15 Bestselling Fiction Books for May/June - 2017

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Children’s books outsold all genres for the May/June period. Fiction sales were the 2nd most popular genre, led by the sales of independent or small presses. Nonfiction sales, which are normally strong, were the weakest we have seen in the last 15 years, resulting in only two titles with enough sales to make our bestsellers list. Poetry sells each period for which we report, however sales sufficient to make a bestsellers list was last reported Jan/Feb 2017

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#1

Book cover of Insurrections: Stories by Rion Amilcar Scott

Insurrections

by Rion Amilcar Scott

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#2

Book cover of Provenance: A Novel by Donna Drew Sawyer

Provenance

by Donna Drew Sawyer

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#5

Book cover of One Hustle by Cortney Gee

One Hustle

by Cortney Gee

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#11

Book cover of Homegoing: A Novel by Yaa Gyasi

Homegoing

by Yaa Gyasi

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#12

Book cover of My Joy by Suzette D. Harrison

My Joy

by Suzette D. Harrison

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*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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