#1
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A novel about small-town secrets and the people who keep them.
The Heaven & Earth Grocery Store
by James Mcbride • Riverhead Books (August 8, 2023) • 1 Months on List
#2
Months on List: 1
In the highly anticipated novel <em>Come and Get It</em> by award-winning author Kiley Reid, a senior resident assistant at the University of Arkansas becomes entangled in a web of deceit and chaos when an unusual opportunity offered by a visiting professor leads her into a world of dubious friendships, hostile dorm pranks, and illicit intrigue.
Come And Get It
by Kiley Reid • G.p. Putnam's Sons (January 30, 2024) • 1 Months on List
#3
Months on List: 1
This narrative explores a voyage from Southern American rice fields, through slave markets in New Orleans, and into the depth of a brutal Louisiana sugar plantation.
Let Us Descend
by Jesmyn Ward • Scribner Book Company (October 24, 2023) • 1 Months on List
#4
Months on List: 1
In a twisted manifestation of the American prison system, two star-crossed women gladiators battle for their freedom in the deadly, corporatized arena of the Criminal Action Penal Entertainment, while challenging the unholy trio of systemic racism, capitalism, and mass incarceration.
Chain Gang All Stars
by Nana Kwame Adjei-brenyah • Pantheon Books (May 2, 2023) • 1 Months on List
#5
Months on List: 1
Two elven sisters are exiled from their homeland and thrust into the dangerous, alluring world of the unseen for a millennium fae, where they must reconcile their loyalties to each other, their homeland, and their hearts.
Faebound
by Saara El-arifi • Del Rey Books (January 23, 2024) • 1 Months on List
#6
Months on List: 1
In the backdrop of a racially divided America, this historical novel explores the unlikely, formidable friendship between First Lady Eleanor Roosevelt and civil rights activist Mary McLeod Bethune, illuminating how their shared commitment to justice and equality helped shape the modern civil rights movement.
The First Ladies
by Marie Benedict And Victoria Christopher Murray • Berkley Books (June 27, 2023) • 1 Months on List
#7
Months on List: 1
When the first Black sheriff of a small southern town investigates a shocking murder, he uncovers a hidden serial killer, faces community secrets, and combats systemic racism while fighting to protect his hometown from impending darkness.
All The Sinners Bleed
by S. A. Cosby • Flatiron Books (June 6, 2023) • 1 Months on List
#8
Months on List: 1
In the seedy underbelly of 1970s New York, a reformed crook is pulled back into his criminal past while trying to navigate his family through the city's chaos, resulting in a darkly humorous yet poignant exploration of survival and family in <em>Crook Manifesto.</em>
Crook Manifesto
by Colson Whitehead • Doubleday Books (July 18, 2023) • 1 Months on List
#9
Months on List: 1
In 1950s America, a young woman battles societal norms for her education, and another grapples with familial acceptance and motherhood, as their lives intersect unexpectedly, sparking decisions that forever alter their paths.
The House Of Eve
by Sadeqa Johnson • 37 Ink (February 7, 2023) • 1 Months on List
#10
Months on List: 1
<em>Out There Screaming</em> is a groundbreaking anthology curated by visionary filmmaker Jordan Peele, featuring all-new horror stories from Black writers that delve into the terrors of the supernatural and the chilling realities of racial injustice.
Out There Screaming: An Anthology Of New Black Horror
by Jordan Peele • Random House (October 3, 2023) • 1 Months on List
#11
Months on List: 1
In 1950s Jim Crow Florida, 12-year-old Robbie Stephens is unjustly sent to a racially segregated reform school, where he uses his ability to see ghosts to uncover the grisly secrets behind the boys' disappearances and fight for survival.
The Reformatory
by Tananarive Due • S&s/saga Press (October 31, 2023) • 1 Months on List
#12
Months on List: 1
In this riveting sequel by Stacey Abrams, Supreme Court clerk Avery Keene uncovers a potential national crisis involving the blackmail of federal judges, a sinister pattern in high-stakes cases, and a conspiracy that could take down the US government.
Rogue Justice: A Thriller
by Stacey Abrams Aka Selena Montgomery • Doubleday Books (May 23, 2023) • 1 Months on List
#13
Months on List: 1
When London-based Maddie, stuck in a tiresome life caring for her Parkinson's afflicted father and dealing with race issues at work, decides to embrace independence and experience life's <em>firsts,</em> she's confronted with a family tragedy that forces her to navigate the complexities of love, family duty, racism, and the power of friendship, while straddling two different cultures.
Maame: A Today Show Read With Jenna Book Club Pick
by Jessica George • St Martins (January 31, 2023) • 1 Months on List
#14
Months on List: 1
In the racially charged 1980s, a determined mother struggles to escape a squalid shelter in Philadelphia and protect her son from their complicated past, while her estranged mother in Alabama fights to save their ancestral home from encroaching developers, igniting a multi-generational battle for survival, sanity, and heritage.
The Unsettled
by Ayana Mathis • Knopf Publishing Group (September 26, 2023) • 1 Months on List
#15
Months on List: 1
When three Black St. John sisters inherit a Hollywood star's fortune, they grapple with their own fame, a shocking family secret, and a slew of controversies, threatening to unravel their lives in the dazzling tale, <em>Did You Hear About Kitty Karr?</em>.
Did You Hear About Kitty Karr?
by Crystal Smith Paul • Henry Holt (May 2, 2023) • 1 Months on List
#16
Months on List: 1
A story exploring the effects of online life when a high-profile female journalist's fiancé's identity becomes viral on social media.
The List
by Yomi Adegoke • William Morrow & Company (October 3, 2023) • 1 Months on List
#17
Months on List: 1
<em>The Color Purple</em>, a Pulitzer Prize-winning modern American classic, portrays the enduring bond between two sisters navigating through hardships and injustice in early 20th-century rural Georgia, breaking the silence on domestic and sexual abuse while highlighting their resilience and journey towards redemption.
The Color Purple
by Alice Walker • Penguin Group (January 25, 2022) • 1 Months on List
#18
Months on List: 1
In this emotionally-charged novel, a queer Black woman named Ranita Atwater fights to stay clean, reclaim her life, and regain her children after her release from prison, navigating the fraught and complex path of healing, redemption, and queer Black womanhood in America.
Pomegranate
by Helen Elaine Lee • Atria Books (April 11, 2023) • 1 Months on List
#19
Months on List: 1
In the wake of their mother's mysterious death, estranged siblings Byron and Benny journey through her haunting Caribbean past and confront a family secret connected to a traditional black cake recipe, aiming to reconcile their relationship and understand their lineage.
Black Cake
by Charmaine Wilkerson • Ballantine Books (February 1, 2022) • 1 Months on List
#20
Months on List: 1
This is a multi-generational saga about a family living under a love curse placed by a Voodoo sorceress in 1950s New Orleans' French Quarter.
Black Candle Women
by Diane Marie Brown • Graydon Hs (February 28, 2023) • 1 Months on List
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Methodology: Books are categorized and filtered for Black Authors by the African American Literature Book Club. This list is a sneak peek into the Black Book Accelerator initiative.
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