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Terry McMillan

3.88 · 184 ratings

• It's Not All Downhill from Here by Terry McMillan
• I Almost Forgot About You: A Novel by Terry McMillan
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• Waiting to Exhale (Waiting To Exhale) by Terry McMillan
• The Interruption of Everything by Terry McMillan

contemporary · black-mc · african-american · humor · class difference · working class hero · single-mother

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Angie Thomas

4.32 · 176 ratings

• Whiteout by Angie Thomas
• The Hate U Give by Angie Thomas
• Concrete Rose by Angie Thomas
• On the Come Up by Angie Thomas
• Hope Nation: YA Authors Share Personal Moments of Inspiration by Angie Thomas

young adult · contemporary · african-american · black-mc · high-school · historical · racism · behind-doors · glimpses-kisses · christmas · new adult · 20th century · humor

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Amy Tan

3.86 · 128 ratings

• The Valley of Amazement by Amy Tan
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multicultural · contemporary · fatphobia · heroine sleuth · fantasy · historical · war · paranormal

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Tia Williams

4.20 · 106 ratings

• A Love Song for Ricki Wilde by Tia Williams
• Seven Days in June by Tia Williams
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• The Accidental Diva by Tia Williams

contemporary · african-american · black-mc · explicit-open-door · angst · poor heroine · friends to lovers · from hate to love · new adult · tortured hero · other-man-woman · sweet-hero · fantasy · fated-mates · bad boys · m-f · office · paranormal · insta-love · past-sexual-abuse

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Akwaeke Emezi

3.89 · 99 ratings

• You Made a Fool of Death with Your Beauty: A Novel by Akwaeke Emezi
• You Made a Fool of Death with Your Beauty by Akwaeke Emezi
• The Death of Vivek Oji by Akwaeke Emezi

multicultural · contemporary · death · forbidden love · young adult · forced proximity · new adult · black-mc · african-american · age difference · disabilities and marks · explicit-open-door · bisexual · secret-relationship · mystery · independent heroine · super rich hero · lgbtqia hate · sweet-hero · fantasy

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Sister Souljah

4.29 · 91 ratings

• A Deeper Love Inside: The Porsche Santiaga Story by Sister Souljah
• Midnight and the Meaning of Love by Sister Souljah
• The Coldest Winter Ever by Sister Souljah
• Midnight by Sister Souljah

black-mc · african-american · contemporary · dark · young adult · historical · explicit-plentiful · sports · 20th century · new adult

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Sadeqa Johnson

4.33 · 80 ratings

• The House of Eve by Sadeqa Johnson
• Yellow Wife by Sadeqa Johnson
• Yellow Wife by Sadeqa Johnson
• Love in a Carry-On Bag by Sadeqa Johnson

african-american · black-mc · historical · racism · contemporary · war · abuse

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James Baldwin

4.27 · 80 ratings

• If Beale Street Could Talk by James Baldwin
• Giovanni's Room by James Baldwin

black-mc · 20th century · historical · african-american · contemporary · m-m · other-man-woman · lgbtqia hate · queer · forced proximity · angst · forbidden love · working class hero · behind-doors · death · racism

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Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie

4.31 · 78 ratings

• Americanah by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
• Half of a Yellow Sun by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie

multicultural · black-mc · contemporary · african-american · united-kingdom · independent heroine · military · college · glimpses-kisses · nigeria · friends to lovers · europe · war · england · competent heroine · british-isles · suicide · usa · sassy heroine · high-school

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Octavia E. Butler

4.01 · 63 ratings

• Fledgling by Octavia E. Butler
• Wild Seed by Octavia E. Butler

urban fantasy · racism · contemporary · paranormal · dystopian · african-american · black-mc · dark · fantasy · queer · young adult · competent heroine · suspense · rape · post-apocalyptic · monsters · 20th century · dangerous heroine · vampires · reverse harem

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Leesa Cross-Smith

3.65 · 60 ratings

• Half-Blown Rose by Leesa Cross-Smith
• This Close to Okay by Leesa Cross-Smith
• So We Can Glow: Stories by Leesa Cross-Smith

african-american · black-mc · contemporary · other-man-woman · historical · suicide · love triangle · mental illness

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Kathleen Grissom

4.17 · 59 ratings

• Glory over Everything: Beyond The Kitchen House by Kathleen Grissom
• The Kitchen House by Kathleen Grissom

black-mc · african-american · historical · mystery · contemporary

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Roxane Gay

3.74 · 58 ratings

• Sacrifice of Darkness by Roxane Gay
• Bad Feminist by Roxane Gay

black-mc · african-american · dystopian · multicultural · fatphobia · young adult · bisexual · science fiction · contemporary · rape · humor

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Tayari Jones

3.87 · 55 ratings

• An American Marriage by Tayari Jones

black-mc · contemporary · african-american

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Onyi Nwabineli

3.93 · 42 ratings

• Someday, Maybe by Onyi Nwabineli
• Someday, Maybe: A Novel by Onyi Nwabineli

black-mc · multicultural · suicide · death · contemporary · mental illness · new adult · african-american

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Cecilia Rabess

3.46 · 42 ratings

• Everything's Fine by Cecilia Rabess
• Everything's Fine by Cecilia Rabess

office · contemporary · black-mc · from hate to love · bwwm · african-american · multicultural · new adult · behind-doors · non-trad-hea · friends to lovers

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Laila Ibrahim

4.20 · 33 ratings

• Yellow Crocus by Laila Ibrahim

contemporary · black-mc · african-american · historical

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Brit Bennett

3.80 · 33 ratings

• The Mothers by Brit Bennett

african-american · black-mc · young adult · pregnancy · new adult · multicultural

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Samantha Irby

3.82 · 33 ratings

• Wow, No Thank You.: Essays by Samantha Irby

bisexual · contemporary · black-mc · african-american · humor

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Caleb Azumah Nelson

4.09 · 31 ratings

• Open Water by Caleb Azumah Nelson

contemporary · black-mc · african-american · racism · friends to lovers

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Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie

4.33 · 30 ratings

• Half of a Yellow Sun by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie

war · historical · contemporary · new adult · 20th century · suspense · military · racism · african-american · black-mc

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Bryan Washington

3.58 · 29 ratings

• Memorial by Bryan Washington

contemporary · black-mc · death · african-american · queer · multicultural · m-m

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Shirlene Obuobi

3.75 · 25 ratings

• On Rotation by Shirlene Obuobi

contemporary · new adult · historical · friends to lovers · multicultural · african-american · humor · black-mc · open-door

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Jean Toomer

3.85 · 25 ratings

• Cane by Jean Toomer

historical · contemporary · black-mc · african-american · racism · 20th century

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Rajaa Alsanea

3.16 · 24 ratings

• Girls of Riyadh by Rajaa Alsanea

muslim · multicultural · contemporary

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Honorée Fanonne Jeffers

4.57 · 23 ratings

• The Love Songs of W.E.B. Du Bois by Honorée Fanonne Jeffers

black-mc · contemporary · african-american · racism · historical

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Robyn Smith

4.44 · 21 ratings

• Wash Day Diaries by Robyn Smith

african-american · contemporary · black-mc · new adult

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Edward Kelsey Moore

3.94 · 20 ratings

• The Supremes at Earl's All-You-Can-Eat by Edward Kelsey Moore

african-american · black-mc

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