Books Set in Harlem, NYC

1.
Push
Push
by: Sapphire
3.87 avg rating — 58,130 ratings
2.
The Poet X
The Poet X 4.37 avg rating — 138,759 ratings
3.
Harlem Shuffle (Ray Carney, #1)
Harlem Shuffle (Ray Carney, #1) 3.73 avg rating — 78,424 ratings
4.
A Rage in Harlem (Harlem Cycle, #1)
A Rage in Harlem (Harlem Cycle, #1) 3.89 avg rating — 7,429 ratings
5.
The Autobiography of Malcolm X
The Autobiography of Malcolm X
by: Malcolm X
4.37 avg rating — 285,187 ratings
6.
No Name in the Street
No Name in the Street 4.48 avg rating — 4,425 ratings
7.
Jazz (Beloved Trilogy, #2)
Jazz (Beloved Trilogy, #2) 3.90 avg rating — 36,227 ratings
8.
Passing
Passing 3.92 avg rating — 76,702 ratings
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Go Tell It on the Mountain
Go Tell It on the Mountain 4.05 avg rating — 78,208 ratings
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The Vanderbeekers of 141st Street (The Vanderbeekers, #1)
The Vanderbeekers of 141st Street (The Vanderbeekers, #1) 4.11 avg rating — 26,754 ratings
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Celeste's Harlem Renaissance
Celeste's Harlem Renaissance 3.93 avg rating — 91 ratings
12.
Daddy Was a Number Runner
Daddy Was a Number Runner 4.19 avg rating — 1,365 ratings
13.
Tar Beach
Tar Beach 4.14 avg rating — 9,145 ratings
14.
Invisible Man
Invisible Man 3.92 avg rating — 198,733 ratings
15.
Some Places More Than Others
Some Places More Than Others 4.18 avg rating — 3,300 ratings
16.
Crook Manifesto
Crook Manifesto 3.86 avg rating — 19,440 ratings
17.
The Street
The Street
by: Ann Petry
4.27 avg rating — 12,961 ratings
18.
A Love Song for Ricki Wilde
A Love Song for Ricki Wilde 3.99 avg rating — 43,977 ratings
19.
The Hula Hoopin' Queen
The Hula Hoopin' Queen 4.21 avg rating — 880 ratings
20.
The Stars Beneath Our Feet
The Stars Beneath Our Feet 3.94 avg rating — 7,149 ratings
21.
The Real Cool Killers (Harlem Cycle, #2)
The Real Cool Killers (Harlem Cycle, #2) 3.86 avg rating — 2,546 ratings
22.
Manchild in the Promised Land
Manchild in the Promised Land 4.28 avg rating — 9,113 ratings
23.
The Ballad of Black Tom
The Ballad of Black Tom 3.84 avg rating — 32,627 ratings
24.
X
X 3.88 avg rating — 3,570 ratings
25.
I Rise
I Rise 4.38 avg rating — 383 ratings
26.
Scorpions
Scorpions 3.80 avg rating — 2,584 ratings
27.
Me and Uncle Romie: A Story Inspired by the Life and Art of Romare Beardon
Me and Uncle Romie: A Story Inspired by the Life and Art of Romare Beardon 4.25 avg rating — 127 ratings
28.
Dave at Night
Dave at Night 3.73 avg rating — 3,482 ratings
29.
Hitting a Straight Lick with a Crooked Stick: Stories from the Harlem Renaissance
Hitting a Straight Lick with a Crooked Stick: Stories from the Harlem Renaissance 3.97 avg rating — 4,904 ratings
30.
The Tempest Tales
The Tempest Tales 3.87 avg rating — 1,013 ratings
31.
The Book of Harlan
The Book of Harlan 4.09 avg rating — 2,951 ratings
31.
The Conjure-Man Dies
The Conjure-Man Dies 3.83 avg rating — 1,208 ratings
33.
