10 Bestselling Fiction Books

Period: May/June - 2006

AALBC Bestseller Seal

Celebrating books written by or about Black people, the African American Literature Book Club’s Bestsellers List has been published continuously since 1998. In 2026, we began publishing our list quarterly, focusing on The BLK Bestsellers.

1
Crystelle Mourning: A Novel

Crystelle Mourning

by Eisa Nefertari Ulen
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3
Chasing Destiny

Chasing Destiny

by Eric Jerome Dickey
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4
Birth of a Nation: A Comic Novel

Birth of a Nation

by Aaron McGruder
7
Some People, Some Other Place

Some People, Some Other Place

by J. California Cooper
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7
Step Into a World: A Global Anthology of the New Black Literature

Step Into a World

by Kevin Powell
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8
Let That Be the Reason

Let That Be the Reason

by Vickie M. Stringer
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10
I Say a Little Prayer: A Novel

I Say a Little Prayer

by E. Lynn Harris
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