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21 Books by POC Writers That You Should Definitely Read at Some Point

"We recently asked members of the BuzzFeed Community which books written by people of colour they think everyone should read. Here are some of their recommendations."
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The Bluest Eye (Toni Morrison)
The Bluest Eye
1
Toni Morrison
The Namesake (Jhumpa Lahiri)
The Namesake
2
Jhumpa Lahiri
The Book of Unknown Americans (Cristina Henriquez)
The Book of Unknown Americans
3
Cristina Henriquez
Just Mercy (Bryan Stevenson)
Just Mercy
4
Bryan Stevenson
Their Eyes Were Watching God (Zora Neale Hurston)
Their Eyes Were Watching God
5
Zora Neale Hurston
So Far From God (Ana Castillo)
So Far From God
6
Ana Castillo
The Joy Luck Club (Amy Tan)
The Joy Luck Club
7
Amy Tan
Go Tell It on the Mountain (James Baldwin)
Go Tell It on the Mountain
8
James Baldwin
The Fifth Season (N. K. Jemisin)
The Fifth Season
9
N. K. Jemisin
Persepolis (Marjane Satrapi)
Persepolis
10
Marjane Satrapi
Between the World and Me (Ta-Nehisi Coates)
Between the World and Me
11
Ta-Nehisi Coates
Wild Seed
Wild Seed
12
Purple Hisbiscus
Purple Hisbiscus
13
Burnt Shadows (Kamila Shamsie)
Burnt Shadows
14
Kamila Shamsie
Midnight Robber (Nalo Hopkinson)
Midnight Robber
15
Nalo Hopkinson
White Teeth (Zadie Smith)
White Teeth
16
Zadie Smith
A Thousand Splendid Suns (Khaled Hosseini)
A Thousand Splendid Suns
17
Khaled Hosseini
The House on Mango Street (Sandra Cisneros)
The House on Mango Street
18
Sandra Cisneros
Noughts and Crosses (Malorie Blackman)
Noughts and Crosses
19
Malorie Blackman
You Can't Keep a Good Woman Down (Alice Walker)
You Can't Keep a Good Woman Down
20
Alice Walker
Milk and Honey (Rupi Kaur)
Milk and Honey
21
Rupi Kaur
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