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250 Novels by 250 Women of Color

Alright folks, think back to all those '_______ Books by _______ Authors' lists that we were recently inundated with and contemplate how many of them were majority works by women of color. Or at least significantly populated by? Or had at least ten? Five?
Anyway, the pic is of the heartrendingly inimitable Qiu Miaojin, if you need a more straightforward recommendation.
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The Girl With the Louding Voice (Abi Daré)
The Girl With the Louding Voice
1
Abi Daré
In the Eye of the Sun (Ahdaf Soueif)
In the Eye of the Sun
2
Ahdaf Soueif
Carpentaria (Alexis Wright)
Carpentaria
3
Alexis Wright
The Color Purple (Alice Walker)
The Color Purple
4
Alice Walker
The Henna Artist (Alka Joshi)
The Henna Artist
5
Alka Joshi
A Princess in Theory (Alyssa Cole)
A Princess in Theory
6
Alyssa Cole
The Memory of Love (Aminatta Forna)
The Memory of Love
7
Aminatta Forna
The Golden Gate (Amy Chua)
The Golden Gate
8
Amy Chua
The Joy Luck Club (Amy Tan)
The Joy Luck Club
9
Amy Tan
The Mixquiahuala Letters (Ana Castillo)
The Mixquiahuala Letters
10
Ana Castillo
King of Pride (Ana Huang)
King of Pride
11
Ana Huang
Pearl of China (Anchee Min)
Pearl of China
12
Anchee Min
Kalpa Imperial (Angélica Gorodischer)
Kalpa Imperial
13
Angélica Gorodischer
Miracle Creek (Angie Kim)
Miracle Creek
14
Angie Kim
Secret Lives of Mothers & Daughters (Anita Kushwaha)
Secret Lives of Mothers & Daughters
15
Anita Kushwaha
Ladies Coupé (Anita Nair)
Ladies Coupé
16
Anita Nair
Tamarind Mem (Anita Rau Badami)
Tamarind Mem
17
Anita Rau Badami
The Street (Ann Petry)
The Street
18
Ann Petry
Sleeping on Jupiter (Anuradha Roy)
Sleeping on Jupiter
19
Anuradha Roy
The God of Small Things (Arundhati Roy)
The God of Small Things
20
Arundhati Roy
Fantasia: An Algerian Cavalcade (Assia Djebar)
Fantasia: An Algerian Cavalcade
21
Assia Djebar
Sunlight on a Broken Column (Attia Hosain)
Sunlight on a Broken Column
22
Attia Hosain
Bluebird, Bluebird (Attica Locke)
Bluebird, Bluebird
23
Attica Locke
Stay With Me (Ayobami Adebayo)
Stay With Me
24
Ayobami Adebayo
The Anthropologists (Aysegul Savas)
The Anthropologists
25
Aysegul Savas
Call Me Zebra (Azareen Van Der Vliet Oloomi)
Call Me Zebra
26
Azareen Van Der Vliet Oloomi
The Saddlebag (Bahíyyih Nakhjavání)
The Saddlebag
27
Bahíyyih Nakhjavání
Collide (Bal Khabra)
Collide
28
Bal Khabra
Erotic Stories for Punjabi Widows (Balli Kaur Jaswal)
Erotic Stories for Punjabi Widows
29
Balli Kaur Jaswal
Kitchen (Banana Yoshimoto)
Kitchen
30
Banana Yoshimoto
The Crow Eaters (Bapsi Sidhwa)
The Crow Eaters
31
Bapsi Sidhwa
The Queue (Basma Abdel Aziz)
The Queue
32
Basma Abdel Aziz
Brothers and Sisters (Bebe Moore Campbell)
Brothers and Sisters
33
Bebe Moore Campbell
Girl, Woman, Other (Bernardine Evaristo)
Girl, Woman, Other
34
Bernardine Evaristo
Sugar (Bernice L. McFadden)
Sugar
35
Bernice L. McFadden
Inkle Yarico (Beryl Gilroy)
Inkle Yarico
36
Beryl Gilroy
When Rain Clouds Gather (Bessie Head)
When Rain Clouds Gather
37
Bessie Head
The Tiger's Daughter (Bharati Mukherjee)
The Tiger's Daughter
38
Bharati Mukherjee
Honey and Spice (Bolu Babalola)
Honey and Spice
39
Bolu Babalola
Hanging by Her Teeth (Bonnie Greer)
Hanging by Her Teeth
40
Bonnie Greer
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