Praise Song for the Butterflies
By: Bernice L. McFadden
4.15
Format: 264 pages, Paperback
Abeo Kata lives a comfortable, happy life in West Africa as the privileged nine-year-old daughter o…
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1. Tumbling
By: Diane McKinney-Whetstone
4.25
Format: 352 pages, Paperback
Diane McKinney-Whetstone's lyrical first novel, Tumbling, vividly captures a tightly knit African-A… read more
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- cultural
- literary fiction
- historical
- fiction
- historical fiction
- african american
"When a thing plagues you so and you done all you can, the outcome is no longer up to you. Sometimes the best thing you can do is take your hands off, just let it go, let it go."-Diane McKinney-Whetstone, Tumbling
2. 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
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- adult fiction
- historical
- fiction
- historical fiction
- african american
"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
3. The Good House
By: Tananarive Due
3.66
Format: 296 pages, Paperback
The home that belonged to Angela Toussaint's late grandmother is so beloved that townspeople in Sac… read more
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- fiction
4. The Between
By: Tananarive Due
3.66
Format: 296 pages, Paperback
When Hilton was just a boy, his aged grandmother saved him from drowning by pulling him out of a tr… read more
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- fiction
5. The Street
By: Ann Petry
3.80
Format: None pages, Paperback
The Streettells the poignant, often heartbreaking story of Lutie Johnson, a young black woman, and … read more
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- literary fiction
- african american
- fiction
- historical fiction
6. Augustown
By: Kei Miller
4.33
Format: None pages, Hardcover
From the winner of the Forward Prize, Augustownis a magical and haunting novel set in the underbell… read more
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7. Daddy Was a Number Runner
By: James Baldwin , Louise Meriwether
3.83
Format: None pages, Paperback
This beloved modern classic documents the lives and hardships of an African American family living … read more
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8. The Bride Price
By: Buchi Emecheta
4.25
Format: 512 pages, Paperback
A Nigerian girl is allowed to finish her education because a diploma will enhance her bride price, … read more
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9. Wednesday's Child: Stories
By: Yiyun Li
3.75
Format: 256 pages, Hardcover
A new collection—about loss, alienation, aging, and the strangeness of contemporary life—by the awa… read more
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- literary fiction
- adult
- fiction
- contemporary
10. Hold You Down
By: Tracy Brown
4.35
Format: 336 pages, Paperback
Hold You Down is an edgy novel from rising star Tracy Brown about the perils of love and the ties t… read more
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- adult fiction
- adult
- fiction
- historical fiction
- contemporary
- african american
11. It's Not All Downhill from Here
By: Terry McMillan
3.85
Format: 355 pages, Hardcover
After a sudden change of plans, a remarkable woman and her loyal group of friends try to figure out… read more
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- adult fiction
- adult
- fiction
- contemporary
- african american
"You cannot go back and change the beginning, but you can start where you are and change the ending."-Terry McMillan, It's Not All Downhill from Here
12. Brooklyn
By: Tracy Brown
4.07
Format: 320 pages, Paperback
Tracy Brown crafts a tale about a master manipulator and serial survivor, who will scorch earth to … read more
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- adult fiction
- adult
- fiction
- contemporary
- african american
13. Rabbits for Food
By: Binnie Kirshenbaum
3.59
Format: 384 pages, Hardcover
It’s New Year’s Eve, the holiday of forced gaiety, mandatory fun, and paper hats. While dining out … read more
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- adult fiction
- literary fiction
- fiction
- contemporary
- adult
14. Blessings
By: Chukwuebuka Ibeh
4.20
Format: 288 pages, Hardcover
Moonlight meets Purple Hibiscus in this gay coming-of-age novel from an astonishing young talent, s… read more
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- literary fiction
- africa
- fiction
- contemporary
- adult
15. The Forest Demands Its Due
By: Kosoko Jackson
3.52
Format: 432 pages, Hardcover
A Lesson in Vengeance meets The Taking of Jake Livingston in this page-turning YA horror/fantasy se… read more
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- fiction
16. 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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- adult fiction
- fiction
- contemporary
"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
17. Long Gone, Come Home
By: Monica Chenault-Kilgore
3.80
Format: 368 pages, Paperback
Spanning from the joyous peak of the 1930s jazz era to the Great Depression and civil rights moveme… read more
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- adult fiction
- historical
- fiction
- historical fiction
- african american
18. The Black Girl Survives in This One
By: Desiree S. Evans
4.06
Format: 368 pages, Hardcover
Be warned, dear reader: The Black girls survive in this one. Celebrating a new generation of bes… read more
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- fiction
- contemporary
19. A Family Affair: A Novel
By: Sue Nyathi
4.17
Format: 468 pages, Kindle Edition
Family is complicated … Meet the Mafus, a close-knit, traditional family with three daughters. As l… read more
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- africa
- fiction
20. Control
By: Omar Tyree
2.93
Format: 288 pages, Hardcover
Six talented but dangerously toxic personalities in the entertainment hotbed of Atlanta push their … read more
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- fiction
21. Praise Song for the Butterflies
By: Bernice L. McFadden
4.15
Format: 264 pages, Paperback
Abeo Kata lives a comfortable, happy life in West Africa as the privileged nine-year-old daughter o… read more
Want to Read $ 15.95Similar categories in Bernice L. McFadden's Praise Song for the Butterflies book and Bernice L. McFadden's Praise Song for the Butterflies
- adult fiction
- literary fiction
- africa
- cultural
- historical
- adult
- fiction
- contemporary
- historical fiction
- african american
