10 Bestselling Nonfiction Books for March/April - 2025

AALBC’s Bestselling Book SealThe African American Literature Book Club’s Bestsellers List has been published continuously since 1998. It celebrates the bestselling titles from our curated selection of books written by or about Black people. Learn More ▶

★ New: The BLK Bestsellers: America’s Bestselling Books

#1

Book cover of Firstborn Girls: A Memoir by Bernice L. McFadden

Firstborn Girls

by Bernice L. McFadden

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#2

Book cover of The New Negro: The Life of Alain Locke by Jeffrey C. Stewart

The New Negro

by Jeffrey C. Stewart

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#3

Book cover of Dearly Beloved: Prince, Spirituality, and This Thing Called Life by Pamela Ayo Yetunde

Dearly Beloved

by Pamela Ayo Yetunde

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#4

Book cover of Sacred Nile by Chester Higgins, Jr.

Sacred Nile

by Chester Higgins, et al.

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#8

Book cover of We Refuse: A Forceful History of Black Resistance by Kellie Carter Jackson

We Refuse

by Kellie Carter Jackson

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#9

Book cover of Afro Sheen: How I Revolutionized an Industry with the Golden Rule, from Soul Train to Wall Street by George E. Johnson with Hillary Beard

Afro Sheen

by George E. Johnson with Hillary Beard

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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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