26 Bestselling Fiction Books

Period: September/October - 2009

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
Push: A Novel

Push

by Sapphire
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4
Thug Matrimony

Thug Matrimony

by Wahida Clark
6
Queen Bitch: Part 4

Queen Bitch

by Joy Deja King
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9
If It Ain’t One Thing

If It Ain’t One Thing

by Cheryl Robinson
11
True To The Game: A Teri Woods Fable

True To The Game

by Teri Woods
12
True to the Game II

True to the Game II

by Teri Woods
14
Sleeping With The Enemy

Sleeping With The Enemy

by Wahida Clark and Kiki Swinson
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15
Last Bitch Standing

Last Bitch Standing

by Joy Deja King
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16
Dutch III: International Gangster

Dutch III

by Teri Woods
17
A Deep Dark Secret

A Deep Dark Secret

by Kimberla Lawson Roby
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18
Orange Mint And Honey: A Novel

Orange Mint And Honey

by Carleen Brice
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19
Homemade Love

Homemade Love

by J. California Cooper
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20
A Piece of Mine: Stories

A Piece of Mine

by J. California Cooper
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21
Resurrecting Midnight

Resurrecting Midnight

by Eric Jerome Dickey
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22
Mama Dearest

Mama Dearest

by E. Lynn Harris
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23
Alibi

Alibi

by Teri Woods
24
Nervous: A Novel

Nervous

by Zane
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