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Book Riot's 50 Must-Read Books Recommended by Roxane Gay

"Is it just me, or are we all just biding our time until the next piece of work by Roxane Gay is released? Whether she's writing fiction, nonfiction, short stories, comics, or screenplays, her writing makes an unforgettable impact.
Not only is she an impressive writer, but she is a prolific reader, as well. Luckily for us, she makes no attempts at hiding the books she reads. If she loves a book you will either find a review on her Goodreads page, a tweet with current favorites, or a blurb on the cover of a book. So I've rounded up 50 books endorsed by Roxane to tide us over until we can get our fix of her next piece of incredible writing." (Sophia Lefevre/Book Riot)
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How to Write an Autobiographical Novel (Alexander Chee)
How to Write an Autobiographical Novel
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Alexander Chee
Commonwealth (Ann Patchett)
Commonwealth
2
Ann Patchett
I Am Magical Teenage Princesslu (Luke Geddes)
I Am Magical Teenage Princesslu
3
Luke Geddes
Homegoing (Yaa Gyasi)
Homegoing
4
Yaa Gyasi
Sunburn (Laura Lippman)
Sunburn
5
Laura Lippman
All the Names They Used for God (Anjali Sachdera)
All the Names They Used for God
6
Anjali Sachdera
Chemistry (Weike Wang)
Chemistry
7
Weike Wang
Marriage of a Thousand Lies (S. J. Sindu)
Marriage of a Thousand Lies
8
S. J. Sindu
The Perfect Nanny (Leila Slimani)
The Perfect Nanny
9
Leila Slimani
Heavy (Kiese Laymon)
Heavy
10
Kiese Laymon
Meet Behind Mars (Renee Simms)
Meet Behind Mars
11
Renee Simms
Calling a Wolf a Wolf (Kaveh Akbar)
Calling a Wolf a Wolf
12
Kaveh Akbar
Convenience Store Woman (Sayaka Murata)
Convenience Store Woman
13
Sayaka Murata
You Think It, I'll Say It (Curtis Sittenfeld)
You Think It, I'll Say It
14
Curtis Sittenfeld
I Can't Date Jesus: Love, Sex, Family, Race, and Other Reasons I've Put My Faith in Beyoncé (Michael Arceneaux)
I Can't Date Jesus: Love, Sex, Family, Race, and Other Reasons I've Put My Faith in Beyoncé
15
Michael Arceneaux
We Cast a Shadow (Maurice Carlos Ruffin)
We Cast a Shadow
16
Maurice Carlos Ruffin
Thick (Tressie McMillan Cottom)
Thick
17
Tressie McMillan Cottom
Friday Black (Nana Kwame Adjei-Brenyah)
Friday Black
18
Nana Kwame Adjei-Brenyah
Everything's Trash, but It's Okay (Phoebe Robinson)
Everything's Trash, but It's Okay
19
Phoebe Robinson
The Recovering: Intoxication and Its Aftermath (Leslie Jamison)
The Recovering: Intoxication and Its Aftermath
20
Leslie Jamison
Eloquent Rage: A Black Feminist Discovers Her Superpower (Brittney Cooper)
Eloquent Rage: A Black Feminist Discovers Her Superpower
21
Brittney Cooper
Autobiography of Gucci Mane (Mane)
Autobiography of Gucci Mane
22
Mane
The Other Americans (Laila Lalami)
The Other Americans
23
Laila Lalami
The Book of the Unnamed Midwife (Meg Elison)
The Book of the Unnamed Midwife
24
Meg Elison
The Chronology of Water: A Memoir, Lidia Yuknavitch
The Chronology of Water: A Memoir, Lidia Yuknavitch
25
Citizen (Claudia Rankine)
Citizen
26
Claudia Rankine
Pachinko (Min Jin Lee)
Pachinko
27
Min Jin Lee
Stephen Florida (Gabe Habash)
Stephen Florida
28
Gabe Habash
What It Means When a Man Falls From the Sky (Lesley Nneka Arimah)
What It Means When a Man Falls From the Sky
29
Lesley Nneka Arimah
Her Body and Other Parties (Carmen Maria Machado)
Her Body and Other Parties
30
Carmen Maria Machado
Reset (Ellen Pao)
Reset
31
Ellen Pao
This Will Be My Undoing (Morgan Jerkins)
This Will Be My Undoing
32
Morgan Jerkins
Heart Berries (Terese Marie Mailhot)
Heart Berries
33
Terese Marie Mailhot
The Belles (Dhonielle Clayton)
The Belles
34
Dhonielle Clayton
This Is Just My Face (Gabourey Sidibe)
This Is Just My Face
35
Gabourey Sidibe
Silencer (Marcus Wicker)
Silencer
36
Marcus Wicker
Eat Only When You're Hungry (Lindsay Hunter)
Eat Only When You're Hungry
37
Lindsay Hunter
The Awkward Thoughts of W. Kamau Bell: Tales of a 6' 4", African American, Heterosexual, Cisgender, (W.Kamau Bell)
The Awkward Thoughts of W. Kamau Bell: Tales of a 6' 4", African American, Heterosexual, Cisgender,
38
W.Kamau Bell
We Are Never Meeting in Real Life (Samantha Irby)
We Are Never Meeting in Real Life
39
Samantha Irby
The Proposal (Jasmine Guillory)
The Proposal
40
Jasmine Guillory
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