15 Bestselling Fiction Books

Period: September/October - 2013

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.

1
Looking for Trouble

Looking for Trouble

by Trice Hickman
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3
Who Asked You?

Who Asked You?

by Terry McMillan
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4
Thug Matrimony

Thug Matrimony

by Wahida Clark
5
Dilemmas

Dilemmas

by Lae’Zriah Justice
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7
A Family Affair

A Family Affair

by ReShonda Tate Billingsley
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8
Justify My Thug

Justify My Thug

by Wahida Clark
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9
Changing Faces

Changing Faces

by Kimberla Lawson Roby
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10
Homemade Love

Homemade Love

by J. California Cooper
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12
The Wedding Gift

The Wedding Gift

by Marlen Suyapa Bodden
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13
Breaking All My Rules

Breaking All My Rules

by Trice Hickman
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15
Murderville 3: The Black Dahlia

Murderville 3

by Ashley Antoinette and JaQuavis Coleman
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