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Black Literature Matters Too

Books I have read by authors of colour. I hope you find some wonderful books to read from the list, if you haven't read them already.
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1Q84 (1-3) - Haruki Murakami
1Q84 (1-3) - Haruki Murakami
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The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian (Sherman Alexie)
The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian
2
Sherman Alexie
Americanah (Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie)
Americanah
3
Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
Amora (Natalia Borges Polesso)
Amora
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Natalia Borges Polesso
An American Marriage (Tayari Jones)
An American Marriage
5
Tayari Jones
An Artist of the Floating World (Kazuo Ishiguro)
An Artist of the Floating World
6
Kazuo Ishiguro
An Orchestra of Minorities (Chigozie Obioma)
An Orchestra of Minorities
7
Chigozie Obioma
And the Mountains Echoed (Khaled Hosseini)
And the Mountains Echoed
8
Khaled Hosseini
Anil's Ghost (Michael Ondaatje)
Anil's Ghost
9
Michael Ondaatje
Anita and Me (Meera Syal)
Anita and Me
10
Meera Syal
Another Country (James Baldwin)
Another Country
11
James Baldwin
Anthills of the Savannah (Chinua Achebe)
Anthills of the Savannah
12
Chinua Achebe
Arrow of God (Chinua Achebe)
Arrow of God
13
Chinua Achebe
The Autobiography of an Ex-Colored Man
The Autobiography of an Ex-Colored Man
14
Ayoade on Ayoade (Richard Ayoade)
Ayoade on Ayoade
15
Richard Ayoade
Ayoade on Top (Richard Ayoade)
Ayoade on Top
16
Richard Ayoade
A Beautiful Poison (Lydia Kang)
A Beautiful Poison
17
Lydia Kang
Beauty and Sadness (Yasunari Kawabata)
Beauty and Sadness
18
Yasunari Kawabata
Behold the Dreamers (Imbolo Mbue)
Behold the Dreamers
19
Imbolo Mbue
Beloved (Toni Morrison)
Beloved
20
Toni Morrison
Black and British: A Forgotten History (David Olusoga)
Black and British: A Forgotten History
21
David Olusoga
Bluebird, Bluebird (Attica Locke)
Bluebird, Bluebird
22
Attica Locke
The Bluest Eye (Toni Morrison)
The Bluest Eye
23
Toni Morrison
The Bonesetter's Daughter (Amy Tan)
The Bonesetter's Daughter
24
Amy Tan
The Book of Negroes (US Title: Someone Knows My Name) (Lawrence Hill)
The Book of Negroes (US Title: Someone Knows My Name)
25
Lawrence Hill
Born a Crime (Trevor Noah)
Born a Crime
26
Trevor Noah
Boy, Snow, Bird (Helen Oyeyemi)
Boy, Snow, Bird
27
Helen Oyeyemi
A Brief History of Everyone Who Ever Lived (Adam Rutherford)
A Brief History of Everyone Who Ever Lived
28
Adam Rutherford
A Brief History of Seven Killings (Marlon James)
A Brief History of Seven Killings
29
Marlon James
The Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao (Junot Díaz)
The Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao
30
Junot Díaz
The Brighton Mermaid (Dorothy Koomson)
The Brighton Mermaid
31
Dorothy Koomson
Brit(Ish) (Afua Hirsch)
Brit(Ish)
32
Afua Hirsch
Brown Girl Brownstones
Brown Girl Brownstones
33
The Buddha of Suburbia (Hanif Kureishi)
The Buddha of Suburbia
34
Hanif Kureishi
The Buried Giant (Kazuo Ishiguro)
The Buried Giant
35
Kazuo Ishiguro
Cane (Jean Toomer)
Cane
36
Jean Toomer
The Chaneysville Incident (David Bradley)
The Chaneysville Incident
37
David Bradley
Children of Blood and Bone (Tomi Adyemi)
Children of Blood and Bone
38
Tomi Adyemi
Chronicle of a Death Foretold (Gabriel Garcia Marquez)
Chronicle of a Death Foretold
39
Gabriel Garcia Marquez
Colorless Tsukuru Tazaki and His Years of Pilgrimage (Haruki Murakami)
Colorless Tsukuru Tazaki and His Years of Pilgrimage
40
Haruki Murakami
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