Favorite black novelist?

[Amerikan Melanin]

Walter Mosley. I love mysteries and his were some of the best I've read.

Going to take notes of some names in this thread and read when I get time.

 

[Neuromancer]

Walter Mosley. I love mysteries and his were some of the best I've read.

Going to take notes of some names in this thread and read when I get time.

I forgot to mention him. Damn he's good.

 

[BlackMajik]

Who are your favorite black novelists? Could be current or classic.

Mine are

Sam Delany: favorite book: Empire Star

Steven Barnes: Favorite book: Street Lethal

Sam Greenely: Favorite book :The spook who sat by the door.

Steven Barnes is the one wrote that alternate history book Lion's Blood

I remember reading the summary of that book and being like well dayum

 

[Neuromancer]

Steven Barnes is the one wrote that alternate history book Lion's Blood

I remember reading the summary of that book and being like well dayum

Yep. Im.reading it now.

 

[Lazy Migrant]

I highly reccomend Byron Crawford.

He's the only black humor writer that I know of. His stuff is hilarious (if you don't get offended easily).

 

[Jean toomer]

Edward Jones - the known world.