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The Greatest Books by and About Black Women - Page 2

Far too often Black women are excluded from the classic literary canon. But Black women have consistently published evocative, thoughtful works. Our stories soar. They provoke. They inspire. The work of Black women across history is expansive. Though this list contains more than 100 selections, this is still only the tip of the literary iceberg.
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Gathering of Waters (Bernice L. McFadden)
Gathering of Waters
41
Bernice L. McFadden
Ghana Must Go
Ghana Must Go
42
The Girl Who Fell From the Sky (Heidi W. Durrow)
The Girl Who Fell From the Sky
43
Heidi W. Durrow
Hair Story
Hair Story
44
Half of a Yellow Sun (Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie)
Half of a Yellow Sun
45
Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
Happiness, Like Water (Chinelo Okparanta)
Happiness, Like Water
46
Chinelo Okparanta
Head off and Split (Nikky Finney)
Head off and Split
47
Nikky Finney
The Heart Does Not Bend (Makeda Silvera)
The Heart Does Not Bend
48
Makeda Silvera
Here Comes the Sun (Nicole Dennis-Benn)
Here Comes the Sun
49
Nicole Dennis-Benn
Homegirls and Handgrenades
Homegirls and Handgrenades
50
Homegoing (Yaa Gyasi)
Homegoing
51
Yaa Gyasi
How Stella Got Her Groove Back
How Stella Got Her Groove Back
52
The Hundred Thousand Kingdoms (NK Jemisin)
The Hundred Thousand Kingdoms
53
NK Jemisin
Hunger: A Memoir of (My) Body (Roxane Gay)
Hunger: A Memoir of (My) Body
54
Roxane Gay
I Do Not Come to You by Chance (Adaobi Tricia Nwaubani)
I Do Not Come to You by Chance
55
Adaobi Tricia Nwaubani
I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings (Maya Angelou)
I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings
56
Maya Angelou
I Put a Spell on You
I Put a Spell on You
57
The Icarus Girl (Helen Oyeyemi)
The Icarus Girl
58
Helen Oyeyemi
The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks (Rebecca Skloot)
The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks
59
Rebecca Skloot
In Search of Our Mother's Garden
In Search of Our Mother's Garden
60
Incidents in the Life of a Slave Girl (Harriet Jacobs)
Incidents in the Life of a Slave Girl
61
Harriet Jacobs
Iola Leroy (Frances Harper)
Iola Leroy
62
Frances Harper
The Joys of Motherhood (Buchi Emecheta)
The Joys of Motherhood
63
Buchi Emecheta
Jubilee
Jubilee
64
Just Give Me a Cool Drink of Water 'Fore I Diiie
Just Give Me a Cool Drink of Water 'Fore I Diiie
65
Killing the Black Body: Race, Reproduction, and the Meaning of Liberty (Dorothy Roberts)
Killing the Black Body: Race, Reproduction, and the Meaning of Liberty
66
Dorothy Roberts
Kindred (Octavia Butler)
Kindred
67
Octavia Butler
Krik? Krak!
Krik? Krak!
68
Life on Mars (Tracy K. Smith)
Life on Mars
69
Tracy K. Smith
The Memory of Love
The Memory of Love
70
Midnight Robber (Nalo Hopkinson)
Midnight Robber
71
Nalo Hopkinson
The Mothers (Brit Bennett)
The Mothers
72
Brit Bennett
Mr. Fox (Helen Oyeyemi)
Mr. Fox
73
Helen Oyeyemi
Mules and Men (Zora Neale Hurston)
Mules and Men
74
Zora Neale Hurston
Native Guard (Natasha Trethewey)
Native Guard
75
Natasha Trethewey
The New Jim Crow (Alexander)
The New Jim Crow
76
Alexander
Nikki Giovanni Poetry Collection (Nikki Giovanni)
Nikki Giovanni Poetry Collection
77
Nikki Giovanni
Of One Blood by Pauline Hopkins
Of One Blood by Pauline Hopkins
78
On Beauty (Zadie Smith)
On Beauty
79
Zadie Smith
On Black Sisters' Street (Chika Unigwe)
On Black Sisters' Street
80
Chika Unigwe
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