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Katie's Tribute to Black Women/Femme Authors

A few fiction, memoir, and non-fiction books by some amazing Black women and femmes to check out this summer.
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Parable of the Sower (Octavia Butler)
Parable of the Sower
1
Octavia Butler
Parable of the Talents (Octavia Butler)
Parable of the Talents
2
Octavia Butler
Dawn (Octavia Butler)
Dawn
3
Octavia Butler
The Other Black Girl (Zakiya Dalila Harris)
The Other Black Girl
4
Zakiya Dalila Harris
Wahala (Nikki May)
Wahala
5
Nikki May
My Monticello (Jocelyn Nicole Johnson)
My Monticello
6
Jocelyn Nicole Johnson
The Secret Lives of Church Ladies (Deesha Philyaw)
The Secret Lives of Church Ladies
7
Deesha Philyaw
Beloved (Toni Morrison)
Beloved
8
Toni Morrison
The Bluest Eye (Toni Morrison)
The Bluest Eye
9
Toni Morrison
Sula (Toni Morrison)
Sula
10
Toni Morrison
Patsy (Nicole Dennis-Benn)
Patsy
11
Nicole Dennis-Benn
Here Comes the Sun (Nicole Dennis-Benn)
Here Comes the Sun
12
Nicole Dennis-Benn
Washington Black (Esi Edugyan)
Washington Black
13
Esi Edugyan
The Vanishing Half (Brit Bennett)
The Vanishing Half
14
Brit Bennett
Freshwater (Akwaeke Emezi)
Freshwater
15
Akwaeke Emezi
Pet (Akwaeke Emezi)
Pet
16
Akwaeke Emezi
The Death of Vivek Oji (Akwaeke Emezi)
The Death of Vivek Oji
17
Akwaeke Emezi
When No One Is Watching (Alyss Cole)
When No One Is Watching
18
Alyss Cole
The Girl With the Louding Voice (Abi Daré)
The Girl With the Louding Voice
19
Abi Daré
An American Marriage (Tayari Jones)
An American Marriage
20
Tayari Jones
Passing (Nella Larsen)
Passing
21
Nella Larsen
Their Eyes Were Watching God (Zora Neale Hurston)
Their Eyes Were Watching God
22
Zora Neale Hurston
Lucy (Jamaica Kincaid)
Lucy
23
Jamaica Kincaid
The Good House (Tananarive Due)
The Good House
24
Tananarive Due
My Soul to Keep (Tananarive Due)
My Soul to Keep
25
Tananarive Due
How the One-Armed Sister Sweeps (Cherie Jones)
How the One-Armed Sister Sweeps
26
Cherie Jones
Transcendent Kingdom (Yaa Gyasi)
Transcendent Kingdom
27
Yaa Gyasi
Luster (Raven Leilani)
Luster
28
Raven Leilani
Americanah (Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie)
Americanah
29
Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
Half of a Yellow Sun (Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie)
Half of a Yellow Sun
30
Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
Purple Hibiscus (Chimamanda Adichie)
Purple Hibiscus
31
Chimamanda Adichie
Homegoing (Yaa Gyasi)
Homegoing
32
Yaa Gyasi
Freshwater Road (Denise Nicholas)
Freshwater Road
33
Denise Nicholas
Salvage the Bones (Jesmyn Ward)
Salvage the Bones
34
Jesmyn Ward
Sing, Unburied, Sing (Jesmyn Ward)
Sing, Unburied, Sing
35
Jesmyn Ward
Fifth Season Series (N. K. Jeminson)
Fifth Season Series
36
N. K. Jeminson
How Long Till Black Future Month: Stories (N. K. Jemisin)
How Long Till Black Future Month: Stories
37
N. K. Jemisin
An Unkindness of Ghosts (River Solomon)
An Unkindness of Ghosts
38
River Solomon
The Deep (Rivers Solomon)
The Deep
39
Rivers Solomon
Noor (Nnedi Okorafor)
Noor
40
Nnedi Okorafor
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