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Books by Black Authors Sitting on CH's Bookshelves, Both Read and Unread

Well this was a depressing, eye-opening list to make. I own a LOT of books and this was it. And half are on my TBR shelves. I have read other books by black authors but TBH not that many. I need to work on educating myself!
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Children of Blood and Bone (Tomi Adyemi)
Children of Blood and Bone
1
Tomi Adyemi
I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings (Maya Angelou)
I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings
2
Maya Angelou
The Vanishing Half (Brit Bennett)
The Vanishing Half
3
Brit Bennett
Dawn (Octavia Butler)
Dawn
4
Octavia Butler
Kindred (Octavia E. Butler)
Kindred
5
Octavia E. Butler
Invisible Man (Ralph Ellison)
Invisible Man
6
Ralph Ellison
Bad Feminist (Roxane Gay)
Bad Feminist
7
Roxane Gay
The Captive (Joyce Hansen)
The Captive
8
Joyce Hansen
Their Eyes Were Watching God (Zora Neale Hurston)
Their Eyes Were Watching God
9
Zora Neale Hurston
How Long 'Til Black Future Month? (N.K. Jemisin)
How Long 'Til Black Future Month?
10
N.K. Jemisin
The Bluest Eye (Toni Morrison)
The Bluest Eye
11
Toni Morrison
Born a Crime (Trevor Noah)
Born a Crime
12
Trevor Noah
Clover (Dori Sanders)
Clover
13
Dori Sanders
Her Own Place (Dori Sanders)
Her Own Place
14
Dori Sanders
Push (Sapphire)
Push
15
Sapphire
On Beauty (Zadie Smith)
On Beauty
16
Zadie Smith
White Teeth (Zadie Smith)
White Teeth
17
Zadie Smith
The Hate U Give (Angie Thomas)
The Hate U Give
18
Angie Thomas
The Color Purple (Alice Walker)
The Color Purple
19
Alice Walker
The Underground Railroad (Colson Whitehead)
The Underground Railroad
20
Colson Whitehead
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