Posted on September 11, 2025 at 8:00 AM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek
Here are the bestselling adult fiction books written by Black writers in August 2025, according to the Black Book Accelerator.
Bestsellers for adult nonfiction (hardcover and paperback), juvenile fiction and nonfiction, young adult, and poetry are also available.
HARDCOVER FICTION
1. James by Percival Everett
2. The Heaven & Earth Grocery Store by James McBride
3. People Like Us by Jason Mott
4. Death Of The Author by Nnedi Okorafor
5. Dream Count by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
6. King Of Ashes by S.A. Cosby
7. Loved One by Aisha Muharrar
8. Dominion by Addie E. Citchens
9. Good Dirt by Charmaine Wilkerson
10. Happy Land by Dolen Perkins-Valdez
PAPERBACK FICTION
1. The Heaven & Earth Grocery Store by James McBride
2. Parable Of The Sower by Octavia Butler
3. Their Eyes Were Watching God by Zora Neale Hurston
4. Beloved by Toni Morrison
5. Can't Get Enough by Kennedy Ryan
6. The Nickel Boys by Colson Whitehead
7. Once Upon a Time in Dollywood by Ashley Jordan
8. The Bluest Eye by Toni Morrison
9. Fences by August Wilson
10. Homegoing by Yaa Gyasi
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