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The Greatest Books by and About Black Women - Page 3

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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The Other Side of Paradise
The Other Side of Paradise
81
Our Nig
Our Nig
82
Parable of the Sower (Octavia E. Butler)
Parable of the Sower
83
Octavia E. Butler
Parable of the Talents
Parable of the Talents
84
Paradise (Toni Morrison)
Paradise
85
Toni Morrison
Passing (Nella Larsen)
Passing
86
Nella Larsen
Plum Bun
Plum Bun
87
Purple Hibiscus
Purple Hibiscus
88
Push (Sapphire)
Push
89
Sapphire
Queen Pokou (Veronique Tadjo)
Queen Pokou
90
Veronique Tadjo
Quicksand (Nella Larsen)
Quicksand
91
Nella Larsen
A Raisin in the Sun (Lorraine Hansberry)
A Raisin in the Sun
92
Lorraine Hansberry
Ruby (Cynthia Bond)
Ruby
93
Cynthia Bond
Salvage the Bones (Jesmyn Ward)
Salvage the Bones
94
Jesmyn Ward
Sassafrass, Cypress and Indigo (Ntozake Shange)
Sassafrass, Cypress and Indigo
95
Ntozake Shange
Silver Sparrow
Silver Sparrow
96
Sister Citizen: Shame, Stereotypes, and Black Women in America (Melissa Harris-Perry)
Sister Citizen: Shame, Stereotypes, and Black Women in America
97
Melissa Harris-Perry
Sister Outsider (Audre Lorde)
Sister Outsider
98
Audre Lorde
Sisters in the Wilderness (Charlotte Gray)
Sisters in the Wilderness
99
Charlotte Gray
Small Island (Andrea Levy)
Small Island
100
Andrea Levy
A Small Place
A Small Place
101
So Long a Letter (Mariama Bâ)
So Long a Letter
102
Mariama Bâ
Sojourner Truth: A Life, a Symbol (Nell Irvin Painter)
Sojourner Truth: A Life, a Symbol
103
Nell Irvin Painter
Some Sing, Some Cry (Ntozake Shange)
Some Sing, Some Cry
104
Ntozake Shange
Song of Solomon (Toni Morrison)
Song of Solomon
105
Toni Morrison
Southern Horrors and Other Writings (Ida B. Wells)
Southern Horrors and Other Writings
106
Ida B. Wells
The Street
The Street
107
Sugar (Jewell Parker Rhodes)
Sugar
108
Jewell Parker Rhodes
Sula (Toni Morrison)
Sula
109
Toni Morrison
Teaching My Mother How to Give Birth (Warsan Shire)
Teaching My Mother How to Give Birth
110
Warsan Shire
Their Eyes Were Watching God (Zora Neale Hurston)
Their Eyes Were Watching God
111
Zora Neale Hurston
Those Bones Are Not My Child (Toni Cade Bambara)
Those Bones Are Not My Child
112
Toni Cade Bambara
Topdog/Underdog (Suzan-Lori Parks)
Topdog/Underdog
113
Suzan-Lori Parks
The Twelve Tribes of Hattie (Ayana Mathis)
The Twelve Tribes of Hattie
114
Ayana Mathis
Ugly Ways (Tina McElroy Ansa)
Ugly Ways
115
Tina McElroy Ansa
Unbought and Unbossed
Unbought and Unbossed
116
Unbowed (Kenya)
Unbowed (Kenya)
117
The Warmth of Other Suns (Isabel Wilkerson)
The Warmth of Other Suns
118
Isabel Wilkerson
We Need New Names (Noviolet Bulawayo)
We Need New Names
119
Noviolet Bulawayo
We Should All Be Feminists (Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie)
We Should All Be Feminists
120
Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
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