11 best-selling african american books like Paper Bag by Brian W. Smith

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Paper Bag

By: Brian W. Smith

4.56

Format: 241 pages, Kindle Edition

Monty Okafor is a young hot-shot lawyer who runs into his old high school girlfriend, Summer Tonti.…

If you liked the african american plot in Paper Bag by Brian W. Smith , here is a list of 11 books like this:

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1. Silver Sparrow

By: Tayari Jones

4.30

Format: None pages,

With the opening line of Silver Sparrow, "My father, James Witherspoon, is a bigamist," author Taya… read more

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2. The Book of Harlan

By: Bernice L. McFadden

3.88

Format: 383 pages, Paperback

During World War II, two African American musicians are captured by the Nazis in Paris and imprison… read more

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3. Children of Blood and Bone

By: Tomi Adeyemi

4.33

Format: None pages, Hardcover

Zelie Adebola remembers when the soil of Orisha hummed with magic. Burners ignited flames, Tiders b… read more

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4. The Wife, the Maid, and the Mistress

By: Ariel Lawhon

4.47

Format: 907 pages, Hardcover

One summer night in 1930, Judge Joseph Crater steps into a New York City cab and is never heard fro… read more

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5. The Murder Book (Alex Delaware, #16)

By: Jonathan Kellerman

3.00

Format: None pages, Paperback

In seventeen consecutive bestselling novels, Jonathan Kellerman has distinguished himself as the ma… read more

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6. All the Sinners Bleed

By: S.A. Cosby

4.24

Format: 341 pages, Hardcover

A Black sheriff. A serial killer. A small town ready to combust. Titus Crown is the first Black … read more

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"In the former capital of the confederacy, equalities surest foothold was found on the autopsy table."

-S.A. Cosby, All the Sinners Bleed

"It occurred to him that no place was more confused about it's past or more terrified of the future than the South."

-S.A. Cosby, All the Sinners Bleed

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7. The Neighbor Favor (The Greene Sisters)

By: Kristina Forest

3.82

Format: 403 pages, Paperback

In this heart-fluttering romance by Kristina Forest, a shy bookworm enlists her charming neighbor t… read more

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"For a moment, Nick was speechless. She thought she needed his help flirting? From what had just happened up- stairs in her kitchen, she was the master and he was the novice. He'd practically fallen a…"

-Kristina Forest, The Neighbor Favor (The Greene Sisters)

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8. The Davenports (The Davenports, #1)

By: Krystal Marquis

3.66

Format: 384 pages, Hardcover

In 1910, the Davenports are one of the few Black families of immense wealth and status in a changin… read more

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"Olivia remembered the moment she'd realized that every Black person she knew was touched by the horror of slavery. Sometimes Olivia felt it like a wound hidden deep under smooth skin—one that she did…"

-Krystal Marquis, The Davenports (The Davenports, #1)

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9. Alex Cross Must Die (Alex Cross #32)

By: James Patterson

4.28

Format: 416 pages, Hardcover

Detectives Cross and Sampson are tracking a serial killer who's fatally ambushing young men in the … read more

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10. Cross Down (Alex Cross #31)

By: James Patterson

4.41

Format: 464 pages, Hardcover

Alex Cross is gravely injured. Only his partner and friend John Sampson can keep him safe . . . and… read more

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11. One Summer in Savannah

By: Terah Shelton Harris

4.14

Format: 464 pages, Paperback

A compelling debut that glows with bittersweet heart and touching emotion, deeply interrogating que… read more

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  • african american
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12. This Could Be Us (Skyland, #2)

By: Kennedy Ryan

4.42

Format: 416 pages, Paperback

Soledad Barnes has her life all planned out. Because, of course, she does. She plans everything. Sh… read more

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  • african american
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13. Before I Let Go (Skyland, #1)

By: Kennedy Ryan

4.36

Format: 376 pages, Paperback

Their love was supposed to last forever. But when life delivered blow after devastating blow, Yasme… read more

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"Fuck them ribs."

-Kennedy Ryan, Before I Let Go (Skyland, #1)

"We said till death do us part."

-Kennedy Ryan, Before I Let Go (Skyland, #1)

"No one in my whole life has ever hurt me like you did."

-Kennedy Ryan, Before I Let Go (Skyland, #1)

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14. Family Lore

By: Elizabeth Acevedo

3.53

Format: 371 pages, Hardcover

From bestselling, National Book Award-winning author Elizabeth Acevedo comes her first novel for ad… read more

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15. 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

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  • african american
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16. Black Girls Must Die Exhausted

By: Jayne Allen

3.91

Format: 350 pages, Paperback

The first novel in a captivating three-book series about modern womanhood, in which a young Black w… read more

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"Not yet, but people get what they don't deserve all of the time. Don't get so hung up on things that don't matter..."

-Jayne Allen, Black Girls Must Die Exhausted

"The attempted comforts around death are sometimes the worst part of the experience—the heaviness of the conversations, the expectations of sadness, and the careful word choices."

-Jayne Allen, Black Girls Must Die Exhausted

"Eles nunca haviam me oferecido nada antes, nenhuma ajuda com a faculdade, nada. Pelos comentários feitos depois que as filhas deles nasceram, tinha ficado muito claro para mim como os recursos seriam…"

-Jayne Allen, Black Girls Must Die Exhausted

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17. River Sing Me Home

By: Eleanor Shearer

4.01

Format: 322 pages, Hardcover

Her search begins with an ending.... The master of the Providence plantation in Barbados gathers… read more

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"Every freedom had its price."

-Eleanor Shearer, River Sing Me Home

"Freedom mean something different to me. The search, that is freedom."

