In the number two position is Just Mercy: A Story of Justice and Redemption by civil rights attorney Bryan Stevenson, a treatise on the inherent bias in America’s criminal justice system.

On the opposite end of the political spectrum is One Nation: What We Can All Do to Save America’s Future by GOP presidential candidate and retired neurosurgeon Ben Carson. One Nation ranks at number seven and has sold well, particularly among Evangelical Christians and others on the political right who support limited government.

Other politically-oriented titles on the Summer 2015 edition of the Power List include:

The Power List is compiled by collecting data from online book sellers, random samples on relevant Facebook pages, and a quarterly survey of 1,200 African-American book clubs. The list is usually released on the fourth Monday in the month following each calendar quarter, and is a joint project of AALBC.com and Cushcity.com.

The Summer 2015 lists may be viewed at the Power List web site: www.powerlist.info. Updates are included on the Power List Facebook and Twitter pages. For more information, contact either of the individuals listed above.

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Editor Note:
Gwen and I created the Power List as a platform to help promote Black books. Reader, will you help us?

Here is a direct link to the press release announcing the Summer Power List: http://aalbc.it/40powerbooks If you’d be kind enough to share this information; email it to others; tell folks about it; post the link on your website, blog, or social media; or write a comment in the comments section; I’m sure readers would benefit from the information and authors would appreciate the support. Your 30 second investment of time will absolutely make a difference. Mainstream media will not share the depth and breadth of our stories—we must do it.

Also, the next Power List (fall 2015) will include, for the first time, a children’s list. I’m excited about this, as there is a lot of unsatisfied demand for information about quality children’s books.