- Brown Girl, Brownstones (Random House, 1959; The Feminist Press, 1981)
- Soul Clap Hands and Sing (four short novels; Atheneum, 1961)
- The Chosen Place, the Timeless People (Harcourt, 1969)
- Reena and Other Stories (The Feminist Press at CUNY, 1983)
- Praisesong for the Widow (Putnam, 1983) (Reissued 2021, McSweeney's; hardcover ISBN 978-1-952-11904-0), with an introduction by Opal Palmer Adisa.)
- Merle: A Novella, and Other Stories (Virago Press, 1985)
- Daughters (Atheneum, 1991)
- The Fisher King: A Novel (2001)
- Triangular Road: A Memoir (Basic Civitas Books, 2009)
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