Best African American Novels 2019 - April 2024

An American Marriage (Oprah's Book Club): A Novel

A NEW YORK TIMES AND WASHINGTON POST NOTABLE BOOK A 2018 BEST OF THE YEAR SELECTION OF NPR  * TIME  * BUSTLE  * O, THE OPRAH MAGAZINE  * THE DALLAS MORNING NEWS  * AMAZON.COM OPRAH’S BOOK CLUB 2018 SELECTIONWINNER OF THE WOMEN'S PRIZE FOR FICTIONWINNER OF THE 2019 ASPEN WORDS LITERARY PRIZE  WINNER OF THE 2019 NAACP IMAGE AWARD FOR OUTSTANDING LITERARY WORK—FICTIONLONGLISTED FOR THE 2018 NATIONAL BOOK AWARD FOR FICTION“A moving portrayal of the effects of a wrongful conviction on a young African-American couple.” —Barack Obama “Haunting . . . Beautifully written.” —The ... [Read More]

• ASIN: 1616208686
• ASIN: 1616208686
• ISBN: 1616208686
• Brand: Algonquin Books
• Manufacturer: Algonquin Books

The Nickel Boys: A Novel

• ASIN: 0385537077
• ASIN: 0385537077
• ISBN: 0385537077
• Manufacturer: Doubleday

Ratchet Wives Club Original: Episode One

*Re-edited in February 2016*Betrayal.Amibiton.Sex.Wives of DC's biggest ballers.Each hiding a dark secret...They're all RATCHET.MICHAELAHas everything a woman could dream of. Certified bad bitch with a sexy husband, adorable daughter, money making law career... And an addiction to coke.MAYAMichaela's little sister. Just quit being a video model, owes her ex thousands and trying to get back on the pole to earn money.Her future looks grim.TIASIBitter about her pending divorce from NBA baller husband Cairo. Nothing like her husband's cousin to take the edge off...PRISCILLAHas a demanding job, an ... [Read More]

• ASIN: B01AJCEP0Y
• ASIN: B01AJCEP0Y

The Girl Who Lived: A Thrilling Suspense Novel

Ten years ago, four people were brutally murdered—one girl lived.No one believes her story. The police think she's crazy. Her therapist thinks she's suicidal. Everyone else thinks she's a dangerous drunk. They're all right—but did she see the killer?Best Mystery-Thriller eBook of the Year — Independent Publisher Book Awards 2018Winner Best Thriller — National Indie Excellence Awards 2018Winner Best Thriller — Silver Falchion Award 2018Finalist eBook Fiction — Indie Book Awards 2018Silver Medal Suspense — Reader’s Favorite Book Awards 2018Voted Most Loved Cover — NetGall... [Read More]

• ASIN: B076FNQWTF
• ASIN: B076FNQWTF
• Manufacturer: Greyson Media

The Woman in the Window: A Novel

• ASIN: B06Y55Z36S
• ASIN: B06Y55Z36S
• Manufacturer: William Morrow

Small Great Things: A Novel

• ASIN: B01AQNYZ3I
• ASIN: B01AQNYZ3I
• Manufacturer: Ballantine Books

The Wedding Party

As seen on The Today Show! The new exhilarating New York Times bestselling romance from author of The Proposal, a Reese Witherspoon x Hello Sunshine Book Club Pick!   Maddie and Theo have two things in common: 1. Alexa is their best friend 2. They hate each other After an “oops, we made a mistake” night together, neither one can stop thinking about the other. With Alexa's wedding rapidly approaching, Maddie and Theo both share bridal party responsibilities that require more interaction with each other than they're comfortable with. Underneath the sharp barbs they toss at each other i... [Read More]

• ASIN: 1984802194
• ASIN: 1984802194
• ISBN: 1984802194
• Manufacturer: Berkley

Personalized Tangled in Real Lights Family of 2 Christmas Tree Ornament 2019 - African-American Female Caucasian Male Hug Heart Romantic Cute Tradition - Free Customization (Two Interracial)

Each wedding anniversary Christmas ornament will be hand personalized by one of our talented artists according to your specifications. Our huge selection to include perennial favorites, such as a tiered wedding cake, snuggling snow couple or just uncorked champagne bottle, are available to be customized 365 days of the year. Honor the newly engaged couple with one of our super sweet decorations. From a proud girl beaming while admiring her new ring to the young man on bended knee asking for her hand in marriage, each one of these amazing engagement ornaments is sure to become a treasured keeps... [Read More]

• ASIN: B07PVZQXBB
• UPC: 033255023753
• ASIN: B07PVZQXBB
• Brand: Ornaments by Elves
• Manufacturer: Ornaments by Elves

A Lesson Before Dying (Oprah's Book Club)

• ASIN: 0375702709
• ASIN: 0375702709
• ISBN: 9780375702709
• Brand: Vintage Books USA
• Manufacturer: Vintage

My Sister, the Serial Killer: A Novel

• ASIN: B079WNMQ4V
• ASIN: B079WNMQ4V
• Manufacturer: Anchor

The Obelisk Gate (The Broken Earth Book 2)

