Seattle Picks: 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. Annotations from NoveList, unless otherwise attributed. (March 2026)
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Harmattan Season
The melancholy antihero of this searing indictment of colonialism from World Fantasy Award winner Onyebuchi (Goliath) walks the mean streets of an unnamed West African city that’s trembling on the verge of an election between a charismatic indigenous rebel leader and a corrupt puppet of the French occupation. (Publishers Weekly)
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Happy Land
When Nikki visits her estranged grandmother in Western North Carolina, she uncovers a hidden legacy tied to a forgotten kingdom of freed people, unraveling her family’s secrets and her own identity while fighting to protect their endangered heritage.
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All the Men I've Loved Again
In 1999, shy college freshman Cora Belle is swept into a whirlwind of first love, heartbreak, and self-discovery between two unforgettable men and, twenty years later, must face her unresolved choices when a surprise reunion brings them all back together.
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The American Daughters
When Ady, who is enslaved to a businessman in the French Quarter of New Orleans, is separated from her mother, she meets Lenore, a free Black woman who invites her to join a clandestine society of spies called the Daughters, setting her on a journey toward liberation and imagining a new future.
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Can't Get Enough
A blossoming romance infringes on a successful businesswoman's professional aspirations, making her reevaluate her priorities. (Kirkus)
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This Cursed House
A young Black woman abandons her life in 1960s Chicago for a position with a mysterious family in New Orleans, only to discover the dark truth: they're under a curse, and they think she can break it.
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Kinning
Traveling the world via aircanoe, siblings Tink and Bee-Lung spread spores of a mysterious empathy-generating fungus to build bonds between people, while Everfair's Princess Mwadi and Prince Ilunga are unwittingly manipulated by their mother who pits Europe's influenza-weakened political powers against each other.
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Model Home
The three Maxwell siblings, members of the only Black family in a gated community, experienced strange and terrifying events in their house growing up. After their parents’ mysterious deaths, the adult siblings return home to confront the past and uncover whether the deaths were natural or supernatural.
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Listen to your Sister
A trio of Black siblings battle surreal horrors in Viel’s intense debut. (Booklist)
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A Love Song for Ricki Wilde
Elegantly blending past and present, romance and fantasy, Williams delivers a gorgeous, transportive love letter to the Harlem Renaissance. (Publishers Weekly)
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