Main content

FICTION / African American / Contemporary Women

  • Author:
    Acker, Camille
    Summary:

    When you're black and female in America, society's rules were never meant to make you safe or free. Camille Acker's relatable yet unexpected characters break down the walls of respectability politics, showing that the only way for black...

  • Author:
    Jackson, Naomi
    Summary:

    Two sisters are suddenly sent from their home in Brooklyn to Barbados to live with their grandmother, in this stunning debut novel This lyrical novel of community, betrayal, and love centers on an unforgettable matriarchal family in...

  • Author:
    McFadden, Bernice L.
    Summary:

    This heartbreaking tale follows two damaged but hopeful souls as they struggle to find love despite the ravages of their pasts.

  • Author:
    Naylor, Gloria
    Summary:

    The National Book Award-winning author of The Women of Brewster Place explores the secrets of an affluent black community. For its wealthy African American residents, the exclusive neighborhood of Linden Hills is a symbol of "...

  • Author:
    McMillan, Terry
    Summary:

    NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER ; After a sudden change of plans, a remarkable woman and her loyal group of friends try to figure out what she’s going to do with the rest of her life—from Terry McMillan, the bestselling author of  How Stella...

  • Author:
    Roby, Kimberla Lawson
    Summary:

    Befriending Traci Calloway Cole is the best thing Simone Phillips has ever done. She begins copying her role model. Not because she wants to be Traci. She just wants to be exactly like Traci.

  • Author:
    Atakora, Afia
    Summary:

    A mother and daughter with a shared talent for healing—and for the conjuring of curses—are at the heart of this dazzling first novel LONGLISTED FOR THE CENTER FOR FICTION FIRST NOVEL PRIZE "Lush, irresistible ... It took me into...

  • Author:
    Antoinette, Ashley
    Summary:

    "One of the biggest names in Urban-fiction, Ashley Antoinette, is back ... An intense start to this new series with characters that are real and genuine. It's a story about love, trying to put the past behind and moving on...

  • Author:
    Morrison, Mary B.
    Summary:

    Blake Crystal has the best of almost everything. She's at the top of her game at work, she has four wonderful daughters, and at fifty, she's more financially secure than she's ever been. In and out of the bedroom, her new younger lover...

Subscribe to RSS - FICTION / African American / Contemporary Women