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44 of the Best Books by Black Authors You Should Read in Your Lifetime

This list was taken from an article from O magazine titled "44 of the Best Books by Black Authors You Should Read in Your Lifetime" by McKenzie Jean-Phillipe June 4, 2020
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Queenie (Candice Carty-Williams)
Queenie (Candice Carty-Williams)
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Between the World and Me (Ta-Nehisi Coates)
Between the World and Me (Ta-Nehisi Coates)
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We Should All Be Feminists (Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie)
We Should All Be Feminists (Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie)
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How We Fight for Our Lives (Saeed Jones)
How We Fight for Our Lives (Saeed Jones)
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Black Leopard, Red Wolf (Marlon James)
Black Leopard, Red Wolf (Marlon James)
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Kindred (Octavia Butler)
Kindred (Octavia Butler)
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Well-Read Black Girl (Glory Edim)
Well-Read Black Girl (Glory Edim)
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Salvage the Bones (Jesmyn Ward)
Salvage the Bones (Jesmyn Ward)
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Freshwater (Akwaeke Emezi)
Freshwater (Akwaeke Emezi)
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Such a Fun Age (Kiley Reid)
Such a Fun Age (Kiley Reid)
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I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings (Maya Angelou)
I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings (Maya Angelou)
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How to Be an Antiracist (Ibram X. Kendi)
How to Be an Antiracist (Ibram X. Kendi)
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Indigo (Beverly Jenkins)
Indigo (Beverly Jenkins)
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Gingerbread (Helen Oyeyemi)
Gingerbread (Helen Oyeyemi)
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Patsy (Nicole Dennis-Benn)
Patsy (Nicole Dennis-Benn)
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The New Jim Crow
The New Jim Crow
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Everything Inside (Edwidge Danticat)
Everything Inside (Edwidge Danticat)
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Homegoing (Yaa Gyasi)
Homegoing (Yaa Gyasi)
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Sister Outsider (Audre Lorde)
Sister Outsider (Audre Lorde)
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The Yellow House (Sarah M.Broom)
The Yellow House (Sarah M.Broom)
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It's Not All Downhill From Here (Terry McMillan)
It's Not All Downhill From Here (Terry McMillan)
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My Sister, the Serial Killer (Oyinkan Braithwaite)
My Sister, the Serial Killer (Oyinkan Braithwaite)
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The Vanishing Half (Brit Bennett)
The Vanishing Half (Brit Bennett)
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Clap When You Land (Elizabeth Acevedo)
Clap When You Land (Elizabeth Acevedo)
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Redefining Realness (Janet Mock)
Redefining Realness (Janet Mock)
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Grand Union (Zadie Smith)
Grand Union (Zadie Smith)
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More Than Enough (Elaine Welteroth)
More Than Enough (Elaine Welteroth)
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Red at the Bone (Jacqueline Woodson)
Red at the Bone (Jacqueline Woodson)
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Children of Blood and Bone (Tomi Adyemi)
Children of Blood and Bone (Tomi Adyemi)
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The Hate U Give (Angie Thomas)
The Hate U Give (Angie Thomas)
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The Water Dancer (Ta-Nehisi Coates)
The Water Dancer (Ta-Nehisi Coates)
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Their Eyes Were Watching God
Their Eyes Were Watching God
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Beloved (Toni Morrison)
Beloved (Toni Morrison)
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Go Tell It on the Mountain (James Baldwin)
Go Tell It on the Mountain (James Baldwin)
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Invisible Man (Ralph Ellison)
Invisible Man (Ralph Ellison)
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A Raisin in the Sun (Lorraine Hansberry)
A Raisin in the Sun (Lorraine Hansberry)
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The Color Purple (Alice Walker)
The Color Purple (Alice Walker)
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Sing, Unburied, Sing (Jesmyn Ward)
Sing, Unburied, Sing (Jesmyn Ward)
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Hunger (Roxane Gay)
Hunger (Roxane Gay)
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An American Marriage (Tayari Jones)
An American Marriage (Tayari Jones)
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