23 Bestselling Nonfiction Books

Period: May/June - 2008

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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
Hiding In Hip Hop: On The Down Low In The Entertainment Industry--From Music To Hollywood

Hiding In Hip Hop

by Terrance Dean
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2
Confessions of a Video Vixen

Confessions of a Video Vixen

by Karrine Steffans
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3
Don’t Blame It on Rio: The Real Deal Behind Why Men Go to Brazil for Sex

Don’t Blame It on Rio

by Karen Hunter
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4
The Vixen Diaries

The Vixen Diaries

by Karrine Steffans
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5
Tapping the Power Within: A Path to Self-Empowerment for Women: 20th Anniversary Edition

Tapping the Power Within

by Iyanla Vanzant
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6
Acts of Faith: Daily Meditations for People of Color

Acts of Faith

by Iyanla Vanzant
8
The New Paradigm for Financial Markets: The Credit Crisis of 2008 and What It Means

The New Paradigm for Financial Markets

by George Soros
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9
Voices Reflections On An American Icon Through Words And Song

Voices Reflections On An American Icon Through Words And Song

by Choral Arts Society Of Washington
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10
World’s Great Men of Color

World’s Great Men of Color

by J. A. Rogers
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11
Age Ain’t Nothing But a Number: Black Women Explore Midlife

Age Ain’t Nothing But a Number

by Carleen Brice
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12
Baldwin’s Harlem: A Biography of James Baldwin

Baldwin’s Harlem

by Herb Boyd
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13
Blueprint for Black Power: A Moral, Political, and Economic Imperative for the Twenty-First Century

Blueprint for Black Power

by Amos N. Wilson
14
Debating Race: with Michael Eric Dyson

Debating Race

by Michael Eric Dyson
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15
Dreams From My Father

Dreams From My Father

by Barack Obama
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16
From “Superman” to Man

From “Superman” to Man

by J. A. Rogers
17
Grace After Midnight: A Memoir

Grace After Midnight

by Felicia Pearson
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18
Harlem Godfather: The Rap On My Husband, Ellsworth “Bumpy” Johnson

Harlem Godfather

by Mayme Johnson and Karen E. Quinones Miller
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19
He-motions: Even Strong Men Struggle

He-motions

by T. D. Jakes
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20
Introduction to African Civilizations

Introduction to African Civilizations

by John G. Jackson
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22
The Door of No Return: The History of Cape Coast Castle and the Atlantic Slave Trade

The Door of No Return

by William St. Clair
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23
Raising Black Boys

Raising Black Boys

by Jawanza Kunjufu
24
The Beautiful Struggle: A Father, Two Sons, And An Unlikely Road To Manhood

The Beautiful Struggle

by Ta-Nehisi Coates
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25
The ISIS Papers: The Keys to the Colors

The ISIS Papers

by Frances Cress Welsing
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