2005's Best African American Literature

1.
Freshwater Road
Freshwater Road 3.75 avg rating — 1,242 ratings
2.
Third Girl from the Left
Third Girl from the Left 3.95 avg rating — 751 ratings
3.
Snake Walkers
Snake Walkers 3.65 avg rating — 23 ratings
4.
My Jim
My Jim 3.73 avg rating — 559 ratings
5.
The Untelling
The Untelling 3.73 avg rating — 4,641 ratings
6.
The Long Mile
The Long Mile 3.67 avg rating — 24 ratings
7.
The Wave
The Wave 3.34 avg rating — 1,177 ratings
8.
Cinnamon Kiss (Easy Rawlins #10)
Cinnamon Kiss (Easy Rawlins #10) 3.98 avg rating — 3,388 ratings
9.
Joplin's Ghost
Joplin's Ghost 3.94 avg rating — 1,042 ratings
10.
Fledgling
Fledgling 3.80 avg rating — 37,693 ratings
11.
Trading Dreams at Midnight
Trading Dreams at Midnight 3.91 avg rating — 437 ratings
12.
They Tell Me of a Home
They Tell Me of a Home 4.22 avg rating — 1,214 ratings
13.
Voodoo Season
Voodoo Season 3.58 avg rating — 647 ratings
14.
Trip Wire: A Cook County Mystery
Trip Wire: A Cook County Mystery 3.14 avg rating — 64 ratings
15.
Playing My Mother's Blues
Playing My Mother's Blues 3.97 avg rating — 326 ratings
17.
Fatal Justice
Fatal Justice really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 10 ratings
18.
Upstate
Upstate 4.08 avg rating — 2,296 ratings
19.
God's Gym: Stories
God's Gym: Stories 3.67 avg rating — 93 ratings
20.
I Got Somebody in Staunton: Stories
I Got Somebody in Staunton: Stories 3.39 avg rating — 114 ratings
21.
The Bitten (Vampire Huntress Legend, #4)
The Bitten (Vampire Huntress Legend, #4) 4.25 avg rating — 2,856 ratings
22.
The Forbidden (Vampire Huntress Legend, #5)
The Forbidden (Vampire Huntress Legend, #5) 4.28 avg rating — 2,429 ratings