TOP 20 FAVORITE BOOKS BY BLACK AUTHORS IN 2018

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  • The Black Male Handbook: A Blueprint for Life

    • ASIN: 1416592245
    • ISBN: 1416592245
    • Brand: Atria Books
    • 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]

  • Black Girls Must Die Exhausted: A Novel for Grown Ups

    • ASIN: 1732696810
    • ISBN: 1732696810
    • Manufacturer: Quality Black Books

    “Black girls must die exhausted” is something that 33-year-old Tabitha Walker has heard her grandmother say before. Of course, her grandmother (who happens to be white) was referring to the 1950’s and what she observed in the nascent times of civil rights. With a coveted position as a local news reporter, Marc-- a “paper-perfect” boyfrien... [Read More]

  • Black Pioneers of Science and Invention

    • ASIN: 0152085661
    • ISBN: 9780152085667
    • Brand: HMH Books for Young Readers
    • Manufacturer: Hmh Books for Young Readers

    A readable, perceptive account of the lives of fourteen gifted innovators who have played important roles in scientific and industrial progress. The achievements of Benjamin Banneker, Granville T. Woods, George Washington Carver, and others have made jobs easier, saved countless lives, and in many cases, altered the course of history.      Incl... [Read More]

  • White Fragility: Why It's So Hard for White People to Talk About Racism

    • ASIN: B07638ZFN1
    • Manufacturer: Beacon Press

    The New York Times best-selling book exploring the counterproductive reactions white people have when their assumptions about race are challenged, and how these reactions maintain racial inequality. In this “vital, necessary, and beautiful book” (Michael Eric Dyson), antiracist educator Robin DiAngelo deftly illuminates the phenomenon of white ... [Read More]

  • Letters to a Young Brother: Manifest Your Destiny

    • ASIN: 1592402496
    • ISBN: 1592402496
    • Brand: Brand: Gotham Books
    • Size: Paperback
    • Manufacturer: Avery

    Offering inspirational advice in a down-to-earth style, this unique compilation of letters provides wisdom, guidance, and heartfelt insight to help the reader chart their own path to success. Based on the author’s motivational speaking at inner-city schools across the country, the letters deal with the tough issues that face young people today. ... [Read More]

  • Black Privilege: Opportunity Comes to Those Who Create It

    • ASIN: 1501145312
    • ISBN: 1501145312
    • Brand: Atria Books
    • Manufacturer: Atria Books

    An instant New York Times bestseller! Charlamagne Tha God—the self-proclaimed “Prince of Pissing People Off,” cohost of Power 105.1’s The Breakfast Club, and “the most important voice in hip-hop”—shares his eight principles for unlocking your God-given privilege.In Black Privilege, Charlamagne presents his often controversial and alwa... [Read More]

  • Blood Truth (Black Dagger Legacy Book 4)

    • ASIN: B07NLHS3RK
    • Manufacturer: Gallery Books

    The #1 New York Times bestselling author of The Savior brings you the next sizzling and passionate paranormal romance in the Black Dagger Legacy series.As a trainee in the Black Dagger Brotherhood’s program, Boone has triumphed as a soldier and now fights side by side with the Brothers. Following his sire’s unexpected death, he is taken off rot... [Read More]

  • Washington Black

    • ASIN: 0525563245
    • ISBN: 0525563245
    • Manufacturer: Vintage

    One of the TEN BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR New York Times Book ReviewOne of the Best Books of the YearThe Boston Globe ● The Washington Post ● Time ● Entertainment Weekly ● San Francisco Chronicle ● Financial Times ● Minneapolis Star Tribune ● NPR ● The Economist ● Bustle ● The Dallas Morning News ● Slate ● Kirkus ReviewsOne o... [Read More]

  • The Playboy

    • ASIN: B07Y4379S5

    What would you do if a handsome alpha male actor wanted to spend the night with you? A-list actor and former rock star Oracle Lion also known as Zach Houston needs no introductions. He’s the handsome playboy of Hollywood and women around the world want to be with him. Every woman it seems, except for Piper Meadows. Piper wants nothing to do with ... [Read More]

  • Brainwashed: Challenging the Myth of Black Inferiority

    • ASIN: 1401925928
    • ISBN: 1401925928
    • Brand: Smiley Books
    • Manufacturer: Smiley Books

    "Black people are not dark-skinned white people," says advertising visionary Tom Burrell. In fact, they are much more. They are survivors of the Middle Passage and centuries of humiliation and deprivation, who have excelled against the odds, constantly making a way out of "No way!" At this pivotal point in history, the idea of black inferiority sho... [Read More]

