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345 Books in the FICTION / African American & Black / Historical Category

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American Nightmare

American Nightmare
Runner

Runner
There’s Only One Sin in Hollywood

There’s Only One Sin in Hollywood
A Harlem Wedding

A Harlem Wedding
Death of the Soccer God

Death of the Soccer God
The Quarter Queen

The Quarter Queen
Still Waters: A Novella

Still Waters: A Novella
Where the False Gods Dwell

Where the False Gods Dwell
Keeper of Lost Children

Keeper of Lost Children
Junie (paperback)

Junie (paperback)
Inharmonious

Inharmonious
Belonging to the Air: A Novel

Belonging to the Air: A Novel
Good Dirt (paperback)

Good Dirt (paperback)
With Love from Harlem: A Novel of Hazel Scott

With Love from Harlem: A Novel of Hazel Scott
On Sundays She Picked Flowers

On Sundays She Picked Flowers
Humboldt Cut

Humboldt Cut
Fire Sword and Sea: A Novel

Fire Sword and Sea: A Novel
The Starseekers: A Murder and Magic Novel

The Starseekers: A Murder and Magic Novel
Between Good and Evil

Between Good and Evil
New Harmony: A Mother’s Story of Love and Loss

New Harmony: A Mother’s Story of Love and Loss
Ring Shout

Ring Shout
Mirroring Lincoln: The Cursed Existence of Paschal Beverly Randolph

Mirroring Lincoln: The Cursed Existence of Paschal Beverly Randolph
Mirroring Lincoln: The Cursed Existence of Paschal Beverly Randolph

Mirroring Lincoln: The Cursed Existence of Paschal Beverly Randolph
As Long as You’re Mine

As Long as You’re Mine
Amity

Amity
This Here Is Love

This Here Is Love
Masquerade

Masquerade
Blood Slaves

Blood Slaves
How to Dodge a Cannonball

How to Dodge a Cannonball
Great Mann

Great Mann
Trinity

Trinity
Sins of Survivors: A Carter Brothers Novel

Sins of Survivors: A Carter Brothers Novel
The Devil Three Times: A Novel

The Devil Three Times: A Novel
Their Eyes Were Watching God (Deluxe Edition)

Their Eyes Were Watching God (Deluxe Edition)
The Edge of Yesterday

The Edge of Yesterday
Zeal: A Novel

Zeal: A Novel
Happy Land

Happy Land
No Better Time: A Novel of the Spirited Women of the Six Triple Eight Central Postal Directory Battalion

No Better Time: A Novel of the Spirited Women of the Six Triple Eight Central Postal Directory Battalion
Behind the Waterline

Behind the Waterline
The Filling Station (Papback)

The Filling Station (Papback)
The Filling Station

The Filling Station
Let Us March on

Let Us March on
The Sable Cloak

The Sable Cloak
A Love Song for Ricki Wilde

A Love Song for Ricki Wilde
Junie

Junie
Red Clay

Red Clay
Good Dirt

Good Dirt
The Life of Herod the Great

The Life of Herod the Great
Reformatory

Reformatory
The Unexpected Diva

The Unexpected Diva
Kingdom of No Tomorrow

Kingdom of No Tomorrow
Untethered

Untethered
The Improvisers: A Murder and Magic Novel

The Improvisers: A Murder and Magic Novel
This Cursed House

This Cursed House
Slaveroad

Slaveroad
The Pages of the Sea

The Pages of the Sea
Before 13th: A Graphic Novel

Before 13th: A Graphic Novel
Before the Mango Ripens

Before the Mango Ripens
Ernest J. Gaines Four Novels: The Autobiography of Miss Jane Pittman / In My Father’s House / A Gathering of Old Men / A Lesson Before Dying

Ernest J. Gaines Four Novels: The Autobiography of Miss Jane Pittman / In My Father’s House / A Gathering of Old Men / A Lesson Before Dying
Let Us Descend (paperback)

Let Us Descend (paperback)
Lovecraft Country

Lovecraft Country
The Unicorn Woman

The Unicorn Woman
A Pair of Wings

A Pair of Wings
Promise

Promise
54 Miles: A Novel

54 Miles: A Novel
Masquerade

Masquerade
The Lions’ Den

The Lions’ Den

A Memory of Fictions (or) Just Tiddy-Boom

A Memory of Fictions (or) Just Tiddy-Boom
The Ballad of Jacquotte Delahaye

The Ballad of Jacquotte Delahaye
The Library Thief (Original)

