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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
1
Ali Abdul
Americanah (Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie)
Americanah
2
Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
Friday Black (Nana Kwame Adjei-Brenyah)
Friday Black
3
Nana Kwame Adjei-Brenyah
Our Sister Killjoy (Ama Ada Aidoo)
Our Sister Killjoy
4
Ama Ada Aidoo
The Veiled Suite (Agha Shahid Ali)
The Veiled Suite
5
Agha Shahid Ali
How the Garcia Girls Lost Their Accent (Julia Alvarez)
How the Garcia Girls Lost Their Accent
6
Julia Alvarez
Borderlands (Gloria E. Anzaldúa)
Borderlands
7
Gloria E. Anzaldúa
Genesis (Crisosto Apache)
Genesis
8
Crisosto Apache
Avery Colt Is a Snake. a Liar. a Thief. (Ron Austin)
Avery Colt Is a Snake. a Liar. a Thief.
9
Ron Austin
Go Tell It on the Mountain (James Baldwin)
Go Tell It on the Mountain
10
James Baldwin
The Fire Next Time (James Baldwin)
The Fire Next Time
11
James Baldwin
Fun Home (Alison Bechdel)
Fun Home
12
Alison Bechdel
University of Pennsylvania (Caren Beilin)
University of Pennsylvania
13
Caren Beilin
Spain (Caren Beilin)
Spain
14
Caren Beilin
A Map to the Door of No Return (Dionne Brand)
A Map to the Door of No Return
15
Dionne Brand
The Bull-Jean Stories (Sharon Bridgeforth)
The Bull-Jean Stories
16
Sharon Bridgeforth
The Burning Metronome (R. Alan Brooks)
The Burning Metronome
17
R. Alan Brooks
Between the World and Me (Ta-Nehisi Coates)
Between the World and Me
18
Ta-Nehisi Coates
See You in the Morning (Mairead Case)
See You in the Morning
19
Mairead Case
The Mixquiahuala Letters (Ana Castillo)
The Mixquiahuala Letters
20
Ana Castillo
Émigré (Geneve Chao)
Émigré
21
Geneve Chao
Ghosts of the African Diaspora (Joanne Chassot)
Ghosts of the African Diaspora
22
Joanne Chassot
House on Mango Street (Sandra Cisneros)
House on Mango Street
23
Sandra Cisneros
What We Lose (Zinzi Clemmons)
What We Lose
24
Zinzi Clemmons
Every Day Is for the Thief (Teju Cole)
Every Day Is for the Thief
25
Teju Cole
Song of a Captive Bird: A Novel (Jasmin Darznik)
Song of a Captive Bird: A Novel
26
Jasmin Darznik
Freedom Is a Constant Struggle (Angela Davis)
Freedom Is a Constant Struggle
27
Angela Davis
Krik? Krak! (Edwidge Danticat)
Krik? Krak!
28
Edwidge Danticat
When Rap Spoke Straight to God (Erica Dawson)
When Rap Spoke Straight to God
29
Erica Dawson
Pretty Deadly Vol 1 (Kelly Sue Deconnick)
Pretty Deadly Vol 1
30
Kelly Sue Deconnick
Bitch Planet (Kelly Sue Deconnick)
Bitch Planet
31
Kelly Sue Deconnick
Here Comes the Sun (Nicole Dennis-Benn)
Here Comes the Sun
32
Nicole Dennis-Benn
The Black Notebooks (Toi Derricotte)
The Black Notebooks
33
Toi Derricotte
Washington Black (Esi Edugyan)
Washington Black
34
Esi Edugyan
Freshwater (Akwaeke Emezi)
Freshwater
35
Akwaeke Emezi
The Round House (Louise Erdrich)
The Round House
36
Louise Erdrich
Love Medicine (Louise Erdrich)
Love Medicine
37
Louise Erdrich
Sin (Forough Farrokhzad)
Sin
38
Forough Farrokhzad
White Blight (Athena Farrokhzad)
White Blight
39
Athena Farrokhzad
We Take Me Apart
We Take Me Apart
40
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