12 Bestselling Nonfiction Books for July/August - 2019
Our 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.
Fiction: Bestselling fiction is led by the short story collection Evil Never Sleeps: Tales of Light and Darkness by Robert Fleming an accomplished yet under recognized talent and the new novel from Kalisha Buckhanon, Speaking of Summer.
Nonfiction: Always a good mix of interesting titles this period’s list reveals a theme of overcoming struggle with grace and dignity as illustrated by Fifty-Five Unemployed and Faking Normal: Your Guide to a Better Retirement Life and After Life: My Journey from Incarceration to Freedom.
Children’s Books: Children’s books outsold all other genres this period. Sales were led by books on our “Top 150 Recommended African-American Children’s Books” list.
Poetry: One book made our list this period, Rock And Fire - Love Poetry From The Core by Marc Lacy.
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#1
The Teachings of Ptahhotep: The Oldest Book in the World
by Asa G. Hilliard III, Larry Williams, and Nia Damali
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Life Is God’s Best Gift: Wisdom from the Ancestors on Finding Peace and Joy in Today’s World
by Sam Chege
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Fifty-Five Unemployed and Faking Normal: Your Guide to a Better Retirement Life
by Elizabeth White
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Barracoon: The Story of the Last “Black Cargo”
by Zora Neale Hurston and Deborah G. Plant
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The Tithing Hoax: Exposing The Lies, Misinterpretations & False Teachings About Tithing
by R. Renee and Cynthia Harper
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#7
The American Slave Coast: A History of the Slave – Breeding Industry
by Ned Sublette and Constance Sublette
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#10
They Came Before Columbus: The African Presence in Ancient America
by Ivan Van Sertima
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