Best
Books
of
2018
To celebrate the best in fiction, poetry, and nonfiction of 2018, the editors of Auburn Avenue picked their favorite books of the year. While our list is not exhaustive, it features a segment of the most exceptional releases from writers of color.
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See our picks below (in chronological order by date of publication).
When They Call You A Terrorist: A Black Lives Matter Memoir
by Patrisse Khan-Cullors and asha bandele
Publication Date: January 16, 2018
Publisher: St. Martin's Press
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Locked Gray / Linked Blue: Stories
by Kem Joy Ukwu
Publication Date: February 6, 2018
Publisher: Brain Mill Press
The Vain Conversation
by Anthony Grooms
Publication Date: March 1, 2018
Publisher: University of South Carolina Press
Wade in the Water: Poems
by Tracy K. Smith
Publication Date: April 3, 2018
Publisher: Graywolf Press
How to Write an Autobiographical Novel: Essays
by Alexander Chee
Publication Date: April 17, 2018
Publisher: Mariner Books
A Lucky Man: Stories
by Jamel Brinkley
Publication Date: May 1, 2018
Publisher: Graywolf Press
Barracoon: The Story of the Last "Black Cargo"
by Zora Neale Hurston
Publication Date: May 8, 2018
Publisher: Amistad
Indecency
by Justin Phillip Reed
Publication Date: May 8, 2018
Publisher: Coffee House Press
No Ashes in the Fire: Coming of Age Black and Free in America
by Darnell L. Moore
Publication Date: May 29, 2018
Publisher: Nation Books
New Poets of Native Nations
by Heid E. Erdrich
Publication Date: July 10, 2018
Publisher: Graywolf Press
Taking the Arrow Out of the Heart
by Alice Walker
Publication Date: October 2, 2018
Publisher: Atria / 37 INK
Odd One Out
by Nic Stone
Publication Date: October 9, 2018
Publisher: Crown Books for Young Readers
Heavy: An American Memoir
by Kiese Laymon
Publication Date: October 16, 2018
Publisher: Scribner
Friday Black
by Nana Kwame Adjei-Brenyah
Publication Date: October 23, 2018
Publisher: Mariner Books
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