Dead Dead Girls (Harlem Renaissance Mystery, #1)
Dead Dead Girls (Harlem Renaissance Mystery, #1) 3.21 avg rating — 5,980 ratings
34.
The Outsider
The Outsider 4.17 avg rating — 2,436 ratings
35.
145th Street: Short Stories
145th Street: Short Stories 3.87 avg rating — 1,272 ratings
36.
Black Orchid Blues (Lanie Price #2)
Black Orchid Blues (Lanie Price #2) 3.86 avg rating — 323 ratings
36.
Meet Claudie
Meet Claudie 4.36 avg rating — 505 ratings
38.
Harlem Redux
Harlem Redux 4.01 avg rating — 236 ratings
39.
Hunting in Harlem
Hunting in Harlem 3.88 avg rating — 154 ratings
40.
The Blacker the Berry...
The Blacker the Berry... 3.94 avg rating — 2,936 ratings
41.
Big Girl
Big Girl 3.89 avg rating — 2,487 ratings
42.
Blueschild Baby
Blueschild Baby 4.27 avg rating — 166 ratings
42.
Chicken
Chicken
by: Lisl Weil
liked it 3.00 avg rating — 1 rating
42.
Uptown
Uptown 3.98 avg rating — 561 ratings
42.
The Best of Simple: Stories
The Best of Simple: Stories 4.38 avg rating — 1,477 ratings
42.
Haunted Serenade (Haunted Harlem, #1)
Haunted Serenade (Haunted Harlem, #1) 4.06 avg rating — 16 ratings
47.
Ruby
Ruby
by: Rosa Guy
3.89 avg rating — 201 ratings
47.
A Little in Love with Death (Haunted Harlem, #2)
A Little in Love with Death (Haunted Harlem, #2) it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 4 ratings
49.
New Guys Around the Block
New Guys Around the Block
by: Rosa Guy
really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 17 ratings
49.
My Life as an Ice Cream Sandwich
My Life as an Ice Cream Sandwich
by: Ibi Zoboi
3.30 avg rating — 1,973 ratings
51.
A Measure of Time
A Measure of Time
by: Rosa Guy
4.12 avg rating — 41 ratings
52.
The Contender
The Contender 3.65 avg rating — 4,698 ratings
52.
Harlem Renaissance Party
Harlem Renaissance Party 3.57 avg rating — 182 ratings
54.
The Friends
The Friends
by: Rosa Guy
3.90 avg rating — 592 ratings
55.
Cotton Comes to Harlem (Harlem Cycle, #7)
Cotton Comes to Harlem (Harlem Cycle, #7) 3.81 avg rating — 2,452 ratings
55.
The Harlem Charade
The Harlem Charade 3.83 avg rating — 1,197 ratings
57.
All Shot Up (Harlem Cycle, #5)
All Shot Up (Harlem Cycle, #5) 3.86 avg rating — 771 ratings
57.
Operation Sisterhood
Operation Sisterhood 3.89 avg rating — 361 ratings
59.
The Heat's On (Harlem Cycle, #6)
The Heat's On (Harlem Cycle, #6) 3.88 avg rating — 775 ratings
59.
Autobiography of My Dead Brother
Autobiography of My Dead Brother 3.85 avg rating — 1,144 ratings
61.
Diary of a Harlem School Teacher
Diary of a Harlem School Teacher 4.22 avg rating — 18 ratings
62.
The Crazy Kill (Harlem Cycle, #3)
The Crazy Kill (Harlem Cycle, #3) 3.83 avg rating — 779 ratings
62.
Fast Sam, Cool Clyde, and Stuff
Fast Sam, Cool Clyde, and Stuff 3.98 avg rating — 323 ratings
64.
Harlem Summer
Harlem Summer 3.69 avg rating — 351 ratings
64.
Sugar Hill: Harlem's Historic Neighborhood
Sugar Hill: Harlem's Historic Neighborhood 4.12 avg rating — 307 ratings
66.
