African American Literature Book Club

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

The 18 Bestselling Fiction Books for 1998





1 Time 1998 Bestseller Click for a larger image of Billy

Billy
by Albert French

1 Time 1998 Bestseller Click for a larger image of The View From Here

The View From Here
by Brian Keith Jackson

1 Time 1998 Bestseller Click for a larger image of Walking Through Mirrors

Walking Through Mirrors
by Brian Keith Jackson

1 Time 1998 Bestseller Click for a larger image of Sister, Sister

Sister, Sister
by Eric Jerome Dickey

1 Time 1998 Bestseller Click for a larger image of What A Woman’s Gotta Do

What A Woman’s Gotta Do
by Evelyn Coleman

1 Time 1998 Bestseller Click for a larger image of The Wake of the Wind: A Novel

The Wake of the Wind: A Novel
by J. California Cooper

1 Time 1998 Bestseller Click for a larger image of Cane

Cane
by Jean Toomer

1 Time 1998 Bestseller Click for a larger image of The Man Who Cried I Am

The Man Who Cried I Am
by John A. Williams

1 Time 1998 Bestseller Click for a larger image of Black American Short Stories (American Century Series)

Black American Short Stories (American Century Series)
by John Henrik Clarke

1 Time 1998 Bestseller Click for a larger image of Silent Conspiracy

Silent Conspiracy
by Lee E. Meadows

1 Time 1998 Bestseller Click for a larger image of A Do Right Man

A Do Right Man
by Omar Tyree

1 Time 1998 Bestseller Click for a larger image of What Looks LIke Crazy On an Ordinary Day (Idlewild)

What Looks LIke Crazy On an Ordinary Day (Idlewild)
by Pearl Cleage

1 Time 1998 Bestseller Click for a larger image of Push: A Novel

Push: A Novel
by Sapphire

1 Time 1998 Bestseller Click for a larger image of My Soul to Keep

My Soul to Keep
by Tananarive Due

1 Time 1998 Bestseller Click for a larger image of Somebody Else’s Child

Somebody Else’s Child
by Terris McMahan Grimes

1 Time 1998 Bestseller Click for a larger image of How Stella Got Her Groove Back

How Stella Got Her Groove Back
by Terry McMillan

1 Time 1998 Bestseller Click for a larger image of Mama

Mama
by Terry McMillan

1 Time 1998 Bestseller Click for a larger image of Paradise

Paradise
by Toni Morrison

Bestselling Books By Month May be Found Here

Our All-Time Bestselling Books May be Found Here