Posted on August 13, 2025 at 8:00 AM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek
Here are the bestselling adult fiction books written by Black writers in July 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. King Of Ashes by S.A. Cosby
3. The Heaven & Earth Grocery Store by James McBride
4. Good Dirt by Charmaine Wilkerson
5. Dream Count by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
6. Happy Land by Dolen Perkins-Valdez
7. All The Men I've Loved Again by Christine Pride
8. How To Dodge A Cannonball by Dennard Dayle
9. Death Of The Author by Nnedi Okorafor
10. Great Black Hope by Rob Franklin
PAPERBACK FICTION
1. Parable Of The Sower by Octavia Butler
2. Can't Get Enough by Kennedy Ryan
3. The Wife Before by Shanora Williams
4. Their Eyes Were Watching God by Zora Neale Hurston
5. Before I Let Go by Kennedy Ryan
6. The Best Man: Unfinished Business by Malcolm D. Lee
7. Beloved by Toni Morrison
8. The Heaven & Earth Grocery Store by James McBride
9. The Nickel Boys by Colson Whitehead
10. The Bluest Eye by Toni Morrison
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