Urban Fiction

Street lit or urban fiction is an exciting new genre that combines the elements of street lingo with fast-paced action and highly-charged romance. It's in an easy-to-read, accessible format that will keep you turning the pages. Young people find this genre especially compelling, but traditionalists may want to give one of the novels in this burgeoning field a shot to see what the fuss is all about.

 

Authors

The following is a list of urban fiction authors with links to our online catalog.

Rochelle Alers	Beverly Jenkins	Francis Ray
ReShonda Tate Billingsley	R. M. Johnson	Sapphire
Tracy Brown	Mike Kearby	Sewell Earl
Nikki Carter	K'wan	Sherri L. Smith
Chunichi	Paul Langan	Sister Souljah
Babygirl Daniels	J. D. Mason	Vickie M. Stringer
Virginia DeBerry	Bernice L. McFadden	Kiki Swinson
Eric Jerome Dickey	Monica McKayhan	Carol Taylor
L. Divine	Miasha	Jacquelin Thomas
Sharon M. Draper	Denene Millner	Nichelle D. Tramble
Keisha Ervin	Meesha Mink	Omar Tyree
Africa Fine	Mary B Morrison	Paul Volponi
Donald Goines	Shelia P. Moses	Carl Weber
Nikki Grimes	Victoria Christopher Murray	Allison Whittenberg
Shannon Holmes	Walter Dean Myers	KaShamba Williams
HoneyB	Celeste O. Norfleet	Teri Woods
JaQuavis	Kayla Perrin	Zane

 

Periodicals

Here are a few magazines that fans of the urban fiction genre may enjoy. Many can be accessed remotely using your library card and clicking on the "online" link in the catalog.

 

Essence	Jet
Ebony	Vibe

 

Web Sites

New releases, twitter updates, and reader reviews. Probably the best overall source of current information-

Street Fiction

A Publisher’s website with a browsable list of titles-

BlackBooksDirect

Library Journal article with overview and description of the genre-

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 Also check out Library Journal’s The Word on Street Lit, an ongoing series devoted to new releases, discussions and reviews. Find it on Library Journal’s website using their search feature. Here’s the most recent-

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