Posted on October 15, 2025 at 8:00 AM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek
Here are the bestselling adult fiction books written by Black writers in September 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. It Was the Way She Said It: Short Stories, Essays, and Wisdom by Terry McMillan
4. Gray Dawn by Walter Mosley
5. King Of Ashes by S.A. Cosby
6. Dream Count by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
7. Amity by Nathan Harris
8. The Heaven & Earth Grocery Store by James McBride
9. Dominion by Addie E. Citchens
10. Loved One by Aisha Muharrar
PAPERBACK FICTION
1. The Heaven & Earth Grocery Store by James McBride
2. Parable Of The Sower by Octavia Butler
3. Beloved by Toni Morrison
4. Can't Get Enough by Kennedy Ryan
5. Before I Let Go by Kennedy Ryan
6. The Bluest Eye by Toni Morrison
7. Their Eyes Were Watching God by Zora Neale Hurston
8. The Reformatory by Tananarive Due
9. Parable of the Talents by Octavia Butler
10. The Personal Librarian by Marie Benedict
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