29 Publications from Knopf, an Imprint of Penguin Random House, are AALBC Bestselling Books

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2 Times Bestseller
Cover of Life Is Short But WideLife Is Short But Wide
by J. California Cooper
1 Time Bestseller
Cover of Sugar in the Blood: A Family’s Story of Slavery and EmpireSugar in the Blood: A Family’s Story of Slavery and Empire
by Andrea Stuart
1 Time Bestseller
Cover of The Twelve Tribes of HattieThe Twelve Tribes of Hattie
by Ayana Mathis
1 Time Bestseller
Cover of Stay with Me: A novelStay with Me: A novel
by Ayobami Adebayo
1 Time Bestseller
Cover of Dreams From My FatherDreams From My Father
by Barack Obama
1 Time Bestseller
Cover of 72 Hour Hold72 Hour Hold
by Bebe Moore Campbell
1 Time Bestseller
Cover of Standing Tall: A Memoir Of Tragedy And TriumphStanding Tall: A Memoir Of Tragedy And Triumph
by C. Vivian Stringer and Laura Tucker
1 Time Bestseller
Cover of AmericanahAmericanah
by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
1 Time Bestseller
Cover of Zone One: A NovelZone One: A Novel
by Colson Whitehead
1 Time Bestseller
Cover of Fifty Shades of GrayFifty Shades of Gray
by E L James
1 Time Bestseller
Cover of The Supremes at Earl’s All-You-Can-Eat The Supremes at Earl’s All-You-Can-Eat
by Edward Kelsey Moore
1 Time Bestseller
Cover of Brother, I’m DyingBrother, I’m Dying
by Edwidge Danticat
1 Time Bestseller
Cover of An Accidental AffairAn Accidental Affair
by Eric Jerome Dickey
1 Time Bestseller
Cover of Life Upon These Shores: Looking At African American History, 1513-2008Life Upon These Shores: Looking At African American History, 1513-2008
by Henry Louis Gates, Jr.
1 Time Bestseller
Cover of Behold the Dreamers: A NovelBehold the Dreamers: A Novel
by Imbolo Mbue
1 Time Bestseller
Cover of The Warmth of Other Suns: The Epic Story of America’s Great Migration The Warmth of Other Suns: The Epic Story of America’s Great Migration
by Isabel Wilkerson
1 Time Bestseller
Cover of Wildflowers: A NovelWildflowers: A Novel
by Lyah Beth LeFlore
1 Time Bestseller
Cover of Letter to My DaughterLetter to My Daughter
by Maya Angelou
1 Time Bestseller
Cover of Rainbow in the Cloud: The Wisdom and Spirit of Maya AngelouRainbow in the Cloud: The Wisdom and Spirit of Maya Angelou
by Maya Angelou
1 Time Bestseller
Cover of Mom & Me & MomMom & Me & Mom
by Maya Angelou
1 Time Bestseller
Cover of Queen SugarQueen Sugar
by Natalie Baszile
1 Time Bestseller
Cover of The Immortal Life of Henrietta LacksThe Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks
by Rebecca Skloot
1 Time Bestseller
Cover of The Central Park Five: A Chronicle Of A City WildingThe Central Park Five: A Chronicle Of A City Wilding
by Sarah Burns
1 Time Bestseller
Cover of Every Day Is For The Thief: FictionEvery Day Is For The Thief: Fiction
by Teju Cole
1 Time Bestseller
Cover of God Help the Child: A NovelGod Help the Child: A Novel
by Toni Morrison
1 Time Bestseller
Cover of The Source of Self-Regard: Selected Essays, Speeches, and MeditationsThe Source of Self-Regard: Selected Essays, Speeches, and Meditations
by Toni Morrison
1 Time Bestseller
Cover of Recitatif Recitatif
by Toni Morrison
1 Time Bestseller
Cover of And Sometimes I Wonder About You: A Leonid Mcgill Mystery (Leonid Mcgill Mysteries)And Sometimes I Wonder About You: A Leonid Mcgill Mystery (Leonid Mcgill Mysteries)
by Walter Mosley
1 Time Bestseller
Cover of The Other Wes Moore: One Name, Two FatesThe Other Wes Moore: One Name, Two Fates
by Wes Moore