16 Bestselling Fiction Books for November/December - 2018

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Fiction: The epic fantasy novel, The Wolf Queen by Cerece Rennie Murphy has been the bestselling fiction title on AALBC for the past 4 months.

Nonfiction: Tarkisha M. Wallace’s describes, in Little Girl Arise, how she, after tragically losing a baby, realized her true purpose. A two-time AALBC bestseller.

Children’s Books: Discovering Wes Moore a YA adaptation of the story of two fatherless boys from Baltimore, both named Wes Moore. One is in prison, serving a life sentence for murder. The other is a Rhodes Scholar.

Poetry: One book made our list this period, Furious Flower: African-American Poetry from the Black Arts Movement to the Present edited by Joanne V. Gabbin. This important volume covers the Furious Flower Conference of 1994 which was the largest gathering of African American writers in nearly thirty years. The book also contains performance photographs by C. B. Claiborne.

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#1

Book cover of The Wolf Queen: The Hope of Aferi Book I by Cerece Rennie Murphy

The Wolf Queen

by Cerece Rennie Murphy

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#3

Book cover of Sister Betty Says I Do by Pat G’Orge Walker

Sister Betty Says I Do

by Pat G’Orge Walker

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#4

Book cover of Spice by Naleighna Kai, Pat G’Orge Walker, Lisa Watson, Martha Kennerson, Michelle D. Rayford, Janice Pernell, J. L. Campbell, Kisha Green, and Terri Ann Johnson

Spice

by Naleighna Kai, et al.

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#5

Book cover of The Husband We Share by London St. Charles

The Husband We Share

by London St. Charles

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#6

Book cover of Sugar by S.L. Jennings, Naleighna Kai, J.D. Mason, Shakir Rashaan, London St. Charles, Sierra Kay, Karen D. Bradley, Anita L. Roseboro, and MarZé Scott

Sugar

by S.L. Jennings, et al.

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#10

Book cover of Harlem by Eric Jerome Dickey

Harlem

by Eric Jerome Dickey

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#11

Book cover of Runaway Soul by Tiffani Quarles-Sanders

Runaway Soul

by Tiffani Quarles-Sanders

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#13

Book cover of Pepperpot: Best New Stories from the Caribbean by Peekash Press

Pepperpot

by Peekash Press

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#15

Book cover of All I Want For Christmas by Joyce A. Brown, Princess F.L. Gooden, Terri Ann Johnson, Sonia Johnston, Patricia Woodside, Cryssy Dee, Candy Jackson, and others…

All I Want For Christmas

by Joyce A. Brown, et al.

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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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