African American Literature Book Club

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Our Top 100 Selling Publisher Imprints

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  1. Atria Books titles have made our bestsellers lists 203 times
  2. Grand Central Publishing titles have made our bestsellers lists 164 times
  3. Amistad titles have made our bestsellers lists 109 times
  4. African American Images titles have made our bestsellers lists 88 times
  5. Strebor Books titles have made our bestsellers lists 83 times
  6. Dafina titles have made our bestsellers lists 75 times
  7. CreateSpace titles have made our bestsellers lists 59 times
  8. Knopf titles have made our bestsellers lists 58 times
  9. Brown Girls Books titles have made our bestsellers lists 56 times
  10. Random House titles have made our bestsellers lists 53 times
  11. Urban Books titles have made our bestsellers lists 47 times
  12. Black Classic Press titles have made our bestsellers lists 45 times
  13. Touchstone titles have made our bestsellers lists 44 times
  14. Third World Press titles have made our bestsellers lists 37 times
  15. Helga Rogers titles have made our bestsellers lists 36 times
  16. SmileyBooks titles have made our bestsellers lists 33 times
  17. Kensington titles have made our bestsellers lists 33 times
  18. Beacon Press titles have made our bestsellers lists 29 times
  19. Teri Woods Publishing titles have made our bestsellers lists 28 times
  20. Lulu titles have made our bestsellers lists 27 times
  21. Avery titles have made our bestsellers lists 27 times
  22. Gallery Books titles have made our bestsellers lists 27 times
  23. Vintage titles have made our bestsellers lists 25 times
  24. Doubleday titles have made our bestsellers lists 22 times
  25. A King Production titles have made our bestsellers lists 22 times
  26. EWorld Inc titles have made our bestsellers lists 21 times
  27. Scribner titles have made our bestsellers lists 21 times
  28. Dover Publications titles have made our bestsellers lists 21 times
  29. One World/Ballantine titles have made our bestsellers lists 20 times
  30. Cash Money Content titles have made our bestsellers lists 20 times
  31. Legba Books titles have made our bestsellers lists 19 times
  32. Anchor titles have made our bestsellers lists 18 times
  33. Harlequin Kimani titles have made our bestsellers lists 17 times
  34. St. Martin’s Griffin titles have made our bestsellers lists 17 times
  35. Hollow Bridge Publishing titles have made our bestsellers lists 16 times
  36. Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers titles have made our bestsellers lists 16 times
  37. Just Us Books titles have made our bestsellers lists 16 times
  38. Ballantine Books titles have made our bestsellers lists 16 times
  39. Random House Trade Paperbacks titles have made our bestsellers lists 15 times
  40. Spiegel & Grau titles have made our bestsellers lists 15 times
  41. Simon & Schuster titles have made our bestsellers lists 15 times
  42. Macro Publishing Group titles have made our bestsellers lists 14 times
  43. Lushena Books titles have made our bestsellers lists 14 times
  44. Three Rivers Press titles have made our bestsellers lists 13 times
  45. Vintage Books titles have made our bestsellers lists 13 times
  46. Atheneum Books for Young Readers titles have made our bestsellers lists 13 times
  47. Holloway House titles have made our bestsellers lists 13 times
  48. Triple Crown Publications titles have made our bestsellers lists 13 times
  49. Dutton titles have made our bestsellers lists 13 times
  50. Writer’s Digest Books titles have made our bestsellers lists 12 times
  51. Afrikan World Infosystems titles have made our bestsellers lists 12 times
  52. Little, Brown Books for Young Readers titles have made our bestsellers lists 12 times
  53. MVP Publishing Group LLC titles have made our bestsellers lists 12 times
  54. Africa World Press & The Red Sea Press titles have made our bestsellers lists 12 times
  55. Crown titles have made our bestsellers lists 11 times
  56. William Morrow titles have made our bestsellers lists 11 times
  57. Door of Kush titles have made our bestsellers lists 10 times
  58. Candlewick Press titles have made our bestsellers lists 10 times
  59. The New Press titles have made our bestsellers lists 10 times
  60. LB Kids titles have made our bestsellers lists 10 times
  61. Square Fish titles have made our bestsellers lists 10 times
  62. St. Martin’s Press titles have made our bestsellers lists 10 times
  63. Dutton Adult titles have made our bestsellers lists 10 times
  64. Akashic Books titles have made our bestsellers lists 10 times
  65. iUniverse titles have made our bestsellers lists 9 times
  66. Dial Books for Young Readers titles have made our bestsellers lists 9 times
  67. Moore Black Press titles have made our bestsellers lists 9 times
  68. Blue Nile Press titles have made our bestsellers lists 9 times
  69. Frontline Distribution International titles have made our bestsellers lists 9 times
  70. Chronicle Books titles have made our bestsellers lists 9 times
  71. Nancy Paulsen Books titles have made our bestsellers lists 8 times
  72. Dare Books titles have made our bestsellers lists 8 times
  73. Disney-Hyperion titles have made our bestsellers lists 8 times
  74. Broadway Books titles have made our bestsellers lists 8 times
  75. Abrams Books titles have made our bestsellers lists 8 times
  76. Signet titles have made our bestsellers lists 8 times
  77. Mind Productions & Associates titles have made our bestsellers lists 8 times
  78. Penguin Books titles have made our bestsellers lists 8 times
  79. Harlequin Kimani Romance titles have made our bestsellers lists 8 times
  80. Basic Civitas Books titles have made our bestsellers lists 7 times
  81. Harper Perennial titles have made our bestsellers lists 7 times
  82. Washington Square Press titles have made our bestsellers lists 7 times
  83. GhettoLectual Publishing titles have made our bestsellers lists 7 times
  84. Revell titles have made our bestsellers lists 7 times
  85. Plume titles have made our bestsellers lists 7 times
  86. Legacy Publishing titles have made our bestsellers lists 6 times
  87. Atria / 37 Ink titles have made our bestsellers lists 6 times
  88. Infamous Books titles have made our bestsellers lists 6 times
  89. HMH Books for Young Readers titles have made our bestsellers lists 6 times
  90. William Morrow Paperbacks titles have made our bestsellers lists 6 times
  91. Stranger Comics titles have made our bestsellers lists 6 times
  92. Puffin Books titles have made our bestsellers lists 6 times
  93. Delaney Diamond titles have made our bestsellers lists 6 times
  94. Independently Published titles have made our bestsellers lists 6 times
  95. Arcade titles have made our bestsellers lists 5 times
  96. Oshun Publishing Company, Inc. titles have made our bestsellers lists 5 times
  97. Kensington Books titles have made our bestsellers lists 5 times
  98. Black Think Tank titles have made our bestsellers lists 5 times
  99. Goldest Karat Publishing titles have made our bestsellers lists 5 times
  100. NAL titles have made our bestsellers lists 5 times