  • Phat Boi: Urban gay black/MM Romance

    • ASIN: B078HZ8S8L

    Cedric is a gay, overweight black man with self-esteem issues, which he hides behind his sense of humor. He has a smart mouth but is vulnerable when it comes to love. At a spiritual retreat, he meets Walter, who is attractive, masculine, intelligent and entirely out of his league. Cedric is immediately infatuated. To his surprise, Walter responds f... [Read More]

  • Unfu*k Yourself: Get Out of Your Head and into Your Life (Unfu*k Yourself series)

    • ASIN: B071F7C5NQ
    • Manufacturer: HarperOne

    Joining the ranks of The Life-Changing Magic of Not Giving a F*ck, The Subtle Art of Not Giving a F*ck, You Are a Badas*, and F*ck Feelings comes this refreshing, BS-free, self-empowerment guide that offers an honest, no-nonsense, tough-love approach to help you move past self-imposed limitations.Are you tired of feeling fu*ked up? If you are, Gary... [Read More]

  • The Black Male Handbook by Kevin Powell (5-Jan-2009) Paperback

    • ASIN: B011T75ILI
    • Manufacturer: Atria Books (5 Jan. 2009)

  • Complete Marriage Raffle Series: 5 Book Boxset

    • ASIN: B07P9TL842
    • Manufacturer: Stasia Black Author

    In the New Republic, every woman must marry five men. It’s the law.Welcome to the apocalypse. Theirs to ProtectNix never put his name in the marriage raffle for a reason. He doesn’t need a woman. There aren’t that many to go around anyway after a genetically engineered virus wiped out 90% of the female population. He has his job as head of th... [Read More]

  • Theirs To Defy: The Commander's Clan (Marriage Raffle Book 4)

    • ASIN: B07J2PQVJ4
    • Manufacturer: Stasia Black Author

    In the New Republic, every woman must marry five men. It’s the law.Welcome to the apocalypse.Drea was completely lost except for Eric’s hands cupping her face. Eric’s blue eyes piercing hers.“This isn’t a marriage where each of us get a sliver of you. No, baby, that’s not how this is gonna work. You have to give every one of us all of y... [Read More]

  • Hood Love and Loyalty (Hood series)

    • ASIN: 1549557416
    • ISBN: 1549557416
    • Manufacturer: Independently published

    Falling in love was never part of Larissa's plan, especially with a thug. Meet Larissa Bradshaw, a strong-willed hardworking girl. After her parents turn their backs on her she closes her heart to love and becomes determined to make something of herself despite her situation. She meets Messiah “Money” Lawson and everything changes. Messiah is a... [Read More]

  • My Little Secret

    • ASIN: 1601624697
    • ISBN: 1601624697
    • Brand: Q-Boro
    • Manufacturer: Urban Books

    Midori Hunter has it all, including a midnight black Aston Martin Vanquish S parked in the driveway of the mini-mansion she shares with her husband, Dr. Ray Hunter. On the outside looking in, one would think Midori is happy, but it's another story when you don't marry for love, but rather for financial gain.Tired of her cheating husband and fed up ... [Read More]

  • Queer Pollen: White Seduction, Black Male Homosexuality, and the Cinematic (New Black Studies Series)

    • ASIN: 0252077873
    • ISBN: 0252077873
    • Manufacturer: University of Illinois Press

    Queer Pollen discusses three notable black queer twentieth century artists--painter and writer Richard Bruce Nugent, author James Baldwin, and filmmaker Marlon Riggs--and the unique ways they turned to various media to work through their experiences living as queer black men. David A. Gerstner elucidates the complexities in expressing queer black d... [Read More]

  • Black Dove: Mamá, Mi'jo, and Me

    • ASIN: 1558619232
    • ISBN: 1558619232
    • Manufacturer: The Feminist Press at CUNY

    Growing up as the intellectually spirited daughter of a Mexican Indian immigrant family during the 1970s, Castillo defied convention as a writer and a feminist. A generation later, her mother's crooning mariachi lyrics resonate once again. Castillo—now an established Chicana novelist, playwright, and scholar—witnesses her own son's spiraling ad... [Read More]

  • Make Your Bed: Little Things That Can Change Your Life...And Maybe the World

    • ASIN: B01KFJGT50
    • Manufacturer: Grand Central Publishing

    Based on a Navy SEAL's inspiring graduation speech, this #1 New York Times bestseller of powerful life lessons "should be read by every leader in America" (Wall Street Journal).If you want to change the world, start off by making your bed.On May 17, 2014, Admiral William H. McRaven addressed the graduating class of the University of Texas at Austin... [Read More]

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