Our Top 100 Bestselling Authors (49 to 72)

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#49 – (11 Times on List)

Octavia Butler

Octavia Butler

#50 – (11 Times on List)

Tavis Smiley

#51 – (11 Times on List)

Victoria Christopher Murray

Victoria Christopher Murray

#52 – (10 Times on List)

Cheryl Willis Hudson

Cheryl Willis Hudson

#53 – (10 Times on List)

Donald Goines

Donald Goines

#54 – (10 Times on List)

Herb Boyd

#55 – (10 Times on List)

James Earl Hardy

James Earl Hardy

#56 – (10 Times on List)

Kola Boof

#57 – (10 Times on List)

Kwame Alexander

Kwame Alexander

#58 – (10 Times on List)

Langston Hughes

Langston Hughes

#59 – (10 Times on List)

Tia Williams

Tia Williams

#60 – (10 Times on List)

Tom Burrell

Tom Burrell

#61 – (9 Times on List)

Bernice L. McFadden

Bernice L. McFadden

#62 – (9 Times on List)

Kevin Powell

Kevin Powell

#63 – (9 Times on List)

Lerone Bennett

Lerone Bennett

#64 – (9 Times on List)

Pearl Cleage

Pearl Cleage

#65 – (9 Times on List)

Saul Williams

Saul Williams

#66 – (8 Times on List)

Ernest Gaines

Ernest Gaines

#67 – (8 Times on List)

George G. M. James

George G. M. James

#68 – (8 Times on List)

James Baldwin

James Baldwin

#69 – (8 Times on List)

Kiki Swinson

Kiki Swinson

#70 – (8 Times on List)

Margot Lee Shetterly

Margot Lee Shetterly

#71 – (8 Times on List)

Michael Baisden

Michael Baisden

#72 – (8 Times on List)

Na’im Akbar

Na’im Akbar