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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
1
James McBride
The Vanishing Half (Brit Bennett)
The Vanishing Half
2
Brit Bennett
The House of Eve (Sadeqa Johnson)
The House of Eve
3
Sadeqa Johnson
The Underground Railroad (Colson Whitehead)
The Underground Railroad
4
Colson Whitehead
Homegoing (Yaa Gyasi)
Homegoing
5
Yaa Gyasi
Black Cake (Charmaine Wilkerson)
Black Cake
6
Charmaine Wilkerson
Let Us Descend (Jesmyn Ward)
Let Us Descend
7
Jesmyn Ward
The Prophets (Robert Jones Jr.)
The Prophets
8
Robert Jones Jr.
The Nickel Boys (Colson Whitehead)
The Nickel Boys
9
Colson Whitehead
The Love Songs of W.E.B. Du Bois (Honorée Fanonne Jeffers)
The Love Songs of W.E.B. Du Bois
10
Honorée Fanonne Jeffers
Take My Hand (Dolen Perkins-Valdez)
Take My Hand
11
Dolen Perkins-Valdez
Washington Black (Esi Edugyan)
Washington Black
12
Esi Edugyan
Nightcrawling (Leila Mottley)
Nightcrawling
13
Leila Mottley
Sing, Unburied, Sing (Jesmyn Ward)
Sing, Unburied, Sing
14
Jesmyn Ward
Girl, Woman, Other (Bernardine Evaristo)
Girl, Woman, Other
15
Bernardine Evaristo
An American Marriage (Tayari Jones)
An American Marriage
16
Tayari Jones
Black Buck (Mateo Askaripour)
Black Buck
17
Mateo Askaripour
Such a Fun Age (Kiley Reid)
Such a Fun Age
18
Kiley Reid
Hell of a Book (Jason Mott)
Hell of a Book
19
Jason Mott
The Trees (Percival Everett)
The Trees
20
Percival Everett
Real Life (Brandon Taylor)
Real Life
21
Brandon Taylor
Open Water (Caleb Azumah Nelson)
Open Water
22
Caleb Azumah Nelson
Behold the Dreamers (Imbolo Mbue)
Behold the Dreamers
23
Imbolo Mbue
Red at the Bone (Jacqueline Woodson)
Red at the Bone
24
Jacqueline Woodson
Rebel (Beverly Jenkins)
Rebel
25
Beverly Jenkins
An Extraordinary Union (Alyssa Cole)
An Extraordinary Union
26
Alyssa Cole
The Wedding Date (Jasmine Guillory)
The Wedding Date
27
Jasmine Guillory
Before I Let Go (Kennedy Ryan)
Before I Let Go
28
Kennedy Ryan
Treasure (Rebekah Weatherspoon)
Treasure
29
Rebekah Weatherspoon
Get a Life, Chloe Brown (Talia Hibbert)
Get a Life, Chloe Brown
30
Talia Hibbert
Aphrodite and the Duke (J. J. McAvoy)
Aphrodite and the Duke
31
J. J. McAvoy
Stars in Your Eyes (Kacen Callender)
Stars in Your Eyes
32
Kacen Callender
The Art of Scandal (Regina Black)
The Art of Scandal
33
Regina Black
Honey Girl (Morgan Rogers)
Honey Girl
34
Morgan Rogers
You Made a Fool of Death With Your Beauty (Akwaeke Emezi)
You Made a Fool of Death With Your Beauty
35
Akwaeke Emezi
Seven Days in June (Tia Williams)
Seven Days in June
36
Tia Williams
The Fifth Season (N. K. Jemisin)
The Fifth Season
37
N. K. Jemisin
Sorrowland (Rivers Solomon)
Sorrowland
38
Rivers Solomon
The Unbroken (C. L. Clark)
The Unbroken
39
C. L. Clark
Black Leopard, Red Wolf (Marlon James)
Black Leopard, Red Wolf
40
Marlon James
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