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The Most Acclaimed Books Published in 2026
How many do you know? The year is only half over, and many books have already won awards, landed on bestseller lists, or been chosen by major book clubs.
Read IssueAALBC’s Top 100 Bestsellers: 2019 – 2026
The Black Books Everyone Will Be Talking About: Discover upcoming releases, a timely new review, our Top 100 bestsellers, and more.
Read IssueOnward Christian Soldiers by Terrill North
The Kongo, 1699. She knew she was meant to change the world. The world had already decided she would not.
Read IssueBridging the Rivers of Difference: by Catherine Meeks
Dr. Catherine Meeks—winner of the President Joseph R. Biden Lifetime Achievement Award—draws on a lifetime of work in racial justice and healing to offer a powerful examination of how racism and exclusion persist in modern America, calling for unity and collective action.
Read Issue💖 Don’t Miss this Charming Romance
Would you read a contemporary romance about a botched promotion, an awkward reunion, and a fake-dating scheme? <em>Almost by Design>/em> by Jenny Erlingsson is for you. Fall in love with this charming and sweet romance.
Read IssueRomance in Black from Walter Mosley!
From acclaimed author Walter Mosley comes Ghalen, a novel that explores love in all its forms — romantic, familial, and platonic — centered on one Black family, including a neurodivergent man and the found bonds that help ground them.
Read IssueThe Overseer Class Available Now!
Steven Thrasher, the author of the critically acclaimed The Viral Underclass is back with The Overseer Class, which explores what happens when members of historically minoritized groups are selected for high-visibility positions of power within existing institutions — but under the conditions of a kind of Faustian bargain.
Read IssueA Song for Juneteenth by Zetta Elliott
This emotional and lyrical picture book by acclaimed poet Zetta Elliott celebrates the importance of Juneteenth as well as the resilience of Black families and the power of community—featuring stunning illustrations from Caldecott Honoree Noa Denmon.
Read IssueBLK Bestsellers: America’s Top Books by Black Writers — May 2026
“We’re excited to announce that TheGrio has partnered with the BLK Bestsellers List, powered by AALBC, to spotlight the top-selling books by Black authors every single month. We’ll also be highlighting indie authors, debut authors, and everyone in between to showcase the literary brilliance that exists in our community.”
Read IssueA Fascinating New Memoir, Echoes of Cabrini-Green
From the notorious, echoing stairwells of Chicago’s Cabrini-Green to the hallowed halls of Northwestern Medicine, Dr. Rudolph Elliot Willis has lived two vastly different lives.
Read IssueThe making of a leader. The unraveling of a family secret.
In this sweeping debut novel by NBC News anchor Morgan Radford, Now Then follows a Harvard student navigating her own path to self-discovery while uncovering her mother’s secret past fleeing the Cuban Revolution.
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