|
|
Brothers and Keepers
Memoir
,
Nonfiction
,
Biography
,
Race
,
African American
,
Biography Memoir
,
Autobiography
John Edgar Wideman
|
1984 |
1.1K
|
3.87 |
|
|
Thicker than Water: A Memoir
Memoir
,
Audiobook
,
Nonfiction
,
Biography
,
Biography Memoir
,
Autobiography
,
African American
,
Adult
Kerry Washington
|
2023 |
18.9K
|
3.87 |
|
|
Strange Fruit
Fiction
,
Music
,
Historical Fiction
,
Classics
,
Race
,
African American
,
Historical
Lillian E. Smith
|
1944 |
1.4K
|
3.87 |
|
|
Another Brooklyn
Fiction
,
Historical Fiction
,
Audiobook
,
Young Adult
,
Coming Of Age
,
Literary Fiction
,
African American
,
Book Club
Jacqueline Woodson
|
2016 |
40.8K
|
3.87 |
|
|
Push
Fiction
,
Young Adult
,
Contemporary
,
African American
,
Abuse
,
Adult Fiction
,
Realistic Fiction
,
Book Club
Sapphire
|
1996 |
57.5K
|
3.87 |
|
|
The Gilded Years
Historical Fiction
,
Fiction
,
Historical
,
Race
,
Audiobook
,
African American
,
Adult Fiction
,
Book Club
,
Adult
Karin Tanabe
|
2016 |
8.6K
|
3.86 |
|
|
R.L.'s Dream
Fiction
,
African American
,
Music
,
Mystery
,
African American Literature
,
Mystery Thriller
,
Crime
Walter Mosley
|
1995 |
1.3K
|
3.86 |
|
|
The Real Cool Killers (Harlem Cycle, #2)
Mystery
,
Fiction
,
Crime
,
Noir
,
African American
,
American
,
Mystery Thriller
Chester Himes
|
1958 |
2.5K
|
3.86 |
|
|
Paradise
Fiction
,
Classics
,
Historical Fiction
,
African American
,
Literary Fiction
,
Literature
,
Feminism
Toni Morrison
|
1997 |
28.2K
|
3.86 |
|
|
RL'S Dream
Fiction
,
African American
,
Music
,
Mystery
,
African American Literature
,
Mystery Thriller
,
Crime
Walter Mosley
|
1996 |
1.3K
|
3.86 |
|
|
Paradise (Beloved Trilogy, #3)
Fiction
,
Classics
,
Historical Fiction
,
African American
,
Literary Fiction
,
Literature
,
Feminism
Toni Morrison
|
1997 |
28.2K
|
3.86 |
|
|
Page from a Tennessee Journal
Historical Fiction
,
Fiction
,
Historical
,
African American
,
Unfinished
,
Southern
,
Drama
Francine Thomas Howard
|
2010 |
1.1K
|
3.85 |
|
|
Respect: The Life of Aretha Franklin
Music
,
Biography
,
Nonfiction
,
History
,
African American
,
Audiobook
,
Memoir
David Ritz
|
2014 |
1.1K
|
3.85 |
|
|
Autobiography of My Dead Brother
Young Adult
,
Fiction
,
Realistic Fiction
,
African American
,
Teen
,
Audiobook
,
Coming Of Age
Walter Dean Myers
|
2005 |
1.1K
|
3.85 |
|
|
Mumbo Jumbo
Fiction
,
Novels
,
Classics
,
Literature
,
African American
,
Race
,
20th Century
Ishmael Reed
|
1972 |
4.7K
|
3.85 |
|
|
Nightjohn
Historical Fiction
,
Young Adult
,
Fiction
,
Historical
,
Middle Grade
,
African American
,
Childrens
Gary Paulsen
|
1993 |
5.5K
|
3.85 |
|
|
Middle Passage
Fiction
,
Historical Fiction
,
African American
,
Literature
,
Classics
,
Novels
