All 25 Bestselling Books for Full Year - 1998

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18 Bestselling Fiction

1. Somebody Else’s Child by Terris McMahan Grimes
2. Black American Short Stories (American Century Series) by John Henrik Clarke
3. The View From Here by Brian Keith Jackson
4. Cane by Jean Toomer
5. How Stella Got Her Groove Back by Terry McMillan
6. Billy by Albert French
7. The Wake of the Wind: A Novel by J. California Cooper
8. What A Woman’s Gotta Do by Evelyn Coleman
9. What Looks LIke Crazy On an Ordinary Day by Pearl Cleage
10. Sister, Sister by Eric Jerome Dickey
11. Mama by Terry McMillan
12. The Man Who Cried I Am by John A. Williams
13. A Do Right Man by Omar Tyree
14. Paradise by Toni Morrison
15. Silent Conspiracy by Lee E. Meadows
16. My Soul to Keep by Tananarive Due
17. Walking Through Mirrors by Brian Keith Jackson
18. Push: A Novel by Sapphire

3 Bestselling Nonfiction Books

1. One Day My Soul Just Opened Up: 40 Days And 40 Nights Toward Spiritual Strength And Personal Growth by Iyanla Vanzant
2. Faith in the Valley: Lessons for Women on the Journey to Peace by Iyanla Vanzant
3. In the Meantime: Finding Yourself and the Love You Want by Iyanla Vanzant

1 Bestselling Children’s Books

1. My Painted House, My Friendly Chicken, and Me by Maya Angelou

3 Bestselling Poetry Books

1. The Words Don't Fit In My Mouth by jessica Care moore
2. The Seventh Octave : The Early Writings of Saul Stacy Williams by Saul Williams
3. 360° A Revolution of Black Poets by Kalamu ya Salaam and Kwame Alexander