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1001 Must-Read Books Not Written by Dead White Dudes

...or live ones, for that matter. No offense intended to white guys. White men are just over-represented in "must-read" book lists, literary prizes, and in literature in general. These are all books written by either women or authors of color. They have all been identified as "must read books" according to various literature lists.
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1Q84 (Haruki Murakami)
1Q84
1
Haruki Murakami
2666 (Roberto Bolano)
2666
2
Roberto Bolano
84, Charing Cross (Helene Hanff)
84, Charing Cross
3
Helene Hanff
A Is for Alibi (Sue Grafton)
A Is for Alibi
4
Sue Grafton
The Abandoned Baobab (Ken Bugul (Pseudonym))
The Abandoned Baobab
5
Ken Bugul (Pseudonym)
Abigail (Magda Szabo)
Abigail
6
Magda Szabo
The Absentee (Maria Edgeworth)
The Absentee
7
Maria Edgeworth
The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian (Sherman Alexie)
The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian
8
Sherman Alexie
The Accidental (Ali Smith)
The Accidental
9
Ali Smith
The Accidental Tourist (Anne Tyler)
The Accidental Tourist
10
Anne Tyler
According to Queeney (Beryl Bainbridge)
According to Queeney
11
Beryl Bainbridge
Adam Bede (George Eliot)
Adam Bede
12
George Eliot
The Adventures and Misadventures of Maqroll (Alvaro Mutis)
The Adventures and Misadventures of Maqroll
13
Alvaro Mutis
Affinity (Sarah Waters)
Affinity
14
Sarah Waters
After Claude (Iris Owens)
After Claude
15
Iris Owens
After Dark (Haruki Murakami)
After Dark
16
Haruki Murakami
After the Death of Don Juan (Sylvia Townsend Warner)
After the Death of Don Juan
17
Sylvia Townsend Warner
After the Divorce (Grazia Deledda)
After the Divorce
18
Grazia Deledda
After Henry (Joan Didion)
After Henry
19
Joan Didion
After the Quake (Haruki Murakami)
After the Quake
20
Haruki Murakami
The Age of Innocence (Edith Wharton)
The Age of Innocence
21
Edith Wharton
Agnes Grey (Anne Brontë)
Agnes Grey
22
Anne Brontë
Ake (Wole Soyinka)
Ake
23
Wole Soyinka
Alberta and Jacob (Cora Sandel)
Alberta and Jacob
24
Cora Sandel
The Alchemist (Paulo Coelho)
The Alchemist
25
Paulo Coelho
Alias Grace (Margaret Atwood)
Alias Grace
26
Margaret Atwood
Alice James (Jean Strouse)
Alice James
27
Jean Strouse
Alicia (Alicia Appleman-Jurman)
Alicia
28
Alicia Appleman-Jurman
All About H. Hatterr (G.V. Desani)
All About H. Hatterr
29
G.V. Desani
The All of It (Jeannette Haien)
The All of It
30
Jeannette Haien
Almost Transparent Blue (Ryū Murakami)
Almost Transparent Blue
31
Ryū Murakami
American Indian Stories, Legends, and Other Writings (Zitkala-Sa)
American Indian Stories, Legends, and Other Writings
32
Zitkala-Sa
Americanah (Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie)
Americanah
33
Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
Among the Believers: An Islamic Journey (V.S. Naipaul)
Among the Believers: An Islamic Journey
34
V.S. Naipaul
Among Others (Jo Walton)
Among Others
35
Jo Walton
An African in Greenland (Tété-Michel Kpomassie)
An African in Greenland
36
Tété-Michel Kpomassie
An American Marriage (Tayari Jones)
An American Marriage
37
Tayari Jones
An Artist of the Floating World (Kazuo Ishiguro)
An Artist of the Floating World
38
Kazuo Ishiguro
An Infamous Army (Georgette Heyer)
An Infamous Army
39
Georgette Heyer
Anagrams (Lorrie Moore)
Anagrams
40
Lorrie Moore
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