TOP 20 FAVORITE BOOKS BY BLACK AUTHORS IN 2018
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The Death of the Angry Black Woman
- ASIN: 1943258929
- ISBN: 1943258929
- Manufacturer: Warren Publishing, Inc
Anger can get the best of many women, but when anger erupts into rage and leads to shouting, fighting, and name-calling, it's time to look within and make a change. The Death of the Angry Black Woman boldly acknowledges stereotypes faced by women in the black community and uncovers the seeds that lead many to live anger-filled lives. Instilled with... [Read More]
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Well-Read Black Girl: Finding Our Stories, Discovering Ourselves
- ASIN: B0796DDQL8
- 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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Broken Crayons Still Color: Based on a True Story
- ASIN: 1980316066
- ISBN: 1980316066
- Manufacturer: Independently published
Multi-platinum rapper Devin has it all. Money, cars, fame, women— he’s living the life of a rockstar. As with anything in life, all good things come to the end of its cycle, and God takes you off of a path so that you can begin anew. Devin stops getting booked for shows, and it causes a ripple affect on his life. Now unable to take care of his ... [Read More]
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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]
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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]
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The Banks Sisters
- ASIN: 1622869478
- ISBN: 1622869478
- 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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Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood
- ASIN: B01DHWACVY
- 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 • N... [Read More]
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The Misadventures of Awkward Black Girl
- ASIN: 1476749078
- ISBN: 1476749078
- Brand: 37 Ink
- 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]
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Stalker (Urban Renaissance)
- ASIN: 1622867971
- ISBN: 1622867971
- Brand: URBAN RENAISSANCE
- Manufacturer: Urban Renaissance
After a brutal divorce, Abigail Wilson vowed to never love again, but when Brent Carson crosses her path, she simply can’t resist his good-guy persona that exemplifies perfection. From A to Z, Brent appears to have it all. Abigail falls head over heels for him—until the unthinkable happens. Brent’s announcement, “I’m just not that into yo... [Read More]
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Black Like Me
- ASIN: 0451234219
- ISBN: 0451234219
- Brand: Mass Market Paperback
- Manufacturer: Berkley
THE HISTORY-MAKING CLASSIC ABOUT CROSSING THE COLOR LINE IN AMERICA'S SEGREGATED SOUTH“One of the deepest, most penetrating documents yet set down on the racial question.”—Atlanta Journal & Constitution In the Deep South of the 1950’s, a color line was etched in blood across Louisiana, Mississippi, Alabama, and Georgia. Journalist John H... [Read More]
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Defining Moments in Black History: Reading Between the Lies
- ASIN: B07F13CFFH
- 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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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]
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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]
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I Almost Forgot About You: A Novel
- ASIN: B015BCX0HG
- Manufacturer: Broadway Books
NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • The bestselling author of How Stella Got Her Groove Back and Waiting To Exhale is back with the inspiring story of a woman who shakes things up in her life to find greater meaningNAMED ONE OF THE BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR BY LIBRARY JOURNALIn I Almost Forgot About You, Dr. Georgia Young's wonderful life—great friends... [Read More]
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Barracoon: The Story of the Last "Black Cargo"
- ASIN: 0062748203
- ISBN: 0062748203
- 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]
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The Best Short Stories by Black Writers, 1899-1967: The Classic Anthology
- ASIN: 0316380318
- ISBN: 0316380318
- Manufacturer: Back Bay Books
Collects short stories by African American writers such as James Baldwin, Zora Neale Hurston, Gwendolyn Brooks, Ralph Ellison, and Alice Walker
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The Sunday School Teacher
- ASIN: 1726633772
- ISBN: 1726633772
- Manufacturer: Independently published
No! I wasn’t raised in the church. It didn’t happen until my mother fell ill and God took her away from me for no reason at all. Cancer, they say. But I needed to hear it from God, so I began talking with him every day until my friends started calling me crazy. At that point, I started removing myself from the “IN” crowd and became a loner.... [Read More]
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A Boss Gave Me the Best Love 3
- ASIN: B07TLVVLC5
- Manufacturer: Leo Sullivan Presents
Supreme has finally come head to head with his past, and he has no plans to back down or lose the war that has ensued. Will he finally get rid of the one person who is singlehandedly ruining his relationship, or will he be the one to take the fall?Sova has finally found the man of her dreams, and she refuses to allow anyone to get in their way. How... [Read More]
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Sin of a Woman (A Curtis Black Novel)
- ASIN: 1455569682
- ISBN: 1455569682
- Manufacturer: Grand Central Publishing
The new novel in the beloved New York Times bestselling Curtis Black series."Roby's latest sizzles with scandal. A deliciously decadent beach read of temptation and the wages of sin." - Kirkus Reviews "Satisfying and sinful...well-written, fast-paced." - RT Book Reviews After her very public divorce from Dillon, Raven Black is recovering nicely. Di... [Read More]
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African American Humor: The Best Black Comedy from Slavery to Today (The Library of Black America series)
- ASIN: 1556524315
- ISBN: 1556524315
- Brand: Lawrence Hill Books
- Manufacturer: Chicago Review Press
This collection of anecdotes, tales, jokes, toasts, rhymes, satire, riffs, poems, stand-up sketches, and snaps documents the evolution of African American humor over the past two centuries. It includes routines and writings from such luminaries as Bert Williams, Butterbeans & Susie, Stepin Fetchit, Moms Mabley, Ralph Ellison, Langston Hughes, Redd ... [Read More]
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