10 Bestselling Fiction Books

Period: March/April - 2025

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The African American Literature Book Club’s Bestsellers List has been published continuously since 1998. It celebrates the bestselling titles from our curated selection of books written by or about Black people. Learn More below.

★ New: The BLK Bestsellers: America’s Bestselling Books

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Cover for Harlem Rhapsody

Harlem Rhapsody

by Victoria Christopher Murray
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Cover for Voices of the Harlem Renaissance: Originally Published as The New Negro an Interpretation

Voices of the Harlem Renaissance

by Alain Locke and Introduction by Troy Johnson
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Cover for Dream Count

Dream Count

by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
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Cover for Recitatif

Recitatif

by Toni Morrison
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Cover for The Queen of Sugar Hill: A Novel of Hattie McDaniel

The Queen of Sugar Hill

by ReShonda Tate Billingsley
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Cover for Junie

Junie

by Erin Crosby Eckstine
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Cover for Fish Tales: A Novel

Fish Tales

by Nettie Jones
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Cover for Animal: The Beginning

Animal

by K’wan
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You will learn about books selling well in the Black community that may never show up on lists published by corporate entities. Spread the word about our list; don’t let one or two lists, which we don’t control, determine which books are important.

We collect our bestselling titles from all our sales channels. The majority of our sales come from this website and our in-person events. We also include sales generated through our affiliate relationships, including Bookshop.org, Libro.fm (audiobooks), and Amazon.com*.

*For a few years, we actively boycotted Amazon but have discontinued this practice to ensure we do not exclude authors who are exclusive to that platform. We still discourage exclusivity but support all Black authors.