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1001 Must-Read Books Not Written by Dead White Dudes - Page 9

...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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The Gate (Natsume Sōseki, Trans. William F. Sibley)
The Gate
321
Natsume Sōseki, Trans. William F. Sibley
A Gate at the Stairs (Lorrie Moore)
A Gate at the Stairs
322
Lorrie Moore
The Gates of Ivory (Margaret Drabble)
The Gates of Ivory
323
Margaret Drabble
The Gathering (Anne Enright)
The Gathering
324
Anne Enright
Gaudy Night - A Lord Peter Wimsey Mystery (Dorothy L. Sayers)
Gaudy Night - A Lord Peter Wimsey Mystery
325
Dorothy L. Sayers
Gentlemen Prefer Blondes (Anita Loos)
Gentlemen Prefer Blondes
326
Anita Loos
The Ghost Road (Pat Barker)
The Ghost Road
327
Pat Barker
The Ghost Stories of Edith Wharton (Edith Wharton)
The Ghost Stories of Edith Wharton
328
Edith Wharton
Gilead (Marilynne Robinson)
Gilead
329
Marilynne Robinson
Giovanni's Room (James Baldwin)
Giovanni's Room
330
James Baldwin
Girl Interrupted (Susanna Kaysen)
Girl Interrupted
331
Susanna Kaysen
A Girl Is a Half-Formed Thing (Eimear McBride)
A Girl Is a Half-Formed Thing
332
Eimear McBride
Girl, Woman, Other (Bernardine Evaristo)
Girl, Woman, Other
333
Bernardine Evaristo
The Girls of Slender Means (Muriel Spark)
The Girls of Slender Means
334
Muriel Spark
Gitanjali by Rabindranath Tagore
Gitanjali by Rabindranath Tagore
335
The Giver (Lois Lowry)
The Giver
336
Lois Lowry
The Glimpses of the Moon
The Glimpses of the Moon
337
Go Tell It on the Mountain (James Baldwin)
Go Tell It on the Mountain
338
James Baldwin
The God of Small Things (Arundhati Roy)
The God of Small Things
339
Arundhati Roy
The Golden Notebook (Doris Lessing)
The Golden Notebook
340
Doris Lessing
The Goldfinch (Donna Tartt)
The Goldfinch
341
Donna Tartt
Gone Girl (Gillian Flynn)
Gone Girl
342
Gillian Flynn
Gone With the Wind (Margaret Mitchell)
Gone With the Wind
343
Margaret Mitchell
The Good Earth (Pearl S. Buck)
The Good Earth
344
Pearl S. Buck
A Good Man Is Hard to Find (Flannery O'Connor)
A Good Man Is Hard to Find
345
Flannery O'Connor
Good Morning, Midnight (Jean Rhys)
Good Morning, Midnight
346
Jean Rhys
Goodnight, Mr.Tom (Michelle Magorian)
Goodnight, Mr.Tom
347
Michelle Magorian
Gosta Berling's Saga (Selma Lagerlof)
Gosta Berling's Saga
348
Selma Lagerlof
A Grain of Wheat (Ngũgĩ Wa Thiong'o)
A Grain of Wheat
349
Ngũgĩ Wa Thiong'o
Grand Hotel (Vicky Baum)
Grand Hotel
350
Vicky Baum
The Grass Is Singing (Doris Lessing)
The Grass Is Singing
351
Doris Lessing
The Great Fire (Shirley Hazzard)
The Great Fire
352
Shirley Hazzard
Great Granny Webster (Caroline Blackwood)
Great Granny Webster
353
Caroline Blackwood
The Great Indian Novel (Shashi Tharoor)
The Great Indian Novel
354
Shashi Tharoor
Grimus (Salman Rushdie)
Grimus
355
Salman Rushdie
The Ground Beneath Her Feet (Salman Rushdie)
The Ground Beneath Her Feet
356
Salman Rushdie
The Group (Mary McCarthy)
The Group
357
Mary McCarthy
The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Society (Annie Barrows and Mary Ann Shaffer)
The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Society
358
Annie Barrows and Mary Ann Shaffer
The Guide (R.K. Narayan)
The Guide
359
R.K. Narayan
The Guns of August (Barbara Tuchman)
The Guns of August
360
Barbara Tuchman
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