28 Bestselling Fiction Books

Period: May/June - 2010

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
Family

Family

by J. California Cooper
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3
Getting to Happy

Getting to Happy

by Terry McMillan
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4
Thug Matrimony

Thug Matrimony

by Wahida Clark
6
Glorious

Glorious

by Bernice L. McFadden
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8
Thug Lovin’

Thug Lovin’

by Wahida Clark
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9
In My Father’s House: A Novel

In My Father’s House

by E. Lynn Harris
12
Whoreson

Whoreson

by Donald Goines
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13
Visible Lives:  Three Stories in Tribute To E. Lynn Harris

Visible Lives

by Terrance Dean, et al.
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15
Dopefiend

Dopefiend

by Donald Goines
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15
Commit To Violence

Commit To Violence

by Roy Glenn
16
Resurrecting Midnight

Resurrecting Midnight

by Eric Jerome Dickey
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19
B-Boy Blues

B-Boy Blues

by James Earl Hardy
20
The Return of Simple

The Return of Simple

by Langston Hughes
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20
The Bond

The Bond

by Sampson Davis, et al.
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21
Hooker To Housewife

Hooker To Housewife

by Joy Deja King
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22
Dirty Little Secrets

Dirty Little Secrets

by Joy Deja King
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23
Shades of Black: Crime and Mystery Stories by African-American Authors

Shades of Black

by Eleanor Taylor Bland
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