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200 Amazing Books to Diversify Your Bookshelf - Page 4

There are so many fantastic authors out there that never make Greatest Books lists because those lists are already overflowing with Caucasian writers. Usually it's not intended, but so often we tend to focus on books written by white authors, since the literary world was dominated by their voices for centuries. But here are 200 books from around the world that deserve to make most Best Books lists.
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The Arrival
The Arrival
121
Before We Were Free (Julia Alvarez)
Before We Were Free
122
Julia Alvarez
The Moor's Account (Laila Lalami)
The Moor's Account
123
Laila Lalami
Rain of Gold
Rain of Gold
124
The Meursault Investigation (Kamel Daoud)
The Meursault Investigation
125
Kamel Daoud
The Book of Salt, Monique Truong
The Book of Salt, Monique Truong
126
Purple Hibiscus
Purple Hibiscus
127
Paradise (Toni Morrison)
Paradise
128
Toni Morrison
Drown, Junot Diaz
Drown, Junot Diaz
129
Lakota Woman (Mary Crow Dog)
Lakota Woman
130
Mary Crow Dog
Lust, Caution
Lust, Caution
131
Almanac of the Dead (Leslie Marmon Silko)
Almanac of the Dead
132
Leslie Marmon Silko
Kitchen (Banana Yoshimoto)
Kitchen
133
Banana Yoshimoto
The Woman in the Dunes Kobo Abe
The Woman in the Dunes Kobo Abe
134
Bloodchild (Octavia Butler)
Bloodchild
135
Octavia Butler
Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry (Mildred D. Taylor)
Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry
136
Mildred D. Taylor
Adaptation
Adaptation
137
A Pale View of Hills
A Pale View of Hills
138
How the Garcia Girls Lost Their Accents (Julia Alvarez)
How the Garcia Girls Lost Their Accents
139
Julia Alvarez
March : Book One (John Lewis)
March : Book One
140
John Lewis
The Bonesetter's Daughter (Amy Tan)
The Bonesetter's Daughter
141
Amy Tan
The Temple of My Familiar (Alice Walker)
The Temple of My Familiar
142
Alice Walker
Redefining Realness (Janet Mock)
Redefining Realness
143
Janet Mock
Why Not Me? (Mindy Kaling)
Why Not Me?
144
Mindy Kaling
In the Time of the Butterflies (Julia Alvarez)
In the Time of the Butterflies
145
Julia Alvarez
Beneath the Lion's Gaze by Maaza Mengiste
Beneath the Lion's Gaze by Maaza Mengiste
146
One Day I Will Write About This Place (Binyavanga Wainaina)
One Day I Will Write About This Place
147
Binyavanga Wainaina
Open City
Open City
148
Twenty Love Poems
Twenty Love Poems
149
Eva Luna (Isabel Allende)
Eva Luna
150
Isabel Allende
Good Morning, Midnight (Jean Rhys)
Good Morning, Midnight
151
Jean Rhys
The Book of Unknown Americans
The Book of Unknown Americans
152
Midnight Robber by Nalo Hopkinson
Midnight Robber by Nalo Hopkinson
153
A Thousand Splendid Suns (Khaled Hosseini)
A Thousand Splendid Suns
154
Khaled Hosseini
Monkey Beach
Monkey Beach
155
Haroun and the Sea of Stories by Salman Rushdie (Salman Rushdie)
Haroun and the Sea of Stories by Salman Rushdie
156
Salman Rushdie
The Last Illusion
The Last Illusion
157
Woman at Point Zero (Nawal El Saadawi)
Woman at Point Zero
158
Nawal El Saadawi
A Small Place
A Small Place
159
The Buddha in the Attic (Julie Otsuka)
The Buddha in the Attic
160
Julie Otsuka
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