The 50 Bestselling Adult Fiction Books for 2021

This page highlights 50 books, published in 2021, that made our Bestsellers List.

Note: We carry over bestseller status for out of print versions of books to new editions, so the punlication year may not reflect the year the book was orignally published.





10 Time 2021 Bestseller Book cover of Killens Review of Arts & Letters (Fall / Winter 2021) by Clarence V. Reynolds

Killens Review of Arts & Letters (Fall / Winter 2021)

by Clarence V. Reynolds

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7 Time 2021 Bestseller Book cover of Dopefiend by Donald Goines

Dopefiend

by Donald Goines

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6 Time 2021 Bestseller Book cover of Open Door Marriage by Naleighna Kai

Open Door Marriage

by Naleighna Kai

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5 Time 2021 Bestseller Book cover of The Man Who Lived Underground by Richard Wright

The Man Who Lived Underground

by Richard Wright

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5 Time 2021 Bestseller Book cover of The Prophets by Robert Jones, Jr.

The Prophets

by Robert Jones, et al.

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4 Time 2021 Bestseller Book cover of Whoreson by Donald Goines

Whoreson

by Donald Goines

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4 Time 2021 Bestseller Book cover of The Love Songs of W.E.B. Du Bois by Honorée Fanonne Jeffers

The Love Songs of W.E.B. Du Bois

by Honorée Fanonne Jeffers

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4 Time 2021 Bestseller Book cover of Alice in Dreamland by Roland S. Jefferson

Alice in Dreamland

by Roland S. Jefferson

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4 Time 2021 Bestseller Book cover of Life After Death by Sister Souljah

Life After Death

by Sister Souljah

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3 Time 2021 Bestseller Book cover of Limitation of Life by d. E. Rogers

Limitation of Life

by d. E. Rogers

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3 Time 2021 Bestseller Book cover of The Man Across Eight Mile by D’Andre Walker

The Man Across Eight Mile

by D’Andre Walker

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3 Time 2021 Bestseller Book cover of Palmares by Gayl Jones

Palmares

by Gayl Jones

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3 Time 2021 Bestseller Book cover of Magic City: A Novel by Jewell Parker Rhodes

Magic City

by Jewell Parker Rhodes

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3 Time 2021 Bestseller Book cover of Look for Me and I’ll Be Gone: Stories by John Edgar Wideman

Look for Me and I’ll Be Gone

by John Edgar Wideman

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3 Time 2021 Bestseller Book cover of In Every Mirror She’s Black by Lolá Ákínmádé Åkerström

In Every Mirror She’s Black

by Lolá Ákínmádé Åkerström

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3 Time 2021 Bestseller Book cover of While Justice Sleeps by Stacey Abrams aka Selena Montgomery

While Justice Sleeps

by Stacey Abrams aka Selena Montgomery

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2 Time 2021 Bestseller Book cover of Harlem Hit & Run by Angela Dews

Harlem Hit & Run

by Angela Dews

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2 Time 2021 Bestseller Book cover of Harlem Hit & Run (2nd Ed.) by Angela Dews

Harlem Hit & Run (2nd Ed.)

by Angela Dews

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2 Time 2021 Bestseller Book cover of Milk Blood Heat by Dantiel W. Moniz

Milk Blood Heat

by Dantiel W. Moniz

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2 Time 2021 Bestseller Book cover of The Final Revival of Opal & Nev by Dawnie Walton

The Final Revival of Opal & Nev

by Dawnie Walton

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2 Time 2021 Bestseller Book cover of Fool Me Thrice: Money Changes Everything by Dean Conan

Fool Me Thrice

by Dean Conan

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2 Time 2021 Bestseller Book cover of The Minister Primarily by John Oliver Killens

The Minister Primarily

by John Oliver Killens

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2 Time 2021 Bestseller Book cover of The Rib King by Ladee Hubbard

The Rib King

by Ladee Hubbard

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2 Time 2021 Bestseller Book cover of Ramadan Ramsey by Louis Edwards

