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100 Books by Black Women Everyone Must Read

Far too often Black women are excluded from the classic literary canon. But Black women have consistently published evocative, thoughtful works. Our stories soar. They provoke. They inspire. The work of Black women across history is expansive. Though we've compiled 100 selections, this is still only the tip of the literary iceberg. We encourage you to leave a comment and share more brilliant works by Black women.
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Half of a Yellow Sun (Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie)
Half of a Yellow Sun
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Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
The New Jim Crow (Alexander)
The New Jim Crow
2
Alexander
Our Black Year (Maggie Anderson)
Our Black Year
3
Maggie Anderson
I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings (Maya Angelou)
I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings
4
Maya Angelou
Bitch Is the New Black: A Memoir (Helena Andrews)
Bitch Is the New Black: A Memoir
5
Helena Andrews
Ugly Ways (Tina McElroy Ansa)
Ugly Ways
6
Tina McElroy Ansa
Those Bones Are Not My Child (Toni Cade Bambara)
Those Bones Are Not My Child
7
Toni Cade Bambara
Daughter (Asha Bandele)
Daughter
8
Asha Bandele
Kindred (Octavia Butler)
Kindred
9
Octavia Butler
Parable of the Sower (Octavia E. Butler)
Parable of the Sower
10
Octavia E. Butler
32 Candles (Ernessa T. Carter)
32 Candles
11
Ernessa T. Carter
The Other Side of Paradise
The Other Side of Paradise
12
Unbought and Unbossed
Unbought and Unbossed
13
Babylon Sisters and Other Posthumans (Paul Di Filippo)
Babylon Sisters and Other Posthumans
14
Paul Di Filippo
The Collected Poems of Lucille Clifton (Lucille Clifton)
The Collected Poems of Lucille Clifton
15
Lucille Clifton
Black Feminist Thought
Black Feminist Thought
16
Wild Stars Seeking Midnight Suns (J. California Cooper)
Wild Stars Seeking Midnight Suns
17
J. California Cooper
Breath, Eyes, Memory (Edwidge Danticat)
Breath, Eyes, Memory
18
Edwidge Danticat
The Farming of Bones
The Farming of Bones
19
Daughters of the Dust (Julie Dash)
Daughters of the Dust
20
Julie Dash
Women, Race & Class (Angela Davis)
Women, Race & Class
21
Angela Davis
The Black Notebooks (Toi Derricotte)
The Black Notebooks
22
Toi Derricotte
My Soul to Take (Tananarive Due)
My Soul to Take
23
Tananarive Due
The Girl Who Fell From the Sky (Heidi W. Durrow)
The Girl Who Fell From the Sky
24
Heidi W. Durrow
The Joys of Motherhood (Buchi Emecheta)
The Joys of Motherhood
25
Buchi Emecheta
Before You Suffocate Your Own Fool Self
Before You Suffocate Your Own Fool Self
26
Plum Bun
Plum Bun
27
Head off and Split (Nikky Finney)
Head off and Split
28
Nikky Finney
When and Where I Enter (Paula Giddings)
When and Where I Enter
29
Paula Giddings
If It Wasn't for the Women (Cheryl Townsend Gilkes)
If It Wasn't for the Women
30
Cheryl Townsend Gilkes
Nikki Giovanni Poetry Collection (Nikki Giovanni)
Nikki Giovanni Poetry Collection
31
Nikki Giovanni
The Friends (Rosa Guy)
The Friends
32
Rosa Guy
Words of Fire: An Anthology (Various)
Words of Fire: An Anthology
33
Various
A Raisin in the Sun (Lorraine Hansberry)
A Raisin in the Sun
34
Lorraine Hansberry
Iola Leroy (Frances Harper)
Iola Leroy
35
Frances Harper
Sister Citizen: Shame, Stereotypes, and Black Women in America (Melissa Harris-Perry)
Sister Citizen: Shame, Stereotypes, and Black Women in America
36
Melissa Harris-Perry
Nappy Hair (Carolivia Herron)
Nappy Hair
37
Carolivia Herron
All About Love (Bell Hooks)
All About Love
38
Bell Hooks
Feminist Theory From Margin to Centre
Feminist Theory From Margin to Centre
39
Of One Blood by Pauline Hopkins
Of One Blood by Pauline Hopkins
40
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