Contemporary Black & Urban Fiction

 A list of selected fiction authors who write about contemporary and urban Black life.

Relationships

  • Bebe Moore Campbell
  • Bertrice Barry
  • Brenda Jackson
  • Brian Keith Jackson
  • Carl Weber
  • Connie Briscoe
  • Eric Jerome Dickey
  • Gwynne Forster
  • Kayla Perrin
  • Kimberly Lawson Roby
  • La Jill Hunt
  • Margaret Johnson-Hodge
  • Mary B Morrison
  • R M Johnson
  • Tajuana Butler
  • Terry McMillan
  • Victor McGlothlin

Urban Soap Operas

  • Michael Baisden
  • Lolita Files
  • Yolanda Joe
  • Omar Tyree
  • E. Lynn Harris

Mystery 

  • Walter Mosely
  • Chester Himes
  • Valerie Wilson Wesley
  • Barbara Neely

Ghetto and Gangsters

  • Shannon Holmes
  • Donald Goines
  • Sister Souljah
  • J. California Cooper

Spirit and Faith

  • T D Jakes
  • Michelle Andrea Bowen
  • Stephanie Perry Moore
  • Sharon Ewell Foster

Literature

  • Alice Walker
  • Pearl Cleage
  • Jamaica Kincaid
  • Edward P Jones
  • Toni Morrison

Other Resources

  • Magazines
    The library subscribes to Ebony and Essence magazines, which both feature book reviews and author news.
  • Sistah Circle Book Club
     Reviews, new books and ideas for local bookclubs.
  • Book Remarks
    Website that promotes literary works which reflect African American culture. Reviews, previews, and links to author websites and blogs.
  • Black Issues Book Review
    Reviews and author information for fiction and nonfiction by Black authors.