2013's Best African American Literature

1.
The Residue Years
The Residue Years 3.89 avg rating — 1,361 ratings
2.
The Good Lord Bird
The Good Lord Bird 3.95 avg rating — 37,225 ratings
3.
The Supremes at Earl's All-You-Can-Eat
The Supremes at Earl's All-You-Can-Eat 4.01 avg rating — 14,538 ratings
4.
Little Green (Easy Rawlins, #12)
Little Green (Easy Rawlins, #12) 4.10 avg rating — 3,608 ratings
5.
From Rum to Roots
From Rum to Roots 4.12 avg rating — 78 ratings
6.
Odyssey
Odyssey 4.13 avg rating — 203 ratings
7.
Virgin Soul
Virgin Soul 3.44 avg rating — 182 ratings
8.
Stepping Stone / Love Machine
Stepping Stone / Love Machine 3.27 avg rating — 239 ratings
9.
Percival Everett by Virgil Russell
Percival Everett by Virgil Russell 3.68 avg rating — 559 ratings
10.
Montaro Caine
Montaro Caine 3.41 avg rating — 650 ratings
11.
The Summer Prince
The Summer Prince 3.56 avg rating — 4,731 ratings
12.
Domino Falls (Devil's Wake, #2)
Domino Falls (Devil's Wake, #2) 3.86 avg rating — 403 ratings
13.
Every Boy Should Have a Man
Every Boy Should Have a Man 3.45 avg rating — 247 ratings
14.
The Broken King
The Broken King 4.67 avg rating — 3 ratings
15.
The Red Queen Dies (Detective Hannah McCabe, #1)
The Red Queen Dies (Detective Hannah McCabe, #1) 3.10 avg rating — 388 ratings
16.
In the Dark
In the Dark 4.07 avg rating — 591 ratings
17.
Ana Patova Crosses a Bridge (Ravicka, #3)
Ana Patova Crosses a Bridge (Ravicka, #3) 4.18 avg rating — 186 ratings
18.
The Returned
The Returned 3.31 avg rating — 15,898 ratings
19.
Hard Times Blues
Hard Times Blues 3.60 avg rating — 15 ratings