The Library Thief (Original)
All We Were Promised: A Novel

All We Were Promised: A Novel
Can’t We Be Friends: A Novel of Ella Fitzgerald and Marilyn Monroe

Can’t We Be Friends: A Novel of Ella Fitzgerald and Marilyn Monroe
God’s Country (2024)

God’s Country (2024)
No Better Time

No Better Time
The Savion Sequence

The Savion Sequence
The Savion Sequence (paperback)

The Savion Sequence (paperback)
The Destroyer of Worlds: A Return to Lovecraft Country

The Destroyer of Worlds: A Return to Lovecraft Country
Ours

Ours
Time For Revenge 2: The Black Revolution

Time For Revenge 2: The Black Revolution
Neighbors and Other Stories

Neighbors and Other Stories
The House of Eve

The House of Eve
A Love Song for Ricki Wilde

A Love Song for Ricki Wilde
The American Queen

The American Queen
The Queen of Sugar Hill: A Novel of Hattie McDaniel

The Queen of Sugar Hill: A Novel of Hattie McDaniel
The American Queen: A Novel Based on the True Story of Appalachia’s Kingdom of the Happy Land

The American Queen: A Novel Based on the True Story of Appalachia’s Kingdom of the Happy Land
The Reformatory

The Reformatory
Let Us Descend

Let Us Descend
Homeward

Homeward
The Other Princess: A Novel of Queen Victoria’s Goddaughter

The Other Princess: A Novel of Queen Victoria’s Goddaughter
Queen Charlotte Sophia

Queen Charlotte Sophia
The World Wasn’t Ready for You: Stories

The World Wasn’t Ready for You: Stories
My Government Means to Kill Me

My Government Means to Kill Me
Time For Revenge: The Black Revolution

Time For Revenge: The Black Revolution
Women of the Post

Women of the Post
Queen of Exiles

Queen of Exiles
Trinity

Trinity
The Cherokee Rose: A Novel of Gardens and Ghosts

The Cherokee Rose: A Novel of Gardens and Ghosts
A Right Worthy Woman

A Right Worthy Woman
I Am Ayah: The Way Home

I Am Ayah: The Way Home
We Are a Haunting

We Are a Haunting
A Woman of Endurance

A Woman of Endurance
Take My Hand

Take My Hand
Empty Vows

Empty Vows
Things Past Telling (paperback)

Things Past Telling (paperback)
The House of Eve

The House of Eve
Double The Lies: An Annalee Spain Mystery (Book 2)

Double The Lies: An Annalee Spain Mystery (Book 2)

The Great Mrs. Elias (paperback)

The Great Mrs. Elias (paperback)
A Hope Divided

A Hope Divided
Wade in the Water

Wade in the Water
Don’t Cry for Me (paperback)

Don’t Cry for Me (paperback)
The Narrows

The Narrows
Miss Muriel And Other Stories

Miss Muriel And Other Stories
Country Place: A Novel

Country Place: A Novel
Moonrise Over New Jessup

Moonrise Over New Jessup
Night Wherever We Go

Night Wherever We Go
An Angel’s Demise

An Angel’s Demise
The Confessions of Matthew Strong

The Confessions of Matthew Strong
The Two Lives of Sara

The Two Lives of Sara

The Attic Child

The Attic Child
Carolina Built

Carolina Built
My Name is Ona Judge

My Name is Ona Judge
Muscadine Wine

Muscadine Wine
Mademoiselle Revolution

Mademoiselle Revolution
An Extraordinary Union: An Epic Love Story of the Civil War

An Extraordinary Union: An Epic Love Story of the Civil War
The Light Always Breaks

The Light Always Breaks
The Scent of Burnt Flowers

The Scent of Burnt Flowers

The Sweetness of Water (Paperback)

The Sweetness of Water (Paperback)
In the Face of the Sun: A Fascinating Novel of Historical Fiction Perfect for Book Clubs

In the Face of the Sun: A Fascinating Novel of Historical Fiction Perfect for Book Clubs
Take My Hand

