18 Bestselling Fiction Books for Full Year - 1998

AALBC’s Bestselling Book SealOur bestsellers list has been published continuously since 1998. Learn More ▶

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#5

Book cover of Somebody Else’s Child by Terris McMahan Grimes

Somebody Else’s Child

by Terris McMahan Grimes

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#8

Book cover of The Wake of the Wind: A Novel by J. California Cooper

The Wake of the Wind

by J. California Cooper

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#12

Book cover of Paradise  by Toni Morrison

Paradise

by Toni Morrison

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#13

Book cover of Push: A Novel by Sapphire

Push

by Sapphire

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#15

Book cover of Billy by Albert French

Billy

by Albert French

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#16

Book cover of The View From Here by Brian Keith Jackson

The View From Here

by Brian Keith Jackson

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#19

Book cover of Cane by Jean Toomer

Cane

by Jean Toomer

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#20

Book cover of Sister, Sister by Eric Jerome Dickey

Sister, Sister

by Eric Jerome Dickey

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#22

Book cover of My Soul to Keep by Tananarive Due

My Soul to Keep

by Tananarive Due

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#24

Book cover of Mama by Terry McMillan

Mama

by Terry McMillan

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#25

Book cover of Walking Through Mirrors by Brian Keith Jackson

Walking Through Mirrors

by Brian Keith Jackson

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More About our Bestsellers List


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We collect our bestselling titles from all our sales channels. The majority of our sales come from this website and our in-person events. We also include sales generated through our affiliate relationships, including Bookshop.org, Libro.fm (audiobooks), Black History 365 Education, and Amazon.com*.

We aggregate all formats of a book sold (print, ebook, and audio) into one format, usually the most popular print format

*For a few years, we actively boycotted Amazon but have discontinued this practice, as many of our authors have made their books exclusively available from Amazon. While we discourage giving Amazon the exclusive right to sell a book, we do not want this to be a reason to exclude an author from our site. Amazon also has an effective monopoly on eBooks and out-of-print books, which we highlight on this site.


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