14 Top contemporary books like everyman by M. Shelly Conner

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everyman

By: M. Shelly Conner

3.91

Format: 250 pages, Hardcover

Eve Mann arrives in Ideal, Georgia, in 1972 looking for answers about the mother who died giving he…

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1. Perfect Peace

By: Daniel Black

4.32

Format: 341 pages, Hardcover

The heartbreaking portrait of a large, rural southern family’s attempt to grapple with their mother… read more

Similar categories in Daniel Black's Perfect Peace book and M. Shelly Conner's everyman

  • adult fiction
  • lgbt
  • historical
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • audiobook
"Sometimes you have to grow up before you appreciate how you grew up."

-Daniel Black, Perfect Peace

"You can't lie a lifetime,son. Either you gon' tell the truth, or the truth's gon' tell on you"

-Daniel Black, Perfect Peace

"Evidence doesn't always convince people of the truth, [...] especially when the lie is what they prefer."

-Daniel Black, Perfect Peace

"Big don't mean ugly, and thin sho don't mean pretty. If a person wants to be pretty, they gotta walk pretty, talk pretty and act pretty. Can't nobody take pretty from you."

-Daniel Black, Perfect Peace

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2. Zora Books Her Happy Ever After

By: Taj McCoy

3.46

Format: 336 pages, Paperback

Zora has committed every inch of her life to establishing her thriving DC bookstore, making it into… read more

Similar categories in Taj McCoy's Zora Books Her Happy Ever After book and M. Shelly Conner's everyman

  • audiobook
  • adult fiction
  • fiction
  • contemporary
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3. The Thing About Home

By: Rhonda McKnight

4.28

Format: 384 pages, Paperback

Home is not a place—it’s a feeling. Casey Black needs an escape. When her picture-perfect vow renew… read more

Similar categories in Rhonda McKnight's The Thing About Home book and M. Shelly Conner's everyman

  • historical
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • contemporary
  • audiobook
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4. The American Queen

By: Vanessa Miller

4.14

Format: 368 pages, Paperback

In 1869 a kingdom rose in the South. And Louella was its queen. Over the twenty-four years she’s be… read more

Similar categories in Vanessa Miller's The American Queen book and M. Shelly Conner's everyman

  • adult fiction
  • historical
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • audiobook
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5. Only for the Week

By: Natasha Bishop

4.40

Format: 244 pages, Kindle Edition

You are cordially invited to the wedding of Amerie Cross and Arnold Hightower.And now a toast from … read more

Similar categories in Natasha Bishop's Only for the Week book and M. Shelly Conner's everyman

  • audiobook
  • fiction
  • contemporary
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6. Acts of Forgiveness

By: Maura Cheeks

3.73

Format: 320 pages, Hardcover

In this stirring, tender-hearted debut about ambition and inheritance, a family grapples with how m… read more

Similar categories in Maura Cheeks's Acts of Forgiveness book and M. Shelly Conner's everyman

  • adult fiction
  • literary fiction
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • contemporary
  • audiobook
"You can't tour a plantation and come home to 512 Lewaro without understanding its significance. By walking through the front doors of their home, they were rewriting history."

-Maura Cheeks, Acts of Forgiveness

"During moments of national importance, it feels as though bills will be paid and mortgages covered, dreams no longer deferred. It feels as though, maybe, it can be less about money than about honor."

-Maura Cheeks, Acts of Forgiveness

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7. Black Candle Women

By: Diane Marie Brown

3.41

Format: 336 pages, Hardcover

A Read with Jenna Book Club Pick as Seen on the Today Show “If you like Practical Magic… you wi… read more

Similar categories in Diane Marie Brown's Black Candle Women book and M. Shelly Conner's everyman

  • audiobook
  • adult fiction
  • fiction
  • contemporary
"Some folks struggled disproportionately, carrying things that others couldn't even lift."

-Diane Marie Brown, Black Candle Women

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8. Black Girls Must Have It All (Black Girls Must Die Exhausted, #3)

By: Jayne Allen

3.75

Format: 288 pages, Paperback

In this final installment in the acclaimed Black Girls Must Die Exhausted trilogy, Tabitha is jugg… read more

Similar categories in Jayne Allen's Black Girls Must Have It All (Black Girls Must Die Exhausted, #3) book and M. Shelly Conner's everyman

  • adult fiction
  • literary fiction
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • audiobook
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9. Three Girls from Bronzeville

By: Dawn Turner

4.29

Format: 336 pages, Hardcover

They were three Black girls. Dawn, tall and studious; her sister, Kim, younger by three years and h… read more

Similar categories in Dawn Turner's Three Girls from Bronzeville book and M. Shelly Conner's everyman

  • audiobook
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10. Feared (Rosato & DiNunzio, #6)

By: Lisa Scottoline

3.99

Format: 386 pages, Hardcover

In the new thriller from New York Times bestselling author Lisa Scottoline, Mary DiNunzio’s ruthles… read more

Similar categories in Lisa Scottoline's Feared (Rosato & DiNunzio, #6) book and M. Shelly Conner's everyman

  • audiobook
  • fiction
  • contemporary
"Mary had been raised in a family where blood was as thick as tomato sauce."

