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100 Books by Women of Color

A compilation of books, authored by women of color, that frequently show up on recommendation lists.
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Ain't I a Woman (Bell Hooks)
Ain't I a Woman
1
Bell Hooks
Americanah (Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie)
Americanah
2
Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
An American Marriage (Tayari Jones)
An American Marriage
3
Tayari Jones
Bad Feminist (Roxane Gay)
Bad Feminist
4
Roxane Gay
Becoming (Michelle Obama)
Becoming
5
Michelle Obama
Beloved (Toni Morrison)
Beloved
6
Toni Morrison
The Bluest Eye (Toni Morrison)
The Bluest Eye
7
Toni Morrison
The Body Is Not an Apology (Sonya Renee Taylor)
The Body Is Not an Apology
8
Sonya Renee Taylor
The Bone Shard Daughter (Andrea Stewart)
The Bone Shard Daughter
9
Andrea Stewart
The Bonesetter's Daughter (Amy Tan)
The Bonesetter's Daughter
10
Amy Tan
The Book of Unknown Americans (Cristina Henriquez)
The Book of Unknown Americans
11
Cristina Henriquez
Brown Girl Dreaming (Jacqueline Woodson)
Brown Girl Dreaming
12
Jacqueline Woodson
The Buddha in the Attic (Julie Otsuka)
The Buddha in the Attic
13
Julie Otsuka
Caste (Isabel Wilkerson)
Caste
14
Isabel Wilkerson
Ceremony (Leslie Marmon Silko)
Ceremony
15
Leslie Marmon Silko
Children of Blood and Bone (Tomi Adyemi)
Children of Blood and Bone
16
Tomi Adyemi
The City We Became (N.K.Jemisin)
The City We Became
17
N.K.Jemisin
The Color Purple (Alice Walker)
The Color Purple
18
Alice Walker
Conjure Women (AFIa Atakora)
Conjure Women
19
AFIa Atakora
The Daevabad Trilogy (S.A. Chakraborty)
The Daevabad Trilogy
20
S.A. Chakraborty
Dominicana (Angie Cruz)
Dominicana
21
Angie Cruz
Everything I Never Told You (Celeste Ng)
Everything I Never Told You
22
Celeste Ng
The Broken Earth Trilogy (N.K. Jemisin)
The Broken Earth Trilogy
23
N.K. Jemisin
Firekeeper's Daughter (Angeline Boulley)
Firekeeper's Daughter
24
Angeline Boulley
The Girl With the Louding Voice (Abi Daré)
The Girl With the Louding Voice
25
Abi Daré
Girl, Woman, Other (Bernardine Evaristo)
Girl, Woman, Other
26
Bernardine Evaristo
The God of Small Things (Arundhati Roy)
The God of Small Things
27
Arundhati Roy
Gods of Jade and Shadow (Silvia Moreno-Garcia)
Gods of Jade and Shadow
28
Silvia Moreno-Garcia
Good Talk (Mira Jacob)
Good Talk
29
Mira Jacob
Half of a Yellow Sun (Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie)
Half of a Yellow Sun
30
Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
Halsey Street (Naima Coster)
Halsey Street
31
Naima Coster
The Hate U Give (Angie Thomas)
The Hate U Give
32
Angie Thomas
Homegoing (Yaa Gyasi)
Homegoing
33
Yaa Gyasi
Hood Feminism (Mikki Kendall)
Hood Feminism
34
Mikki Kendall
The House of the Spirits (Isabel Allende)
The House of the Spirits
35
Isabel Allende
The House on Mango Street (Sandra Cisneros)
The House on Mango Street
36
Sandra Cisneros
The Housekeeper and the Professor (Yoko Ogawa)
The Housekeeper and the Professor
37
Yoko Ogawa
How Much of These Hills Is Gold (C Pam Zhang)
How Much of These Hills Is Gold
38
C Pam Zhang
Hunger (Roxane Gay)
Hunger
39
Roxane Gay
I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings (Maya Angelou)
I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings
40
Maya Angelou
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