23 Bestselling Fiction Books

Period: July/August - 2012

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.

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Red Clay Dirt & Mountains

Red Clay Dirt & Mountains

by Monda Raquel Webb
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Justify My Thug

Justify My Thug

by Wahida Clark
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Thug Lovin’

Thug Lovin’

by Wahida Clark
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The Family Business

The Family Business

by Carl Weber and Eric Pete
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Sparkle: A Novel

Sparkle

by Denene Millner, et al.
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Thug Matrimony

Thug Matrimony

by Wahida Clark
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Life Is Short but Wide

Life Is Short but Wide

by J. California Cooper
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The Other Side Of Goodness

The Other Side Of Goodness

by Vanessa Davis Griggs
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1996

1996

by Gloria Naylor
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B-Boy Blues

B-Boy Blues

by James Earl Hardy
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Low Down And Dirty: A Novel

Low Down And Dirty

by Vickie M. Stringer
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Payback Is A Mutha

Payback Is A Mutha

by Wahida Clark
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Street Life

Street Life

by Jihad Shaheed Uhuru
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Dirty Red: A Novel

Dirty Red

by Vickie M. Stringer
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