,
Race
Charles R. Johnson
|
1990 |
5.4K
|
3.85 |
|
|
The Blue Orchard
Historical Fiction
,
Fiction
,
Book Club
,
Historical
,
Adult Fiction
,
Novels
,
African American
Jackson Taylor
|
2009 |
1.7K
|
3.84 |
|
|
Mare's War
Historical Fiction
,
Young Adult
,
Historical
,
World War II
,
African American
,
Realistic Fiction
,
War
Tanita S. Davis
|
2009 |
1.1K
|
3.84 |
|
|
Some Sing, Some Cry
Historical Fiction
,
Fiction
,
African American
,
Race
,
Audiobook
,
Historical
,
Adult Fiction
,
Book Club
Ntozake Shange
|
2010 |
1.1K
|
3.84 |
|
|
The Salt Eaters
Fiction
,
Classics
,
Feminism
,
Novels
,
Race
,
African American
,
Literature
,
Book Club
Toni Cade Bambara
|
1980 |
1.5K
|
3.84 |
|
|
Land of Shadows (Detective Elouise Norton, #1)
Mystery
,
Fiction
,
Mystery Thriller
,
Thriller
,
Crime
,
African American
,
Audiobook
,
Adult
Rachel Howzell Hall
|
2014 |
2.6K
|
3.84 |
|
|
The Known World
Fiction
,
Historical Fiction
,
African American
,
Historical
,
Literary Fiction
,
Novels
,
Literature
,
Book Club
Edward P. Jones
|
2003 |
43.7K
|
3.84 |
|
|
Topdog/Underdog
Plays
,
Drama
,
Theatre
,
Fiction
,
School
,
Read For School
,
African American
Suzan-Lori Parks
|
2001 |
6.8K
|
3.83 |
|
|
Yolonda's Genius
Realistic Fiction
,
Middle Grade
,
Fiction
,
Young Adult
,
Childrens
,
Music
,
African American
Carol Fenner
|
1995 |
2.3K
|
3.82 |
|
|
Home
Fiction
,
Historical Fiction
,
African American
,
Literary Fiction
,
War
,
Audiobook
,
Literature
,
Book Club
Toni Morrison
|
2012 |
26.8K
|
3.82 |
|
|
Have No Shame
Historical Fiction
,
Drama
,
African American
,
Southern
,
Fiction
,
Historical
,
Interracial Romance
,
Adult
,
Romance
Melissa Foster
|
2013 |
1.7K
|
3.82 |
|
|
Cane
Fiction
,
Poetry
,
Classics
,
Short Stories
,
African American
,
Literature
,
Race
Jean Toomer
|
1923 |
11.2K
|
3.82 |
|
|
Praisesong for the Widow
Fiction
,
Literature
,
African American
,
Magical Realism
,
Novels
,
Classics
,
Black Literature
Paule Marshall
|
1983 |
1.4K
|
3.82 |
|
|
Slumberland
Fiction
,
Music
,
Humor
,
African American
,
Novels
,
Literary Fiction
,
African American Literature
Paul Beatty
|
2008 |
1.9K
|
3.82 |
|
|
All Aunt Hagar's Children: Stories
Short Stories
,
Fiction
,
Historical Fiction
,
African American
,
Literary Fiction
,
Contemporary
,
Race
Edward P. Jones
|
2006 |
2.3K
|
3.82 |
|
|
Nigger: The Strange Career of a Troublesome Word
Nonfiction
,
History
,
Race
,
Language
,
Sociology
,
Politics
,
African American
Randall Kennedy
|
2002 |
1.6K
|
3.81 |
|
|
Cotton Comes to Harlem (Harlem Cycle, #7)
Mystery
,
Fiction
,
Crime
,
Noir
,
African American
,
Classics
,
Mystery Thriller
Chester Himes
|
1964 |
2.4K
|
3.81 |
|
|
Love
Fiction
,
Classics
,
Literary Fiction