Take My Hand
A Woman of Endurance

A Woman of Endurance
Empty Vows: A Riveting Depression Era Historical Novel

Empty Vows: A Riveting Depression Era Historical Novel
Things Past Telling

Things Past Telling
Moon Witch, Spider King

Moon Witch, Spider King
The Great Mrs. Elias: A Novel Based on a True Story

The Great Mrs. Elias: A Novel Based on a True Story
The Dust Bowl Orphans: A completely heartbreaking and unputdownable historical novel

The Dust Bowl Orphans: A completely heartbreaking and unputdownable historical novel
Black Cake

Black Cake
Don’t Cry For Me

Don’t Cry For Me
Song of Redemption

Song of Redemption
Yonder

Yonder
The Rib King

The Rib King
Passing (Movie Tie-In)

Passing (Movie Tie-In)
The Lurking Place

The Lurking Place
The Perishing

The Perishing
The Undertakers

The Undertakers
Independence Blues

Independence Blues
The Chaneysville Incident: A Novel

The Chaneysville Incident: A Novel
All That Is Secret: An Annalee Spain Mystery (Book 1)

All That Is Secret: An Annalee Spain Mystery (Book 1)

Palmares

Palmares
What Passes as Love

What Passes as Love
Moon and the Mars

Moon and the Mars
Ramadan Ramsey

Ramadan Ramsey
Sisters in Arms: A Novel of the Daring Black Women Who Served During World War II

Sisters in Arms: A Novel of the Daring Black Women Who Served During World War II
The Stone Face

The Stone Face
Black Bottom Saints (Paperback)

Black Bottom Saints (Paperback)
Island Queen

Island Queen
The Sweetness of Water

The Sweetness of Water
Long Division

Long Division
Magic City: A Novel

Magic City: A Novel
Gone Missing in Harlem

Gone Missing in Harlem
When Stars Rain Down

When Stars Rain Down
Libertie

Libertie
Wild Women and the Blues

Wild Women and the Blues
Mrs. Wiggins

Mrs. Wiggins
The Walls of Jericho

The Walls of Jericho
The Conductors

The Conductors
Of One Blood

Of One Blood
The Girl at the Back of the Bus

The Girl at the Back of the Bus
The Rib King

The Rib King
Yellow Wife

Yellow Wife
Their Eyes Were Watching God (Gift Edition)

Their Eyes Were Watching God (Gift Edition)
Black Chess

Black Chess
Africaville

Africaville
Confessions in B-Flat

Confessions in B-Flat
Reconstruction: Stories

Reconstruction: Stories
The Fire in the Flint

The Fire in the Flint
Lovecraft Country [movie tie-in]

Lovecraft Country [movie tie-in]
Black Bottom Saints

Black Bottom Saints
Clandestine: The Times and Secret Life of Mariah Otey Reddick

Clandestine: The Times and Secret Life of Mariah Otey Reddick
Trouble the Saints

Trouble the Saints
The Bliss of the Grave

The Bliss of the Grave
There Is Confusion

There Is Confusion
Book of the Little Axe

Book of the Little Axe
Glorious

Glorious
Across the Way

Across the Way
Behind the Dark Veil

Behind the Dark Veil
American Spy: A Novel

American Spy: A Novel
Deacon King Kong

Deacon King Kong
The Hit

The Hit
Romance in Marseille

Romance in Marseille
Remembrance

Remembrance
Africaville (Hardcover)

Africaville (Hardcover)

As Grey As Black and White

As Grey As Black and White
The Revisioners

The Revisioners
Finding Daisy: From the Deep South to the Promised Land

Finding Daisy: From the Deep South to the Promised Land
The Water Dancer

The Water Dancer
A Death in Harlem: A Novel

A Death in Harlem: A Novel
She Would Be King: A Novel

She Would Be King: A Novel
Of One Blood: Or, the Hidden Self

Of One Blood: Or, the Hidden Self
One Night in Georgia

One Night in Georgia
An Unconditional Freedom (The Loyal League)

An Unconditional Freedom (The Loyal League)
The Last Thing You Surrender: A Novel of World War II

