Carl Weber books

Carl Weber is a New York Times bestselling African American fiction author known for The Family Business series, the Church series, and his publishing company Urban Books.

Anthologies

Title Published Buy on Amazon
Black Silk 2002 Buy
A Dollar and a Dream 2003 Buy

Big Girls Book Club Reading Order

Title Published Buy on Amazon
Something on the Side 2008 Buy
Big Girls Do Cry 2010 Buy
Torn Between Two Lovers 2010 Buy

Black Hamptons Reading Order

Title Published Buy on Amazon
Black Hamptons 2022 Buy
Gentrification 2025 Buy

Carl Weber’s Kingpin Reading Order

Title Published Buy on Amazon
Miami 2015 Buy
The Dirty South 2015 Buy
Philadelphia 2015 Buy
Cleveland 2016 Buy
Oklahoma City 2016 Buy
Chicago 2016 Buy
St. Louis 2016 Buy
ATL 2016 Buy
Charlotte 2016 Buy
Dallas 2018 Buy
Los Angeles 2018 Buy
The Bronx 2018 Buy
Jamaica 2018 Buy
Houston 2018 Buy
Detroit 2019 Buy
The Girls of South Beach 2021 Buy
Raleigh-Durham 2021 Buy
Snitch 2021 Buy
West Coast 2023 Buy
Black Silk 2002 Buy
A Dollar and a Dream 2003 Buy
Goodfellas 2018 Buy

Church Reading Order

Title Published Buy on Amazon
The Preacher’s Son 2005 Buy
So You Call Yourself A Man 2005 Buy
The First Lady 2007 Buy
Up to No Good 2009 Buy

Full Figured Reading Order

Title Published Buy on Amazon
Full Figured 1 2011 Buy
Full Figured 2 2011 Buy
Full Figured 3 2011 Buy
Full Figured 4 2011 Buy
Full Figured 5 2012 Buy
Full Figured 6 2013 Buy
Full Figured 7 2013 Buy
Full Figured 8 2014 Buy
Full Figured 9 2015 Buy
Full Figured 10 2016 Buy
Full Figured 11 2017 Buy
Full Figured 12 2018 Buy
Full Figured 13 2019 Buy
Full Figured 14 2019 Buy
Full Figured 15 2020 Buy
Full Figured 16 2022 Buy
Full Figured 17 2022 Buy
Full Figured 18 2023 Buy
Influence 2018 Buy
Death on the Beach 2020 Buy

Influence Reading Order

Title Published Buy on Amazon
Influence 2018 Buy
Death on the Beach 2020 Buy
Lookin’ For Luv 2000 Buy
Married Men 2001 Buy
Baby Momma Drama 2003 Buy
Player Haters 2004 Buy

Lookin’ For Luv Reading Order

Title Published Buy on Amazon
Lookin’ For Luv 2000 Buy
Married Men 2001 Buy
Baby Momma Drama 2003 Buy
Player Haters 2004 Buy
Soulmates Dissipate 2000 Buy
Never Again Once More 2002 Buy
He’s Just a Friend 2003 Buy
Somebody’s Gotta Be on Top 2004 Buy
Nothing Has Ever Felt Like This 2005 Buy
She Ain’t the One 2006 Buy
When Somebody Loves You Back 2006 Buy
Darius Jones 2010 Buy

Soulmates Dissipate Reading Order

Title Published Buy on Amazon
Soulmates Dissipate 2000 Buy
Never Again Once More 2002 Buy
He’s Just a Friend 2003 Buy
Somebody’s Gotta Be on Top 2004 Buy
Nothing Has Ever Felt Like This 2005 Buy
When Somebody Loves You Back 2006 Buy
She Ain’t the One 2006 Buy
Darius Jones 2010 Buy
The Man in 3B 2013 Buy
The Doctor Is In 2016 Buy
Man on the Run 2017 Buy
Black Hamptons 2022 Buy

Standalone Novels

Title Published Buy on Amazon
The Man in 3B 2013 Buy
The Doctor Is In 2016 Buy
Man on the Run 2017 Buy

The Choir Director Reading Order

Title Published Buy on Amazon
The Choir Director 2011 Buy
The Choir Director 2 2014 Buy
The Choir Director 2: Runaway Bride 2014 N/A

The Family Business Reading Order

Title Published Buy on Amazon
No More Mr. Nice Guy: A Family Business Novel 2016 N/A
The Family Business 2012 Buy
Forces of Nature 2023 N/A
The Family Business 2 2013 Buy
To Paris with Love 2013 Buy
The Family Business 3: A Family Business Novel 2014 N/A
The Family Business 5: A Family Business Novel 2020 N/A
Trouble in Rio: A Family Business Novel 2019 N/A
No More Mr. Nice Guy 2016 Buy
The Family Business 4 2018 Buy
The Family Business 5 2020 Buy
The Education of Nevada Duncan 2021 Buy
The Family Business 6 2023 Buy
The Family Business 7 2024 Buy
Full Figured 1 2011 Buy
Full Figured 2 2011 Buy
Full Figured 3 2011 Buy
Full Figured 4 2011 Buy
Full Figured 5 2012 Buy
Full Figured 6 2013 Buy
Full Figured 7 2013 Buy
Full Figured 8 2014 Buy
The Family Business 3 2014 Buy
Full Figured 9 2015 Buy
Grand Opening 2015 Buy
Full Figured 10 2016 Buy
Full Figured 11 2017 Buy
Grand Opening 2 2017 Buy
Full Figured 12 2018 Buy
Full Figured 13 2019 Buy
Full Figured 14 2019 Buy
Trouble in Rio 2019 Buy
Full Figured 15 2020 Buy
Full Figured 16 2022 Buy
Full Figured 17 2022 Buy
Full Figured 18 2023 Buy

Carl Weber is a New York Times bestselling author who has been writing African American fiction since 2000. He graduated from Virginia State University with a degree in accounting and holds an MBA from the University of Virginia. Before becoming a full-time author, he worked in business, and that commercial sense carried over when he founded Urban Books, his own publishing company that has launched the careers of many other African American fiction writers.

Weber’s first novel, Lookin’ For Luv, came out in 2000 and kicked off a string of bestsellers. His most popular series is The Family Business, which follows the Duncan family of Jamaica, Queens – a sophisticated crime family that operates behind the front of a car dealership. The books have been co-written with several collaborators and were adapted into a BET television series. Weber has also written the Church series, the Big Girls Book Club books, and edited the long-running Full Figured anthology series. His work regularly deals with relationships, family loyalty, and the complications of love and money in Black communities.

Frequently Asked Questions

How many books has Carl Weber written?

Carl Weber has written 125 books across twelve series.

What was Carl Weber's first book?

Carl Weber’s first book is Lookin’ For Luv, published in 2000.

Has Carl Weber's work been adapted for television?

Yes. The Family Business was adapted into a television series that premiered on BET in 2018 and later moved to BET+ for additional seasons. The show follows the Duncan family, a powerful family from Jamaica, Queens, who run both a legitimate car dealership and a criminal empire.

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