20 Bestselling Fiction Books for July/August - 2016

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#3

Book cover of The Perfect Mistress by ReShonda Tate Billingsley

The Perfect Mistress

by ReShonda Tate Billingsley

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#4

Book cover of Sister Surrogate by LaChelle Weaver

Sister Surrogate

by LaChelle Weaver

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#5

Book cover of The Fishermen: A Novel by Chigozie Obioma

The Fishermen

by Chigozie Obioma

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#6

Book cover of The Ex Chronicles by Sharon Lucas, Cheryl Cloyd Robbins, and Others

The Ex Chronicles

by Sharon Lucas, et al.

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#7

Book cover of Loving Day: A Novel by Mat Johnson

Loving Day

by Mat Johnson

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#9

Book cover of The Cartel 6: The Demise by Ashley Antoinette and JaQuavis Coleman

The Cartel 6

by Ashley Antoinette and JaQuavis Coleman

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#14

Book cover of Americanah by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie

Americanah

by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie

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#17

Book cover of Taffy by Suzette D. Harrison

Taffy

by Suzette D. Harrison

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#19

Book cover of Bibsy by Brenda Ross

Bibsy

by Brenda Ross

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#20

Book cover of The Family Business 3: The Return of Vegas by Carl Weber and Treasure Hernandez

The Family Business 3

by Carl Weber and Treasure Hernandez

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We collect our bestselling titles from all our sales channels. The majority of our sales come from this website and our in-person events. We also include sales generated through our affiliate relationships, including Bookshop.org, Libro.fm (audiobooks), Black History 365 Education, and Amazon.com*.

We aggregate all formats of a book sold (print, ebook, and audio) into one format, usually the most popular print format

*For a few years, we actively boycotted Amazon but have discontinued this practice, as many of our authors have made their books exclusively available from Amazon. While we discourage giving Amazon the exclusive right to sell a book, we do not want this to be a reason to exclude an author from our site. Amazon also has an effective monopoly on eBooks and out-of-print books, which we highlight on this site.


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