The Last Thing You Surrender: A Novel of World War II
Black Leopard, Red Wolf

Black Leopard, Red Wolf
Corregidora

Corregidora
Remembrance

Remembrance
Washington Black

Washington Black
Daughter of a Daughter of a Queen

Daughter of a Daughter of a Queen
Seven Full Days

Seven Full Days
Raisins in Milk

Raisins in Milk
Strawberry Spring

Strawberry Spring
One House Over: Two Homes. One Lie That Binds

One House Over: Two Homes. One Lie That Binds
The Vain Conversation

The Vain Conversation
Amiable with Big Teeth

Amiable with Big Teeth
Beneath the Darkest Sky

Beneath the Darkest Sky
The Underground Railroad

The Underground Railroad
A Hope Divided (The Loyal League)

A Hope Divided (The Loyal League)
Runaway Soul

Runaway Soul
Mustard Seed

Mustard Seed
The Castle Cross the Magnet Carter

The Castle Cross the Magnet Carter
No Hiding for the Guilty

No Hiding for the Guilty
Unforgivable Love: A Retelling of Dangerous Liaisons

Unforgivable Love: A Retelling of Dangerous Liaisons
A Kind of Freedom: A Novel

A Kind of Freedom: A Novel
Wounded

Wounded
Homegoing

Homegoing
Grace

Grace
An Extraordinary Union (The Loyal League)

An Extraordinary Union (The Loyal League)
Let Me Breathe Thunder

Let Me Breathe Thunder
Amiable with Big Teeth

Amiable with Big Teeth
Like One of The Family

Like One of The Family
Cranberry Winter

Cranberry Winter
Abraham’s Well

Abraham’s Well
The Orphan Mother: A Novel

The Orphan Mother: A Novel
Jubilee

Jubilee
The Strivers’ Row Spy

The Strivers’ Row Spy
Another Brooklyn: A Novel

Another Brooklyn: A Novel
Homegoing: A Novel

Homegoing: A Novel
The Book of Harlan

The Book of Harlan
Lazaretto: A Novel

Lazaretto: A Novel
Freshwater Road

Freshwater Road
The Gilda Stories (Anniversary, Expanded)

The Gilda Stories (Anniversary, Expanded)
Melting the Blues

Melting the Blues
Taffy

Taffy
Forbidden

Forbidden
The Coming

The Coming
The Secret Life of Winnie Cox: Slavery, forbidden love and tragedy - spellbinding historical fiction

The Secret Life of Winnie Cox: Slavery, forbidden love and tragedy - spellbinding historical fiction

Provenance: A Novel

Provenance: A Novel
Mourner’s Bench: A Novel

Mourner’s Bench: A Novel
First Dark: A Buffalo Soldier’s Story - Sesquicentennial Edition

First Dark: A Buffalo Soldier’s Story - Sesquicentennial Edition
Snake Walkers

Snake Walkers
Unmasked Heart: Challenge of the Soul

Unmasked Heart: Challenge of the Soul
Black (Black Series #1)

Black (Black Series #1)
Counternarratives

Counternarratives
Ring around the Moon: A Novel

Ring around the Moon: A Novel
Only The Strong

Only The Strong
Balm: A Novel

Balm: A Novel
From Here To Timbuktu

From Here To Timbuktu
The Wedding Gift

The Wedding Gift
The Truth About Awiti

The Truth About Awiti
Delicious Foods: A Novel

Delicious Foods: A Novel
Ruby

Ruby
Saint Monkey: A Novel

Saint Monkey: A Novel
The Book Of Negroes: A Novel (Movie Tie-In Edition) (Movie Tie-In Editions)

The Book Of Negroes: A Novel (Movie Tie-In Edition) (Movie Tie-In Editions)
Driving The King: A Novel

Driving The King: A Novel
I Been in Sorrow’s Kitchen and Licked Out All the Pots: A Novel

I Been in Sorrow’s Kitchen and Licked Out All the Pots: A Novel
Brookwater’s Curse Volume 1

Brookwater’s Curse Volume 1
Ama: A Story of the Atlantic Slave Trade

Ama: A Story of the Atlantic Slave Trade
Elderberry Fall

Elderberry Fall

Yellow Crocus

Yellow Crocus
The Good Lord Bird

The Good Lord Bird
Land Of Love And Drowning

Land Of Love And Drowning
Angels Make Their Hope Here

Angels Make Their Hope Here
Song Of The Shank: A Novel

Song Of The Shank: A Novel
The Laced Chameleon

The Laced Chameleon
Paradise

Paradise

Hitting Life’s Curveballs

Hitting Life’s Curveballs
The Secret of Magic

The Secret of Magic
Holocaust in the Homeland: Black Wall Street’s Last Days

Holocaust in the Homeland: Black Wall Street’s Last Days
The Twelve Tribes of Hattie

