"Welcome to the bestselling books by Black authors guide. Relying on data from NPD BookScan, we’ve compiled a database of bestselling books by Black authors from 2004 through September 2021. We’ve limited our list to include titles that have sold at least 50,000 copies. With the explosion of self-publishing and books available digitally and on demand now, the average book in the United States today still only sells about 250 copies a year - so 50,000 books sold is a successful, and popular title. To contextualize & supplement the database, this guide also offers biographical information about top selling Black authors, books by bestselling Black authors most likely to be challenged & banned, and other curated lists of Black literature."