Check out these 10 novels! You may want to add a few if not all

[Sidne]

1. Kirk, Krak! by Edwidge Danticat, 1996
2. On Black Sisters Street by Chike Unigwe, 2009, 2010 and 2011 depending on the copy you obtain.
3. Bitch is the new Black by Helena Andrews, 2010
4. Who Fears Death by Ninedi Okorfor, 2011
5. Black Girl in Paris by Shay Youngblood, 2000
6. The Street by Ann Petry, 1998
7. Corregidora, by Gayl Jones, 1987
8. Purple Hibiscus by Chimamanda-Ngozi-Adichie,2004
9. Plum Bun: A novel without a moral by Jessi Fauset, 1999
10. Daddy Cool by Donald Goins, 1974 first release

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[Barbara]

going to add some of these to my list to purchase

[Andrew]

Thanks Sidni. I've only read "Who Fears Death" on this list - which is an excellent novel! But the others look just as good.

[Stephanie]

Plum Bun.... was interesting.

[Ashley]

The Street is my favorite book!!! Ahh...I'm so glad someone else knows it exists! LOL

[Shannon]

I thought I didn't like short stories until I read Krik? Krak!. I loved it!

I recently attended an event where Helena Andrews interviewed Janet Mock about Janet's book Redefining Realness: My Path to Womanhood, Identity, Love & So Much More (which I think is a 5 star read by the way). I loved Helena's personality and that landed Bitch Is the New Black: A Memoir on my reading list.

I think Purple Hibiscus traumatized me. I still have flashbacks to that book, specific scenes and I'm bothered by that.

Three more of the books that you have here I've already marked to-read and because this is clearly an awesome list, I'm going to look at the remaining books now.