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1001 Must-Read Books Not Written by Dead White Dudes - Page 3

...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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Before Night Falls (Reinaldo Arenas)
Before Night Falls
81
Reinaldo Arenas
The Beggar Maid (Alice Munro)
The Beggar Maid
82
Alice Munro
Beggars in Spain (Nancy Kress)
Beggars in Spain
83
Nancy Kress
Behind the Beautiful Forevers (Katherine Boo)
Behind the Beautiful Forevers
84
Katherine Boo
Behind the Scenes at the Museum (Kate Atkinson)
Behind the Scenes at the Museum
85
Kate Atkinson
Beka Lamb (Zee Edgel)
Beka Lamb
86
Zee Edgel
Bel Canto (Ann Pratchett)
Bel Canto
87
Ann Pratchett
The Bell (Iris Murdoch)
The Bell
88
Iris Murdoch
The Bell Jar (Sylvia Plath)
The Bell Jar
89
Sylvia Plath
Bellwether (Connie Willis)
Bellwether
90
Connie Willis
Beloved (Toni Morrison)
Beloved
91
Toni Morrison
A Bend in the River (V.S. Naipaul)
A Bend in the River
92
V.S. Naipaul
Between the Acts (Virginia Woolf)
Between the Acts
93
Virginia Woolf
Between the World and Me (Ta-Nehisi Coates)
Between the World and Me
94
Ta-Nehisi Coates
The Bhagavad Gita (Krishna-Dwaipayana Vyasa)
The Bhagavad Gita
95
Krishna-Dwaipayana Vyasa
Binti (Nnedi Okorafor)
Binti
96
Nnedi Okorafor
The Birds Fall Down (Rebecca West)
The Birds Fall Down
97
Rebecca West
The Birthday Boys (Beryl Bainbridge)
The Birthday Boys
98
Beryl Bainbridge
The Bitter Glass (Eilís Dillon)
The Bitter Glass
99
Eilís Dillon
Black and Blue (Anna Quindlen)
Black and Blue
100
Anna Quindlen
Black Beauty (Anna Sewell)
Black Beauty
101
Anna Sewell
Black Boy (Richard Wright)
Black Boy
102
Richard Wright
Black Mamba Boy (Nadifa Mohamed)
Black Mamba Boy
103
Nadifa Mohamed
The Black Prince (Iris Murdoch)
The Black Prince
104
Iris Murdoch
Black Water (Joyce Carol Oates)
Black Water
105
Joyce Carol Oates
Blaming (Elizabeth Taylor)
Blaming
106
Elizabeth Taylor
The Blind Assassin (Margaret Atwood)
The Blind Assassin
107
Margaret Atwood
The Blind Kingdom (Veronique Tadjo)
The Blind Kingdom
108
Veronique Tadjo
Blind Man With a Pistol (Chester Himes)
Blind Man With a Pistol
109
Chester Himes
The Blind Owl (Sadegh Hedayat)
The Blind Owl
110
Sadegh Hedayat
The Blindness of the Heart (Julia Franck)
The Blindness of the Heart
111
Julia Franck
Blonde (Joyce Carol Oates)
Blonde
112
Joyce Carol Oates
Blood and Guts in High School (Kathy Acker)
Blood and Guts in High School
113
Kathy Acker
The Bloody Chamber (Angela Carter)
The Bloody Chamber
114
Angela Carter
The Blue Flower (Penelope Fitzgerald and Candia McWilliam)
The Blue Flower
115
Penelope Fitzgerald and Candia McWilliam
The Bluest Eye (Toni Morrison)
The Bluest Eye
116
Toni Morrison
The Bone People (Keri Hulme)
The Bone People
117
Keri Hulme
Bonjour Tristesse (Françoise Sagan)
Bonjour Tristesse
118
Françoise Sagan
Book of Ages: The Life and Opinions of Jane Franklin (Jill Lepore)
Book of Ages: The Life and Opinions of Jane Franklin
119
Jill Lepore
The Book of Tea (Kakuzo Okakura)
The Book of Tea
120
Kakuzo Okakura
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