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1001 Must-Read Books Not Written by Dead White Dudes - Page 11

...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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The House of Ulloa (Emilia Pardo Bazán)
The House of Ulloa
401
Emilia Pardo Bazán
The House on Mango Street (Sandra Cisneros)
The House on Mango Street
402
Sandra Cisneros
The House With the Blind Glass Windows
The House With the Blind Glass Windows
403
Housekeeping (Marilynne Robinson)
Housekeeping
404
Marilynne Robinson
How the Garcia Girls Lost Their Accents (Julia Alvarez)
How the Garcia Girls Lost Their Accents
405
Julia Alvarez
How the Light Gets in (M.J. Hyland)
How the Light Gets In
406
M.J. Hyland
How Long 'Til Black Future Month? (N.K. Jemisin)
How Long 'Til Black Future Month?
407
N.K. Jemisin
How We Survived Communism & Even Laughed (Slavenka Drakulic)
How We Survived Communism & Even Laughed
408
Slavenka Drakulic
The Hunger Angel (Herta Müller)
The Hunger Angel
409
Herta Müller
Hunger Games (Suzanne Collins)
Hunger Games
410
Suzanne Collins
I Capture the Castle (Dodie Smith)
I Capture the Castle
411
Dodie Smith
I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings (Maya Angelou)
I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings
412
Maya Angelou
I, Rigoberta Menchú: An Indian Woman in Guatemala (Rigoberta Menchú)
I, Rigoberta Menchú: An Indian Woman in Guatemala
413
Rigoberta Menchú
I, Tituba, Black Witch of Salem (Maryse Condé)
I, Tituba, Black Witch of Salem
414
Maryse Condé
Ice Candy Man (Bapsi Sidhwa)
Ice Candy Man
415
Bapsi Sidhwa
If Not, Winter (Sappho)
If Not, Winter
416
Sappho
The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks (Rebecca Skloot)
The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks
417
Rebecca Skloot
In America (Susan Sontag)
In America
418
Susan Sontag
In the Country of Men (Hisham Matar)
In the Country of Men
419
Hisham Matar
In Dependence (Sarah Ladipo Manyika)
In Dependence
420
Sarah Ladipo Manyika
In the Forest (Edna O'Brien)
In the Forest
421
Edna O'Brien
In a Free State (V.S. Naipaul)
In a Free State
422
V.S. Naipaul
In the Freud Archives (Janet Malcolm)
In the Freud Archives
423
Janet Malcolm
In a Lonely Place (Dorothy B. Hughes)
In a Lonely Place
424
Dorothy B. Hughes
In the Time of the Butterflies (Julia Alvarez)
In the Time of the Butterflies
425
Julia Alvarez
Incidents in the Life of a Slave Girl (Harriet Jacobs)
Incidents in the Life of a Slave Girl
426
Harriet Jacobs
Indemnity Only (Sara Paretsky)
Indemnity Only
427
Sara Paretsky
Indiana (George Sand)
Indiana
428
George Sand
Indigo (Marina Warner)
Indigo
429
Marina Warner
The Inheritance of Loss (Kiran Desai)
The Inheritance of Loss
430
Kiran Desai
Instead of a Letter (Diana Athill)
Instead of a Letter
431
Diana Athill
The Interesting Narrative of the Life of Olaudah Equiano (Olaudah Equiano)
The Interesting Narrative of the Life of Olaudah Equiano
432
Olaudah Equiano
Interpreter of Maladies (Jhumpa Lahiri)
Interpreter of Maladies
433
Jhumpa Lahiri
Interview With the Vampire (Anne Rice)
Interview With the Vampire
434
Anne Rice
Intimacy (Hanif Kureishi)
Intimacy
435
Hanif Kureishi
The Invention of Morel (Adolfo Bioy Casares)
The Invention of Morel
436
Adolfo Bioy Casares
The Invention of Wings (Sue Monk Kidd)
The Invention of Wings
437
Sue Monk Kidd
The Invisibility Cloak (Ge Fei)
The Invisibility Cloak
438
Ge Fei
Invisible Man (Ralph Ellison)
Invisible Man
439
Ralph Ellison
Invitation to the Waltz
Invitation to the Waltz
440
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