June 21st Father's DAy. All the best gift ideas. Shop NowJune 21st Father's DAy. All the best gift ideas. Shop Now

Beloved (Pulitzer Prize Winner)

Paperback
$17.00
Promotion message icon

Premium Members save an extra 10% and all Members collect stamps to save with Rewards. 10 stamps = $5. Learn More

In stock
This item is currently out of stock online.
Free standard shipping on orders over $60
Select a store to view item availability.
Notes From Your Bookseller

All you need to know is who wrote it. The indelible Toni Morrison never disappoints, and in what is considered her greatest work, Beloved takes us back to the devastation brought on by slavery and the fractures that it caused. Underneath it all, the chorus of community brings a tune that sings of hope for the future.

Nominated as one of America’s best-loved novels by PBS’s The Great American Read

Staring unflinchingly into the abyss of slavery, this spellbinding novel transforms history into a story as powerful as Exodus and as intimate as a lullaby. Sethe, its protagonist, was born a slave and escaped to Ohio, but eighteen years later she is still not free. She has too many memories of Sweet Home, the beautiful farm where so many hideous things happened. And Sethe’s new home is haunted by the ghost of h...

From the B&N Reads Blog

Classic Books by Black Authors to Read Now

Classic adjective. clas· sic | \ ˈkla-sik \ 1a: serving as a standard of excellence: of recognized value Some things never go out of style and when it comes to Black classics, there are so many categories we could talk about: music, movies, food, hairstyles, the list goes on. This has nothing to do with color (well, mostly) — it’s about culture. Often, we have so many […]
Read More

37 Paperback Books We Think Are Must Reads

In life, there are things you could do, things you should do, and things you must do. These same categories apply to the choice of book you read next. You could read any number of books, for reasons ranging from guilty pleasure to the fact that your book club meets in two days. You should […]
Read More

50 Historical Fiction Books You Need Now

Our booksellers love getting lost in a good book, and here are 50 of our current favorites, grounded in history, and fully imagined by some of the best novelists working today. Back To Top
Read More

2025 Yearly Reading Challenge

Do you feel that? It’s time for the 2025 B&N Book Challenge! Every year we give you the challenge and you go forth and pick the book. This year, we’re going to make it a little easier and give you two suggestions per week to help you meet the goal. 52 Books in 52 Weeks. […]
Read More

Categories

FictionAwardsLiteratureTeens & YAStudy Aids & Test PrepReferenceMovie & TV Tie-InsFiction SubjectsAmerican FictionPeoples & Cultures - FictionTeen FictionBooks at the MoviesFamily & Friendship - FictionAfrican American FictionAfrican Americans - Fiction & LiteratureWomen's FictionFamily & Relationships - Teen FictionPolitics & Social Issues - FictionPeoples & Cultures - Teen FictionHistorical Fiction - Teen FictionSchool Guides & Test Preparation20th Century American FictionGeneral Fiction - Books at the MoviesMothers & Daughters - Fiction20th Century African American Fiction - 70s, 80s, & 90sAfrican American Fiction ClassicsAfrican Americans - Women's Experience - FictionAfrican Americans - Historical FictionAfrican Americans - Family - FictionWomen - Mothers & MotheringWomen - ClassicsFamilies at risk->Teen fictionWomen - Unquiet MindsSlavery - FictionFamily Secrets - FictionAfrican and African American->Teen fictionSlavery->Teen fictionBook Notes20th Century American Fiction - 1945-2000American Literature - Book NotesBooks by Nobel Prize in Literature Laureates->1991-20001988 Anisfield-Wolf Book Awards1988 Pulitzer Prize Winners1981-1990->Fiction->Pulitzer Prize1981-1990->RFK Book AwardNobel PrizesNobel Prize in LiteratureOther AwardsAnisfield-Wolf Book AwardsPrevious Winners - Anisfield-Wolf Book Awards - 1980sPulitzer PrizesAll Winners - Pulitzer PrizesFiction AwardsPulitzer Prize in FictionFiction - Pulitzer Prize WinnersJournalism & Political Book AwardsRobert F. Kennedy Book AwardPrevious Winners - Robert F. Kennedy Book Award