Outstanding Literary Work – Fiction | Outstanding Literary Work – Nonfiction |
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Outstanding Literary Work – Debut Author | Outstanding Literary Work – Biography/Auto-Biography |
- The Warmth of Other Suns: The Epic Story of America's Great Migration – Isabel Wilkerson
| - You Don't Know Me: Reflections of My Father, Ray Charles – Ray Charles Robinson Jr.
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Outstanding Literary Work – Instructional | Outstanding Literary Work – Poetry |
- A Boy Should Know How to Tie a Tie: And Other Lessons for Succeeding in Life – Antwone Fisher
- Diet-Free for Life: A Revolutionary Food, Fitness and Mindset Makeover to Maximize Fat Loss – Robert Ferguson
- If it Takes a Village, Build One: How I Found Meaning Through a Life of Service and 100+ Ways You Can Too – Malaak Compton-Rock
- The Blueprint: A Plan for Living Above Life's Storms – Kirk Franklin
- The Little Black Book of Success: Laws of Leadership for Black Women – Elaine Meryl Brown, Rhonda McLean and Marsha Haygood
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Outstanding Literary Work – Children | Outstanding Literary Work – Youth/Teens |
- My Brother Charlie – Holly Robinson Peete and Ryan Elizabeth Peete (Authors), Shane W. Evans (Illustrator)
- Grandma's Gift – Eric Velasquez
- Mama Miti: Wangai Maathai and the Tree of Kenya – Donna Jo Napoli (Author), Kadir Nelson (Illustrator)
- Side by Side/Lado a Lado: The Story of Delores Huerta and Cesar Chavez – Monica Brown (Author), Joe Cepeda (Illustrator)
- The Great Migration: Journey to the North – Eloise Greenfield (Author), Jan Pivey Gilchrist (Illustrator)
| - Condoleezza Rice A Memoir of My Extraordinary, Ordinary Family and Me – Condoleezza Rice
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