Amistad, a HarperCollins Imprint, Has 81 Books with 210 AALBC Bestseller Appearances

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Amistad Founder Charles Harris
Amistad’s Founder, Charles Harris (photo: Malaika Adero)

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47 Times Bestseller
Cover of Confessions of a Video VixenConfessions of a Video Vixen
by Karrine Steffans
14 Times Bestseller
Cover of One Crazy SummerOne Crazy Summer
by Rita Williams-Garcia
7 Times Bestseller
Cover of Barracoon: The Story of the Last “Black Cargo”Barracoon: The Story of the Last “Black Cargo”
by Zora Neale Hurston and Deborah G. Plant
6 Times Bestseller
Cover of Be Careful What You Pray For (Reverend Curtis Black #7)Be Careful What You Pray For (Reverend Curtis Black #7)
by Kimberla Lawson Roby
5 Times Bestseller
Cover of Our GenOur Gen
by Diane McKinney-Whetstone
5 Times Bestseller
Cover of Clayton Byrd Goes UndergroundClayton Byrd Goes Underground
by Rita Williams-Garcia
4 Times Bestseller
Cover of Something Like Beautiful: One Single Mother’s StorySomething Like Beautiful: One Single Mother’s Story
by asha bandele
4 Times Bestseller
Cover of How We Do It: Black Writers on Craft, Practice, and SkillHow We Do It: Black Writers on Craft, Practice, and Skill
by Jericho Brown
4 Times Bestseller
Cover of Gone Crazy in AlabamaGone Crazy in Alabama
by Rita Williams-Garcia
4 Times Bestseller
Cover of P.S. Be ElevenP.S. Be Eleven
by Rita Williams-Garcia
4 Times Bestseller
Cover of Hitting a Straight Lick with a Crooked StickHitting a Straight Lick with a Crooked Stick
by Zora Neale Hurston and M. Genevieve West (editor)
3 Times Bestseller
Cover of Miss Chloe: A Literary Friendship with Toni MorrisonMiss Chloe: A Literary Friendship with Toni Morrison
by A.J. Verdelle
3 Times Bestseller
Cover of The Great Mrs. Elias: A Novel Based on a True Story The Great Mrs. Elias: A Novel Based on a True Story
by Barbara Chase-Riboud
3 Times Bestseller
Cover of Just As I AmJust As I Am
by Cicely Tyson
3 Times Bestseller
Cover of Wench: A NovelWench: A Novel
by Dolen Perkins-Valdez
3 Times Bestseller
Cover of Diamond DorisDiamond Doris
by Doris Payne
3 Times Bestseller
Cover of Radical Reparations: Healing the Soul of a NationRadical Reparations: Healing the Soul of a Nation
by Marcus Anthony Hunter
3 Times Bestseller
Cover of New Daughters of Africa: An International Anthology of Writing by Women of African DescentNew Daughters of Africa: An International Anthology of Writing by Women of African Descent
by Margaret Busby
3 Times Bestseller
Cover of Life Is God’s Best Gift: Wisdom from the Ancestors on Finding Peace and Joy in Today’s WorldLife Is God’s Best Gift: Wisdom from the Ancestors on Finding Peace and Joy in Today’s World
by Sam Chege
3 Times Bestseller
Cover of Their Eyes Were Watching GodTheir Eyes Were Watching God
by Zora Neale Hurston
2 Times Bestseller
Cover of Side Notes from the Archivist: PoemsSide Notes from the Archivist: Poems
by Anastacia-Reneé
2 Times Bestseller
Cover of My Vanishing CountryMy Vanishing Country
by Bakari Sellers
2 Times Bestseller
Cover of One Night in GeorgiaOne Night in Georgia
by Celeste O. Norfleet
2 Times Bestseller
Cover of Defining Moments in Black History: Reading Between the LiesDefining Moments in Black History: Reading Between the Lies
by Dick Gregory
2 Times Bestseller
Cover of No More Lies: The Myth and Reality of American HistoryNo More Lies: The Myth and Reality of American History
by Dick Gregory
2 Times Bestseller
Cover of Illustrated Black History: Honoring the Iconic and the UnseenIllustrated Black History: Honoring the Iconic and the Unseen
by George McCalman
2 Times Bestseller
Cover of A House Is Not a Home: A B-Boy Blues NovelA House Is Not a Home: A B-Boy Blues Novel
by James Earl Hardy
2 Times Bestseller
