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100 Books by Black Women Everyone Must Read - Page 2

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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Brown Girl in the Ring (Nalo Hopkinson)
Brown Girl in the Ring
41
Nalo Hopkinson
But Some of Us Are Brave (Various)
But Some of Us Are Brave
42
Various
Their Eyes Were Watching God (Zora Neale Hurston)
Their Eyes Were Watching God
43
Zora Neale Hurston
Incidents in the Life of a Slave Girl (Harriet Jacobs)
Incidents in the Life of a Slave Girl
44
Harriet Jacobs
Silver Sparrow
Silver Sparrow
45
A Small Place
A Small Place
46
Quicksand (Nella Larsen)
Quicksand
47
Nella Larsen
Small Island (Andrea Levy)
Small Island
48
Andrea Levy
Sister Outsider (Audre Lorde)
Sister Outsider
49
Audre Lorde
Zami (Audre Lorde)
Zami
50
Audre Lorde
A Belle in Brooklyn (Demetria L. Lucas)
A Belle in Brooklyn
51
Demetria L. Lucas
Unbowed (Kenya)
Unbowed (Kenya)
52
Brown Girl Brownstones
Brown Girl Brownstones
53
The Twelve Tribes of Hattie (Ayana Mathis)
The Twelve Tribes of Hattie
54
Ayana Mathis
Gathering of Waters (Bernice L. McFadden)
Gathering of Waters
55
Bernice L. McFadden
How Stella Got Her Groove Back
How Stella Got Her Groove Back
56
Daddy Was a Number Runner (Louise Meriwether)
Daddy Was a Number Runner
57
Louise Meriwether
Coming of Age in Mississippi (Anne Moody)
Coming of Age in Mississippi
58
Anne Moody
When Chickenheads Come Home to Roost (Joan Morgan)
When Chickenheads Come Home to Roost
59
Joan Morgan
Beloved (Toni Morrison)
Beloved
60
Toni Morrison
The Bluest Eye (Toni Morrison)
The Bluest Eye
61
Toni Morrison
Song of Solomon (Toni Morrison)
Song of Solomon
62
Toni Morrison
The Women of Brewster Place (Novel)
The Women of Brewster Place (Novel)
63
The Broke Diaries
The Broke Diaries
64
Who Fears Death (Nnedi Okorafor)
Who Fears Death
65
Nnedi Okorafor
Drinking Coffee Elsewhere
Drinking Coffee Elsewhere
66
Topdog/Underdog (Suzan Lori Parks)
Topdog/Underdog
67
Suzan Lori Parks
Wench (Dolen Perkins-Valdez)
Wench
68
Dolen Perkins-Valdez
The Street
The Street
69
The Darkest Child
The Darkest Child
70
Killing the Black Body: Race, Reproduction, and the Meaning of Liberty (Dorothy Roberts)
Killing the Black Body: Race, Reproduction, and the Meaning of Liberty
71
Dorothy Roberts
Homegirls and Handgrenades
Homegirls and Handgrenades
72
Push (Sapphire)
Push
73
Sapphire
Assata (Assata Shakur)
Assata
74
Assata Shakur
For Colored Girls Who Have Considered Suicide When the Rainbow Is Not Enuf (Ntozake Shange)
For Colored Girls Who Have Considered Suicide When the Rainbow Is Not Enuf
75
Ntozake Shange
Some Sing, Some Cry (Ntozake Shange)
Some Sing, Some Cry
76
Ntozake Shange
Teaching My Mother How to Give Birth (Warsan Shire)
Teaching My Mother How to Give Birth
77
Warsan Shire
I Put a Spell on You
I Put a Spell on You
78
The Coldest Winter Ever
The Coldest Winter Ever
79
Home Girls: A Black Feminist Anthology (Various)
Home Girls: A Black Feminist Anthology
80
Various
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