TOP 20 FAVORITE BOOKS BY BLACK AUTHORS IN 2018
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Queen Sugar: A Novel
- ASIN: 0143126237
- ISBN: 9780143126232
- Brand: Penguin Books
- Manufacturer: Penguin Books
The inspiration for the acclaimed OWN TV series produced by Oprah Winfrey and Ava DuVernay“Smart and heartfelt and highly recommended.” —Karen Joy Fowler, author of The Jane Austen Book ClubReaders, booksellers, and critics alike are embracing Queen Sugar and cheering for its heroine, Charley Bordelon, an African American woman and single mo... [Read More]
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An American Marriage (Oprah's Book Club): A Novel
- ASIN: B01NCUXEFR
- Manufacturer: Algonquin Books
A NEW YORK TIMES AND WASHINGTON POST NOTABLE BOOK A 2018 BEST OF THE YEAR SELECTION OF NPR * TIME * BUSTLE * O, THE OPRAH MAGAZINE * THE DALLAS MORNING NEWS * AMAZON.COM OPRAH’S BOOK CLUB 2018 SELECTION LONGLISTED FOR THE 2018 NATIONAL BOOK AWARD FOR FICTION“A moving portrayal of the effects of a wrongful conviction on a young African... [Read More]
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Defining Moments in Black History: Reading Between the Lies
- ASIN: 0062448692
- ISBN: 0062448692
- Manufacturer: Amistad
NAACP 2017 Image Award WinnerWith his trademark acerbic wit, incisive humor, and infectious paranoia, one of our foremost comedians and most politically engaged civil rights activists looks back at 100 key events from the complicated history of black America.A friend of luminaries including Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. and Medgar Evers, and the fore... [Read More]
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Destruction of Black Civilization: Great Issues of a Race from 4500 B.C. to 2000 A.D.
- ASIN: 0883780305
- ISBN: 0883780305
- Brand: Third World Press
- Manufacturer: Third World Press
The Destruction of Black Civilization took Chancellor Williams sixteen years of research and field study to compile. The book, which was to serve as a reinterpretation of the history of the African race, was intended to be ""a general rebellion against the subtle message from even the most 'liberal' white authors (and their Negro disciples): 'You ... [Read More]
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Well-Read Black Girl: Finding Our Stories, Discovering Ourselves
- ASIN: 0525619771
- ISBN: 0525619771
- Manufacturer: Ballantine Books
NOMINATED FOR AN NAACP IMAGE AWARD • An inspiring collection of essays by black women writers, curated by the founder of the popular book club Well-Read Black Girl, on the importance of recognizing ourselves in literature. “Yes, Well-Read Black Girl is as good as it sounds. . . . [Glory Edim] gathers an all-star cast of contributors—among ... [Read More]
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Loving The Wrong Man
- ASIN: B01CV71O7W
After dealing with a toxic relationship, the last thing Jazmine wants to do is jump into another one. Yet one unexpected encounter with a sexy stranger causes her to rethink that decision. Will this mysterious man be the one who will save her from her past or make her life more complicated than it already is?Find out what happens in part one of Lov... [Read More]
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Washington Black: A novel
- ASIN: B07911499V
- Manufacturer: Vintage
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I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings
- ASIN: B004HYHTN6
- Manufacturer: Random House Audio
Sent by their mother to live with their devout, self-sufficient grandmother in a small Southern town, Maya and her brother, Bailey, endure the ache of abandonment and the prejudice of the local "powhitetrash". At eight years old and back at her mother's side in St. Louis, Maya is attacked by a man many times her age - and has to live with the conse... [Read More]
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The New Jim Crow: Mass Incarceration in the Age of Colorblindness
- UPC: 634109382776
- ASIN: 1595586431
- ISBN: 1595586431
- Brand: Baker and Taylor
- Manufacturer: The New Press
Once in a great while a book comes along that changes the way we see the world and helps to fuel a nationwide social movement. The New Jim Crow is such a book. Praised by Harvard Law professor Lani Guinier as "brave and bold," this book directly challenges the notion that the election of Barack Obama signals a new era of colorblindness. With dazzli... [Read More]
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Love On The Low (secret love series Book 1)
- ASIN: B071W7ZSYS
When Mika Foster accepts a new teaching job in her hometown, she can’t help but be excited. Family, old friends, a lifetime of memories awaits her, and that includes the man she couldn’t forget about, no matter how hard she tried.Royce Harris knows how to take care of himself. That’s what he’s done ever since the day he lost his mother and ... [Read More]
