Posted on July 7, 2026 at 3:00 PM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek
Here are June 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, and poetry are also available.
Hardcover fiction
1. Judge Stone by Viola Davis and James Patterson
2. Kin by Tayari Jones
3. Burn Down Master’s House by Clay Cane
4. Keeper of Lost Children by Sadeqa Johnson
5. James by Percival Everett
6. Ghalen by Walter Mosley
7. Leave Your Mess at Home by Tolani Akinola
8. Worse than a Lie by Ben Crump
9. Loved One by Aisha Muharrar
10. The Seven Daughters Of Dupree by Nikesha Elise Williams
Hardcover paperback
1. Score by Kennedy Ryan
2. Beloved by Toni Morrison
3. Parable Of The Sower by Octavia E. Butler
4. Where The Wildflowers Grow by Terah Shelton Harris
5. The Bluest Eye by Toni Morrison
6. Reel by Kennedy Ryan
7. Before I Let Go by Kennedy Ryan
8. Reformatory by Tananarive Due
9. Giovanni’s Room by James Baldwin
10. Kindred by Octavia E. Butler
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