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1001 Must-Read Books Not Written by Dead White Dudes - Page 20

...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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Savage Beauty: The Life of Edna St. Vincent Millay (Nancy Milford)
Savage Beauty: The Life of Edna St. Vincent Millay
761
Nancy Milford
The Savage Detectives (Roberto Bolano)
The Savage Detectives
762
Roberto Bolano
The Scarlett Pimpernel
The Scarlett Pimpernel
763
School for Love (Olivia Manning)
School for Love
764
Olivia Manning
Schooling (Heather McGowan)
Schooling
765
Heather McGowan
The Sea, the Sea (Iris Murdoch)
The Sea, the Sea
766
Iris Murdoch
Seabiscuit (Laura Hillenbrand)
Seabiscuit
767
Laura Hillenbrand
Season of Migration to the North (Tayeb Salih)
Season of Migration to the North
768
Tayeb Salih
Second Class Citizen (Buchi Emecheta)
Second Class Citizen
769
Buchi Emecheta
The Second Sex (Simone De Beauvoir)
The Second Sex
770
Simone De Beauvoir
The Secret Adversary (Agatha Christie)
The Secret Adversary
771
Agatha Christie
The Secret Garden (Frances Hodgson Burnett)
The Secret Garden
772
Frances Hodgson Burnett
The Secret History (Donna Tartt)
The Secret History
773
Donna Tartt
The Secret Life of Bees (Sue Monk Kidd)
The Secret Life of Bees
774
Sue Monk Kidd
The Secret Lives of Baba Segi's Wives (Lola Shoneyin)
The Secret Lives of Baba Segi's Wives
775
Lola Shoneyin
Secret Son (Laila Lalami)
Secret Son
776
Laila Lalami
Seduction and Betrayal (Elizabeth Hardwick)
Seduction and Betrayal
777
Elizabeth Hardwick
Selected Poems (Anna Akhmatova)
Selected Poems
778
Anna Akhmatova
Selected Poems of Langston Hughes
Selected Poems of Langston Hughes
779
Selected Poems of Pablo Neruda
Selected Poems of Pablo Neruda
780
Selected Stories (Alice Munro)
Selected Stories
781
Alice Munro
Selected Writings (Jose Marti)
Selected Writings
782
Jose Marti
Sense and Sensibility (Jane Austen)
Sense and Sensibility
783
Jane Austen
The Sea of Fertility (Yukio Mishima)
The Sea of Fertility
784
Yukio Mishima
The Seventh Cross (Anna Seghers)
The Seventh Cross
785
Anna Seghers
The Severed Head (Iris Murdoch)
The Severed Head
786
Iris Murdoch
Sexing the Cherry (Jeanette Winterson)
Sexing the Cherry
787
Jeanette Winterson
The Shadow Lines (Amitav Ghosh)
The Shadow Lines
788
Amitav Ghosh
Shahnameh (Abolqasem Ferdowsi)
Shahnameh
789
Abolqasem Ferdowsi
Shame (Salman Rushdie)
Shame
790
Salman Rushdie
The Shell Seekers (Rosamunde Pilcher)
The Shell Seekers
791
Rosamunde Pilcher
The Shining Girls (Lauren Beukes)
The Shining Girls
792
Lauren Beukes
The Shipping News (Annie Proulx)
The Shipping News
793
Annie Proulx
The Shipyard (Juan Carlos Onetti)
The Shipyard
794
Juan Carlos Onetti
A Short History of Tractors in UKrainian (Marina Lewycka)
A Short History of Tractors in UKrainian
795
Marina Lewycka
A Sicilian Romance (Ann Radcliffe)
A Sicilian Romance
796
Ann Radcliffe
Silas Marner (George Eliot)
Silas Marner
797
George Eliot
Silence (Shusaku Endo)
Silence
798
Shusaku Endo
The Silent Duchess (Dacia Maraini)
The Silent Duchess
799
Dacia Maraini
Silent Spring (Rachel Carson)
Silent Spring
800
Rachel Carson
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