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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.)
9
The Nickel Boys (Colson Whitehead)
The Nickel Boys (Colson Whitehead)
10
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)
15
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)
18
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)
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Rebel (Beverly Jenkins)
Rebel (Beverly Jenkins)
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An Extraordinary Union (Alyssa Cole)
An Extraordinary Union (Alyssa Cole)
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The Wedding Date (Jasmine Guillory)
The Wedding Date (Jasmine Guillory)
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Before I Let Go (Kennedy Ryan)
Before I Let Go (Kennedy Ryan)
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Treasure (Rebekah Weatherspoon)
Treasure (Rebekah Weatherspoon)
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Get a Life, Chloe Brown (Talia Hibbert)
Get a Life, Chloe Brown (Talia Hibbert)
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Aphrodite and the Duke (J. J. McAvoy)
Aphrodite and the Duke (J. J. McAvoy)
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Stars in Your Eyes (Kacen Callender)
Stars in Your Eyes (Kacen Callender)
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The Art of Scandal (Regina Black)
The Art of Scandal (Regina Black)
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Honey Girl (Morgan Rogers)
Honey Girl (Morgan Rogers)
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You Made a Fool of Death With Your Beauty (Akwaeke Emezi)
You Made a Fool of Death With Your Beauty (Akwaeke Emezi)
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Seven Days in June (Tia Williams)
Seven Days in June (Tia Williams)
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The Fifth Season (N. K. Jemisin)
The Fifth Season (N. K. Jemisin)
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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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