Good Reads

Looking for some fresh reading? Here are some popular books written by African-American authors:

1. Dice by T.N.Baker
Call Number: FICTION BAKER
ISBN: 9780312355746
Love, betrayal, lies, sex and money are just the beginning in this scandalous tale, where loyalties are put to the ultimate test

2. More church folk by Michele Andrea Bowen
Call Number: FICTION BOWEN
ISBN: 9780446577762
The Reverend Theophilus Simmons, married with three children and ministering to a congregation in Memphis, must face off against a sleazy den of corrupt clergy, who are illegally tapping church funds and trying to buy enough power to run a mega-church.

3. Aftermath: a snapped novel by Brown, Tracy, 1974-
Call Number: FICTION BROWN
ISBN: 9780312555221
Friendship, love, betrayal, and forgiveness collide in this snapped novel.

4. Justify my thug: a novel by Clark, Wahida
Call Number: FICTION CLARK
ISBN: 9781451617092
Tasha and Trae try to overcome their troubles and make their marriage work, while Jaz is facing drama of her own.

5. Just wanna testify: a novel by Cleage, Pearl
Call Number: FICTION CLEAGE
ISBN: 9780345506368
Blue Hamilton, "godfather" of his Atlanta neighborhood where crime is unknown, becomes pitted against the "Too Fine Five," Amazonian African-American supermodels whose arrival in town spells trouble. Seems that when the vamps are done with their men, the men will be done ... for good.

6. Uptown by DeBerry, Virginia
Call Number: FICTION DEBERRY
ISBN: 9781439137765

Uptown dives into the high-rolling world of Manhattan real estate. When money, power, and respect are at stake, a Harlem family's bonds are strained to the breaking point.

7. Girls from da hood 5 by Ervin, Keisha
Call Number: FICTION ERVIN
ISBN: 9781601621528
McNair, Keisha Ervin, and Brenda Hampton join forces to bring readers three stories in the latest installment of the Girls From da Hood series

8. Trouble down the road by Griffin, Bettye
Call Number: FICTION GRIFFIN
ISBN: 9780758231628
From the author of The People Next Door comes a smart, sexy new novel that peeks behind the curtains of one very complicated Florida cul-de-sac, where the neighbors are a little too close for comfort...

9 Married on Mondays by HoneyB
Call Number: FICTION MORRISON
ISBN: 9780446582322
"By day, Valerie Cooper, Dierdra Dawson, and Foxy Brown assist their husbands, all partners at the law firm Brown, Cooper, and Dawson. But at night, they become Vanilla Cream, Cherry Cream, and Sugar Cream, and run an upscale swingers club called Creamé. Their clientele include everyone from judges, lawyers, etc.Business is booming at the hottest club in town. Until the police chief extends an indecent proposal to Foxy: sleep with him, or go to jail." -- From publisher's website.

10. Before you do: making great… Jakes, T D
This book tells you how to prevent yourself from getting into things that may hurt you in the long run, also how to make life a lot easier by putting down some unwanted baggages.It also tells of letting go and stop blaming others.

11. The eternal engagement Morrison, Mary B
Call Number: FICTION MORRISON
ISBN: 9780758222633
When her fiancé William frustrated and confused about her refusal to set a wedding date, turns to Katherine, the high-school sweetheart he left behind, Mona, to reclaim William, must come clean about her shocking past, which goes heartbreakingly wrong and changes the lives of all involved.


12. Heartbreak of a hustler's wife: a novel Turner, Nikki
Call Number: FICTION TURNER
ISBN: 9780345511089
Yarni Taylor is a successful corporate attorney who wants nothing more than her husband. But, she faces so many difficulties in trying to regain their footing.