African American Books
Urban books are one of the hottest selling genre around written largely by and for African Americans. Contemporary urban books include stories from diverse cultural and ethnic experiences which has boosted the fame of several well-known authors such as Omar Tyree's 1996, Flyy Girl and Sistah Souljah's 1999 best seller, The Coldest Winter Ever and Terri Wood's 1999, True to the Game.
Urban literature has become so vastly read that many books are populating the urban school system as a means of teachers introducing "authentic voices" to their students. Several "sister" book clubs has grown in high popularity as they discover the power of growing and sharing sister time through contemporary urban books. Pick up a book or two today and experience this fast growing genre.