10 Bestselling Fiction Books

Period: March/April - 2025

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
Harlem Rhapsody

Harlem Rhapsody

by Victoria Christopher Murray
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2
Something in the Water

Something in the Water

by Phyllis R. Dixon
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3
Voices of the Harlem Renaissance: Originally Published as The New Negro an Interpretation

Voices of the Harlem Renaissance

by Alain Locke and Introduction by Troy Johnson
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4
Dream Count

Dream Count

by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
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6
Recitatif

Recitatif

by Toni Morrison
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7
The Queen of Sugar Hill: A Novel of Hattie McDaniel

The Queen of Sugar Hill

by ReShonda Tate Billingsley
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8
Junie

Junie

by Erin Crosby Eckstine
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9
Fish Tales: A Novel

Fish Tales

by Nettie Jones
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10
Animal: The Beginning

Animal

by K’wan
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