-Lisa Scottoline, Feared (Rosato & DiNunzio, #6)

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11. Moonrise Over New Jessup

By: Jamila Minnicks

3.85

Format: 336 pages, Hardcover

Winner of the 2021 PEN/Bellwether Prize for Socially Engaged Fiction, a thought-provoking and encha… read more

Similar categories in Jamila Minnicks's Moonrise Over New Jessup book and M. Shelly Conner's everyman

  • adult fiction
  • historical
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • audiobook
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12. Long After We Are Gone

By: Terah Shelton Harris

3.88

Format: 432 pages, Paperback

An explosive and emotional story of four siblings—each fighting their own personal battle—who retur… read more

Similar categories in Terah Shelton Harris's Long After We Are Gone book and M. Shelly Conner's everyman

  • adult fiction
  • literary fiction
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • contemporary
  • audiobook
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13. Moonlight and the Pearler's Daughter

By: Lizzie Pook

3.42

Format: 288 pages, Hardcover

For readers of The Light Between Oceans and The Island of Sea Women, a feminist adventure story set… read more

Similar categories in Lizzie Pook's Moonlight and the Pearler's Daughter book and M. Shelly Conner's everyman

  • adult fiction
  • historical
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • audiobook
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14. Bitter and Sweet

By: Rhonda McKnight

4.34

Format: 384 pages, Paperback

Two sisters at a crossroad in life find the answers to their problems in the lessons from the past.… read more

Similar categories in Rhonda McKnight's Bitter and Sweet book and M. Shelly Conner's everyman

  • audiobook
  • historical fiction
  • fiction
  • contemporary
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15. Only for the Holidays

By: Abiola Bello

3.68

Format: 399 pages, Paperback

The Spanish Love Deception meets The Holiday in this fake dating YA romance about a city girl and c… read more

Similar categories in Abiola Bello's Only for the Holidays book and M. Shelly Conner's everyman

  • audiobook
  • contemporary
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16. Night Came with Many Stars

By: Simon Van Booy

3.98

Format: 248 pages, Hardcover

In Kentucky, back in 1933, Carol's daddy lost his 13-year-old daughter in a game of cards. Award-wi… read more

Similar categories in Simon Van Booy's Night Came with Many Stars book and M. Shelly Conner's everyman

  • literary fiction
  • historical
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • contemporary
  • audiobook
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17. everyman

By: M. Shelly Conner

3.91

Format: 250 pages, Hardcover

Eve Mann arrives in Ideal, Georgia, in 1972 looking for answers about the mother who died giving he… read more

Similar categories in M. Shelly Conner's everyman book and M. Shelly Conner's everyman

  • audiobook
  • adult fiction
  • literary fiction
  • lgbt
  • coming of age
  • historical
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • historical fiction
  • queer
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18. You So Black

By: Theresa tha S.O.N.G.B.I.R.D.

4.44

Format: 48 pages, Kindle Edition

Based on Theresa Wilson’s (a.k.a. Theresa tha S.O.N.G.B.I.R.D.’s) beautiful, viral spoken word poem… read more

Similar categories in Theresa tha S.O.N.G.B.I.R.D.'s You So Black book and M. Shelly Conner's everyman

  • fiction
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19. Trouble in Queenstown

By: Delia Pitts

3.70

Format: 320 pages, Hardcover

With Trouble in Queenstown , Delia Pitts introduces private investigator Vandy Myrick in a powerful… read more

Similar categories in Delia Pitts's Trouble in Queenstown book and M. Shelly Conner's everyman

  • audiobook
  • adult fiction
  • fiction
  • contemporary
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20. And So I Roar

By: Abi Daré

4.18

Format: 400 pages, Hardcover

A stunning, heartwrenching new novel from Abi Daré, New York Times bestselling author of The Girl w… read more

Similar categories in Abi Daré's And So I Roar book and M. Shelly Conner's everyman

  • adult fiction
  • literary fiction
  • historical
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • historical fiction
  • audiobook

18 Best fiction books like everyman by M. Shelly Conner

Transform Your Habits

Perfect Peace

Daniel Black

4.32

Transform Your Habits

Zora Books Her Happy Ever After

Taj McCoy

3.46

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The Thing About Home

Rhonda McKnight

4.28

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The American Queen

Vanessa Miller

4.14

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17 must-read fiction books like Zora Books Her Happy Ever After by Taj McCoy

Transform Your Habits

Zora Books Her Happy Ever After

Taj McCoy

3.46

Transform Your Habits

The Neighbor Favor (The Greene Sisters)

Kristina Forest

3.82

Transform Your Habits

The Build Up

Tati Richardson

3.86

Transform Your Habits

This Could Be Us (Skyland, #2)

Kennedy Ryan

4.42

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