Posted on October 9, 2026 at 8:00 AM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek
Here are September 2026's bestselling adult fiction books written by Black writers, according to the Black Book Accelerator.
Bestsellers for adult nonfiction (hardcover and paperback), juvenile fiction, juvenile nonfiction, young adult, and poetry are also available.
Hardcover fiction
1. Kin by Tayari Jones
2. Cool Machine by Colson Whitehead
3. Judge Stone by Viola Davis and James Patterson
4. A Pair Of Aces by Marie Benedict and Victoria Christopher Murray
5. The Revelation Of Dionne Daphne by Mara Brock Akil
6. The Missed Connection by Tia Williams
7. Burn Down Master’s House by Clay Cane
8. James by Percival Everett
9. Recitatif by Toni Morrison
10. Keeper of Lost Children by Sadeqa Johnson
Paperback fiction
1. James by Percival Everett
2. Beloved by Toni Morrison
3. The Bluest Eye by Toni Morrison
4. Parable Of The Sower by Octavia E. Butler
5. Capone by Jahquel J.
6. Their Eyes Were Watching God by Zora Neale Hurston
7. Giovanni’s Room by James Baldwin
8. Score by Kennedy Ryan
9. Kindred by Octavia E. Butler
10. Where The Wildflowers Grow by Terah Shelton Harris
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