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Our Top 100 Bestselling Authors (1 to 24)

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1 to 24
25 to 48
49 to 74
75 to 100+

#1 – (213 Times on List)

Zane

#2 – (86 Times on List)

Jawanza Kunjufu

Jawanza Kunjufu

#3 – (78 Times on List)

Karrine Steffans

Karrine Steffans

#4 – (76 Times on List)

Teri Woods

#5 – (75 Times on List)

Wahida Clark

Wahida Clark

#6 – (50 Times on List)

J. A. Rogers

J. A. Rogers

#7 – (47 Times on List)

Kimberla Lawson Roby

Kimberla Lawson Roby

#8 – (46 Times on List)

Iyanla Vanzant

Iyanla Vanzant

#9 – (34 Times on List)

Maya Angelou

Maya Angelou

#10 – (29 Times on List)

J. California Cooper

J. California Cooper

#11 – (27 Times on List)

Joy Deja King

Joy Deja King

#12 – (26 Times on List)

Carter G. Woodson

Carter G. Woodson

#13 – (26 Times on List)

Hill Harper

Hill Harper

#14 – (25 Times on List)

Martha Kennerson

Martha Kennerson

#15 – (24 Times on List)

Carl Weber

#16 – (24 Times on List)

Nikki Turner

Nikki Turner

#17 – (23 Times on List)

Eric Jerome Dickey

Eric Jerome Dickey

#18 – (22 Times on List)

Guy Johnson

Guy Johnson

#19 – (21 Times on List)

Vickie M. Stringer

Vickie M. Stringer

#20 – (20 Times on List)

Leonce Gaiter

Leonce Gaiter

#21 – (20 Times on List)

Rita Williams-Garcia

Rita Williams-Garcia

#22 – (19 Times on List)

J.J. Smith

#23 – (19 Times on List)

Walter Mosley

Walter Mosley

#24 – (18 Times on List)

Carleen Brice

Carleen Brice

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25 to 48
49 to 74
75 to 100+

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