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Books From the African Diaspora

This is short compilation of some classic and modern novels, memoirs, published articles, YA fiction, and children's fiction written by authors from the African diaspora (authors of African decent from around the globe). I have read most of these books, with a few in my, "to-read" queue. These are great additions to your bookshelf, or check them out at your local public library.
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Breath, Eyes, Memory (Edwidge Danticat)
Breath, Eyes, Memory
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Edwidge Danticat
The Farming of Bones (Danticat)
The Farming of Bones
2
Danticat
Krik? Krak! (Edwidge Danticat)
Krik? Krak!
3
Edwidge Danticat
The Temple of My Familiar (Alice Walker)
The Temple of My Familiar
4
Alice Walker
The Color Purple (Alice Walker)
The Color Purple
5
Alice Walker
Wild Seed
Wild Seed
6
Kindred (Octavia Butler)
Kindred
7
Octavia Butler
Things Fall Apart (Chinua Achebe)
Things Fall Apart
8
Chinua Achebe
My Jim by Nancy Rawles
My Jim by Nancy Rawles
9
Ghana Must Go (Taiye Selasi)
Ghana Must Go
10
Taiye Selasi
The Book of Night Women (Marlon James)
The Book of Night Women
11
Marlon James
Daughters of the Dust (Julie Dash)
Daughters of the Dust
12
Julie Dash
Song of Solomon (Toni Morrison)
Song of Solomon
13
Toni Morrison
The Bluest Eye (Toni Morrison)
The Bluest Eye
14
Toni Morrison
Beloved (Toni Morrison)
Beloved
15
Toni Morrison
Everything Good Will Come (Sefi Atta)
Everything Good Will Come
16
Sefi Atta
We Need New Names (Noviolet Bulawayo)
We Need New Names
17
Noviolet Bulawayo
Daughters of the Stone (Dahlma Llanos-Figueroa)
Daughters of the Stone
18
Dahlma Llanos-Figueroa
Betsey Brown (Ntozake Shange)
Betsey Brown
19
Ntozake Shange
The Thing Around Your Neck (Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie)
The Thing Around Your Neck
20
Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
Purple Hibiscus (Chimamanda Adichie)
Purple Hibiscus
21
Chimamanda Adichie
We Should All Be Feminists (Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie)
We Should All Be Feminists
22
Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
Invisible Man (Ralph Ellison)
Invisible Man
23
Ralph Ellison
The Coldest Winter Ever
The Coldest Winter Ever
24
The Women of Brewster Place (Gloria Naylor)
The Women of Brewster Place
25
Gloria Naylor
Native Son (Richard Wright)
Native Son
26
Richard Wright
Never Far From Nowhere (Andrea Levi)
Never Far From Nowhere
27
Andrea Levi
Brown Girl Brownstones
Brown Girl Brownstones
28
The Known World (Edward P. Jones)
The Known World
29
Edward P. Jones
Their Eyes Were Watching God (Zora Neale Hurston)
Their Eyes Were Watching God
30
Zora Neale Hurston
Wench (Dolen Perkins-Valdez)
Wench
31
Dolen Perkins-Valdez
I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings (Maya Angelou)
I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings
32
Maya Angelou
I'm Judging You: The Do-Better Manual (Luvvie Ajayi)
I'm Judging You: The Do-Better Manual
33
Luvvie Ajayi
Clowns and Rats Scare Me (Cary Clack)
Clowns and Rats Scare Me
34
Cary Clack
Born a Crime: Stories From a South African Childhood (Trevor Noah)
Born a Crime: Stories From a South African Childhood
35
Trevor Noah
Finding Fish (Antwone Fisher)
Finding Fish
36
Antwone Fisher
The Rose That Grew From Concrete (Tupac Shakur)
The Rose That Grew From Concrete
37
Tupac Shakur
Taking Flight: From War Orphan to Star Ballerina (Michaela Deprince)
Taking Flight: From War Orphan to Star Ballerina
38
Michaela Deprince
The Cancer Journals (Andre Lorde)
The Cancer Journals
39
Andre Lorde
Grace, Glory, and Gold: My Leap of Faith (Gabrielle Douglas)
Grace, Glory, and Gold: My Leap of Faith
40
Gabrielle Douglas
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