Essun's missing daughter grows more powerful every day, and her choices may destroy the world unless Essun can find her in time in this "magnificent" Hugo Award winner and NYT Notable Book. (NPR)The season of endings grows darker, as civilization fades into the long cold night.Essun -- once Damaya, once Syenite, now avenger -- has found shelter, but not her daughter. Instead there is Alabaster Tenring, destroyer of the world, with a request. But if Essun does what he asks, it would seal the fate of the Stillness forever. Far away, her daughter Nassun is growing in power -- and her choices will... [Read More]

• ASIN: B01922I1GG
• ASIN: B01922I1GG
• Manufacturer: Orbit

The City of Brass: A Novel (The Daevabad Trilogy)

• ASIN: B06VXWPMV5
• ASIN: B06VXWPMV5
• Manufacturer: Harper Voyager

Target: Alex Cross

A killer elite--six assassins--are on the loose. So is Alex Cross. A leader has fallen, and Alex Cross joins the procession of mourners from Capitol Hill to the White House. Then a sniper's bullet strikes a target in the heart of DC. Alex Cross's wife, Bree Stone, newly elevated chief of DC detectives must solve the case or lose her position. The Secret Service and the FBI deploy as well in the race to find the shooter. Alex is tasked by the new President to lead an investigation unprecedented in scale and scope. But is the sniper's strike only the beginning of a larger attack on the nati... [Read More]

• ASIN: B07C4Q7JX8
• ASIN: B07C4Q7JX8
• Manufacturer: Little, Brown and Company

Call Your Daughter Home: A Novel

Publisher’s Weekly Bookseller PickLibraryReads PickAmazon July Best of the Month Pick“Like Jill McCorkle and Sue Monk Kidd, Spera probes the comfort and strength women find in their own company.”— O MagazineIt’s 1924 South Carolina and the region is still recovering from the infamous boll weevil infestation that devastated the land and the economy. Gertrude, a mother of four, must make an unconscionable decision to save her daughters from starvation or die at the hands of an abusive husband. Retta is navigating a harsh world as a first-generation freed slave, still employed by the Co... [Read More]

• ASIN: 0778307743
• ASIN: 0778307743
• ISBN: 0778307743
• Manufacturer: Park Row

The Fifth Season (The Broken Earth)

At the end of the world, a woman must hide her secret power and find her kidnapped daughter in this "intricate and extraordinary" Hugo Award winning novel of power, oppression, and revolution. (The New York Times)This is the way the world ends...for the last time.It starts with the great red rift across the heart of the world's sole continent, spewing ash that blots out the sun. It starts with death, with a murdered son and a missing daughter. It starts with betrayal, and long dormant wounds rising up to fester. This is the Stillness, a land long familiar with catastrophe, where the power of ... [Read More]

• ASIN: 0316229296
• ASIN: 0316229296
• ISBN: 0316229296
• Brand: N K Jemisin
• Manufacturer: Orbit

Best Laid Plans

9781335900692

• UPC: 787753679

My Man's Best Friend

Dark secrets and hot passion abound in this sizzling debut, when the infidelity between a group of friends becomes too much for all of them to bear in the first novel of a three-book

• UPC: 17797590
• Rating: 5.0

Baby, You're the Best

9781617730726

• UPC: 713655525

BFF'S 2 : Best Frenemies Forever Series

Kayla, upset that Evelyn has been cheating with her husband and that Trina has known about it, decides to leave her friends behind, but when Evelyn sets her sights on Trina's beau too, things really

• UPC: 55159478
• Rating: 4.0

Best Friends Forever

"Things are falling apart in the Richardson household. Angry arguments between Celine and her husband, Keith, have become routine. She resents that he's working long hours and staying out all night, and he accuses her

• UPC: 47142274
• Rating: 4.4

Best Kept Secrets

Between the fall-out from his father's latest shady business dealings and his wife Charisse's alcoholism, Evan Murdoch has his hands full. But he should be most concerned about the scandalous affair Charisse is having right

• UPC: 56073424

My Man's Best Friend III : Severing Ties

Dark secrets and hot passion abound in this sizzling debut, when the infidelity between a group of friends becomes too much for all of them to bear in the first novel of a three-book

• UPC: 29146476

Best Friends Forever - eBook

"Roby writes with high-octane levels of emotion. She pushes her characters hard...drawing in readers to be more than bystanders." - USA TodayThings are falling apart in the Richardson household. Angry arguments between Celine and her

• UPC: 769816600
• Rating: 4.0

BFF's Forever : Best Frenemies Forever Series, Books 1-3

Kayla, Evelyn, and Trina have been on-and-off-again girlfriends for many years, but the lines of true friendship have been crossed, the knives that went into another friend's back cut deep, and trust no longer applies

• UPC: 896472199

My Man's Best Friend II : Damaged Relationships

Love happens when you least expect it. Derrick knows this all too well after falling for Kea, his best friend's girlfriend. But as fate would have it, he has just found out the love of

• UPC: 490645744