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1001 Must-Read Books Not Written by Dead White Dudes - Page 8

...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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Fried Green Tomatoes at the Whistle Stop Cafe (Fannie Flagg)
Fried Green Tomatoes at the Whistle Stop Cafe
281
Fannie Flagg
Fall on Your Knees (Ann-Marie MacDonald)
Fall on Your Knees
282
Ann-Marie MacDonald
Family Lexicon (Natalia Ginzburg)
Family Lexicon
283
Natalia Ginzburg
Family Matters (Rohinton Mistry)
Family Matters
284
Rohinton Mistry
The Famished Road (Ben Okri)
The Famished Road
285
Ben Okri
A Far Cry From Kensington (Muriel Spark)
A Far Cry From Kensington
286
Muriel Spark
Far From the Tree (Robin Benway)
Far From the Tree
287
Robin Benway
The Far Pavilions (M.M. Kaye)
The Far Pavilions
288
M.M. Kaye
A Fatal Inversion (Barbara Vine)
A Fatal Inversion
289
Barbara Vine
Fear and Trembling (Amelie Nothomb)
Fear and Trembling
290
Amelie Nothomb
Fear of Flying (Erica Jong)
Fear of Flying
291
Erica Jong
The Feast of the Goat (Mario Vargas Llosa)
The Feast of the Goat
292
Mario Vargas Llosa
The Female Man (Joanna Russ)
The Female Man
293
Joanna Russ
The Female Quixote (Charlotte Lennox)
The Female Quixote
294
Charlotte Lennox
Fences (August Wilson)
Fences
295
August Wilson
The Fifth Child (Doris Lessing)
The Fifth Child
296
Doris Lessing
A Fine Balance (Rohinton Mistry)
A Fine Balance
297
Rohinton Mistry
Fingersmith (Sarah Waters)
Fingersmith
298
Sarah Waters
Fireflies (Shiva Naipaul)
Fireflies
299
Shiva Naipaul
The First Garden (Anne Hébert)
The First Garden
300
Anne Hébert
Five Children and It (E. Nesbit)
Five Children and It
301
E. Nesbit
The Flame Trees of Thika (Elspeth Huxley)
The Flame Trees of Thika
302
Elspeth Huxley
The Flamethrowers, Rachel Kushner
The Flamethrowers, Rachel Kushner
303
Flights (Olga Tokarczuk)
Flights
304
Olga Tokarczuk
Fool's Gold (Maro Douka)
Fool's Gold
305
Maro Douka
Foreign Affairs (Alison Lurie)
Foreign Affairs
306
Alison Lurie
Forever a Stranger (Hella Haasse)
Forever a Stranger
307
Hella Haasse
Fortunes of War: The Balkan Trilogy (Olivia Manning)
Fortunes of War: The Balkan Trilogy
308
Olivia Manning
The Fountain Overflows (Rebecca West)
The Fountain Overflows
309
Rebecca West
The Fountainhead (Ayn Rand)
The Fountainhead
310
Ayn Rand
Frankenstein (Mary Shelley)
Frankenstein
311
Mary Shelley
The Friend (Sigrid Nunez)
The Friend
312
Sigrid Nunez
From the Fifteenth District (Mavis Gallant)
From the Fifteenth District
313
Mavis Gallant
Fugitive Pieces (Anne Michaels)
Fugitive Pieces
314
Anne Michaels
Fun Home (Alison Bechdel)
Fun Home
315
Alison Bechdel
Gabriela, Clove and Cinnamon (Jorge Amado)
Gabriela, Clove and Cinnamon
316
Jorge Amado
Gabriel's Gift (Hanif Kureishi)
Gabriel's Gift
317
Hanif Kureishi
A Game of Hide and Seek (Elizabeth Taylor)
A Game of Hide and Seek
318
Elizabeth Taylor
The Game of Kings (Dorothy Dunnett)
The Game of Kings
319
Dorothy Dunnett
The Garden Party (Katherine Mansfield)
The Garden Party
320
Katherine Mansfield
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