22 Bestselling Fiction Books

Period: September/October - 2011

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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Justify My Thug

Justify My Thug

by Wahida Clark
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The Golden Hustla

The Golden Hustla

by Wahida Clark
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Dark Matter: Reading the Bones

Dark Matter

by Sheree Renée Thomas
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Finding Forever

Finding Forever

by Keisha Ervin
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Kiss Kiss, Bang Bang (Urban Books)

Kiss Kiss, Bang Bang (Urban Books)

by Ashley Antoinette and JaQuavis Coleman
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Payback Is A Mutha

Payback Is A Mutha

by Wahida Clark
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Prospero’s Daughter: A Novel

Prospero’s Daughter

by Elizabeth Nunez
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Secret Obsession

Secret Obsession

by Kimberla Lawson Roby
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Thug Lovin’

Thug Lovin’

by Wahida Clark
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Thug Matrimony

Thug Matrimony

by Wahida Clark
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A Lesson Before Dying

A Lesson Before Dying

by Ernest J. Gaines
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Liliane: A Novel

Liliane

by Ntozake Shange
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