20 Bestselling Fiction Books

Period: January/February - 2013

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.

1
The Perfect Marriage

The Perfect Marriage

by Kimberla Lawson Roby
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4
A Deeper Love Inside

A Deeper Love Inside

by Sister Souljah
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5
Gathering of Waters

Gathering of Waters

by Bernice L. McFadden
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7
The Man In 3B

The Man In 3B

by Carl Weber
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8
Friends & Foes

Friends & Foes

by ReShonda Tate Billingsley and Victoria Christopher Murray
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11
Finding Oprah’s Roots: Finding Your Own

Finding Oprah’s Roots

by Henry Louis Gates, et al.
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13
Justify My Thug

Justify My Thug

by Wahida Clark
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14
The Family Business

The Family Business

by Carl Weber and Eric Pete
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17
Boss Lady: A Novel

Boss Lady

by Omar Tyree
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18
Country Girls

Country Girls

by Blake Karrington
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21
Payback Is A Mutha

Payback Is A Mutha

by Wahida Clark
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22
Tell Them I Died

Tell Them I Died

by Sarah Gordon Weathersby
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