15 Bestselling Fiction Books

Period: January/February - 2017

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
In My Father’s House

In My Father’s House

by Ernest J. Gaines
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3
Stand Your Ground: A Novel

Stand Your Ground

by Victoria Christopher Murray
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4
To Find You

To Find You

by Cerece Rennie Murphy
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6
The Perfect Find

The Perfect Find

by Tia Williams
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7
Provenance: A Novel

Provenance

by Donna Drew Sawyer
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11
High Cotton: A Novel

High Cotton

by Darryl Pinckney
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12
It Should’ve Been Me

It Should’ve Been Me

by ReShonda Tate Billingsley and Victoria Christopher Murray
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14
Queen Sugar

Queen Sugar

by Natalie Baszile
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15
Let That Be the Reason

Let That Be the Reason

by Vickie M. Stringer
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