The Twelve Tribes of Hattie
The Farming of Bones

The Farming of Bones
The Family Mansion

The Family Mansion
The Ghost of Blackwater Creek: Secrets of the South

The Ghost of Blackwater Creek: Secrets of the South
The Treason Of Mary Louvestre

The Treason Of Mary Louvestre
Home

Home
The Nigger Factory

The Nigger Factory
A Civil War

A Civil War
Our Man in the Dark: A Novel

Our Man in the Dark: A Novel
And All Our Wounds Forgiven: A Novel

And All Our Wounds Forgiven: A Novel
Blackberry Days of Summer

Blackberry Days of Summer
Freeman

Freeman
Salvage the Bones

Salvage the Bones
Kissing The Captain

Kissing The Captain
Gathering of Waters

Gathering of Waters
Night Hawk

Night Hawk
Makeda

Makeda
Cane

Cane
Little Black Girl Lost 5

Little Black Girl Lost 5
Sassafrass, Cypress & Indigo: A Novel

Sassafrass, Cypress & Indigo: A Novel
Betsey Brown: A Novel

Betsey Brown: A Novel
Wading Home: A Novel of New Orleans

Wading Home: A Novel of New Orleans
Crossing Color Lines

Crossing Color Lines
A Taste of Honey: Stories

A Taste of Honey: Stories
Wench: A Novel

Wench: A Novel
Folks from Dixie

Folks from Dixie
The Book Of Night Women

The Book Of Night Women
Song Yet Sung

Song Yet Sung
Mule Bone: A Comedy of Negro Life

Mule Bone: A Comedy of Negro Life
Sweetsmoke

Sweetsmoke
Uncle Tom’s Children (P.S.)

Uncle Tom’s Children (P.S.)
Like Trees, Walking: A Novel

Like Trees, Walking: A Novel
The Complete Stories

The Complete Stories
Red River

Red River
Pudd’nhead Wilson

Pudd’nhead Wilson
The Known World

The Known World
Their Eyes Were Watching God

Their Eyes Were Watching God
Their Eyes Were Watching God

Their Eyes Were Watching God
Blood on the Forge

Blood on the Forge
The Edge of Midnight

The Edge of Midnight
Douglass’ Women: A Novel

Douglass’ Women: A Novel
Miracle at St. Anna

Miracle at St. Anna
Daddy Was a Number Runner

Daddy Was a Number Runner
Bombingham

Bombingham
A Chance at Love

A Chance at Love
Fire in Beulah

Fire in Beulah
Plum Bun: A Novel Without a Moral

Plum Bun: A Novel Without a Moral
Iola Leroy

Iola Leroy
River, Cross My Heart: A Novel

River, Cross My Heart: A Novel
Yesterday Will Make You Cry

Yesterday Will Make You Cry
Miss Ophelia

Miss Ophelia
Middle Passage

Middle Passage
Flying Home: And Other Stories

Flying Home: And Other Stories
Bloodline: Five Stories

Bloodline: Five Stories
The Cattle Killing

The Cattle Killing
The Price Of A Child: A Novel

The Price Of A Child: A Novel
The Wedding: A Novel

The Wedding: A Novel
In Search of Satisfaction

In Search of Satisfaction
Your Blues Ain’t Like Mine: A Novel

Your Blues Ain’t Like Mine: A Novel
Zora Neale Hurston : Novels and Stories

Zora Neale Hurston : Novels and Stories
A Lesson Before Dying

A Lesson Before Dying
And Do Remember Me

And Do Remember Me
Your Blues Ain’t Like Mine

Your Blues Ain’t Like Mine
The Confessions of Nat Turner

The Confessions of Nat Turner
A Gathering of Old Men

A Gathering of Old Men
The Salt Eaters

The Salt Eaters
Black Thunder: Gabriel’s Revolt: Virginia, 1800

Black Thunder: Gabriel’s Revolt: Virginia, 1800
Family

Family
The Ways of White Folks: Stories

The Ways of White Folks: Stories