2011's Best African American Literature

1.
Silver Sparrow
Silver Sparrow 3.90 avg rating — 45,094 ratings
2.
Pym
Pym 3.59 avg rating — 4,220 ratings
3.
My Soul to Take (African Immortals, #4)
My Soul to Take (African Immortals, #4) 4.13 avg rating — 1,262 ratings
4.
Zone One
Zone One 3.25 avg rating — 26,611 ratings
5.
Salvage the Bones
Salvage the Bones 3.96 avg rating — 71,447 ratings
6.
The Taste of Salt
The Taste of Salt 3.45 avg rating — 2,009 ratings
7.
Act of Grace
Act of Grace 4.31 avg rating — 109 ratings
8.
Black Orchid Blues (Lanie Price #2)
Black Orchid Blues (Lanie Price #2) 3.86 avg rating — 323 ratings
9.
Akata Witch (The Nsibidi Scripts, #1)
Akata Witch (The Nsibidi Scripts, #1) 4.03 avg rating — 37,836 ratings
10.
If Sons, Then Heirs
If Sons, Then Heirs 3.54 avg rating — 372 ratings
11.
Hurricane
Hurricane 3.90 avg rating — 161 ratings
12.
You Are Free
You Are Free 3.59 avg rating — 794 ratings
13.
The Known World
The Known World 3.84 avg rating — 44,325 ratings
14.
Boundaries
Boundaries 3.53 avg rating — 126 ratings
15.
Assumption
Assumption 3.65 avg rating — 1,673 ratings
16.
Makeda
Makeda 3.94 avg rating — 328 ratings
17.
Standing at the Scratch Line
Standing at the Scratch Line 4.50 avg rating — 915 ratings
18.
Echoes of a Distant Summer
Echoes of a Distant Summer 4.50 avg rating — 422 ratings
19.
Lost in the City
Lost in the City 4.07 avg rating — 3,483 ratings
20.
The Kingdom of Gods (The Inheritance Trilogy #3)
The Kingdom of Gods (The Inheritance Trilogy #3) 3.99 avg rating — 28,784 ratings
21.
We Are Taking Only What We Need
We Are Taking Only What We Need 3.39 avg rating — 654 ratings
22.
Our Man in the Dark
Our Man in the Dark 3.51 avg rating — 104 ratings
23.
When the Thrill Is Gone (Leonid McGill, #3)
When the Thrill Is Gone (Leonid McGill, #3) really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 2,677 ratings