Fiction: Bestselling fiction is led by the short story collection Evil Never Sleeps: Tales of Light and Darkness by Robert Fleming an accomplished and talented writer and the new novel from Kalisha Buckhanon, Speaking of Summer .
Nonfiction: Always a good mix of interesting titles, this period’s list reveals a theme of overcoming struggle with grace and dignity as illustrated by Fifty-Five Unemployed and Faking Normal: Your Guide to a Better Retirement Life and After Life: My Journey from Incarceration to Freedom .
Children’s Books: Children’s books outsold all other genres this period. Books on our “ Top 150 Recommended African-American Children’s Books ” are strongly represented on the list.
Poetry: One book made our list this period, Rock And Fire - Love Poetry From The Core by Marc Lacy.
