18 Bestselling Fiction Books

Period: Full Year - 1998

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.

5
Somebody Else’s Child

Somebody Else’s Child

by Terris McMahan Grimes
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7
The Man Who Cried I Am

The Man Who Cried I Am

by John A. Williams
8
The Wake of the Wind: A Novel

The Wake of the Wind

by J. California Cooper
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9
A Do Right Man

A Do Right Man

by Omar Tyree
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12
Paradise

Paradise

by Toni Morrison
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13
Push: A Novel

Push

by Sapphire
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15
Billy

Billy

by Albert French
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16
The View From Here

The View From Here

by Brian Keith Jackson
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18
Silent Conspiracy

Silent Conspiracy

by Lee E. Meadows
19
Cane

Cane

by Jean Toomer
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20
Sister, Sister

Sister, Sister

by Eric Jerome Dickey
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22
My Soul to Keep

My Soul to Keep

by Tananarive Due
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24
Mama

Mama

by Terry McMillan
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25
Walking Through Mirrors

Walking Through Mirrors

by Brian Keith Jackson
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