10 Bestselling Fiction Books

Period: May/June - 2024

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.

Percival Everett’s satirical novel James tops all fiction titles this period. Hoke S. Glover III (Bro. Yao) and V. Efua Prince explain how Black history is “crazy as hell,” in the #1 nonfiction title. When I Wrap My Hair by Shauntay Grant and Illustrated by Jenin Mohammed is the #1 bestselling book across all genres.

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James: A Novel

James

by Percival Everett
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Voices of the Harlem Renaissance: Originally Published as The New Negro an Interpretation

Voices of the Harlem Renaissance

by Alain Locke and Introduction by Troy Johnson
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Things Fall Apart

Things Fall Apart

by Chinua Achebe
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Lone Women

Lone Women

by Victor Lavalle
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Company: Stories

Company

by Shannon Sanders
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