18 Bestselling Fiction Books for Full Year - 1998

AALBC’s Bestselling Book SealOur bestsellers list has been published continuously since 1998 and is the most visible list focused on Black Books in existence. You will learn about books selling well, in the Black community, that may never show up on lists published by larger corporate entities.

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#5

Click to buy a copy of Somebody Else’s Child

Somebody Else’s Child
by Terris McMahan Grimes

#7

Click to buy a copy of The Man Who Cried I Am

The Man Who Cried I Am
by John A. Williams

#8

Click to buy a copy of The Wake of the Wind: A Novel

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

#9

Click to buy a copy of A Do Right Man

A Do Right Man
by Omar Tyree

#10

Click to buy a copy of Black American Short Stories (American Century Series)

Black American Short Stories (American Century Series)
by John Henrik Clarke

#11

Click to buy a copy of What A Woman’s Gotta Do

What A Woman’s Gotta Do
by Evelyn Coleman

#12

Click to buy a copy of Paradise

Paradise
by Toni Morrison

#13

Click to buy a copy of Push: A Novel

Push: A Novel
by Sapphire

#15

Click to buy a copy of Billy

Billy
by Albert French

#16

Click to buy a copy of The View From Here

The View From Here
by Brian Keith Jackson

#17

Click to buy a copy of What Looks LIke Crazy On an Ordinary Day

What Looks LIke Crazy On an Ordinary Day
by Pearl Cleage

#18

Click to buy a copy of Silent Conspiracy

Silent Conspiracy
by Lee E. Meadows

#19

Click to buy a copy of Cane

Cane
by Jean Toomer

#20

Click to buy a copy of Sister, Sister

Sister, Sister
by Eric Jerome Dickey

#22

Click to buy a copy of My Soul to Keep

My Soul to Keep
by Tananarive Due

#23

Click to buy a copy of How Stella Got Her Groove Back

How Stella Got Her Groove Back
by Terry McMillan

#24

Click to buy a copy of Mama

Mama
by Terry McMillan

#25

Click to buy a copy of Walking Through Mirrors

Walking Through Mirrors
by Brian Keith Jackson

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