Adult Fiction Books written by Black Authors!

Just because your social media feeds are starting to go back to normal, does not mean that I am going to stop sharing with you things created by black creators! Today I'm going to share with you some adult fiction books written by black authors.

If you haven't read some of the other posts I've written during this series, you can check them out below:

Young Adult Lit Books written by Black Authors

Black Bloggers you should be following!

Black Content Creators you should be following!

Black-Owned beauty brands you should check out!

If you haven't read the posts I made prior, I strongly recommend it. Now onto the actual post!

Adult Fiction

Such a Fun Age by Kiley Reid (coming-of-age)

Alix is a women who makes a living showing other women how to be confident. She's surprised when her babysitter, Emira, is confronted by a security guard at the local supermarket while watching Alix's toddler, for kidnapping a white child. A bystander films everything and Emira and angry and humiliated. Alix promises to make things right.

Real Life by Brandon Taylor (LGBTQ+ coming-of-age)

Wallace is an introverted black & gay young man from Alabama. He left behind his family in order to try and escape his childhood. He has built up his walls for self-preservation. But over the course of a late summer weekend, a series of confrontations with university colleagues, which leads to an unexpected encounter with a straight white classmate. His defenses are starting to come down, while exposing the long-hidden dark truth about their community.

So We Can Glow by Leesa Cross-Smith (short story collection)

Short stories ranging from the 80s & 90s to present time. Ranging from multiple themes and genres.

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The Changeling by Victor Lavalle (Thriller/Suspense)

When Apollo's dad disappeared, he was left with a box of books and recurring dreams. Now that Apollo's a father himself, he started to get the same old dreams. Not only that but Emma, his wife, starts to act weird. Before Apollo gets the chance to help her, she disappears with their child. Apollo starts his journey to find his wife and child.

The Turner House by Angela Flourney (historical fiction)

The Turners have lived in the home on Yarrow Street for over 50 years. They have seen people move into and out of the neighborhood. Family members move out, get married and have kids. When Viola is forced to leave the house to move in with her son, they realize the house is worth just 1/10th of the mortgage. The turner children are called back home to decide what to do.

A Deep Dark Secret by Kimberla Lawson Roby (Coming-of-age Fiction)

Curtis leaves the preacher life behind him, but finds himself entering the life of a little girl, who's keeping a giant secret. Together they work through the prevalent societal and family issues.

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Queenie by Candice Carty-Williams (self-discovery fiction)

Queenie is a 25 year old Jamaican British woman living in London, flip-flopping between two cultures, and feeling like she doesn't fit properly into either one. When her long-term white boyfriend breaks up with her, she finds comfort in all the wrong places. She goes on a self-journey to answer questions that today's women have to face.

Black Leopard, Red Wolf by Marlon James (fantasy)

Tracker is known for his skills as a hunter. He finds himself motivated to find a boy who's been missing for over 3 years. Along the way, he breaks his own rule on always working alone, when he finds a group of people also looking for the boy. Tracker follows the boy's scent from one ancient city to another, and starts to wonder, "who, really is this boy?".

It's Not All Downhill from Here by Terry McMillan (Contemporary Fiction)

Loretha's life is full. The day before her 68th birthday, she has a booming beauty supply empire, a large group of friends, and an amazing husband. She is not one of those women who think the best days are behind her. She's out to prove to everyone that life isn't over as you get older.

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My Sister, the Serial Killer by Oyinkan Braithwaite (Thriller/ Satire)

Korede’s sister Ayoola is many things: the favorite child, the beautiful one, and possibly sociopathic. Now, Ayoola’s third boyfriend in a row is dead. Korede’s knows the best solutions for cleaning blood, the best way to move a body, and she keeps Ayoola from posting pictures to Instagram when she should be mourning her “missing” boyfriend.

Korede has been in love with a doctor at the hospital where she works. When he asks Korede for Ayoola’s phone number, she must reckon with what her sister has become and how far she’s willing to go to protect her.

The Vanishing Half by Brit Bennett (fiction)

The Vignes twin sisters will always be identical. After growing up together in a southern black community the girls run away at age sixteen. Many years later, one sister lives with her black daughter in the same southern town she once tried to escape. The other secretly passes for white, and her white husband knows nothing of her past. What will happen to the next generation, when their own daughters' storylines intersect?

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Now I know there are tons more books that I could have added, but I think I'll just end it here, and add to the series in the future! I hope you check out some of these books, and support these talented Black authors.

Thanks for reading! I hope you have a wonderful day/night. Sending you love, strength, and positivity. Chat on Tuesday xxx