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Best African American Book Publishing Companies

Showing 34 publishers that match your search.

Dafina

Genres: Biographies & Memoirs, Education & Reference, African-American, History, Religion & Spirituality, Self-Help, Mystery & Crime, Thriller & Suspense, Historical Fiction, Romance, Urban Fiction, Diverse Literature, LGBTQ+, BIPOC, Fiction, and Nonfiction

Part of: Kensington Publishing > Dafina

Location: New York City, US

Website: https://www.kensingtonbooks.com/

Diversity: Diverse Literature, LGBTQ, BIPOC

Accepts unagented submissions

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Indie publisher

Small press

💥 Hit titles
Public Enemy #1

KiKi Swinson

Mrs. Wiggins

Mary Monroe

All the Things I Meant to Tell You

Tiffany L. Warren

Africa World Press & The Red Sea Press

Genres: African-American, Math & Science, Art, Architecture, History, Biographies & Memoirs, Health & Wellbeing, History, Religion & Spirituality, BIPOC, Diverse Literature, and Nonfiction

Location: New York City, US

Website: http://africaworldpressbooks.com/

Diversity: BIPOC, Diverse Literature

Accepts unagented submissions

No

Indie publisher

Small press

💥 Hit titles
Voices of a Black Nation

Theodore G. Vincent

My Life, My Ethiopia

Mary Tadesse

Ubuntu for Warriors

Colin Chasi

City Lights Publishers

Genres: Biographies & Memoirs, Literary Fiction, LGBTQ+, Politics, Women's Fiction, Travel, African-American, Diverse Literature, BIPOC, Fiction, Nonfiction, Poetry, and Short Story

Location: San Francisco, US

Website: http://www.citylights.com/

Diversity: Diverse Literature, BIPOC

Accepts unagented submissions

No Manuscript entries -

Indie publisher

Small press

💥 Hit titles
Howl and Other Poems

Allen Ginsberg

Dispatches from the Race War

Tim Wise

Danger and Beauty

Jessica Hagedorn

Just Us Books

Genres: Picture Book, African-American, Young Adult, Middle Grade, Diverse Literature, BIPOC, Children's, and Poetry

Location: New York City, US

Website: https://justusbooks.com/

Diversity: Diverse Literature, BIPOC

Accepts unagented submissions

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Indie publisher

Small press

💥 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

Brown Girl Books

Genres: African-American, Romance, Women's Fiction, Picture Book, Middle Grade, Young Adult, BIPOC, Diverse Literature, Fiction, and Children's

Location: New York City, US

Website: https://www.browngirlsbooks.com/

Diversity: BIPOC, Diverse Literature

Accepts unagented submissions

No

Indie publisher

Small press

💥 Hit titles
The Perfect Find

Tia Williams

Sister Surrogate

LaChelle Weaver

The Other Twin

Karen Roberts Turner

Kensington Publishing

Genres: Biographies & Memoirs, Education & Reference, African-American, History, Religion & Spirituality, Self-Help, Mystery & Crime, Thriller & Suspense, Historical Fiction, Romance, Urban Fiction, Westerns, True Crime, Diverse Literature, LGBTQ+, BIPOC, Fiction, and Nonfiction

Location: New York City, US

Website: https://www.kensingtonbooks.com/

Diversity: Diverse Literature, LGBTQ, BIPOC

Accepts unagented submissions

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Indie publisher

Mid size

💥 Hit titles
Crimson Phoenix

John Gilstrap

After Francesco

Brian Malloy

Plain Jane

Fern Michaels

Rosen Publishing

Genres: African-American, Education & Reference, Young Adult, Middle Grade, Picture Book, Politics, History, Sports & Outdoors, Math & Science, Biographies & Memoirs, Law, Diverse Literature, BIPOC, Nonfiction, and Children's

Location: New York City, US

Website: https://www.rosenpublishing.com/

Diversity: Diverse Literature, BIPOC

Accepts unagented submissions

Yes Book proposals - View guidelines →

Indie publisher

Mid size

💥 Hit titles
Climate Change

Char Light

Will the Word Eater

Roger Rosen

The Geography of South Asia

Rachael Morlock

The Cartel Publications

Genres: Urban Fiction, African-American, Diverse Literature, BIPOC, and Fiction

Location: Washington DC, US

Website: https://www.thecartelpublications.com/

Diversity: Diverse Literature, BIPOC

Accepts unagented submissions

No

Indie publisher

Small press

💥 Hit titles
Kali: Raunchy Relived

T. Styles

Madjesty vs. Jayden

Toy Styles

The House That Crack Built

Kim Medina

Cole Hart

Genres: Urban Fiction, Romance, African-American, Women's Fiction, Diverse Literature, BIPOC, and Fiction

Location: Atlanta, US

Website: https://www.colehartsignature.com/

Diversity: Diverse Literature, BIPOC

Accepts unagented submissions

No

Indie publisher

Small press

💥 Hit titles
Godfather of Atlanta

Cole Hart

I'm Just Tryin To Be Somebody's Wife

Cole Hart

The Throne

Cole Hart

Lee & Low Books

Genres: Picture Book, Middle Grade, Young Adult, African-American, Comics & Graphic Novels, Diverse Literature, LGBTQ+, BIPOC, and Children's

Location: New York City, US

Website: https://www.leeandlow.com/

Diversity: Diverse Literature, LGBTQ, BIPOC

Accepts unagented submissions

No

Indie publisher

Small press

💥 Hit titles
I'll Build You a Bookcase

Jean Ciborowski Fahey

The Wind Called My Name

Mary Louise Sanchez

I Am Alfonso Jones

Tony Medina

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