African American Literature Book Club

Celebrating Our Literary Legacy Since 1998 — Black Literature is for Everyone

13 Books Published by Algonquin Books an Imprint of Workman Publishing Co., Inc.

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Click for more detail about The Good Negress: A Novel by A.J. Verdelle
Click for more detail about Purple Hibiscus: A Novel by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
Purple Hibiscus: A Novel
by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
Click for more detail about Furious Cool: Richard Pryor And The World That Made Him by David Henry and Joe Henry
Click for more detail about Panther Baby by Jamal Joseph
Panther Baby
by Jamal Joseph
Click for more detail about Secret Son by Laila Lalami
Secret Son
by Laila Lalami
Click for more detail about The Taste Of Salt by Martha Southgate
The Taste Of Salt
by Martha Southgate
Click for more detail about The Lie by O.H. Bennett
The Lie
by O.H. Bennett
Click for more detail about An American Marriage: A Novel by Tayari Jones
Click for more detail about Silver Sparrow by Tayari Jones
Silver Sparrow
by Tayari Jones
Click for more detail about Angel’s Grace by Tracey Baptiste
Angel’s Grace
by Tracey Baptiste
Click for more detail about The Jumbies by Tracey Baptiste
The Jumbies
by Tracey Baptiste
Click for more detail about Passenger on the Pearl: The True Story of Emily Edmonson’s Flight from Slavery by Winifred Conkling
Click for more detail about New Stories from the South: The Year’s Best, 2007 by ZZ Packer