Cover of The Minister PrimarilyThe Minister Primarily
by John Oliver Killens
2 Times Bestseller
Cover of The Last Suspicious Holdout: StoriesThe Last Suspicious Holdout: Stories
by Ladee Hubbard
2 Times Bestseller
Cover of The Rib KingThe Rib King
by Ladee Hubbard
2 Times Bestseller
Cover of Ramadan RamseyRamadan Ramsey
by Louis Edwards
2 Times Bestseller
Cover of KoshersoulKoshersoul
by Michael W. Twitty
2 Times Bestseller
Cover of Jollof Rice and Other RevolutionsJollof Rice and Other Revolutions
by Omolola Ijeoma Ogunyemi
2 Times Bestseller
Cover of The Road to the Salt SeaThe Road to the Salt Sea
by Samuel Kolawole
2 Times Bestseller
Cover of Afrocentric Style: A Celebration of Blackness & Identity in Pop CultureAfrocentric Style: A Celebration of Blackness & Identity in Pop Culture
by Shirley Neal
2 Times Bestseller
Cover of Act Like a Lady, Think Like a ManAct Like a Lady, Think Like a Man
by Steve Harvey and Denene Millner
2 Times Bestseller
Cover of Unbreak My Heart: A MemoirUnbreak My Heart: A Memoir
by Toni Braxton
2 Times Bestseller
Cover of Zora Neale Hurston Boxed SetZora Neale Hurston Boxed Set
by Zora Neale Hurston
1 Time Bestseller
Cover of Black Bottom Saints (Paperback)Black Bottom Saints (Paperback)
by Alice Randall
1 Time Bestseller
Cover of Gifted Hands: The Ben Carson StoryGifted Hands: The Ben Carson Story
by Ben Carson
1 Time Bestseller
Cover of Open Season: Legalized Genocide of Colored PeopleOpen Season: Legalized Genocide of Colored People
by Ben Crump
1 Time Bestseller
Cover of A Brother’s Honor (The Grangers)A Brother’s Honor (The Grangers)
by Brenda Jackson
1 Time Bestseller
Cover of My Holy Bible For African-American Children, KjvMy Holy Bible For African-American Children, Kjv
by Cheryl Willis Hudson and Wade Hudson
1 Time Bestseller
Cover of Isn’t Her Grace Amazing!: The Women Who Changed Gospel MusicIsn’t Her Grace Amazing!: The Women Who Changed Gospel Music
by Cheryl Wills
1 Time Bestseller
Cover of The Pursuit of HappynessThe Pursuit of Happyness
by Chris Gardner and Quincy Troupe
1 Time Bestseller
Cover of A High Price for Freedom: Raising Hidden Voices from the African American PastA High Price for Freedom: Raising Hidden Voices from the African American Past
by Clyde W. Ford
1 Time Bestseller
Cover of Of Blood and Sweat: Black Lives and the Genesis of White Power and WealthOf Blood and Sweat: Black Lives and the Genesis of White Power and Wealth
by Clyde W. Ford
1 Time Bestseller
Cover of Michelle Obama: Meet The First LadyMichelle Obama: Meet The First Lady
by David Bergen Brophy
1 Time Bestseller
Cover of A Small Nation of People: W. E. B. Du Bois and African American Portraits of ProgressA Small Nation of People: W. E. B. Du Bois and African American Portraits of Progress
by David Levering Lewis
1 Time Bestseller
Cover of Dick Gregory’s Natural Diet for Folks Who Eat: Cookin’ with Mother NatureDick Gregory’s Natural Diet for Folks Who Eat: Cookin’ with Mother Nature
by Dick Gregory
1 Time Bestseller
Cover of Dorothy Dandridge: A BiographyDorothy Dandridge: A Biography
by Donald Bogle
1 Time Bestseller
Cover of The Original Black Elite: Daniel Murray and the Story of a Forgotten EraThe Original Black Elite: Daniel Murray and the Story of a Forgotten Era
by Elizabeth Dowling Taylor
1 Time Bestseller
Cover of The Great Migration: Journey To The NorthThe Great Migration: Journey To The North
by Eloise Greenfield
1 Time Bestseller
Cover of Reclamation: Sally Hemings, Thomas Jefferson, and a Descendant’s Search for Her Family’s Lasting LegacyReclamation: Sally Hemings, Thomas Jefferson, and a Descendant’s Search for Her Family’s Lasting Legacy
by Gayle Jessup White
1 Time Bestseller
Cover of At Home with Muhammad Ali: A Memoir of Love, Loss, and ForgivenessAt Home with Muhammad Ali: A Memoir of Love, Loss, and Forgiveness
