TOP 20 FAVORITE BOOKS BY BLACK AUTHORS IN 2018

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  • Kindred

    • UPC: 046442083690
    • ASIN: 0807083690
    • ISBN: 0807083690
    • Brand: Butler, Octavia E.
    • Manufacturer: Beacon Press

    The visionary author’s masterpiece pulls us—along with her Black female hero—through time to face the horrors of slavery and explore the impacts of racism, sexism, and white supremacy then and now.Dana, a modern black woman, is celebrating her twenty-sixth birthday with her new husband when she is snatched abruptly from her home in California... [Read More]

  • The Woman in the Window: A Novel

    • ASIN: B06Y55Z36S
    • Manufacturer: William Morrow

  • 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]

  • 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]

  • I Almost Forgot About You: A Novel

    • ASIN: 1524762318
    • ISBN: 1524762318
    • 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]

  • We're Going to Need More Wine: Stories That Are Funny, Complicated, and True

    • ASIN: B0742MGR31
    • Brand: Harper Audio
    • Manufacturer: HarperAudio

    In the spirit of Amy Poehler's Yes Please, Lena Dunham's Not That Kind of Girl, and Roxane Gay's Bad Feminist, a powerful collection of essays about gender, sexuality, race, beauty, Hollywood, and what it means to be a modern woman. One month before the release of the highly anticipated film The Birth of a Nation, actress Gabrielle Union shook th... [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]

  • The Hate U Give

    • ASIN: B01N6DZ5W9
    • Manufacturer: HarperAudio

    8 starred reviews ∙ William C. Morris Award Winner ∙ National Book Award Longlist ∙ Printz Honor Book ∙ Coretta Scott King Honor Book ∙ #1 New York Times Bestseller! A National Book Award Longlist title with eight starred reviews! #1 New York Times Bestseller! "Absolutely riveting!" -Jason Reynolds "Stunning." -John Green "This story... [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 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 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]

  • 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]

  • 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]

  • 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]

  • 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]

  • 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]

  • The Coldest Winter Ever

    • ASIN: B004CLYLAI
    • Brand: Unknown
    • Manufacturer: Washington Square Press

  • My Man's Best Friend

    • ASIN: 0981649521
    • ISBN: 0981649521
    • Manufacturer: Twin Pen Publishing

    What do you do when your man’s best friend is a woman, and a drop-dead, gorgeous one at that? Kai Edwards has a big problem when Todd Daniels' best friend, Alana Brooks, moves to Chicago and straight into the middle of their perfect life. To compete with the new threat and to keep her man, Kai devises a deliciously devious plan, but it takes an u... [Read More]

  • One Crazy Summer

    • ASIN: 0060760907
    • ISBN: 0060760907
    • Brand: Amistad Press
    • Manufacturer: Amistad

    In this Newbery Honor novel, New York Times bestselling author Rita Williams-Garcia tells the story of three sisters who travel to Oakland, California, in 1968 to meet the mother who abandoned them. "This vibrant and moving award-winning novel has heart to spare."*Eleven-year-old Delphine is like a mother to her two younger sisters, Vonetta and Fer... [Read More]

  • Dear Martin

    • ASIN: 1101939494
    • ISBN: 1101939494
    • Manufacturer: Crown Books for Young Readers

    "Powerful, wrenching.” –JOHN GREEN, #1 New York Times bestselling author of Turtles All the Way Down"Raw and gripping." –JASON REYNOLDS, New York Times bestselling coauthor of All American Boys"A must-read!” –ANGIE THOMAS, #1 New York Times bestselling author of The Hate U GiveRaw, captivating, and undeniably real, Nic Stone joins i... [Read More]

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