Here are the 2017 nominees for the 13th Annual African American Literary Awards Show

1. Fiction

LaChelle Weaver - Sister Surrogate

ReShonda Tate Billingsley & Victoria Christopher Murray - It Should've Been Me

Kimberla Lawson Roby - Sin of a Woman (A Curtis Black Novel)

Donna Hill - A House Divided

Sadeqa Johnson - And Then There Was Me: A Novel of Friendship, Secrets and Lies

2. Biography/Memoir

Taraji P. Henson - Around the Way Girl: A Memoir

Gabourey Sidibe - This Is Just My Face: Try Not to Stare

Roxane Gay - Hunger: A Memoir of (My) Body

Valerie Graves - Pressure Makes Diamonds: Becoming the Woman I Pretended to BeValerie Graves - Pressure Makes Diamonds: Becoming the Woman I Pretended to Be

Susan Burton - Becoming Ms. Burton: From Prison to Recovery to Leading the Fight for Incarcerated Women

3. Non Fiction

Sybrina Fulton & Tracy Martin - Rest in Power: The Enduring Life of Trayvon Martin

April Ryan - At Mama's Knee: Mothers and Race in Black and White

Michael Eric Dyson - Tears We Cannot Stop: A Sermon to White America

Marc Lamont Hill - Nobody: Casualties of America’s War on the Vulnerable, from Ferguson to Flint and Beyond

Lolita Files - Once Upon a Time in Compton: From gangsta rap to gang wars...The murders of Tupac & Biggie....This is the story of two men at the center of it all

4. Christian Fiction

Tiffany L. Warren - Her Secret Life

Jacqueline Thomas - Jezebel's Revenge (Volume 3)

CaSandra McLaughlin & Michelle Stimpson - Deacon Brown's Daughters

Victoria Christopher Murray - Lust: A Seven Deadly Sins Novel (The Seven Deadly Sins)

Michelle Lindo-Rice - The Resolution (A Pulled from the Headlines Read)

5. Urban Fiction

Zach Tate - The Legend of Johnny Hustle: The King of Times Square (Part 2)

K’WAN - Diamonds and Pearl (A Diamonds Novel)

J.M. Benjamin – Memoirs of an Accidental Hustler

JaQuavis Coleman - The Streets Have No King

6. Romance

Brenda Jackson - Guilty Pleasure: A Steele Family and Friends Novel

H.M. Trey - The Knife that Kills the Heart (Peace In The Storm Publishing Presents)

Rochelle Alers - Home to Wickham Falls (Wickham Falls Weddings)

Beverly Jenkins - Chasing Down a Dream: A Blessings Novel

Shelly Ellis - Lust & Loyalty (A Chesterton Scandal Novel)

7. Short Stories/Anthologies

Regina R. Robertson - He Never Came Home: Interviews, Stories, and Essays from Daughters on Life Without Their Fathers

Dr. Veronie Lawrence - H.O.P.E.: Hearing Other People's Experiences

Jesmyn Ward - The Fire This Time: A New Generation Speaks about Race

Lesley Nneka Arimah - What It Means When a Man Falls from the Sky: Stories

Marcus Johnson - For the Love Of

8. Break-out Author of the Year

Charlamagne Tha God - Black Privilege: Opportunity Comes to Those Who Create It

Regina R. Robertson - He Never Came Home: Interviews, Stories, and Essays from Daughters on Life Without Their Fathers

Angie Thomas - The Hate U Give

Kevin Hart - I Can't Make This Up: Life Lessons

Dr. Veronie Lawrence - H.O.P.E.: Hearing Other People's Experiences

9. Author of the year Male –

Colson Whitehead -The Underground Railroad

Eric Jerome Dickey - Finding Gideon

Michael Eric Dyson - Tears We Cannot Stop: A Sermon to White America

Marc Lamont Hill - Nobody: Casualties of America’s War on the Vulnerable, from Ferguson to Flint and Beyond

Christopher J. Lebron - The Making of Black Lives Matter: A Brief History of an Idea

10. Author of the Year Female

Stephanie Powell Watts - No One Is Coming to Save Us: A Novel

Denene Millner - My Brown Baby: On the Joys and Challenges of Raising African American Children

Marita Golden - The Wide Circumference of Love

ReShonda Tate Billingsley & Victoria Christopher Murray - It Should've Been Me

Donna Hill - A House Divided

11. Independent Publisher of the Year

12. Self-Published Author of the Year

Torri Stuckey - His Dough, Her Cookie: The Black Woman's Guide To Love And Marriage In The Age Of Independence

Lola StVil - Noru 7 : Rage of Angels (The Noru)

Wahida Clarke - Sincerely, the Boss!

Tamika Newhouse & Justin "Q" Young - The Words I Didn't Say 2

Tamicka Higgins - Queen of the City

13. Self Help

Sheri Riley - Exponential Living: Stop Spending 100% of Your Time on 10% of Who You Are

Valorie Burton - Successful Women Speak Differently: 9 Habits That Build Confidence, Courage, and Influence

Denene Millner - My Brown Baby: On the Joys and Challenges of Raising African American Children

John W. Gray III - I Am Number 8: Overlooked and Undervalued, but Not Forgotten by God

KeKe Palmer - I Don't Belong to You: Quiet the Noise and Find Your Voice

14. Mystery/Suspense

Mary Monroe - Never Trust a Stranger (Lonely Heart, Deadly Heart)

Karen E. Osborne - Getting It Right

Nicole Blades -The Thunder Beneath Us

Brit Bennett - The Mothers: A Novel

Brick & Storm - The Syndicate: Carl Weber Presents

16. Children/Young Adult

Renée Watson- Piecing Me Together

Jason Reynolds- The Boy in the Black Suit

Denene Millner - Early Sunday Morning (Denene Millner Books)

Jewell Parker Rhodes - Towers Falling

Ilyasah Shabazz - X: A Novel

19. Bookclub Of The Year

20. Cookbook

Tia Mowry - Whole New You: How Real Food Transforms Your Life, for a Healthier, More Gorgeous You

Ayesha Curry - The Seasoned Life: Food, Family, Faith, and the Joy of Eating Well

Jessica Jones and Wendy Lopez - 28-Day Plant-Powered Health Reboot: Reset Your Body, Lose Weight, Gain Energy & Feel Great

Patti LaBelle - Desserts LaBelle: Soulful Sweets to Sing About

Calibe Thompson - 50 Favorite Jamaican Recipes: Taste the Islands Essentials

21. Comedy

Luvvie Ajayi - I'm Judging You: The Do-Better Manual

Phoebe Robinson - You Can't Touch My Hair: And Other Things I Still Have to Explain

Samantha Irby - We Are Never Meeting in Real Life.: Essays

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