African American/Black Fiction

New and recommended fiction by African American/Black authors

Updated September 19, 2025
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If I survive you
Escoffery, Jonathan
Paper Book
FINALIST FOR THE 2023 BOOKER PRIZE. LONGLISTED FOR THE 2022 NATIONAL BOOK AWARD FOR FICTION. Finalist for the 2023 Pen/Faulkner Award, the DUBLIN Literary Award, the Southern Book Award, and the Gordon Burns Award. Nominated for the 2022 National Book...
James : a novel
Everett, Percival
By the book
Guillory, Jasmine
Paper Book
From New York Times best-selling author Jasmine Guillory comes the much-anticipated second book in the Meant to Be collection inspired by the classic fairy tale stories we all know and love, perfect for adult readers who crave contemporary, escapist rom-coms. ...
Between friends and lovers a novel
Obuobi, Shirlene
Paper Book
An influencer, an actor, and a writer navigate the messy ins and outs of friendship and romance in a world where social media demands perfection--or at least the appearance of it--in this swoon-worthy love story for readers of Kennedy Ryan and Carley Fortune. To her thousands...
The fraud
Smith, Zadie
Audiobook

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