Best Books by African American Writers

1.
Beloved (Beloved Trilogy, #1)
Beloved (Beloved Trilogy, #1) 3.97 avg rating — 477,043 ratings
2.
Their Eyes Were Watching God
Their Eyes Were Watching God 3.99 avg rating — 377,834 ratings
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I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings (Maya Angelou's Autobiography, #1)
I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings (Maya Angelou's Autobiography, #1) 4.30 avg rating — 569,016 ratings
4.
The Color Purple
The Color Purple 4.27 avg rating — 737,290 ratings
5.
Buck: A Memoir
Buck: A Memoir 4.05 avg rating — 3,060 ratings
6.
Tales of the Astonishing Black Spark
Tales of the Astonishing Black Spark 4.02 avg rating — 100 ratings
7.
JUDGES: When The Light Lay Still
JUDGES: When The Light Lay Still 3.37 avg rating — 60 ratings
8.
A Raisin in the Sun
A Raisin in the Sun 3.85 avg rating — 107,586 ratings
9.
Kindred
Kindred 4.31 avg rating — 258,411 ratings
10.
Go Tell It on the Mountain
Go Tell It on the Mountain 4.05 avg rating — 78,223 ratings
11.
The Souls of Black Folk
The Souls of Black Folk 4.31 avg rating — 44,288 ratings
12.
Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass, an American Slave
Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass, an American Slave 4.12 avg rating — 132,012 ratings
13.
Push
Push
by: Sapphire
3.87 avg rating — 58,134 ratings
14.
Invisible Man
Invisible Man 3.92 avg rating — 198,748 ratings
15.
Up from Slavery
Up from Slavery 4.11 avg rating — 35,601 ratings
16.
The Collected Poems
The Collected Poems 4.36 avg rating — 18,158 ratings
17.
Fire Baptized (Santeria Habitat, #1)
Fire Baptized (Santeria Habitat, #1) 3.78 avg rating — 1,093 ratings
18.
The Bluest Eye
The Bluest Eye 4.13 avg rating — 288,166 ratings
18.
Lady Sings the Blues
Lady Sings the Blues 4.05 avg rating — 7,373 ratings
18.
Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry (Logans, #4)
Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry (Logans, #4) 3.90 avg rating — 128,899 ratings
21.
Native Son
Native Son 4.04 avg rating — 103,289 ratings
22.
Song of Solomon
Song of Solomon 4.15 avg rating — 123,955 ratings
23.
Roots: The Saga of an American Family
Roots: The Saga of an American Family 4.45 avg rating — 163,557 ratings
24.
The Essential Gwendolyn Brooks: (American Poets Project #19)
The Essential Gwendolyn Brooks: (American Poets Project #19) 4.35 avg rating — 906 ratings
25.
Don't Tell Your Cousin
Don't Tell Your Cousin 3.53 avg rating — 144 ratings
25.
Intimate Illusions
Intimate Illusions 4.14 avg rating — 14 ratings
25.
The Gay Icon Contemporary Short Stories
The Gay Icon Contemporary Short Stories it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 1 rating
25.
Spectre Specter Blue Ravine
Spectre Specter Blue Ravine 3.82 avg rating — 17 ratings
25.
A Thin Line Between Love and Lust: A Poly Love Story
A Thin Line Between Love and Lust: A Poly Love Story
by: C.E. Long
3.70 avg rating — 91 ratings
25.
Death of Innocence: The Story of the Hate Crime That Changed America
Death of Innocence: The Story of the Hate Crime That Changed America 4.44 avg rating — 1,229 ratings
25.
Blanche Among the Talented Tenth (Blanche White #2)
Blanche Among the Talented Tenth (Blanche White #2) 3.98 avg rating — 1,810 ratings
25.
She Got Me: Deja
She Got Me: Deja
by: Just Bae
3.91 avg rating — 68 ratings
25.
Bill Duke: My 40-Year Career on Screen and behind the Camera
Bill Duke: My 40-Year Career on Screen and behind the Camera
by: Bill Duke
3.98 avg rating — 53 ratings
25.
Justified: The Story Of Caterrious Mitchell
Justified: The Story Of Caterrious Mitchell
by: Thomas J.
4.83 avg rating — 12 ratings
25.
The Art Of Black War Against A Black Enemy
The Art Of Black War Against A Black Enemy really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 2 ratings
25.
Buses Are a Comin'
Buses Are a Comin' 4.50 avg rating — 918 ratings
37.
In Between Lies
In Between Lies 3.69 avg rating — 39 ratings
37.
I Should've Told Her
I Should've Told Her 4.28 avg rating — 88 ratings
37.
CROSSOVER II: Straight Men - Gay Encounters
CROSSOVER II: Straight Men - Gay Encounters 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings
37.
Anatomy of Surrender
Anatomy of Surrender 3.38 avg rating — 8 ratings
37.
12 Years a Slave
12 Years a Slave 4.22 avg rating — 123,140 ratings
37.
Blanche Cleans Up (Blanche White #3)
Blanche Cleans Up (Blanche White #3) 4.11 avg rating — 1,287 ratings
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The Sun Does Shine: How I Found Life and Freedom on Death Row
The Sun Does Shine: How I Found Life and Freedom on Death Row 4.65 avg rating — 75,678 ratings
44.
I, Tina
I, Tina 4.13 avg rating — 2,737 ratings
45.
Black Betty (Easy Rawlins, #4)
Black Betty (Easy Rawlins, #4) 4.08 avg rating — 5,571 ratings