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Books Mentioned on USA Today's 100 Black Novelists and Fiction Writers You Should Read - Page 2

From the August 20, 2020 USA Today article, "100 Black novelists and fiction writers you should read, from Abi Daré to Zora Neale Hurston." The article includes examples of each author's work. Here are the books mentioned. How many have you read?
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Brother (David Chariandy)
Brother
41
David Chariandy
The Conjure Woman (Charles W. Chesnutt)
The Conjure Woman
42
Charles W. Chesnutt
The Wife of His Youth & Other Stories of the Color Line (Charles W. Chestnutt)
The Wife of His Youth & Other Stories of the Color Line
43
Charles W. Chestnutt
The Colonel's Dream (Charles W. Chesnutt)
The Colonel's Dream
44
Charles W. Chesnutt
What Looks Like Crazy on an Ordinary Day
What Looks Like Crazy on an Ordinary Day
45
The Water Dancer (Ta-Nehisi Coates)
The Water Dancer
46
Ta-Nehisi Coates
Black Panther (Ta-Nehisi Coates)
Black Panther
47
Ta-Nehisi Coates
When No One Is Watching (Alyss Cole)
When No One Is Watching
48
Alyss Cole
Homemade Love (J. California Cooper)
Homemade Love
49
J. California Cooper
Family (J. California Cooper)
Family
50
J. California Cooper
Some People, Some Other Place (J. California Cooper)
Some People, Some Other Place
51
J. California Cooper
In Search of Satisfaction
In Search of Satisfaction
52
Breath, Eyes, Memory (Edwidge Danticat)
Breath, Eyes, Memory
53
Edwidge Danticat
Everything Inside: Stories (Edwidge Danticat)
Everything Inside: Stories
54
Edwidge Danticat
Krik? Krak! (Edwidge Danticat)
Krik? Krak!
55
Edwidge Danticat
The Farming of Bones (Edwidge Danticat)
The Farming of Bones
56
Edwidge Danticat
The Girl With the Louding Voice (Abi Daré)
The Girl With the Louding Voice
57
Abi Daré
Here Comes the Sun (Nicole Dennis-Benn)
Here Comes the Sun
58
Nicole Dennis-Benn
Patsy (Nicole Dennis-Benn)
Patsy
59
Nicole Dennis-Benn
Friends and Lovers (Eric Jerome Dickey)
Friends and Lovers
60
Eric Jerome Dickey
Milk in My Coffee (Eric Jerome Dickey)
Milk in My Coffee
61
Eric Jerome Dickey
Cheaters (Eric Jerome Dickey)
Cheaters
62
Eric Jerome Dickey
The Prey of Gods (Nicky Drayden)
The Prey of Gods
63
Nicky Drayden
Temper (Nicky Drayden)
Temper
64
Nicky Drayden
Escaping Exodus (Nicky Drayden)
Escaping Exodus
65
Nicky Drayden
Invisible Man (Ralph Ellison)
Invisible Man
66
Ralph Ellison
Juneteenth (Ralph Ellison)
Juneteenth
67
Ralph Ellison
Freshwater (Akwaeke Emezi)
Freshwater
68
Akwaeke Emezi
The Death of Vivek Oji (Akwaeke Emezi)
The Death of Vivek Oji
69
Akwaeke Emezi
Girl, Woman, Other (Bernardine Evaristo)
Girl, Woman, Other
70
Bernardine Evaristo
Suder (Percival Everett)
Suder
71
Percival Everett
Telephone (Percival Everett)
Telephone
72
Percival Everett
Erasure (Percival Everett)
Erasure
73
Percival Everett
I Am Not Sidney Poitier
I Am Not Sidney Poitier
74
The Turner House (Angela Fluornoy)
The Turner House
75
Angela Fluornoy
Ancestor Stones (Aminatta Forna)
Ancestor Stones
76
Aminatta Forna
Happiness (Aminatta Forna)
Happiness
77
Aminatta Forna
The Tragedy of Brady Sims (Ernest J. Gaines)
The Tragedy of Brady Sims
78
Ernest J. Gaines
The Autobiography of Miss Jane Pittman (Ernest J. Gaines)
The Autobiography of Miss Jane Pittman
79
Ernest J. Gaines
A Gathering of Old Men (Ernest Gaines)
A Gathering of Old Men
80
Ernest Gaines
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