,
African American
,
Contemporary
,
Audiobook
,
Literature
Toni Morrison
|
2003 |
13.2K
|
3.81 |
|
|
The Piano Lesson
Plays
,
Drama
,
Fiction
,
Classics
,
School
,
African American
,
Theatre
August Wilson
|
1990 |
9.9K
|
3.81 |
|
|
Delicious Foods
Fiction
,
Contemporary
,
Literary Fiction
,
Audiobook
,
Race
,
African American
,
Adult Fiction
,
Book Club
James Hannaham
|
2015 |
6.3K
|
3.81 |
|
|
In the Face of the Sun
Historical Fiction
,
Fiction
,
Historical
,
African American
,
Mystery
,
Cultural
,
Audiobook
,
Book Club
Denny S. Bryce
|
2022 |
1.3K
|
3.80 |
|
|
The Secret of Magic
Historical Fiction
,
Fiction
,
Mystery
,
Historical
,
African American
,
Southern
,
Cultural
,
Book Club
Deborah Johnson
|
2014 |
2.5K
|
3.80 |
|
|
Survivor (Patternist, #4)
Science Fiction
,
Fiction
,
Fantasy
,
Speculative Fiction
,
Science Fiction Fantasy
,
Aliens
,
African American
Octavia E. Butler
|
1978 |
1.3K
|
3.80 |
|
|
After Tupac and D Foster
Young Adult
,
Realistic Fiction
,
Middle Grade
,
Fiction
,
African American
,
Friendship
,
Coming Of Age
Jacqueline Woodson
|
2008 |
4.3K
|
3.80 |
|
|
Queen Sugar
Fiction
,
African American
,
Audiobook
,
Contemporary
,
Southern
,
Family
,
Adult Fiction
,
Book Club
Natalie Baszile
|
2014 |
9.5K
|
3.79 |
|
|
A Kind of Freedom
Fiction
,
Historical Fiction
,
African American
,
Audiobook
,
Literary Fiction
,
Race
,
Contemporary
,
Book Club
Margaret Wilkerson Sexton
|
2017 |
5.8K
|
3.79 |
|
|
The House Behind the Cedars
Fiction
,
Classics
,
Historical Fiction
,
African American
,
American
,
School
,
Literature
Charles W. Chesnutt
|
1993 |
1.4K
|
3.79 |
|
|
Caul Baby
Fiction
,
Magical Realism
,
Fantasy
,
Literary Fiction
,
Contemporary
,
Audiobook
,
African American
Morgan Jerkins
|
2021 |
3.9K
|
3.79 |
|
|
Long Division
Fiction
,
Time Travel
,
Science Fiction
,
Magical Realism
,
Young Adult
,
Fantasy
,
African American
,
Book Club
Kiese Laymon
|
2013 |
8.1K
|
3.79 |
|
|
Black White and Jewish
Memoir
,
Nonfiction
,
Biography
,
Jewish
,
Race
,
Judaism
,
African American
Rebecca Walker
|
2000 |
2.9K
|
3.78 |
|
|
An Accidental Affair
Fiction
,
African American
,
Adult Fiction
,
Urban
,
Romance
,
Drama
,
Relationships
Eric Jerome Dickey
|
2012 |
2.0K
|
3.78 |
|
|
The Long Fall (Leonid McGill, #1)
Mystery
,
Fiction
,
Crime
,
Mystery Thriller
,
Audiobook
,
Detective
,
African American
Walter Mosley
|
2009 |
5.4K
|
3.78 |
|
|
The Long Fall
Mystery
,
Fiction
,
Crime
,
Mystery Thriller
,
Audiobook
,
Detective
,
African American
Walter Mosley
|
2009 |
5.4K
|
3.78 |
|
|
Dutchman & The Slave: Two Plays by LeRoi Jones
Plays
,
Drama
,
Fiction
,
Classics
,
African American
,
Theatre
,
Race
Amiri Baraka
|
1964 |
3.1K
|
3.78 |
