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1001 Must-Read Books Not Written by Dead White Dudes - Page 13

...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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Letters of a Javanese Princess by Raden Adjeng Kartini
Letters of a Javanese Princess by Raden Adjeng Kartini
481
Letters of a Woman Homesteader (Elinore Pruitt Stewart)
Letters of a Woman Homesteader
482
Elinore Pruitt Stewart
The Levant Trilogy (Olivia Manning)
The Levant Trilogy
483
Olivia Manning
The Liars' Club (Mary Karr)
The Liars' Club
484
Mary Karr
Life After Life (Kate Atkinson)
Life After Life
485
Kate Atkinson
Life and Death of Harriett Frean (May Sinclair)
Life and Death of Harriett Frean
486
May Sinclair
Life and Loves of a She-Devil, The
Life and Loves of a She-Devil, The
487
Life Is a Caravanserai
Life Is a Caravanserai
488
Life on Mars (Tracy K. Smith)
Life on Mars
489
Tracy K. Smith
Life With Picasso (Françoise Gilot)
Life With Picasso
490
Françoise Gilot
Like Life (Lorrie Moore)
Like Life
491
Lorrie Moore
Like Water for Chocolate (Laura Esquivel)
Like Water for Chocolate
492
Laura Esquivel
A Little Princess (Frances Hodgson Burnett)
A Little Princess
493
Frances Hodgson Burnett
The Little Red Chairs (Edna O' Brien)
The Little Red Chairs
494
Edna O' Brien
Little Reunions (Eileen Chang)
Little Reunions
495
Eileen Chang
The Little Virtues (Natalia Ginzberg)
The Little Virtues
496
Natalia Ginzberg
Little Women (Louisa May Alcott)
Little Women
497
Louisa May Alcott
Live Flesh (Ruth Rendell)
Live Flesh
498
Ruth Rendell
Lives of Girls and Women (Alice Munro)
Lives of Girls and Women
499
Alice Munro
Loitering With Intent (Muriel Spark)
Loitering With Intent
500
Muriel Spark
Lolly Willowes (Sylvia Townsend Warner)
Lolly Willowes
501
Sylvia Townsend Warner
The Lonely Girl (Edna O'Brien)
The Lonely Girl
502
Edna O'Brien
Long Walk to Freedom (Nelson Mandela)
Long Walk to Freedom
503
Nelson Mandela
A Long Way Gone (Ishmael Beah)
A Long Way Gone
504
Ishmael Beah
Look at Me (Anita Brookner)
Look at Me
505
Anita Brookner
Looking for the Possible Dance
Looking for the Possible Dance
506
Lost in Translation (Nicole Mones)
Lost in Translation
507
Nicole Mones
A Lost Lady (Willa Cather)
A Lost Lady
508
Willa Cather
Lost Souls (Poppy Z. Brite)
Lost Souls
509
Poppy Z. Brite
The Lottery (Shirley Jackson)
The Lottery
510
Shirley Jackson
Love in a Cold Climate (Nancy Mitford)
Love in a Cold Climate
511
Nancy Mitford
Love in Excess (Eliza Haywood)
Love in Excess
512
Eliza Haywood
Love in a Fallen City (Eileen Chang)
Love in a Fallen City
513
Eileen Chang
Love in the Time of Cholera (Gabriel García Márquez)
Love in the Time of Cholera
514
Gabriel García Márquez
Love Medicine (Louise Erdrich)
Love Medicine
515
Louise Erdrich
Love, Loss, and What I Wore (Ilene Beckerman)
Love, Loss, and What I Wore
516
Ilene Beckerman
The Lovely Bones (Alice Sebold)
The Lovely Bones
517
Alice Sebold
The Lover (Marguerite Duras, Trans. Barbara Bray)
The Lover
518
Marguerite Duras, Trans. Barbara Bray
Love's Work (Gillian Rose)
Love's Work
519
Gillian Rose
The L-Shaped Room (Lynne Reid Banks)
The L-Shaped Room
520
Lynne Reid Banks
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