Selected by Kathleen E. Bethel, African American Studies Librarian – Northwestern University Libraries

Alers, Rochelle. The Inheritance. New York: Dafina Books, 2017.

Benjamin, J M. Memoirs of an Accidental Hustler. Farmingdale, NY: Urban Books, 2017.

Billingsley, ReShonda and Victoria C. Murray. A Blessing & a Curse. NY: Gallery Bks, 2017.

Brown, Tracy. Boss. New York: St. Martin’s Griffin, 2017.

Childress, Alice, Roxane Gay, and Trudier Harris. Like One of the Family: Conversations from a Domestic’s Life. Boston: Beacon Press, 2017.

Clovis, Donna. Six Doors Down: A Journey Through Synchronicity. Bloomington, IN: Balboa Press, 2017.

Cole, Alyssa. An Extraordinary Union. New York: Kensington Books, 2017.

Coleman, JaQuavis. The Streets Have No King. New York: St. Martin’s Griffin, 2017.

Collins, Kathleen, and Elizabeth Alexander. Whatever Happened to Interracial Love?: Stories. London: Granta, 2017.

Diamond, De’nesha. Conspiracy. New York: Dafina Books, 2017.

Delany, Martin R, and Jerome J. McGann. Blake Or, the Huts of America: A Corrected Edition. Cambridge, MA: Harvard University Press, 2017.

Dickey, Eric Jerome. Finding Gideon. New York: Dutton, 2017.

Ellis, Shelly. Lust & Loyalty: A Chesterton Scandal Novel. NY: Dafina Books, 2017.

Golden, Marita. The Wide Circumference of Love: A Novel. NY: Arcade Publishing, 2017.

Greenidge, Kaitlyn. We Love You, Charlie Freeman: A Novel. Chapel Hill, NC: Algonquin Books of Chapel Hill, 2017.

Hampton, Brenda. Black President: The World Will Never Be the Same. Farmingdale, NY: Urban Books, 2017.

Hernandez, Treasure. Return to Flint. Farmingdale, NY: Urban Books, 2017.

Jackson, Brenda. Forged in Desire. Don Mills, Ontario, Canada: HQN Books, 2017.

Jackson, K M. To Me I Wed. New York: Dafina Books, 2017.

Jenkins, Beverly. Breathless. New York: HarperCollins Publishers, 2017.

Johnson, Sadeqa. And Then There Was Me: A Novel of Friendship, Secrets and Lies. New York: Thomas Dunne Books, 2017.

Joseph, Fabiola. Niya: Rainbow Dreams. Farmingdale, NY: Urban Renaissance, 2017.

McKay, Claude, Jean-Christophe Cloutier, and Brent H. Edwards. Amiable with Big Teeth: A Novel of the Love Affair between the Communists and the Poor Black Sheep of Harlem. New York: Penguin Books, 2017.

McMillan, Terry. I Almost Forgot About You: A Novel. NY: Broadway Books, 2017.

Monroe, Mary. Never Trust a Stranger. New York: Kensington Pub. Corp., 2017.

Moore, Edward K. The Supremes Sing the Happy Heartache Blues: A Novel. New York: Henry Holt and Company, 2017.

Murray, Victoria Christopher. Lust. New York: Touchstone, 2017.

Pope, Jamie. Hope Blooms. New York: Dafina Books, 2017.

Purnell, Brontez. Since I Laid My Burden Down. New York: Feminist Press, 2017.

Rax, Cydney. Revenge of the Mistress. New York: Dafina Books, 2017.

Roby, Kimberla Lawson. Copycat. New York: Grand Central Publishing, 2017.

Ryan, Reese. Playing with Desire. Ontario, Canada: Harleqin Kimani, 2017.

Swinson, Kiki. The Mark. New York: Kensington Pub. Corp., 2017.

Turner, Nikki. The Banks Sisters 3. Famingdale, NY: Urban Books, 2017.

Warren, Tiffany L. Her Secret Life. New York: Dafina Books, 2017.

Watts, Stephanie Powell. No One Is Coming to save Us: A Novel. NY: Ecco, 2017.

Weber, Carl. Man on the Run. New York: Grand Central Publishing, 2017.

Whitfield, Shereé. Wives, Fiancees, and Side-Chicks of Hotlanta. NY: Dafina Books, 2017.