Black American Fiction
Including literary fiction, crime, romance, science fiction and more, here's a wide ranging list of recent fiction written by Black American authors. (Updated December 2023)
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Chain-gang All-stars
Mixed martial arts meet the prison industrial complex in this keenly imagined, all too plausible dystopia in which incarcerated gladiators fight to the death for a chance at freedom, whatever that is.
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Where Wild Peaches Grow
When times were bad, at least sisters Nona and Julia had each other - until they didn’t. Decades later, the pair reunite in Mississippi to bury their father, digging up their own long buried resentments.
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Nobody's Magic
Singled out and often misunderstood on account of their albinism, Suzette, Maple, and Agnes each find their own unique brand of resilience to make their way in the world.
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Black Candle Women
Men who fall in love with one of New Orleans’ Montrose women don’t fare well. Deep in the past lies a secret that just might dispel the curse and keep young Nickie’s new lover alive.
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The Survivalists
Ambitious corporate attorney Aretha falls for Aaron, little suspecting his Brooklyn coffee roastery is also dealing in arms in anticipation of doomsday. Then again, what if he’s right?
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The Unfortunates
Struggling with depression, queer Nigerian American sophomore Sahara puts it all on the line in her honors thesis, a fierce and heartfelt tribute to classmates who have gone away, some forever.
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All the Sinners Bleed
As victims of a Virginia school shooting are revealed to be perpetrators of racist violence, sheriff Titus Crown is drawn into a labyrinth of evil. Gritty Southern noir at its best.
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If I Survive You
In vibrant and revelatory linked stories, Trelawny and his Jamaican American family navigate Miami’s choppy economic waters, keeping a weather eye on the horizon for each new storm.
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Life and Other Love Songs
Deborah’s dreams of Motown stardom are a distant memory as she wrestles with the lingering mystery of her husband’s disappearance, and how it has shaped and guided her family.
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Didn't Nobody Give A Shit What Happened to Carlotta
Imprisoned twenty years ago as a man, the irrepressible Carlotta Mercedes emerges a new woman into a Brooklyn that she barely recognizes, and that had better brace itself for her return.
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