Enjoyable Literary Fiction by Black authors
Discover captivating literary fiction by Black authors. Explore our curated list of enjoyable and thought-provoking books that celebrate diverse voices and storytelling excellence.
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The Pirate's Daughter
by Margaret Cezair-Thompson
WINNER OF THE ESSENCE LITERARY AWARD IN FICTION In 1946, Hollywood’s most famous swashbuckler, Errol Flynn, arrived in Jamaica in a storm-ravaged boat. After a …
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Brown Girl, Brownstones
by Paule Marshall
Selina Boyce, the daughter of immigrants from Barbados, becomes aware of her passions as she grows to womanhood in Brooklyn and experiences the conflict between …
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The Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao (Pulitzer Prize Winner)
by Junot DĂaz
Winner of: The Pulitzer Prize The National Book Critics Circle Award The Anisfield-Wolf Book Award The Jon Sargent, Sr. First Novel Prize A Time Magazine …
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Drown
by Junot DĂaz
From the beloved and award-winning author Junot DĂaz, a spellbinding saga of a family’s journey through the New World. A coming-of-age story of unparalleled power, …
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Caucasia
by Danzy Senna
From the author of New People and Colored Television, the extraordinary national bestseller that launched Danzy Senna’s literary career “Superbly illustrates the emotional toll that …
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A Visitation of Spirits
by Randall Kenan
Sixteen-year old Horace Cross is plagued by issues that hover in his impressionable spirit and take shape in his mind as loathsome demons, culminating in …
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The Girl with the Golden Shoes
by Colin Channer
After Estrella Thompson approaches a diver that flops up on a Caribbean island, she is banished from the only home she has ever known, and …
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Waiting in Vain
by Colin Channer
Charming, intelligent, stylish, and born in Jamaica, a man named Fire falls in love with a beautiful magazine editor and finds himself on a wild …
