Posted on August 11, 2026 at 8:00 AM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek
Here are July 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. Judge Stone by Viola Davis and James Patterson
2. A Pair Of Aces by Marie Benedict and Victoria Christopher Murray
3. Kin by Tayari Jones
4. The Missed Connection by Tia Williams
5. The Revelation Of Dionne Daphne by Mara Brock Akil
6. Burn Down Master’s House by Clay Cane
7. James by Percival Everett
8. Keeper of Lost Children by Sadeqa Johnson
9. Ghalen by Walter Mosley
10. The Seven Daughters Of Dupree by Nikesha Elise Williams
paperback FICTION
1. Score by Kennedy Ryan
2. Parable Of The Sower by Octavia E. Butler
3. Beloved by Toni Morrison
4. Reel by Kennedy Ryan
5. Before I Let Go by Kennedy Ryan
6. The Bluest Eye by Toni Morrison
7. The Nickel Boys by Colson Whitehead
8. Kindred by Octavia E. Butler
9. The Reformatory by Tananarive Due
10. The Personal Librarian by Marie Benedict and Victoria Christopher Murray
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