Skip to content

Browse Genres Lists Sources About

Topreads — find books that are both loved and widely read, then get them from the best available source.

About Sources Genres Lists

Home
Browse

Browse books

Search books, authors, or genres

Tag: african-american-literature(remove filter)
Clear all

Filters

Genre

African American24
Fiction22
Literary & Classics17
Classics11
Poetry11
Book Club6
Contemporary6
Historical Fiction6
History, Politics & Society6
Non-Fiction6
Romance6
Adult5

Rating & popularity

Minimum ratingMinimum ratings count

Sort:Topreads score Highest rated Most ratings Most reviews Title A–Z

Genre

African American24
Fiction22
Literary & Classics17
Classics11
Poetry11
Book Club6
Contemporary6
Historical Fiction6

History, Politics & Society

6

Rating & popularity

Minimum ratingMinimum ratings count

Results

Showing 1–24 of 28 books

Disappearing Acts
Terry McMillan
4.21 average rating, · 15.2k ratings
Get this book
Disappearing Acts
Details Goodreads
Want to track this? Sign in
Mama
Terry McMillan
4.22 average rating, · 10.4k ratings
Get this book
Mama
Details Goodreads
Want to track this? Sign in
Your Blues Ain't Like Mine
Bebe Moore Campbell
4.23 average rating, · 7.5k ratings
Get this book
Your Blues Ain't Like Mine
Details Goodreads
Want to track this? Sign in
Men Cry in the Dark
Michael Baisden
4.16 average rating, · 4.9k ratings
Get this book
Men Cry in the Dark
Details Goodreads
Want to track this? Sign in
The Third Life Of Grange Copeland
Alice Walker
4.14 average rating, · 4.7k ratings
Get this book
The Third Life Of Grange Copeland
Details Goodreads
Want to track this? Sign in
This Bitter Earth
Bernice L. McFadden
4.33 average rating, · 3.7k ratings
Get this book
This Bitter Earth
Details Goodreads
Want to track this? Sign in
Tumbling
Diane McKinney-Whetstone
4.25 average rating, · 3.7k ratings
Get this book
Tumbling
Details Goodreads
Want to track this? Sign in
I Wish I Had a Red Dress
Pearl Cleage
4.10 average rating, · 3.4k ratings
Get this book
I Wish I Had a Red Dress
Details Goodreads
Want to track this? Sign in
Linden Hills
Gloria Naylor
4.04 average rating, · 3.4k ratings
Get this book
Linden Hills
Details Goodreads
Want to track this? Sign in
Black Girl Lost
Donald Goines
4.31 average rating, · 2.9k ratings
Get this book
Black Girl Lost
Details Goodreads
Want to track this? Sign in
Babylon Sisters
Pearl Cleage
4.01 average rating, · 2.6k ratings
Get this book
Babylon Sisters
Details Goodreads
Want to track this? Sign in
She
Saul Williams
4.21 average rating, · 2k ratings
Get this book
She
Details Goodreads
Want to track this? Sign in
Scenes from a Sistah
Lolita Files
4.14 average rating, · 1.9k ratings
Get this book
Scenes from a Sistah
Details Goodreads
Want to track this? Sign in
I Shall Not Be Moved
Maya Angelou
4.25 average rating, · 1.7k ratings
Get this book
I Shall Not Be Moved
Details Goodreads
Want to track this? Sign in
Ugly Ways: The Bestselling Darkly Humorous Family Drama of Grief, Death, and the Afterlife
Tina McElroy Ansa
4.08 average rating, · 1.8k ratings
Get this book
Ugly Ways: The Bestselling Darkly Humorous Family Drama of Grief, Death, and the Afterlife
Details Goodreads
Want to track this? Sign in
The Dream Keeper and Other Poems
Langston Hughes
4.33 average rating, · 1.5k ratings
Get this book
The Dream Keeper and Other Poems
Details Goodreads
Want to track this? Sign in
Head Off & Split
Nikky Finney
4.13 average rating, · 1.4k ratings
Get this book
Head Off & Split
Details Goodreads
Want to track this? Sign in
Trust
Daines L. Reed
4.05 average rating, · 1.4k ratings
Get this book
Trust
Details Goodreads
Want to track this? Sign in
On The Pulse Of Morning
Maya Angelou
4.42 average rating, · 1.1k ratings
Get this book
On The Pulse Of Morning
Details Goodreads
Want to track this? Sign in
Bicycles: Love Poems
Nikki Giovanni
4.07 average rating, · 1.2k ratings
Get this book
Bicycles: Love Poems
Details Goodreads
Want to track this? Sign in
Cotton Candy on a Rainy Day
Nikki Giovanni
4.41 average rating, · 1k ratings
Get this book
Cotton Candy on a Rainy Day
Details Goodreads
Want to track this? Sign in
Standing at the Scratch Line
Guy Johnson
4.50 average rating, · 962 ratings
Get this book
Standing at the Scratch Line
Details Goodreads
Want to track this? Sign in
The Book of Light
Lucille Clifton
4.34 average rating, · 934 ratings
Get this book
The Book of Light
Details Goodreads
Want to track this? Sign in
The Future Has a Past: Stories
J. California Cooper
4.46 average rating, · 804 ratings
Get this book
The Future Has a Past: Stories
Details Goodreads
Want to track this? Sign in