Posted on November 12, 2025 at 8:00 AM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek
Here are the bestselling adult fiction books written by Black writers in October 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 Wilderness by Angela Flournoy
3. Loved One by Aisha Muharrar
4. King Of Ashes by S.A. Cosby
5. Chronicles Of Ori by Harmonia Rosales
6. Dream Count by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
7. Boom Town by Nic Stone
8. The Heaven & Earth Grocery Store by James McBride
9. Gray Dawn by Walter Mosley
10. Happy Land by Dolen Perkins-Valdez
1. The Heaven & Earth Grocery Store by James McBride
2. Parable Of The Sower by Octavia Butler
3. The Reformatory by Tananarive Due
4. Can't Get Enough by Kennedy Ryan
5. Before I Let Go by Kennedy Ryan
6. Beloved by Toni Morrison
7. The Wife Before by Shanora Williams
8. Their Eyes Were Watching God by Zora Neale Hurston
9. The Bluest Eye by Toni Morrison
10. Razorblade Tears by S.A. Cosby
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