TOP 20 FAVORITE BOOKS BY BLACK AUTHORS IN 2018

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  • An American Marriage (Oprah's Book Club): A Novel

    • ASIN: 1616208686
    • ISBN: 1616208686
    • Brand: Algonquin Books
    • 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 SELECTIONWINNER OF THE WOMEN'S PRIZE FOR FICTIONWINNER OF THE 2019 ASPEN WORDS LITERARY PRIZE  WINNER OF THE 2019 NAACP IMAGE AWARD FOR OUTSTA... [Read More]

  • Barracoon: The Story of the Last "Black Cargo"

    • ASIN: B071YRWK84
    • Manufacturer: Amistad

    New York Times Bestseller • Amazon's Best History Book of the Year 201 • TIME Magazine’s Best Nonfiction Book of 2018 • New York Public Library’s Best Book of 2018 • NPR’s Book Concierge Best Book of 2018 • Economist Book of the Year • SELF.com’s Best Books of 2018 • Audible’s Best of the Year • BookRiot’... [Read More]

  • Black Fortunes: The Story of the First Six African Americans Who Survived Slavery and Became Millionaires

    • ASIN: 0062437607
    • ISBN: 0062437607
    • Manufacturer: Amistad

    “By telling the little-known stories of six pioneering African American entrepreneurs, Black Fortunes makes a worthy contribution to black history, to business history, and to American history.”—Margot Lee Shetterly, New York Times Bestselling author of Hidden FiguresBetween the years of 1830 and 1927, as the last generation of blacks born i... [Read More]

  • I Am Enough

    • ASIN: 0062667122
    • ISBN: 0062667122
    • Brand: HarperCollins
    • Manufacturer: Balzer + Bray

    A New York Times bestseller and Goodreads Choice Awards picture book winner!This is a gorgeous, lyrical ode to loving who you are, respecting others, and being kind to one another—from Empire actor and activist Grace Byers and talented newcomer artist Keturah A. Bobo. This is the perfect gift for mothers and daughters, baby showers, and graduatio... [Read More]

  • Second House from the Corner: A Novel of Marriage, Secrets, and Lies

    • ASIN: 1250115914
    • ISBN: 1250115914
    • Brand: Thomas Dunne Book for St Martin s Griffin
    • Manufacturer: A Thomas Dunne Book for St. Martin's Griffin

    "So good." ―Jennifer Weiner, #1 New York Times bestselling authorHow far would you go to protect your marriage? In Sadeqa Johnson's Second House from the Corner, Felicia Lyons struggles to sprint ahead of the demands of motherhood while her husband spends long days at the office. When the children won’t stop screaming her name or arguing over t... [Read More]

  • Perfect Peace: A Novel

    • ASIN: 0312571658
    • ISBN: 0312571658
    • Brand: Griffin
    • Manufacturer: St. Martin's Griffin

    Daniel Black's Perfect Peace is the heartbreaking portrait of a large, rural southern family's attempt to grapple with their mother's desperate decision to make her newborn son into the daughter she will never have When the seventh child of the Peace family, named Perfect, turns eight, her mother Emma Jean tells her bewildered daughter, "You was bo... [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]

  • The Hate U Give

    • ASIN: B01M0614T9
    • Manufacturer: Balzer + Bray

    8 starred reviews ∙ Goodreads Choice Awards Best of the Best  ∙  William C. Morris Award Winner ∙ National Book Award Longlist ∙ Printz Honor Book ∙ Coretta Scott King Honor Book ∙ #1 New York Times Bestseller!"Absolutely riveting!" —Jason Reynolds"Stunning." —John Green"This story is necessary. This story is important." —Kirku... [Read More]

  • The Pecan Man

    • UPC: 783324872040
    • ASIN: 0615590586
    • ISBN: 0615590586
    • Brand: Selleck Cassie Dandridge
    • Manufacturer: The Pecan Man

