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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]These are all such serious books.

If you like romance, any historical by Beverly Jenkins. She features different aspects of African-American history. Alyssa Cole and Rebekah Weatherspoon are other good authors.

If you like thrillers, My Sister, the Serial Killer by Oyinkan Braithwaite is interesting. It’s set in Nigeria. [/quote]

Ahhh!  For less serious books, I like the mystery series by A.L. Herbert — starting with Murder with Fried Chicken and Waffles.  It gets bonus points for being (mostly) set in nearby PG County.  The books cam be read as stand-alone mysteries, but I preferred reading them in order.

I’m not sure what’s still easily available, but the Blanche White mystery series by Barbara Neely is one of my favorites.

Real Men Knit — by Kwana Jackson is another book that I thoroughly enjoyed.

Royal Holiday — by Jasmine Guillory is delightful. Very much a Fun Read.

For serious fiction, I probably recommend A Lesson Before Dying, by Ernest Gaines more than any other book.

bell hooks is another author that I recommend a lot — for people looking for serious nonfiction.

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Oops: I left out the mysteries by Karen Grigsby Bates:  Chosen People and plain brown wrapper.  I love everything about these books! Everything! [/quote]

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