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100 Essential New Works of Fiction by Black Authors

"In celebration of Black History Month in the U.S., this year we've gathered together a collection of fiction from Black authors going back a decade. The idea here is to present a sampling of essential works in a variety of genres; these include books that reshaped their respective fields, collected accolades from readers, and are just plain beloved by Goodreads members."
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The Heaven & Earth Grocery Store (James McBride)
The Heaven & Earth Grocery Store
James McBride
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The Vanishing Half (Brit Bennett)
The Vanishing Half
Brit Bennett
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The House of Eve (Sadeqa Johnson)
The House of Eve
Sadeqa Johnson
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The Underground Railroad (Colson Whitehead)
The Underground Railroad
Colson Whitehead
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Homegoing (Yaa Gyasi)
Homegoing
Yaa Gyasi
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Black Cake (Charmaine Wilkerson)
Black Cake
Charmaine Wilkerson
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Let Us Descend (Jesmyn Ward)
Let Us Descend
Jesmyn Ward
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The Prophets (Robert Jones Jr.)
The Prophets
Robert Jones Jr.
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The Nickel Boys (Colson Whitehead)
The Nickel Boys
Colson Whitehead
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The Love Songs of W.E.B. Du Bois (Honorée Fanonne Jeffers)
The Love Songs of W.E.B. Du Bois
Honorée Fanonne Jeffers
11
Take My Hand (Dolen Perkins-Valdez)
Take My Hand
Dolen Perkins-Valdez
12
Washington Black (Esi Edugyan)
Washington Black
Esi Edugyan
13
Nightcrawling (Leila Mottley)
Nightcrawling
Leila Mottley
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Sing, Unburied, Sing (Jesmyn Ward)
Sing, Unburied, Sing
Jesmyn Ward
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Girl, Woman, Other (Bernardine Evaristo)
Girl, Woman, Other
Bernardine Evaristo
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An American Marriage (Tayari Jones)
An American Marriage
Tayari Jones
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Black Buck (Mateo Askaripour)
Black Buck
Mateo Askaripour
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Such a Fun Age (Kiley Reid)
Such a Fun Age
Kiley Reid
19
Hell of a Book (Jason Mott)
Hell of a Book
Jason Mott
20
The Trees (Percival Everett)
The Trees
Percival Everett
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Real Life (Brandon Taylor)
Real Life
Brandon Taylor
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Open Water (Caleb Azumah Nelson)
Open Water
Caleb Azumah Nelson
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Behold the Dreamers (Imbolo Mbue)
Behold the Dreamers
Imbolo Mbue
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Red at the Bone (Jacqueline Woodson)
Red at the Bone
Jacqueline Woodson
25
Rebel (Beverly Jenkins)
Rebel
Beverly Jenkins
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An Extraordinary Union (Alyssa Cole)
An Extraordinary Union
Alyssa Cole
27
The Wedding Date (Jasmine Guillory)
The Wedding Date
Jasmine Guillory
28
Before I Let Go (Kennedy Ryan)
Before I Let Go
Kennedy Ryan
29
Treasure (Rebekah Weatherspoon)
Treasure
Rebekah Weatherspoon
30
Get a Life, Chloe Brown (Talia Hibbert)
Get a Life, Chloe Brown
Talia Hibbert
31
Aphrodite and the Duke (J. J. McAvoy)
Aphrodite and the Duke
J. J. McAvoy
32
Stars in Your Eyes (Kacen Callender)
Stars in Your Eyes
Kacen Callender
33
The Art of Scandal (Regina Black)
The Art of Scandal
Regina Black
34
Honey Girl (Morgan Rogers)
Honey Girl
Morgan Rogers
35
You Made a Fool of Death With Your Beauty (Akwaeke Emezi)
You Made a Fool of Death With Your Beauty
Akwaeke Emezi
36
Seven Days in June (Tia Williams)
Seven Days in June
Tia Williams
37
The Fifth Season (N. K. Jemisin)
The Fifth Season
N. K. Jemisin
38
Sorrowland (Rivers Solomon)
Sorrowland
Rivers Solomon
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The Unbroken (C. L. Clark)
The Unbroken
C. L. Clark
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Black Leopard, Red Wolf (Marlon James)
Black Leopard, Red Wolf
Marlon James
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