25 Bestselling Fiction Books

Period: May/June - 2012

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.

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Secret Obsession

Secret Obsession

by Kimberla Lawson Roby
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Tuskegee Love Letters

Tuskegee Love Letters

by Kim Russell, et al.
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One Blood

One Blood

by Qwantu Amaru
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9
Church Boyz: Rod of the Wicked

Church Boyz

by H H Fowler
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A Deep Dark Secret

A Deep Dark Secret

by Kimberla Lawson Roby
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An Accidental Affair

An Accidental Affair

by Eric Jerome Dickey
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13
Sinners & Saints

Sinners & Saints

by ReShonda Tate Billingsley and Victoria Christopher Murray
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Behind Closed Doors

Behind Closed Doors

by Kimberla Lawson Roby
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Here and Now

Here and Now

by Kimberla Lawson Roby
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It’s A Thin Line

It’s A Thin Line

by Kimberla Lawson Roby
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Justify My Thug

Justify My Thug

by Wahida Clark
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Thug Lovin’

Thug Lovin’

by Wahida Clark
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23
A Hustler’s Promise

A Hustler’s Promise

by Jackie Chanel
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A Taste of Reality

A Taste of Reality

by Kimberla Lawson Roby
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