Jazmin's Notebook
Jazmin's Notebook 3.80 avg rating — 320 ratings
66.
The Book Itch: Freedom, Truth & Harlem's Greatest Bookstore
The Book Itch: Freedom, Truth & Harlem's Greatest Bookstore 4.36 avg rating — 2,066 ratings
66.
Wilhemina Jones, Future Star
Wilhemina Jones, Future Star 4.33 avg rating — 3 ratings
69.
The Great Shelby Holmes (The Great Shelby Holmes, #1)
The Great Shelby Holmes (The Great Shelby Holmes, #1) 4.03 avg rating — 1,332 ratings
69.
Dope Sick
Dope Sick 3.75 avg rating — 2,018 ratings
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Caul Baby
Caul Baby 3.78 avg rating — 4,009 ratings
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Real Men Knit (Real Men Knit, #1)
Real Men Knit (Real Men Knit, #1) 3.27 avg rating — 9,454 ratings
73.
Stories from the Tenants Downstairs
Stories from the Tenants Downstairs 3.78 avg rating — 6,138 ratings
73.
The Magic in Changing Your Stars
The Magic in Changing Your Stars 3.93 avg rating — 273 ratings
75.
Stompin' at the Savoy
Stompin' at the Savoy 4.10 avg rating — 78 ratings
75.
Love Is a Revolution
Love Is a Revolution 3.67 avg rating — 5,646 ratings
77.
Darius & Twig
Darius & Twig 3.65 avg rating — 1,112 ratings
77.
Bad Boy: A Memoir
Bad Boy: A Memoir 3.73 avg rating — 3,357 ratings
79.
Lux: The New Girl
Lux: The New Girl 3.92 avg rating — 605 ratings
79.
The Strivers' Row Spy (Renaissance #1)
The Strivers' Row Spy (Renaissance #1) 3.62 avg rating — 303 ratings
81.
Safe at Home
Safe at Home 3.78 avg rating — 93 ratings
82.
Confessions in B Flat
Confessions in B Flat 4.07 avg rating — 553 ratings
82.
Just Family
Just Family 3.40 avg rating — 5 ratings
84.
The Children of Ham
The Children of Ham 3.73 avg rating — 56 ratings
84.
Color Me In
Color Me In 3.82 avg rating — 3,057 ratings
86.
Montage of a Dream Deferred
Montage of a Dream Deferred 4.33 avg rating — 209 ratings
86.
J.T.
J.T. 4.24 avg rating — 204 ratings
88.
Soldier: A Poet's Childhood
Soldier: A Poet's Childhood 4.21 avg rating — 428 ratings
88.
Harlem Hustle
Harlem Hustle 3.73 avg rating — 91 ratings
90.
Home to Harlem
Home to Harlem 3.64 avg rating — 1,655 ratings
90.
Street Love
Street Love 3.68 avg rating — 1,324 ratings
92.
Like a Sister
Like a Sister 3.25 avg rating — 13,865 ratings
92.
A Hero Ain't Nothin' But a Sandwich
A Hero Ain't Nothin' But a Sandwich 3.81 avg rating — 975 ratings
94.
Sellout
Sellout 3.84 avg rating — 263 ratings
95.
A Song for Harlem (Scraps of Time, #3)
A Song for Harlem (Scraps of Time, #3) 3.79 avg rating — 73 ratings
96.
A Silent Witness in Harlem (Mysteries in Time, #10)
A Silent Witness in Harlem (Mysteries in Time, #10) 4.67 avg rating — 3 ratings
97.
Mystery of the Dark Tower (American Girl History Mysteries, #6)
Mystery of the Dark Tower (American Girl History Mysteries, #6) 3.81 avg rating — 488 ratings
98.
The Young Landlords
The Young Landlords 3.56 avg rating — 227 ratings
99.
Viper's Dream
Viper's Dream 3.84 avg rating — 391 ratings
99.
Hoops
Hoops 3.95 avg rating — 2,859 ratings
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