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200 Amazing Books to Diversify Your Bookshelf - Page 5

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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Noughts and Crosses (Malorie Blackman)
Noughts and Crosses
161
Malorie Blackman
Just Mercy (Bryan Stevenson)
Just Mercy
162
Bryan Stevenson
The Girl Who Wrote Loneliness (Kyung-Sook Shin)
The Girl Who Wrote Loneliness
163
Kyung-Sook Shin
The Tusk That Did the Damage (Tania James)
The Tusk That Did the Damage
164
Tania James
Re Jane (Patricia Park)
Re Jane
165
Patricia Park
Everything I Never Told You (Celeste Ng)
Everything I Never Told You
166
Celeste Ng
NW (Zadie Smith)
NW
167
Zadie Smith
Annie John
Annie John
168
Changes (Ama Ata Aidoo)
Changes
169
Ama Ata Aidoo
The Japanese Lover (Isabel Allende)
The Japanese Lover
170
Isabel Allende
The General in His Labyrinth
The General in His Labyrinth
171
On Beauty (Zadie Smith)
On Beauty
172
Zadie Smith
A Raisin in the Sun (Lorraine Hansberry)
A Raisin in the Sun
173
Lorraine Hansberry
Queen Pokou (Veronique Tadjo)
Queen Pokou
174
Veronique Tadjo
An Untamed State (Roxane Gay)
An Untamed State
175
Roxane Gay
Land of Love and Drowning
Land of Love and Drowning
176
Legend (Marie Lu)
Legend
177
Marie Lu
Girl in Translation (Jean Kwok)
Girl in Translation
178
Jean Kwok
Island of a Thousand Mirrors (Nayomi)
Island of a Thousand Mirrors
179
Nayomi
Brown Girl Dreaming (Jacqueline Woodson)
Brown Girl Dreaming
180
Jacqueline Woodson
Journey to the West
Journey to the West
181
Sister Mine (Nalo Hopkinson)
Sister Mine
182
Nalo Hopkinson
Is Everyone Hanging Out Without Me? (And Other Concerns) (Mindy Kaling)
Is Everyone Hanging Out Without Me? (And Other Concerns)
183
Mindy Kaling
Notes of a Native Son (James Baldwin)
Notes of a Native Son
184
James Baldwin
Kaffir Boy
Kaffir Boy
185
Ripper (Isabel Allende)
Ripper
186
Isabel Allende
The New Jim Crow (Alexander)
The New Jim Crow
187
Alexander
Corridor (Sarnath Banerjee)
Corridor
188
Sarnath Banerjee
Bone (Fae Myenne Ng)
Bone
189
Fae Myenne Ng
Difficult Daughters by Manju Kapur
Difficult Daughters by Manju Kapur
190
A Suitable Boy (Vikram Seth)
A Suitable Boy
191
Vikram Seth
The Icarus Girl (Helen Oyeyemi)
The Icarus Girl
192
Helen Oyeyemi
Lucy (Jamaica Kincaid)
Lucy
193
Jamaica Kincaid
Binti (Nnedi Okorafor)
Binti
194
Nnedi Okorafor
A Thousand Years of Good Prayers (Yiyun Li)
A Thousand Years of Good Prayers
195
Yiyun Li
What Is Not Yours Is Not Yours (Helen Oyeyemi)
What Is Not Yours Is Not Yours
196
Helen Oyeyemi
Aké: The Years of Childhood (Wole Soyinka)
Aké: The Years of Childhood
197
Wole Soyinka
A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier (Ishmael Beah)
A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier
198
Ishmael Beah
Nervous Conditions (Tsitsi Dangarembga)
Nervous Conditions
199
Tsitsi Dangarembga
Throne of the Crescent Moon
Throne of the Crescent Moon
200
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