Our Top 100 Bestselling Authors (73 to 100+)

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#73 – (12 Times on List)

Vashti Harrison

Vashti Harrison

#74 – (11 Times on List)

Adijah & Atiya Brabham

#75 – (11 Times on List)

Bernice L. McFadden

Bernice L. McFadden

#76 – (11 Times on List)

Kevin Powell

Kevin Powell

#77 – (11 Times on List)

Margot Lee Shetterly

Margot Lee Shetterly

#78 – (11 Times on List)

Nikki Grimes

Nikki Grimes

#79 – (11 Times on List)

Sister Souljah

Sister Souljah

#80 – (11 Times on List)

Tavis Smiley

#81 – (11 Times on List)

Victoria Christopher Murray

Victoria Christopher Murray

#82 – (10 Times on List)

Angela Johnson

Angela Johnson

#83 – (10 Times on List)

George G. M. James

George G. M. James

#84 – (10 Times on List)

Herb Boyd

#85 – (10 Times on List)

James Earl Hardy

James Earl Hardy

#86 – (10 Times on List)

John A. Williams

John A. Williams

#87 – (10 Times on List)

John Steptoe

John Steptoe

#88 – (10 Times on List)

Kola Boof

#89 – (10 Times on List)

Lupita Nyong’o

Lupita Nyong’o

#90 – (10 Times on List)

Michael Eric Dyson

Michael Eric Dyson

#91 – (10 Times on List)

Michelle Alexander

Michelle Alexander

#92 – (10 Times on List)

Na’im Akbar

Na’im Akbar

#93 – (10 Times on List)

Pearl Cleage

Pearl Cleage

#94 – (10 Times on List)

Tia Williams

Tia Williams

#95 – (10 Times on List)

Tom Burrell

Tom Burrell

#96 – (9 Times on List)

Ai Ogawa

#97 – (9 Times on List)

bell hooks

#98 – (9 Times on List)

Bill Pinkney

Bill Pinkney

#99 – (9 Times on List)

Chancellor Williams

Chancellor Williams

#100 – (9 Times on List)

Colson Whitehead

Colson Whitehead

#101 – (9 Times on List)

David Covin

David Covin

#102 – (9 Times on List)

Ernest Gaines

Ernest Gaines

#103 – (9 Times on List)

Ibi Zoboi

#104 – (9 Times on List)

Ijeoma Oluo

Ijeoma Oluo

#105 – (9 Times on List)

Jamilah Thompkins-Bigelow

Jamilah Thompkins-Bigelow

#106 – (9 Times on List)

Jesmyn Ward

Jesmyn Ward

#107 – (9 Times on List)

Jewell Parker Rhodes

Jewell Parker Rhodes

#108 – (9 Times on List)

K’wan

#109 – (9 Times on List)

Kiki Swinson

Kiki Swinson

#110 – (9 Times on List)

Lerone Bennett

Lerone Bennett

#111 – (9 Times on List)

Mariahadessa Ekere Tallie

Mariahadessa Ekere Tallie

#112 – (9 Times on List)

Natasha Anastasia Tarpley

Natasha Anastasia Tarpley

#113 – (9 Times on List)

Saul Williams

Saul Williams

#114 – (9 Times on List)

Yaa Gyasi

#115 – (9 Times on List)

Yosef Ben-Jochannan

Yosef Ben-Jochannan

#116 – (8 Times on List)

Alicia D. Williams

Alicia D. Williams

#117 – (8 Times on List)

Cheryl Willis Hudson

Cheryl Willis Hudson

#118 – (8 Times on List)

Iceberg Slim

Iceberg Slim

#119 – (8 Times on List)

Jericho Brown

Jericho Brown

#120 – (8 Times on List)

Kadir Nelson

Kadir Nelson

#121 – (8 Times on List)

Malaika Adero

Malaika Adero

#122 – (8 Times on List)

Michael Baisden

Michael Baisden

#123 – (8 Times on List)

Nikki Woods

Nikki Woods

#124 – (8 Times on List)

Nikole Hannah-Jones

Nikole Hannah-Jones

#125 – (8 Times on List)

Richard Wright

Richard Wright

#126 – (8 Times on List)

Tiffany Warren

Tiffany Warren

#127 – (8 Times on List)

Tony Dungy

#128 – (8 Times on List)

Tonya Bolden

Tonya Bolden

#129 – (7 Times on List)

Barack Obama

Barack Obama

#130 – (7 Times on List)

Carmen Bryan

Carmen Bryan

#131 – (7 Times on List)

Cedella Marley

Cedella Marley

#132 – (7 Times on List)

Delaney Diamond

Delaney Diamond

#133 – (7 Times on List)

Garcelle Beauvais

Garcelle Beauvais

#134 – (7 Times on List)

Ibram X. Kendi

Ibram X. Kendi

#135 – (7 Times on List)

James McBride

James McBride

#136 – (7 Times on List)

JaQuavis Coleman

JaQuavis Coleman

#137 – (7 Times on List)

Jerry Craft

Jerry Craft