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The Fifth Season (The Broken Earth Book 1)
- ASIN: B00H25FCSQ
- Manufacturer: Orbit
At the end of the world, a woman must hide her secret power and find her kidnapped daughter in this "intricate and extraordinary" Hugo Award winning novel of power, oppression, and revolution. (The New York Times)This is the way the world ends...for the last time.It starts with the great red rift across the heart of the world's sole continent, spew... [Read More]
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The Black Male Handbook: A Blueprint for Life
- ASIN: 1416592245
- ISBN: 1416592245
- Brand: Powell, Kevin (EDT)/ Harper, Hill (FRW)
- Manufacturer: Atria Books
Author and activist Kevin Powell and contributors Lasana Omar Hotep, Jeff Johnson, Byron Hurt, Dr. William Jelani Cobb, Ryan Mack, Kendrick B. Nathaniel, and Dr. Andre L. Brown tap into the social and political climate rising in the African American community with this collection of essays for Black males on surviving, living, and winning.The Black... [Read More]
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The Misadventures of Awkward Black Girl
- ASIN: B00RM4IB30
- Brand: Simon & Schuster Audio
- Manufacturer: Simon & Schuster Audio
In the best-selling tradition of Sloan Crosley's I Was Told There'd Be Cake and Mindy Kaling's Is Everyone Hanging Out Without Me?, here is a collection of humorous essays on what it's like to be unabashedly awkward in a world that regards introverts as hapless misfits and black as cool. "My name is 'J' and I'm awkward--and black. Someone once to... [Read More]
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If Beale Street Could Talk (Vintage International)
- ASIN: B00EGMUZZI
- Manufacturer: Vintage
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The Underground Railroad (Pulitzer Prize Winner) (National Book Award Winner) (Oprah's Book Club): A Novel
- ASIN: B01A4ATV0A
- Manufacturer: Anchor
Winner of the Pulitzer Prize and the National Book Award, the #1 New York Times bestseller from Colson Whitehead, a magnificent tour de force chronicling a young slave's adventures as she makes a desperate bid for freedom in the antebellum South Cora is a slave on a cotton plantation in Georgia. Life is hell for all the slaves, but especially bad f... [Read More]
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Yellow Crocus
- ASIN: B00IUA8IN8
- Manufacturer: Lake Union Publishing
Moments after Lisbeth is born, she’s taken from her mother and handed over to an enslaved wet nurse, Mattie, a young mother separated from her own infant son in order to care for her tiny charge. Thus begins an intense relationship that will shape both of their lives for decades to come. Though Lisbeth leads a life of privilege, she finds nothing... [Read More]
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Mustard Seed
- ASIN: B071RNYMNM
- Manufacturer: Lake Union Publishing
The bestselling author of Yellow Crocus returns with a haunting and tender story of three women returning to the plantation they once called home.Oberlin, Ohio, 1868. Lisbeth Johnson was born into privilege in the antebellum South. Jordan Freedman was born a slave to Mattie, Lisbeth’s beloved nurse. The women have an unlikely bond deeper than fri... [Read More]
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Knew You Were Cheating: Romancing A Boss
- ASIN: B07TSTCMBX
- Manufacturer: Tiece Presents
How can you mend a broken heart when you’re addicted to the person that’s causing you pain? Karla’s man has cheated on her over and over again. With an accomplished education, beauty like no other, and making a whopping six-figures a year, she thought love would come easy. But even that doesn’t shield her from the disrespect that Alan dishe... [Read More]
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The Banks Sisters
- ASIN: 1622869478
- ISBN: 1622869478
- Brand: Turner, Nikki
- Manufacturer: Urban Books
New York Times bestselling author Nikki Turner returns with her most spellbinding story to date: Meet the Banks sisters—Simone, Bunny, Tallhya, and Ginger. The four beauties are living under the same roof by force, but they can’t stand each other. Their only common denominator is their loving grandmother, Me-Ma. When she’s not at work trying ... [Read More]
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The Streets Have No King
- ASIN: 1250081270
- ISBN: 1250081270
- Brand: St Martin s Griffin
- Manufacturer: St. Martin's Griffin
A street thriller of kidnapping, murder, trickery, and love that will have you at the edge of your seat.After 7 years of prison, multi-millionaire drug mogul Kane Garrett is back on the streets. But instead of diving back into the drug game, he’s teaching a college class, infusing business principles with his signature ruthless edge he developed ... [Read More]
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