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108 Books You Should Read Before You Read Another White Dude

A list for inspiration to read more diverse. It says 108, but there were more books on the lists. Not included are the extras/bonus, + there were a couple that didn't have a title, just the author - I excluded those. Enjoy!
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Trouble Sleeping (Ali Abdul)
Trouble Sleeping (Ali Abdul)
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Americanah (Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie)
Americanah (Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie)
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Friday Black (Nana Kwame Adjei-Brenyah)
Friday Black (Nana Kwame Adjei-Brenyah)
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Our Sister Killjoy (Ama Ada Aidoo)
Our Sister Killjoy (Ama Ada Aidoo)
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The Veiled Suite (Agha Shahid Ali)
The Veiled Suite (Agha Shahid Ali)
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How the Garcia Girls Lost Their Accent (Julia Alvarez)
How the Garcia Girls Lost Their Accent (Julia Alvarez)
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Borderlands (Gloria E. Anzaldúa)
Borderlands (Gloria E. Anzaldúa)
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Genesis (Crisosto Apache)
Genesis (Crisosto Apache)
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Avery Colt Is a Snake. a Liar. a Thief. (Ron Austin)
Avery Colt Is a Snake. a Liar. a Thief. (Ron Austin)
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Go Tell It on the Mountain (James Baldwin)
Go Tell It on the Mountain (James Baldwin)
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The Fire Next Time (James Baldwin)
The Fire Next Time (James Baldwin)
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Fun Home (Alison Bechdel)
Fun Home (Alison Bechdel)
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University of Pennsylvania (Caren Beilin)
University of Pennsylvania (Caren Beilin)
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Spain (Caren Beilin)
Spain (Caren Beilin)
15
A Map to the Door of No Return (Dionne Brand)
A Map to the Door of No Return (Dionne Brand)
16
The Bull-Jean Stories (Sharon Bridgeforth)
The Bull-Jean Stories (Sharon Bridgeforth)
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The Burning Metronome (R. Alan Brooks)
The Burning Metronome (R. Alan Brooks)
18
Between the World and Me (Ta-Nehisi Coates)
Between the World and Me (Ta-Nehisi Coates)
19
See You in the Morning (Mairead Case)
See You in the Morning (Mairead Case)
20
The Mixquiahuala Letters (Ana Castillo)
The Mixquiahuala Letters (Ana Castillo)
21
Émigré (Geneve Chao)
Émigré (Geneve Chao)
22
Ghosts of the African Diaspora (Joanne Chassot)
Ghosts of the African Diaspora (Joanne Chassot)
23
House on Mango Street (Sandra Cisneros)
House on Mango Street (Sandra Cisneros)
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What We Lose (Zinzi Clemmons)
What We Lose (Zinzi Clemmons)
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Every Day Is for the Thief (Teju Cole)
Every Day Is for the Thief (Teju Cole)
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Song of a Captive Bird: A Novel (Jasmin Darznik)
Song of a Captive Bird: A Novel (Jasmin Darznik)
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Freedom Is a Constant Struggle (Angela Davis)
Freedom Is a Constant Struggle (Angela Davis)
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Krik? Krak! (Edwidge Danticat)
Krik? Krak! (Edwidge Danticat)
29
When Rap Spoke Straight to God (Erica Dawson)
When Rap Spoke Straight to God (Erica Dawson)
30
Pretty Deadly Vol 1 (Kelly Sue Deconnick)
Pretty Deadly Vol 1 (Kelly Sue Deconnick)
31
Bitch Planet (Kelly Sue Deconnick)
Bitch Planet (Kelly Sue Deconnick)
32
Here Comes the Sun (Nicole Dennis-Benn)
Here Comes the Sun (Nicole Dennis-Benn)
33
The Black Notebooks (Toi Derricotte)
The Black Notebooks (Toi Derricotte)
34
Washington Black (Esi Edugyan)
Washington Black (Esi Edugyan)
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Freshwater (Akwaeke Emezi)
Freshwater (Akwaeke Emezi)
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The Round House (Louise Erdrich)
The Round House (Louise Erdrich)
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Love Medicine (Louise Erdrich)
Love Medicine (Louise Erdrich)
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Sin (Forough Farrokhzad)
Sin (Forough Farrokhzad)
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White Blight (Athena Farrokhzad)
White Blight (Athena Farrokhzad)
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We Take Me Apart
We Take Me Apart
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