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Best African American Book Publishing Companies
A comprehensive directory of the best publishers in 2023, vetted by the team at Reedsy. Showing 33 publishers.
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Akashic Books
Politics, Urban Fiction, Literary Fiction, African-American, LGBTQ+, True Crime, Diverse Literature, BIPOC, Fiction, Nonfiction
Location - New York City, US
Size - Small press
Formats - Physical Books, Ebooks
Diversity - Diverse Literature, BIPOC
Submission format - Book proposals - Submit here
Website - http://www.akashicbooks.com/
☑️ Indie publisher
☑️ Accepts submissions
💥 Hit titles
Bivouac
Kwame Dawes
A Student of History
Nina Revoyr
Addis Ababa Noir
Maaza Mengiste
Chicago Review Press
Middle Grade, Young Adult, African-American, Biographies & Memoirs, DIY, History, Politics, Sports & Outdoors, True Crime, Feminism, Education & Reference, Self-Help, Diverse Literature, LGBTQ+, BIPOC, Children's, Nonfiction
Location - Chicago, US
Size - Mid size
Formats - Physical Books, Ebooks
Diversity - Diverse Literature, LGBTQ, BIPOC
Submission format - Book proposals - Submit here
Website - https://www.chicagoreviewpress.com/
☑️ Indie publisher
☑️ Accepts submissions
💥 Hit titles
Abe & Fido
Matthew Algeo
Absinthe & Flamethrowers
William Gurstelle
The Admiral and the Ambassador
Scott Martelle
Atria Publishing Group
Urban Fiction, Women's Fiction, Historical Fiction, Mystery & Crime, Literary Fiction, Biographies & Memoirs, Self-Help, Narrative Nonfiction, Cookbook, Health & Wellbeing, African-American, Diverse Literature, BIPOC, Fiction, Nonfiction
Part of - Simon and Schuster > Atria Publishing Group
Location - New York City, US
Size - Mid size
Formats - Physical Books, Ebooks, Audiobooks
Diversity - Diverse Literature, BIPOC
Website - https://www.atriabooks.biz/
☑️ Accepts submissions
💥 Hit titles
My Sister's Keeper
Jodi Picoult
The Japanese Lover
Isabel Allende
Lethal Agent
Vince Flynn
Yale University Press
Academic, Photography, Art, Math & Science, Education & Reference, Biographies & Memoirs, Business, Economics, History, Law, Politics, Religion & Spirituality, African-American, Law, Nonfiction
Location - Hartford, GB
Size - University press
Formats - Physical Books, Ebooks
Submission format - Manuscript entries & book proposals - Submit here
Website - https://yalebooks.yale.edu/
☑️ Accepts submissions
💥 Hit titles
Atlas of AI
Kate Crawford
Reimagining Time
Tanya Bub & Jeffrey Bub
Radical Vision
Soyica Diggs Colbert
Wildling Press
Action & Adventure, African-American, Biographies & Memoirs, BIPOC, Children's, Diverse Literature, Fantasy, Feminism, Historical Fiction, Horror, LGBTQ+, Middle Grade, Narrative Nonfiction, Novella, Picture Book, Poetry, Romance, Science Fiction, Short Story, Thriller & Suspense, Urban Fiction, Women's Fiction, Young Adult
Location - Richmond, US
Size - Small press
Formats - , Physical Books, Audiobooks, Ebooks
Submission format - Manuscript entries - Submit here
Website - https://www.wildlingpress.com/
☑️ Indie publisher
☑️ Accepts submissions
💥 Hit titles
The Blameless
E.S. Christison
Cursed Coven
Kara Badalamenti
Lavender Speculation
Jamie Zaccaria
Bloomsbury
Academic, African-American, Comics & Graphic Novels, Cookbook, Diverse Literature, Fantasy, Fiction, Historical Fiction, History, Horror, Literary Fiction, Mystery & Crime, Nonfiction, Romance, Science Fiction, Short Story, Thriller & Suspense, True Crime
Location - New York City, US
Size - Largest
Formats - , Physical Books, Audiobooks, Ebooks
Website - https://www.bloomsbury.com/us/
💥 Hit titles
Outlawed
Anna North
Salvage the Bones
Jesmyn Ward
The Priory of the Orange Tree
Samantha Shannon
Madville Publishing
Action & Adventure, African-American, Biographies & Memoirs, BIPOC, Diverse Literature, Fantasy, Feminism, Fiction, Historical Fiction, LGBTQ+, Literary Fiction, Mystery & Crime, Narrative Nonfiction, Nonfiction, Poetry, Science Fiction, Short Story, Thriller & Suspense, Women's Fiction
Location - Houston, US
Size - Small press
Formats - , Physical Books, Audiobooks, Ebooks
Submission format - Book queries - Submit here
Website - https://madvillepublishing.com/
☑️ Indie publisher
☑️ Accepts submissions
💥 Hit titles
Sonju
Wondra Chang
What a Wonderful World This Could Be
Lee Zacharias
Let Me Say This: A Dolly Parton Poetry Anthology
Julie E. Bloemeke and Dustin Brookshire
Just Us Books
Picture Book, African-American, Young Adult, Middle Grade, Diverse Literature, BIPOC, Children's, Poetry
Location - New York City, US
Size - Small press
Formats - Physical Books, Audiobooks
Diversity - Diverse Literature, BIPOC
Submission format - Queries - Submit here
Website - https://justusbooks.com/
☑️ Indie publisher
☑️ Accepts submissions
💥 Hit titles
The Talk
Wade Hudson & Cheryl Willis Hudson
We Rise, We Resist, We Raise Our Voices
Wade Hudson & Cheryl Willis Hudson
We Could Be Brothers
Derrick Barnes
Wayne State University Press
Academic, Art, Education & Reference, History, African-American, Biographies & Memoirs, Narrative Nonfiction, Environmental, Math & Science, Health & Wellbeing, Medical, Humor, Sports & Outdoors, True Crime, Middle Grade, Young Adult, Urban Fiction, Diverse Literature, BIPOC, Nonfiction, Fiction, Poetry, Children's
Location - Detroit, US
Size - University press
Formats - Physical Books, Ebooks
Diversity - Diverse Literature, BIPOC
Submission format - Book proposals - Submit here
Website - https://www.wsupress.wayne.edu/
☑️ Accepts submissions
💥 Hit titles
Crusader for Justice
Trevor W. Coleman & Peter J. Hammer
Rosie, A Detroit Herstory
Bailey Sisoy Isgro
Leaving Springfield
John Alberti
Arsenal Pulp Press
Cookbook, LGBTQ+, Young Adult, Cookbook, African-American, Middle Grade, Picture Book, Biographies & Memoirs, History, Humor, Politics, Comics & Graphic Novels, Diverse Literature, BIPOC, Fiction, Children's, Poetry, Nonfiction
Location - Vancouver, CA
Size - Small press
Formats - Physical Books, Ebooks
Diversity - Diverse Literature, BIPOC
Submission format - Manuscript entries - Submit here
Website - https://arsenalpulp.com/
☑️ Indie publisher
☑️ Accepts submissions
💥 Hit titles
Butter Honey Pig Bread
Francesca Ekwuyasi
The Girl Who Was Convinced Beyond All Reason That She Could Fly
Sybil Lamb
Iron Goddess of Mercy
Larissa Lai
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