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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
1
Candice Carty-Williams
Between the World and Me (Ta-Nehisi Coates)
Between the World and Me
2
Ta-Nehisi Coates
We Should All Be Feminists (Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie)
We Should All Be Feminists
3
Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
How We Fight for Our Lives (Saeed Jones)
How We Fight for Our Lives
4
Saeed Jones
Black Leopard, Red Wolf (Marlon James)
Black Leopard, Red Wolf
5
Marlon James
Kindred (Octavia Butler)
Kindred
6
Octavia Butler
Well-Read Black Girl (Glory Edim)
Well-Read Black Girl
7
Glory Edim
Salvage the Bones (Jesmyn Ward)
Salvage the Bones
8
Jesmyn Ward
Freshwater (Akwaeke Emezi)
Freshwater
9
Akwaeke Emezi
Such a Fun Age (Kiley Reid)
Such a Fun Age
10
Kiley Reid
I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings (Maya Angelou)
I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings
11
Maya Angelou
How to Be an Antiracist (Ibram X. Kendi)
How to Be an Antiracist
12
Ibram X. Kendi
Indigo (Beverly Jenkins)
Indigo
13
Beverly Jenkins
Gingerbread (Helen Oyeyemi)
Gingerbread
14
Helen Oyeyemi
Patsy (Nicole Dennis-Benn)
Patsy
15
Nicole Dennis-Benn
The New Jim Crow (Alexander)
The New Jim Crow
16
Alexander
Everything Inside (Edwidge Danticat)
Everything Inside
17
Edwidge Danticat
Homegoing (Yaa Gyasi)
Homegoing
18
Yaa Gyasi
Sister Outsider (Audre Lorde)
Sister Outsider
19
Audre Lorde
The Yellow House (Sarah M.Broom)
The Yellow House
20
Sarah M.Broom
It's Not All Downhill From Here (Terry McMillan)
It's Not All Downhill From Here
21
Terry McMillan
My Sister, the Serial Killer (Oyinkan Braithwaite)
My Sister, the Serial Killer
22
Oyinkan Braithwaite
The Vanishing Half (Brit Bennett)
The Vanishing Half
23
Brit Bennett
Clap When You Land (Elizabeth Acevedo)
Clap When You Land
24
Elizabeth Acevedo
Redefining Realness (Janet Mock)
Redefining Realness
25
Janet Mock
Grand Union (Zadie Smith)
Grand Union
26
Zadie Smith
More Than Enough (Elaine Welteroth)
More Than Enough
27
Elaine Welteroth
Red at the Bone (Jacqueline Woodson)
Red at the Bone
28
Jacqueline Woodson
Children of Blood and Bone (Tomi Adyemi)
Children of Blood and Bone
29
Tomi Adyemi
The Hate U Give (Angie Thomas)
The Hate U Give
30
Angie Thomas
The Water Dancer (Ta-Nehisi Coates)
The Water Dancer
31
Ta-Nehisi Coates
Their Eyes Were Watching God (Zora Neale Hurston)
Their Eyes Were Watching God
32
Zora Neale Hurston
Beloved (Toni Morrison)
Beloved
33
Toni Morrison
Go Tell It on the Mountain (James Baldwin)
Go Tell It on the Mountain
34
James Baldwin
Invisible Man (Ralph Ellison)
Invisible Man
35
Ralph Ellison
A Raisin in the Sun (Lorraine Hansberry)
A Raisin in the Sun
36
Lorraine Hansberry
The Color Purple (Alice Walker)
The Color Purple
37
Alice Walker
Sing, Unburied, Sing (Jesmyn Ward)
Sing, Unburied, Sing
38
Jesmyn Ward
Hunger (Roxane Gay)
Hunger
39
Roxane Gay
An American Marriage (Tayari Jones)
An American Marriage
40
Tayari Jones
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