by Hana Ali
1 Time Bestseller
Cover of Nobody Knows the Trouble I’ve Seen: The Emotional Lives of Black WomenNobody Knows the Trouble I’ve Seen: The Emotional Lives of Black Women
by Inger Burnett-Zeigler
1 Time Bestseller
Cover of Love the One You’re With (B-Boy Blues, Book 5)Love the One You’re With (B-Boy Blues, Book 5)
by James Earl Hardy
1 Time Bestseller
Cover of Just Us WomenJust Us Women
by Jeannette Caines
1 Time Bestseller
Cover of Walking in My Joy: In These StreetsWalking in My Joy: In These Streets
by Jenifer Lewis
1 Time Bestseller
Cover of The Blacker The BerryThe Blacker The Berry
by Joyce Carol Thomas
1 Time Bestseller
Cover of Black Crossword: 100 MIDI Puzzles Connecting the African DiasporaBlack Crossword: 100 MIDI Puzzles Connecting the African Diaspora
by Juliana Pache
1 Time Bestseller
Cover of Heart and Soul: The Story of America and African AmericansHeart and Soul: The Story of America and African Americans
by Kadir Nelson
1 Time Bestseller
Cover of Make Good the Promises: Reclaiming Reconstruction and Its LegaciesMake Good the Promises: Reclaiming Reconstruction and Its Legacies
by Kinshasha Holman Conwill and Paul Gardullo
1 Time Bestseller
Cover of Black, White, Colored: The Hidden Story of an Insurrection, a Family, a Southern Town, and Identity in AmericaBlack, White, Colored: The Hidden Story of an Insurrection, a Family, a Southern Town, and Identity in America
by Lauretta Malloy Noble and LeeAnet Noble
1 Time Bestseller
Cover of It’s Never Too Late: A MemoirIt’s Never Too Late: A Memoir
by Marla Gibbs
1 Time Bestseller
Cover of LakewoodLakewood
by Megan Giddings
1 Time Bestseller
Cover of We Are Each Other’s HarvestWe Are Each Other’s Harvest
by Natalie Baszile
1 Time Bestseller
Cover of Freedom’s a-Callin MeFreedom’s a-Callin Me
by Ntozake Shange
1 Time Bestseller
Cover of Wade in the WaterWade in the Water
by Nyaneba Nkrumah
1 Time Bestseller
Cover of By The River Piedra I Sat Down And Wept: A Novel Of ForgivenessBy The River Piedra I Sat Down And Wept: A Novel Of Forgiveness
by Paulo Coelho
1 Time Bestseller
Cover of Bad Fat Black Girl: Notes from a Trap FeministBad Fat Black Girl: Notes from a Trap Feminist
by Sesali Bowen
1 Time Bestseller
Cover of Black Fortunes: The Story of the First Six African Americans Who Escaped Slavery and Became MillionairesBlack Fortunes: The Story of the First Six African Americans Who Escaped Slavery and Became Millionaires
by Shomari Wills
1 Time Bestseller
Cover of Act Like a Success, Think Like a Success: Discovering Your Gift and the Way to Life’s RichesAct Like a Success, Think Like a Success: Discovering Your Gift and the Way to Life’s Riches
by Steve Harvey
1 Time Bestseller
Cover of Straight Talk, No Chaser: How to Find, Keep, and Understand a ManStraight Talk, No Chaser: How to Find, Keep, and Understand a Man
by Steve Harvey
1 Time Bestseller
Cover of Act Like a Lady, Think Like a Man Movie (Tie-in)Act Like a Lady, Think Like a Man Movie (Tie-in)
by Steve Harvey and Denene Millner
1 Time Bestseller
Cover of Infinitum: An Afrofuturist TaleInfinitum: An Afrofuturist Tale
by Tim Fielder
1 Time Bestseller
Cover of The Little Book of Big Lies (paperback): A Journey Into Inner FitnessThe Little Book of Big Lies (paperback): A Journey Into Inner Fitness
by Tina Lifford
1 Time Bestseller
Cover of TrinityTrinity
by Zelda Lockhart
1 Time Bestseller
Cover of You Don’t Know Us Negroes And Other EssaysYou Don’t Know Us Negroes And Other Essays
by Zora Neale Hurston, Henry Louis Gates, Jr. (editor), M. Genevieve West (editor)
1 Time Bestseller
Cover of In The Land Of Words: New And Selected PoemsIn The Land Of Words: New And Selected Poems
by Eloise Greenfield
1 Time Bestseller
Cover of Surprises (I Can Read Book 3)Surprises (I Can Read Book 3)
by Lee Bennett Hopkins