14 Bestselling Children’s Books for July/August - 2022

AALBC’s Bestselling Book SealOur bestsellers list has been published continuously since 1998 and is the most visible list focused on Black Books in existence. More ▶

Fiction:
Beloved AALBC best-selling author, Diane McKinney-Whetstone takes a departure from historical fiction to create Our Gen, a dazzling, provocative, and funny contemporary novel anchored in a retirement community brimming with secrets.

Nonfiction:
Elie Mystal explains why Republicans are wrong about the law almost all of the time. Allow Me to Retort, Mystal’s first book, is now a 2-time AALBC bestseller.

Children’s Books:
Kwame Alexander’s award-winning The Crossover is vividly brought to life as a graphic novel with stunning illustrations by star talent Dawud Anyabwile. Alexander also has three other bestselling children’s (middle grade) books on our list this period!

Poetry:
Smith’s book of poems is our #1 bestselling book, However, the real story is E. Ethelbert Miller having three books of poetry on our list at the same time!

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#2

Book cover of The Undefeated by Kwame Alexander

The Undefeated

by Kwame Alexander

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#4

Book cover of Rebound by Kwame Alexander

Rebound

by Kwame Alexander

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#6

Book cover of Loving vs. Virginia: A Documentary Novel of the Landmark Civil Rights Case by Patricia Hruby Powell

Loving vs. Virginia

by Patricia Hruby Powell

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#7

Book cover of Mermaid Kenzie: Protector of the Deeps by Charlotte Watson Sherman

Mermaid Kenzie

by Charlotte Watson Sherman

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#9

Book cover of Red Shoes by Karen English

Red Shoes

by Karen English

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#10

Book cover of Calvin by JR Ford and Vanessa Ford

Calvin

by JR Ford and Vanessa Ford

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#11

Book cover of Shuri: The Search for Black Panther by Nnedi Okorafor

Shuri

by Nnedi Okorafor

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#12

Book cover of Wakanda Forever by Nnedi Okorafor

Wakanda Forever

by Nnedi Okorafor

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More About our Bestsellers List

You will learn about books selling well, in the Black community, that may never show up on lists published by corporate entities. Spread the word about our list; don’t let one or two lists, which we don’t control, determine which books are important.

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

*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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