Ramadan Ramsey

by Louis Edwards

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2 Time 2021 Bestseller Book cover of The Personal Librarian by Marie Benedict and Victoria Christopher Murray

The Personal Librarian

by Marie Benedict and Victoria Christopher Murray

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2 Time 2021 Bestseller Book cover of The Between by Tananarive Due

The Between

by Tananarive Due

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2 Time 2021 Bestseller Book cover of A Glimmer of Death by Valerie Wilson Wesley

A Glimmer of Death

by Valerie Wilson Wesley

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2 Time 2021 Bestseller Book cover of Blood Grove by Walter Mosley

Blood Grove

by Walter Mosley

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1 Time 2021 Bestseller Book cover of The Girl with the Louding Voice by Abi Daré

The Girl with the Louding Voice

by Abi Daré

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1 Time 2021 Bestseller Book cover of Black Bottom Saints (Paperback) by Alice Randall

Black Bottom Saints (Paperback)

by Alice Randall

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1 Time 2021 Bestseller Book cover of Wild Women and the Blues by Denny S. Bryce

Wild Women and the Blues

by Denny S. Bryce

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1 Time 2021 Bestseller Book cover of White Man’s Justice by Donald Goines

White Man’s Justice

by Donald Goines

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1 Time 2021 Bestseller Book cover of The Son of Mr. Suleman by Eric Jerome Dickey

The Son of Mr. Suleman

by Eric Jerome Dickey

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1 Time 2021 Bestseller Book cover of Black Girls Must Die Exhausted by Jayne Allen

Black Girls Must Die Exhausted

by Jayne Allen

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1 Time 2021 Bestseller Book cover of The Best American Short Stories 2021 by Jesmyn Ward

The Best American Short Stories 2021

by Jesmyn Ward

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1 Time 2021 Bestseller Book cover of Friday Foster: The Sunday Strips by Jim Lawrence

Friday Foster

by Jim Lawrence

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1 Time 2021 Bestseller Book cover of My Monticello: Fiction by Jocelyn Nicole Johnson

My Monticello

by Jocelyn Nicole Johnson

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1 Time 2021 Bestseller Book cover of Gone Missing in Harlem by Karla FC Holloway

Gone Missing in Harlem

by Karla FC Holloway

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1 Time 2021 Bestseller Book cover of The Ones Who Don’t Say They Love You: Stories by Maurice Carlos Ruffin

The Ones Who Don’t Say They Love You

by Maurice Carlos Ruffin

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1 Time 2021 Bestseller Book cover of Lakewood by Megan Giddings

Lakewood

by Megan Giddings

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1 Time 2021 Bestseller Book cover of The Broken King by Michael Thomas

The Broken King

by Michael Thomas

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1 Time 2021 Bestseller Book cover of Creatures of Passage by Morowa Yejide

Creatures of Passage

by Morowa Yejide

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1 Time 2021 Bestseller Book cover of The Sweetness of Water by Nathan Harris

The Sweetness of Water

by Nathan Harris

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1 Time 2021 Bestseller Book cover of Passing (Movie Tie-In) by Nella Larsen

Passing (Movie Tie-In)

by Nella Larsen

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1 Time 2021 Bestseller Book cover of Noor by Nnedi Okorafor

Noor

by Nnedi Okorafor

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1 Time 2021 Bestseller Book cover of Rosie’s Curl and Weave by Rochelle Alers, Donna Hill, Felicia Mason, and Francis Ray

Rosie’s Curl and Weave

by Rochelle Alers, et al.

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1 Time 2021 Bestseller Book cover of Blacktop Wasteland (paperback) by S. A. Cosby

Blacktop Wasteland (paperback)

by S. A. Cosby

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1 Time 2021 Bestseller Book cover of Infinitum: An Afrofuturist Tale by Tim Fielder

Infinitum

by Tim Fielder

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1 Time 2021 Bestseller Book cover of Monster in the Middle by Tiphanie Yanique

Monster in the Middle

by Tiphanie Yanique

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1 Time 2021 Bestseller Book cover of The Other Black Girl by Zakiya Dalila Harris

The Other Black Girl

by Zakiya Dalila Harris

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