-Eleanor Shearer, River Sing Me Home

"This is why me don't like to do it... Think about the past. The memories too painful. The hope hurt. All I want to do is live the life in front of me, because it's a miracle me make it here."

-Eleanor Shearer, River Sing Me Home

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18. The House of Eve

By: Sadeqa Johnson

4.26

Format: 384 pages, Hardcover

From the award-winning author of Yellow Wife, a daring and redemptive novel set in 1950s Philadelph… read more

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19. The Queen of Sugar Hill: A Novel of Hattie McDaniel

By: ReShonda Tate

3.94

Format: 432 pages, Paperback

Bestselling author ReShonda Tate presents a fascinating fictional portrait of Hattie McDaniel, one … read more

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20. Dear Vicky

By: Octavia Grant

4.11

Format: 70 pages, Kindle Edition

Delusional /dəˈlo͞oZH(ə)nəl/ (adjective) - characterized by or holding false beliefs or judgments ab… read more

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21. Children of Virtue and Vengeance (Legacy of Orïsha, #2)

By: Tomi Adeyemi

3.89

Format: 404 pages, Hardcover

After battling the impossible, Zélie and Amari have finally succeeded in bringing magic back to the… read more

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"Life is more complicated than right and wrong"

-Tomi Adeyemi, Children of Virtue and Vengeance (Legacy of Orïsha, #2)

"For power, acceptance, sometimes we do what we never thought we would"

-Tomi Adeyemi, Children of Virtue and Vengeance (Legacy of Orïsha, #2)

"Baba followed me in and lifted his head to the sky. It was like he could taste the sun."

-Tomi Adeyemi, Children of Virtue and Vengeance (Legacy of Orïsha, #2)

"Despite all the pain he caused, I didn't know how to breathe without my brother in this world."

-Tomi Adeyemi, Children of Virtue and Vengeance (Legacy of Orïsha, #2)

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22. The Wife Before

By: Shanora Williams

3.84

Format: 320 pages, Paperback

Samira Wilder has never had it easy, and when her latest lousy job goes south, things only promise … read more

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23. The Landlord

By: Brandon Massey

4.10

Format: 331 pages, Kindle Edition

HE OWNS YOUR HOUSE...When Cam and Desiree Woodson find the luxurious rental home in a quiet, suburb… read more

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24. This Is Why We Lied (Will Trent, #12)

By: Karin Slaughter

4.42

Format: 464 pages, Hardcover

The next thrilling suspense featuring Will Trent and Sara Linton from Karin Slaughter, New York Tim… read more

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25. The Family Experiment

By: John Marrs

4.15

Format: 384 pages, Hardcover

From the acclaimed author of The One and The Marriage Act, The Family Experiment is a dark and bril… read more

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26. One Blood

By: Denene Millner

4.14

Format: 432 pages, Hardcover

Homegoing meets The Mothers where three women are tied together by blood, love, and family secrets … read more

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27. The Exes

By: Brandon Massey

4.23

Format: 322 pages, Kindle Edition

Divorce can be deadly...Seven years ago, Austin Dash's dangerously jealous wife, Naomi, nearly stab… read more

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28. Sisters with a Side of Greens

By: Michelle Stimpson

4.04

Format: 368 pages, Paperback

"A charming novel about sisterhood, regrets, and second chances, [with] a peek into Southern comfo… read more

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"This ain't no time for you to be a deadbeat sister. Again." I gasped. "Deadbeat? Again?" Kerresha dragged her suitcase up the steps, now. "Absent. Estranged. Not present. Whatever you want to call it…"

-Michelle Stimpson, Sisters with a Side of Greens

"Cooking with Momma's spices helped Marvina process. Never mind she didn't have enough people in the house to eat everything she laid out for preparation. Several pies, pork chops, chicken, greens, ma…"

-Michelle Stimpson, Sisters with a Side of Greens

"We stood still, the tenderness between us almost tangible. The scent of the spices, human empathy, and plain old muscle memory combined to re-create the gooey magnetism of being near Marvina again. F…"

-Michelle Stimpson, Sisters with a Side of Greens

"I sprinkled a dose of Momma's seasoning into my cupped hand and dipped my tongue into the tiny pool of memories I knew one taste would evoke. Salty, savory, smoky, full of earthy flavors that somehow…"

-Michelle Stimpson, Sisters with a Side of Greens

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29. Someday, Maybe

By: Onyi Nwabineli

3.90

Format: 342 pages, Hardcover

A stunning and witty debut novel about a young woman’s emotional journey through unimaginable loss,… read more

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"Nobody tells you that irrational hope is a side effect of grief. And they should because it is dangerous."

-Onyi Nwabineli, Someday, Maybe

"when someone you love dies, there's this period of disbelief-a time of dug-in heels, the refusal to process your new reality."

-Onyi Nwabineli, Someday, Maybe

"...there is no easy way to articulate what it means for your loved ones to worry that your person's ability to love you is limited by their inability to comprehend many of your lived experiences."

-Onyi Nwabineli, Someday, Maybe

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30. Bad Influence: A Psychological Thriller

By: Brandon Massey

4.42

Format: 344 pages, Kindle Edition

A toxic friendship plunges a family into chaos in an explosive new psychological thriller by the be… read more

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31. Paper Bag

By: Brian W. Smith

4.56

Format: 241 pages, Kindle Edition

Monty Okafor is a young hot-shot lawyer who runs into his old high school girlfriend, Summer Tonti.… read more

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21 Top fiction books like One Blood by Denene Millner

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This Could Be Us (Skyland, #2)

Kennedy Ryan

4.42

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Double Lives

Mary Monroe

4.23

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The Thing About Home

Rhonda McKnight

4.28

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Tia Williams

4.04

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