    The Pecan Man is a work of Southern fiction whose first chapter was the First Place winner of the 2006 CNW/FFWA Florida State Writing Competition in the Unpublished Novel category. In the summer of 1976, recently widowed and childless, Ora Lee Beckworth hires a homeless old black man to mow her lawn. The neighborhood children call him the Pee-can M... [Read More]

  • If Beale Street Could Talk

    • ASIN: 0307275930
    • ISBN: 0307275930
    • Brand: Vintage Books USA
    • Manufacturer: Vintage

    In this honest and stunning novel, now a major motion picture directed by Barry Jenkins, James Baldwin has given America a moving story of love in the face of injustice. Told through the eyes of Tish, a nineteen-year-old girl, in love with Fonny, a young sculptor who is the father of her child, Baldwin’s story mixes the sweet and the sad. Tish an... [Read More]

  • Kindred

    • ASIN: B009U9S540
    • Manufacturer: Beacon Press

  • Sun Does Shine

    • ASIN: 1250309476
    • ISBN: 1250309476
    • Manufacturer: Griffin

    The New York Times bestseller and Oprah's Book Club 2018 Selection: A powerful, revealing story of hope, love, and justice."An amazing and heartwarming story, it restores our faith in the inherent goodness of humanity.”- Archbishop Desmond TutuIn 1985, Anthony Ray Hinton was arrested and charged with two counts of capital murder in Alabama. Stunn... [Read More]

  • 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]

  • Seeking Sarah: A Novel

    • ASIN: B01MG7KU7O
    • Manufacturer: Gallery Books

    From the national bestselling and award-winning ReShonda Tate Billingsley comes this gripping and emotional exploration of the complex bond between mother and daughter.From the time Brooke Green was seven years old, she has lived with the pain of losing her mother. Her father has done the best job he could in raising her, but a piece of her always ... [Read More]

  • A Good Cry: What We Learn From Tears and Laughter

    • ASIN: 0062399454
    • ISBN: 0062399454
    • Manufacturer: William Morrow

    One of America’s most celebrated poets looks inward in this powerful collection, a rumination on her life and the people who have shaped her.The poetry of Nikki Giovanni has spurred movements, turned hearts and informed generations. She’s been hailed as a firebrand, a radical, a healer, and a sage; a wise and courageous voice who has spoken out... [Read More]

  • The Misadventures of Awkward Black Girl

    • ASIN: B00IWTWPX6
    • Manufacturer: 37 Ink

    The “brilliantly wry” (Lena Dunham) and “lovably awkward” (Mindy Kaling) New York Times bestseller from the creator of HBO’s Insecure. In this universally accessible New York Times bestseller named for her wildly popular web series, Issa Rae—“a singular voice with the verve and vivacity of uncorked champagne” (Kirkus Reviews)—wax... [Read More]

  • Between the World and Me

    • ASIN: 0812993543
    • ISBN: 0812993543
    • Brand: Spiegel Grau
    • Manufacturer: Spiegel & Grau

  • Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood

    • ASIN: 0399588191
    • ISBN: 0399588191
    • Manufacturer: Spiegel & Grau

    #1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • The compelling, inspiring, and comically sublime story of one man’s coming-of-age, set during the twilight of apartheid and the tumultuous days of freedom that followedNAMED ONE OF THE BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR BY Michiko Kakutani, New York Times • USA Today • San Francisco Chronicle • NPR • Esquire • Ne... [Read More]

  • 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]

  • The Hate U Give Collector's Edition

    • UPC: 046594020994
    • ASIN: 0062872346
    • ISBN: 0062872346
    • Manufacturer: Balzer + Bray

    This collector’s edition of the acclaimed, award-winning novel contains a letter from the author, the meanings behind the names in the book, a map of Garden Heights, fan art, the full, original story that inspired the book, and an excerpt from On the Come Up.8 starred reviews ∙ Goodreads Choice Awards Best of the Best  ∙  William C. Morris ... [Read More]

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