All 43 Bestselling Books for July/August - 2019

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10 Bestselling Fiction

1. The Underground Railroad: A Novel by Colson Whitehead
2. Speaking of Summer: A Novel by Kalisha Buckhanon
3. The Heiress’s Secret Romance (The Kingsleys of Texas) by Martha Kennerson
4. One Night in Georgia by Celeste O. Norfleet
5. A Lesson Before Dying by Ernest Gaines
6. The Spook Who Sat by the Door by Sam Greenlee
7. Lust: A Seven Deadly Sins Novel by Victoria Christopher Murray
8. Evil Never Sleeps: Tales of Light and Darkness by Robert Fleming
9. The Nickel Boys: A Novel by Colson Whitehead
10. I Almost Forgot about You by Terry McMillan

12 Bestselling Nonfiction Books

1. Life Is God’s Best Gift: Wisdom from the Ancestors on Finding Peace and Joy in Today’s World by Sam Chege
2. The Tithing Hoax: Exposing The Lies, Misinterpretations & False Teachings About Tithing by R. Renee and Cynthia Harper
3. The Other Wes Moore: One Name, Two Fates by Wes Moore
4. Egypt On The Potomac by Anthony Browder
5. They Came Before Columbus: The African Presence in Ancient America by Ivan Van Sertima
6. Fifty-Five Unemployed and Faking Normal: Your Guide to a Better Retirement Life by Elizabeth White
7. Stolen Legacy: Greek Philosophy Is Stolen Egyptian Philosophy by George G. M. James
8. The Real Facts About Ethiopia by J. A. Rogers
9. The Teachings of Ptahhotep: The Oldest Book in the World by Asa G. Hilliard III, Larry Williams, and Nia Damali
10. Barracoon: The Story of the Last “Black Cargo” by Zora Neale Hurston and Deborah G. Plant
11. The American Slave Coast: A History of the Slave – Breeding Industry by Ned Sublette and Constance Sublette
12. After Life: My Journey from Incarceration to Freedom by Alice Marie Johnson

20 Bestselling Children’s Books

1. The Blacker The Berry by Joyce Carol Thomas
2. Whose Toes are Those? by Jabari Asim
3. As Brave As You by Jason Reynolds
4. Thirteen Ways of Looking at a Black Boy by Tony Medina
5. Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry by Mildred D. Taylor
6. I Am Mixed by Garcelle Beauvais
7. Let’s Clap, Jump, Sing & Shout; Dance, Spin & Turn It Out!: Games, Songs, and Stories from an African American Childhood by Patricia C. Mckissack
8. Thunder Rose by Jerdine Nolen
9. You Can Do It! by Tony Dungy
10. The Negro Speaks Of Rivers by Langston Hughes
11. Bright Eyes, Brown Skin by Cheryl Willis Hudson and Bernette Ford
12. Beautiful Moon: A Child’s Prayer by Tonya Bolden
13. Juneteenth for Mazie by Floyd Cooper
14. One Word from Sophia by Jim Averbeck
15. We Came to America by Faith Ringgold
16. Amazing Grace by Mary Hoffman
17. Chocolate Me! by Taye Diggs
18. Please, Baby, Please by Spike Lee and Tonya Lewis Lee
19. Full, Full, Full of Love by Trish Cooke
20. Just an Overnight Guest by Eleanora E. Tate

1 Bestselling Poetry Books

1. Rock And Fire - Love Poetry From The Core by Marc Lacy