Posted on May 11, 2026 at 3:00 PM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek
Here are April 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 and juvenile nonfiction, young adult, and poetry are also available.
1. James by Percival Everett
2. Dream Count by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
3. Harriet Tubman: Live In Concert by Bob The Drag Queen
4. Good Dirt by Charmaine Wilkerson
5. The Heaven & Earth Grocery Store by James McBride
6. Harlem Rhapsody by Victoria Christopher Murray
7. Death of the Author by Nnedi Okorafor
8. Junie by Erin Crosby Eckstine
9. Love After Midnight by Sister Souljah
10. Colored Television by Danzy Senna
1. Parable Of The Sower by Octavia Butler
2. The Reformatory by Tananarive Due
3. Before I Let Go by Kennedy Ryan
4. Beloved by Toni Morrison
5. The Nickel Boys by Colson Whitehead
6. The Bluest Eye by Toni Morrison
7. Parable Of The Talents by Octavia Butler
8. The Personal Librarian by Marie Benedict and Victoria Christopher Murray
9. This Could Be Us by Kennedy Ryan
10. Homegoing by Yaa Gyasi
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