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'Woke' Books: Exploring Intersectional Authors and Stories

This is not a comprehensive list - just the first part of 'woke' literature, exploring intersectional authors and stories. It includes fiction and nonfiction from underrepresented and marginalized communities, with a focus on feminism, disability justice, queer identity, Palestinian experiences, and systemic inequality.
The cover image show tatreez - a traditional type of Palestinian embroidery.
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Minor Detail (Adania Shibli)
Minor Detail
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Adania Shibli
The Henna Wars (Adiba Jaigirdar)
The Henna Wars
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Adiba Jaigirdar
The Death of Vivek Oji (Akwaeke Emezi)
The Death of Vivek Oji
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Akwaeke Emezi
The Year of the Witching (Alexis Henderson)
The Year of the Witching
4
Alexis Henderson
The Color Purple (Alice Walker)
The Color Purple
5
Alice Walker
Disability Intimacy: Essays on Love, Care, and Desire (Alice Wong)
Disability Intimacy: Essays on Love, Care, and Desire
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Alice Wong
Disability Visibility (Alice Wong)
Disability Visibility
7
Alice Wong
The Once and Future Witches (Alix E. Harrow)
The Once and Future Witches
8
Alix E. Harrow
The Henna Artist (Alka Joshi)
The Henna Artist
9
Alka Joshi
The Hate U Give (Angie Thomas)
The Hate U Give
10
Angie Thomas
The Red Tent (Anita Diamant)
The Red Tent
11
Anita Diamant
Popol Vuh (Anonymous)
Popol Vuh
12
Anonymous
The God of Small Things (Arundhati Roy)
The God of Small Things
13
Arundhati Roy
Bluebird, Bluebird (Attica Locke)
Bluebird, Bluebird
14
Attica Locke
Sister Outsider (Audre Lorde)
Sister Outsider
15
Audre Lorde
Kes (Barry Hines)
Kes
16
Barry Hines
The Famished Road (Ben Okri)
The Famished Road
17
Ben Okri
Girl Woman Other (Bernardine Evaristo)
Girl Woman Other
18
Bernardine Evaristo
A Song Below Water (Bethany C. Morrow)
A Song Below Water
19
Bethany C. Morrow
The Vanishing Half (Brit Bennett)
The Vanishing Half
20
Brit Bennett
How Much of These Hills Is Gold (C Pam Zhang)
How Much of These Hills Is Gold
21
C Pam Zhang
Her Body and Other Parties (Carmen Maria Machado)
Her Body and Other Parties
22
Carmen Maria Machado
Feminine Gospels (Carol Ann Duffy)
Feminine Gospels
23
Carol Ann Duffy
The World's Wife (Carol Ann Duffy)
The World's Wife
24
Carol Ann Duffy
Minor Feelings (Cathy Park Hong)
Minor Feelings
25
Cathy Park Hong
Feminism Without Borders: Decolonizing Theory, Practicing Solidarity (Chandra Talpade Mohanty)
Feminism Without Borders: Decolonizing Theory, Practicing Solidarity
26
Chandra Talpade Mohanty
Interior Chinatown (Charles Yu)
Interior Chinatown
27
Charles Yu
The Yellow Wallpaper (Charlotte Perkins Gilman)
The Yellow Wallpaper
28
Charlotte Perkins Gilman
Kim Jiyoung, Born 1982 (Cho Nam-Joo)
Kim Jiyoung, Born 1982
29
Cho Nam-Joo
Vox (Christina Dalcher)
Vox
30
Christina Dalcher
The Book of the City of Ladies (Christine De Pizan)
The Book of the City of Ladies
31
Christine De Pizan
The Beekeeper of Aleppo (Christy Lefteri)
The Beekeeper of Aleppo
32
Christy Lefteri
Death's End (Cixin Liu)
Death's End
33
Cixin Liu
The Dark Forest (Cixin Liu)
The Dark Forest
34
Cixin Liu
The Three-Body Problem (Cixin Liu)
The Three-Body Problem
35
Cixin Liu
Citizen (Claudia Rankine)
Citizen
36
Claudia Rankine
The Nickel Boys (Colson Whitehead)
The Nickel Boys
37
Colson Whitehead
The Underground Railroad (Colson Whitehead)
The Underground Railroad
38
Colson Whitehead
Shuggie Bain (Douglas Stuart)
Shuggie Bain
39
Douglas Stuart
Exile and Pride (Eli Clare)
Exile and Pride
40
Eli Clare
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