8 Bestselling Nonfiction Books for May/June - 2018

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Fiction: Loving Me for Me by Naleighna Kai was the bestselling book (eBook) of all this period. Kai is one of AALBC’s Top Selling Authors.

Nonfiction: J. A. Rogers’ book The Five Negro Presidents is a 9-time AALBC Bestseller. Rogers provides evidence that five presidents of the United States including, Jefferson, Jackson, and Lincoln had partial Black ancestry.

Children’s Books: Sales are led by Clayton Byrd Goes Underground by Rita Williams-Garcia. Garcia was nominated for a 2017 National Book Award and was selected by AALBC as a Top 100 Children’s Book

Poetry: Sells each two-month period we report, however sales were insufficient to compile a bestsellers for the genre. The last poetry list was last reported Jan/Feb 2017

#1

The Five Negro Presidents
by J. A. Rogers

#2

The Story of the Moors in Spain
by Stanley Lane-Poole

#3

Mansa Musa and the Empire of Mali
by P. James Oliver

#4

100 Amazing Facts About the Negro with Complete Proof
by J. A. Rogers

#5

Barracoon: The Story of the Last “Black Cargo”
by Zora Neale Hurston and Deborah G. Plant

#6

From “Superman” to Man
by J. A. Rogers

#7

Swahili: A Complete Course for Beginners (Spoken World) (Book & CD)
by Living Language

#8

The Beautiful Struggle: A Father, Two Sons, And An Unlikely Road To Manhood
by Ta-Nehisi Coates

Bestselling Books By Year May be Found Here

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