Critically Acclaimed Books

Ranking the Best Fiction Published in 2019 (55 Titles)

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7 Honors
The Nickel Boys: A Novel
The Nickel Boys: A Novel
by Colson Whitehead
6 Honors
Heads of the Colored People (paperback): Stories
Heads of the Colored People (paperback): Stories
by Nafissa Thompson-Spires
6 Honors
The Color Purple
The Color Purple
by Alice Walker
6 Honors
The Water Dancer
The Water Dancer
by Ta-Nehisi Coates
4 Honors
Red at the Bone
Red at the Bone
by Jacqueline Woodson
4 Honors
Parable of the Sower
Parable of the Sower
by Octavia E. Butler
3 Honors
New Daughters of Africa: An International Anthology of Writing by Women of African Descent
New Daughters of Africa: An International Anthology of Writing by Women of African Descent
by Margaret Busby
3 Honors
Corregidora
Corregidora
by Gayl Jones
3 Honors
Parable of the Talents
Parable of the Talents
by Octavia E. Butler
2 Honors
She Would Be King: A Novel
She Would Be King: A Novel
by Wayétu Moore
2 Honors
The Other Americans
The Other Americans
by Laila Lalami
2 Honors
Such a Fun Age
Such a Fun Age
by Kiley Reid
2 Honors
The Confessions of Frannie Langton
The Confessions of Frannie Langton
by Sara Collins
2 Honors
The Family Business
The Family Business
by Carl Weber and Eric Pete
2 Honors
Queenie
Queenie
by Candice Carty-Williams
2 Honors
Parable of the Sower & Parable of the Talents Boxed Set
Parable of the Sower & Parable of the Talents Boxed Set
by Octavia E. Butler
2 Honors
They All Fall Down: A Thriller
They All Fall Down: A Thriller
by Rachel Howzell Hall
2 Honors
Small Silent Things
Small Silent Things
by Robin Page
2 Honors
Girl, Woman, Other: A Novel
Girl, Woman, Other: A Novel
by Bernardine Evaristo
2 Honors
The Revisioners
The Revisioners
by Margaret Wilkerson Sexton
1 Honor
Lot: Stories
Lot: Stories
by Bryan Washington
1 Honor
Thugs and the Women Who Love Them
Thugs and the Women Who Love Them
by Wahida Clark
1 Honor
Bad Men and Wicked Women
Bad Men and Wicked Women
by Eric Jerome Dickey
1 Honor
Heaven, My Home
Heaven, My Home
by Attica Locke
1 Honor
Out of Darkness, Shining Light
Out of Darkness, Shining Light
by Petina Gappah
1 Honor
His Biggest Fan
His Biggest Fan
by Martha Kennerson
1 Honor
Black Leopard, Red Wolf
Black Leopard, Red Wolf
by Marlon James
1 Honor
A Tall History of Sugar
A Tall History of Sugar
by Curdella Forbes
1 Honor
Africaville (Hardcover)
Africaville (Hardcover)
by Jeffrey Colvin
1 Honor
The World Doesn’t Require You: Stories
The World Doesn’t Require You: Stories
by Rion Amilcar Scott
1 Honor
We Cast a Shadow: A Novel
We Cast a Shadow: A Novel
by Maurice Carlos Ruffin
1 Honor
My Sister, the Serial Killer: A Novel
My Sister, the Serial Killer: A Novel
by Oyinkan Braithwaite
1 Honor
I Do Love You Still
I Do Love You Still
by Mary B. Morrison
1 Honor
Every Thug Needs A Lady
Every Thug Needs A Lady
by Wahida Clark
1 Honor
Bitch the Final Chapter
Bitch the Final Chapter
by Joy Deja King
1 Honor
The Wolf Queen: The Promise of Aferi Book II
The Wolf Queen: The Promise of Aferi Book II
by Cerece Rennie Murphy
1 Honor
Crossroads
Crossroads
by LaVerne Thompson, Angela Kay Austin, Naleighna Kai, Ursula Sinclair, and 16 more
1 Honor
The Gone Dead
The Gone Dead
by Chanelle Benz
1 Honor
Patsy
Patsy
by Nicole Dennis-Benn
1 Honor
Everything Inside: Stories
Everything Inside: Stories
by Edwidge Danticat
1 Honor
Avery Colt Is a Snake, a Thief, a Liar
Avery Colt Is a Snake, a Thief, a Liar
by Ron A. Austin
1 Honor
Daughters of the Stone
Daughters of the Stone
by Dahlma Llanos-Figueroa
1 Honor
Queen Bitch: Part 4
Queen Bitch: Part 4
by Joy Deja King
1 Honor
The Farm
The Farm
by Joanne Ramos
1 Honor
The Last Thing You Surrender: A Novel of World War II
The Last Thing You Surrender: A Novel of World War II
by Leonard Pitts Jr.
1 Honor
My Time in the Sun
My Time in the Sun
by Naleighna Kai
1 Honor
Gingerbread: A Novel
Gingerbread: A Novel
by Helen Oyeyemi
1 Honor
Wrath
Wrath
by K’wan
1 Honor
One Night in Georgia
One Night in Georgia
by Celeste O. Norfleet
1 Honor
A Death in Harlem: A Novel
A Death in Harlem: A Novel
by Karla FC Holloway
1 Honor
Notes from a Young Black Chef: A Memoir
Notes from a Young Black Chef: A Memoir
by Kwame Onwuachi
1 Honor
As a River
As a River
by Sion Dayson
1 Honor
Good Man Gone Bad: An Aaron Gunner Mystery
Good Man Gone Bad: An Aaron Gunner Mystery
by Gar Anthony Haywood
1 Honor
Fairview
Fairview
by Jackie Sibblies Drury
1 Honor
Evil Never Sleeps: Tales of Light and Darkness
Evil Never Sleeps: Tales of Light and Darkness
by Robert Fleming

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