Tomi Adeyemi
Best Books of 2018
1,650 books — 2,959 voters
An American Marriage by Tayari JonesPraise Song for the Butterflies by Bernice L. McFaddenWhiskey & Ribbons by Leesa Cross-Smith
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
85 books — 58 voters

Assata by Assata ShakurSugar by Bernice L. McFadden
Lemonade Syllabus - A Collection of Works Celebrating Black Womanhood. Inspired by Beyonce
229 books — 77 voters
The Changeling by Victor LaValle
2017 Adult SFF by Authors of Color
52 books — 58 voters

The Mothers by Brit Bennett
A Dozen Diverse Debut Novels [in The Booklist Reader]
12 books — 11 voters
Bluebird, Bluebird by Attica Locke
The Millions' Most Anticipated: The Great Second-Half 2017 Book Preview
76 books — 157 voters

Sing, Unburied, Sing by Jesmyn WardThe Hate U Give by Angie Thomas
Anticipated Literary Reads For Readers of Color 2017
225 books — 259 voters
The Talented Ribkins by Ladee HubbardSing, Unburied, Sing by Jesmyn Ward
Whoever Wants Honey Must Brave the Bees: Forthcoming Books for 2017 by Authors of African Descent
83 books — 59 voters

Things Fall Apart by Chinua Achebe
Africa (fiction and nonfiction)
1,892 books — 1,775 voters
Things Fall Apart by Chinua AchebeSugar by Bernice L. McFaddenThis Bitter Earth by Bernice L. McFaddenGlorious by Bernice L. McFaddenThe Darkest Child by Delores Phillips
Best Black Historical Fiction
345 books — 356 voters

I Almost Forgot About You by Terry McMillanHomegoing by Yaa Gyasi
Anticipated Literary Reads For Readers of Color 2016
184 books — 159 voters
The Book of Harlan by Bernice L. McFadden
Anticipated Literary Reads For Readers of Color 2015
136 books — 169 voters

The Coldest Winter Ever by Sister SouljahFlyy Girl by Omar TyreeTrue to the Game by Teri WoodsCheaters by Eric Jerome DickeyA Hustler's Wife by Nikki Turner
♥ This Is The Definition Of Urban Fiction ♥
260 books — 297 voters
On Dublin Street by Samantha Young
Best YA/New Adult Contemporary Romance
2,248 books — 4,690 voters

Glorious by Bernice L. McFadden32 Candles by Ernessa T. Carter
2010's Best African American Literature
24 books — 147 voters
Forgiven by Janet Fox
New YA historical fiction in 2011
70 books — 278 voters

Dead Girl Walking by Linda Joy Singleton
YA Post-Death Novels
193 books — 389 voters
The Complete History of Why I Hate Her by Jennifer Richard Jacobson
YA Novels of 2010
571 books — 2,950 voters

Twilight by Stephenie Meyer
Teen Books that Rock!
247 books — 275 voters
Twilight by Stephenie Meyer
Young Adult Romance
4,169 books — 9,949 voters

Twilight by Stephenie Meyer
Best Teen Vampire Fiction
414 books — 4,668 voters
Gossip Girl by Cecily von Ziegesar
The Ultimate Teen Chick-lit Library
264 books — 470 voters

A Hustler's Wife by Nikki TurnerThe Coldest Winter Ever by Sister SouljahBad Girlz by Shannon HolmesDisappearing Acts by Terry McMillan
Good Urban Literature
165 books — 293 voters
The Color Purple by Alice WalkerThe Women of Brewster Place by Gloria Naylor
Best African American Books
1,064 books — 1,224 voters

One Hundred Years of Solitude by Gabriel García MárquezThe Color Purple by Alice Walker
Books That Everyone Should Read At Least Once
32,843 books — 124,671 voters
Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone by J.K. RowlingA Little Princess by Frances Hodgson Burnett
Best Young Adult Books
13,323 books — 80,578 voters


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