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1001 Must-Read Books Not Written by Dead White Dudes - Page 15

...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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Milkman (Anna Burns)
Milkman
561
Anna Burns
The Mill on the Floss (George Eliot)
The Mill on the Floss
562
George Eliot
The Millstone (Margaret Drabble)
The Millstone
563
Margaret Drabble
Miramar (Naguib Mahfouz)
Miramar
564
Naguib Mahfouz
Miss Pettigrew Lives for a Day (Winifred Watson)
Miss Pettigrew Lives for a Day
565
Winifred Watson
Missing May (Cynthia Rylant)
Missing May
566
Cynthia Rylant
Money to Burn (Ricardo Piglia)
Money to Burn
567
Ricardo Piglia
Monkey (Wu Ch'eng-En)
Monkey
568
Wu Ch'eng-En
Monsieur Proust (Céleste Albaret)
Monsieur Proust
569
Céleste Albaret
Moo (Jane Smiley)
Moo
570
Jane Smiley
Moon Tiger (Penelope Lively)
Moon Tiger
571
Penelope Lively
The Moor's Last Sigh (Salman Rushdie)
The Moor's Last Sigh
572
Salman Rushdie
The Mountain Lion (Jean Stafford)
The Mountain Lion
573
Jean Stafford
Mrs. Dalloway (Virginia Woolf)
Mrs. Dalloway
574
Virginia Woolf
Mrs. Palfrey at the Claremont (Elizabeth Taylor)
Mrs. Palfrey at the Claremont
575
Elizabeth Taylor
Mumbo Jumbo (Ishmael Reed)
Mumbo Jumbo
576
Ishmael Reed
The Murder at the Vicarage (Agatha Christie)
The Murder at the Vicarage
577
Agatha Christie
Murder Must Advertise (Dorothy L Sayers)
Murder Must Advertise
578
Dorothy L Sayers
The Murder of Roger Ackroyd (Agatha Christie)
The Murder of Roger Ackroyd
579
Agatha Christie
Murder on the Orient Express (Christie, Agatha)
Murder on the Orient Express
580
Christie, Agatha
The Museum of Unconditional Surrender (Dubravka Ugrešić)
The Museum of Unconditional Surrender
581
Dubravka Ugrešić
Music & Silence (Rose Tremain)
Music & Silence
582
Rose Tremain
My Antonia (Willa Cather)
My Antonia
583
Willa Cather
My Brilliant Career (Miles Franklin)
My Brilliant Career
584
Miles Franklin
My Brilliant Friend (Elena Ferrante)
My Brilliant Friend
585
Elena Ferrante
My Cousin Rachel (Daphne Du Maurier)
My Cousin Rachel
586
Daphne Du Maurier
My Sister's Keeper (Jodi Picoult)
My Sister's Keeper
587
Jodi Picoult
My Story (Kamala Das)
My Story
588
Kamala Das
My Sweet Orange Tree (José Mauro De Vasconcelos)
My Sweet Orange Tree
589
José Mauro De Vasconcelos
The Mysteries of Udolpho (Ann Radcliffe)
The Mysteries of Udolpho
590
Ann Radcliffe
The Mysterious Affair at Styles (Agatha Christie)
The Mysterious Affair at Styles
591
Agatha Christie
Mythology (Edith Hamilton)
Mythology
592
Edith Hamilton
Nada (Carmen Laforet)
Nada
593
Carmen Laforet
Naked Earth (Eileen Chang)
Naked Earth
594
Eileen Chang
The Namesake (Jhumpa Lahiri)
The Namesake
595
Jhumpa Lahiri
The Nanny Diaries (Emma McLaughlin and Nicola Kraus)
The Nanny Diaries
596
Emma McLaughlin and Nicola Kraus
Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass, an American Slave (Frederick Douglass)
Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass, an American Slave
597
Frederick Douglass
The Narrow Road to the Deep North
The Narrow Road to the Deep North
598
Native Son (Richard Wright)
Native Son
599
Richard Wright
Near to the Wild Heart (Clarice Lispector)
Near to the Wild Heart
600
Clarice Lispector
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