Black Voices & Culture: Fiction Books for Adults

Explore our curated list of fiction books by Black and African American voices in celebration of Black History Month.

Updated January 10, 2024
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Chain-gang all-stars
Adjei-Brenyah, Nana Kwame
Paper Book
FIGHT FOR FREEDOM. FIGHT FOR LOVE. WELCOME TO THE KILLING GROUND. 'America's new Hunger Games' Sunday Times 'So good. This one is from the heart' Stephen King 'Brutal, thrilling, devastating and beautiful' The Times
Everything Is Not Enough
Akerstrom, Lola Akinmade.
Paper Book
The brilliant second novel from the acclaimed author of In Every Mirror She's Black follows three women as they try to navigate life, love, prejudice and privilege in Stockholm.Yasmiin cannot comprehend what the policeman is saying to her. Her friend in a coma? Attempted suicide...
Go tell it on the mountain
Baldwin, James
Paper Book
James Baldwin's electrifying first novel. 'I had to deal with what hurt me most. I had to deal with my father.' Drawing on James Baldwin's own boyhood in a religious community in 1930s Harlem, his first novel tells the story of young Johnny Grimes. Johnny is...
Invisible man
Ellison, Ralph.
Paper Book
'I am invisible, understand, simply because people refuse to see me.' Defeated and embittered by a country which treats him as a non-being, the 'invisible man' retreats into an underground cell, where he smokes, drinks, listens to jazz and recounts his search for identity in...
Maame
George, Jessica
Paper Book
THE INSTANT NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER. Hilarious, honest and heartbreaking, MAAME is the most moving debut of 2023 - and a heroine you'll never forget.*Read with Jenna Today Book Club Pick**Apple Book of the Month**A 2023 Debut of the Year as chosen by:...
The love songs of W.E.B. Du Bois : a novel
Jeffers, Honorée Fanonne
Paper Book
THE INTERNATIONAL BESTSELLER AN OPRAH BOOK CLUB PICK 'Deeply moving' Sarah Winman, author of Still Life 'Remarkable' Afua Hirsch, author of Brit(ish) 'A sweeping epic ... Outstanding' Daily Mail Immerse yourself in a...
The house of Eve : a novel
Johnson, Sadeqa
Paper Book
''Amazing'' Reese Witherspoon ''Heart-rending'' Taylor Jenkins Reid ''Luminous and moving!'' Kate Quinn ''Unforgettable'' Kristen Harmel The heartbreaking and completely unputdownable instant New York Times bestseller and Reese...
One blood
Millner, Denene
Paper Book
Behind every strong woman are the women who raised her. 'A powerful family saga' OBSERVER 'Heartbreaking, hopeful, and resilient... a masterpiece' TARA M. STRINGFELLOW, author of Memphis Some are bound by the blood in their veins,...
Beloved : a novel
Morrison, Toni.
Paper Book
Discover Toni Morrison's most iconic work in this Pulitzer-prize winning novel that exemplifies her powerful and important place in contemporary American literature. 'An American masterpiece' AS Byatt It is the mid-1800s and as slavery looks to be coming to...
Every man a king
Mosley, Walter
Paper Book
Small worlds
Nelson, Caleb Azumah
Paper Book
The one thing that can solve Stephen's problems is dancing. Dancing at Church, with his parents and brother, the shimmer of Black hands raised in praise; he might have lost his faith, but he does believe in rhythm. Dancing with his friends, somewhere in a basement with the drums about to drop, while...
The color purple
Walker, Alice
Paper Book
Crook manifesto : a novel
Whitehead, Colson
Paper Book
'Glorious' New York Times Book Review 'The compelling energy of a crime thriller and the sharp wit of social satire' Guardian 'Whitehead's crime series is one of the most enjoyable streaks in recent fiction' Telegraph 'This novel has...

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