Welcome to Urban Fiction Books
Your Source for What You Love to Read
From early folk ballads like Stagolee to contemporary street lit like Hoodlum, urban fiction stories have provided cautionary tales that expose readers to drugs, violence, and and the gritty realities of street life in inner city America. The urban literature genre has a rich history and a wide range of appeal from the crime thriller, urban romance, and erotica of Street Fiction to spiritual and relationship stories of Urban Christian Fiction to age-appropriate books of Teen Urban Fiction for younger readers to enjoy. Urban Fiction Books is your single source to explore the entire world of urban fiction and share your thoughts about your favorite urban fiction books with other readers.
Created by Daniel Marcou as a resource for readers, librarians, authors and publishers, Urban Fiction Books explores all aspects of the urban literature genre from it’s early history to future trends. Most importantly, it connects you to the books you love to read!
What’s New with Urban Fiction Books
Street Fiction Books
Street fiction is a subgenre of urban fiction on the gritty side of the game. Ranging from crime thrillers to erotic urban romances, street fiction stories frequently have themes that focus on addiction, drug dealing, prostitution, and their consequences. Fast-paced and full of action, street fiction can also contain scenes with graphic sex and violence. Popular street fiction authors include K’wan, Teri Woods, Roy Glenn, Vickie Stringer, and Quentin Carter. Early street fiction authors include Chester Himes, Iceberg Slim, and Donald Goines.
Read More About Street Fiction and Review Your Favorite Books at www.streetfiction.org
Urban Christian Books
Urban Christian Fiction is a subgenre of urban literature with stories about spirituality, relationships, and faith. Story elements, similar to those in street fiction like abuse or addiction, are also found in urban Christian fiction, but religion plays a key role in the plot. It’s preachers over playas and God over the game! Predominantly romance novels, the books still may contain some sex or violence, but only when it’s relevant and faith prevails in the end. Popular urban Christian fiction authors include Dwan Abrams, Brittney Holmes, Michelle Larks, Shelia E. Lipsey, Vanessa Miller, and Pat Simmons.
Explore Urban Christian Fiction and Review Your Favorite Books at www.christianurbanfiction.com
Urban Teen Books
Street lit, hip-hop lit – whatever teens call it, urban fiction is incredibly popular with teen readers. While the content in many street fiction titles are fine for teens to read, the graphic sex and violence in some books may be inappropriate for younger readers. Plots in teen urban fiction tend to center around the drama of high school and relationships, but some books focus on more serious issue like addiction, abuse, homelessness, and racism. Popular teen urban fiction authors include Babygirl Daniels, Coe Booth, Walter Dean Myers, Celeste O. Norfleet, Paul Volponi, and Jacqueline Woodson.
Read More About Teen Urban Fiction and Review Your Favorite Books at www.teenurbanfiction.com
Urban Fiction Bookstores
If you can’t find your favorite urban fiction books at your public library, visit one of our online bookstores. Urban Fiction Books has partnered with Amazon to provide everything from old school classics to newly published urban fiction and nonfiction books for you. There’s a specific bookstore for each type of urban fiction that you enjoy.
Street Fiction Bookstore | Urban Christian Bookstore | Urban Teen Bookstore
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