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Top authors writing slavery historical-fiction

Michelle Shocklee

4.36 · 44 ratings
historical-fiction · christian · historical · spirituality · fiction · adult · book · religion · slavery · violent-conflict · audiobook · usa · female-mc · romance · victorian · literary-fiction · north-america · classics · literary · industrial-era
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Alex Haley

4.34 · 101 ratings
family · drama · fiction · poc-mc · epic · violent-conflict · historical · slavery · historical-fiction · book · young-adult · civil-war · classics · literary · racism · industrial-era · social-commentary · action-adventure · spirituality · high-school
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Virginia Gaffney

4.33 · 60 ratings
fiction · spirituality · civil-war · romance · book · christian · historical-fiction · historical · violent-conflict · industrial-era · audiobook · american-civil-war · slavery · adult · young-adult · action-adventure · war · family · military · epic
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Kathleen Grissom

4.24 · 72 ratings
historical · historical-fiction · fiction · book · violent-conflict · slavery · adult · female-author · drama · family · friendship · racism · audiobook · literary-fiction · civil-war · classics · abuse · virginia · usa · realistic
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Gretchen Craig

4.20 · 40 ratings
historical-fiction · adult · historical · fiction · book · slavery · romance · war · violent-conflict · poc-mc · civil-war · louisiana · black-mc · military · usa · action-adventure · womens-fiction · north-america · drama
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J.P. Kenwood

4.20 · 15 ratings
mlm · fiction · romance · book · lgbtq · historical-fiction · adult · historical · enemies-to-lovers · ancient-civilization · captivity · steamy · audiobook · female-author · slavery · dark · fantasy · roman-empire · sexual-assault · alternate-history
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Connie Rose Porter

4.07 · 169 ratings
fiction · book · poc-mc · middle-grade · children-books · historical-fiction · historical · slavery · violent-conflict · children · young-adult · civil-war · poc-author · coming-of-age · female-author · audiobook · american-civil-war · industrial-era · black-mc · realistic
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Lalita Tademy

4.04 · 53 ratings
poc-mc · racism · civil-war · fiction · book · family · audiobook · black-mc · historical-fiction · adult · historical · slavery · violent-conflict · epic · classics · female-mc · womens-fiction · literary-fiction · drama · poc-author
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Dolen Perkins-Valdez

4.00 · 82 ratings
audiobook · literary-fiction · book · poc-author · black-mc · historical-fiction · adult · historical · poc-mc · fiction · slavery · female-mc · social-commentary · family · racism · civil-war · north-america · violent-conflict · realistic · usa
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Marilyn Nelson

3.94 · 48 ratings
connecticut · historical · realistic · slavery · historical-fiction · horror · haunted-places · middle-grade · coming-of-age · paranormal · usa · fiction · teens · young-adult · mystery · fantasy · friendship · poc-mc · ghosts · supernatural
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Jill Lepore

3.88 · 139 ratings
adult · slavery · historical · romance · historical-fiction · audiobook · comedy · politics · fiction · humor · murder · mystery · crime · book
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Mary E. Lyons

3.82 · 11 ratings
book · children-books · fiction · historical · young-adult · historical-fiction · slavery · children · ghosts · supernatural · witches-wizards · poc-mc · retellings · black-mc · horror · mermaids · violent-conflict · monsters · multigenerational · epistolary
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Esi Edugyan

3.79 · 67 ratings
fiction · action-adventure · poc-mc · drama · adult · historical · historical-fiction · literary-fiction · audiobook · friendship · crime · journey · realistic · female-author · black-mc · slavery · poc-author · book · 21st-century · racism
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Donald McCaig

3.70 · 50 ratings
book · adult · fiction · literary · audiobook · literary-fiction · civil-war · classics · retellings · violent-conflict · historical · slavery · historical-fiction · war · dogs · dog · american-civil-war · contemporary · north-america · romance
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Alan Florine

3.67 · 3 ratings
historical · adult · myths · ancient-civilization · fiction · forbidden-love · book · bisexuality · slavery · roman-empire · historical-fiction · dark · mlm · abuse · lgbtq · steamy · romance · sexual-assault · paranormal · fantasy
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Robert Hicks

3.63 · 52 ratings
civil-war · fiction · book · war · adult · historical · audiobook · historical-fiction · violent-conflict · industrial-era · literary-fiction · american-civil-war · military · slavery · epic · action-adventure · mystery · female-mc · southern-gothic · poc-mc
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A.N. Roquelaure

3.61 · 199 ratings
fiction · fantasy · medieval · drama · lgbtq · womens-fiction · adult · historical · historical-fiction · retellings · steamy · book · romance · audiobook · wlw · slavery · female-author · horror · dark · royalty
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Jane Nickerson

3.45 · 33 ratings
fiction · paranormal · romance · book · gothic · ghosts · supernatural · young-adult · retellings · historical-fiction · historical · industrial-era · mystery · fantasy · suspense · audiobook · fairy-tale · civil-war · dark · victorian
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Albert Helman

3.17 · 6 ratings
historical-fiction · slavery · fiction · book · adult
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Thomas Dixon Jr.

2.78 · 9 ratings
historical-fiction · book · adult · classics · fiction · literary · civil-war · historical · racism · slavery · violent-conflict · war · obsession · poc-mc · philosophy · politics · black-mc · dark · military · crime
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