10 Bestselling Nonfiction Books

Period: March/April - 2025

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Celebrating Black stories and authors since 1998, the AALBC Bestsellers List is now published quarterly. Here’s a printable list and collage of this period’s titles. Also check out the BLK Bestsellers—the definitive monthly guide to America’s bestselling books by Black writers.
1
Firstborn Girls: A Memoir

Firstborn Girls

by Bernice L. McFadden
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2
The New Negro: The Life of Alain Locke

The New Negro

by Jeffrey C. Stewart
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3
Dearly Beloved: Prince, Spirituality, and This Thing Called Life

Dearly Beloved

by Pamela Ayo Yetunde
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4
Sacred Nile

Sacred Nile

by Chester Higgins, et al.
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5
Survey Graphic: Harlem, Mecca of the New Negro

Survey Graphic

by Alain Locke
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6
The Burning: The Tulsa Race Massacre of 1921

The Burning

by Tim Madigan
7
The Purpose of Power: How We Come Together When We Fall Apart

The Purpose of Power

by Alicia Garza
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8
We Refuse: A Forceful History of Black Resistance

We Refuse

by Kellie Carter Jackson
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9
Afro Sheen: How I Revolutionized an Industry with the Golden Rule, from Soul Train to Wall Street

Afro Sheen

by George E. Johnson with Hillary Beard
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10
Prose to the People: A Celebration of Black Bookstores

Prose to the People

by Katie Mitchell
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