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1001 Must-Read Books Not Written by Dead White Dudes - Page 10

...or live ones, for that matter. No offense intended to white guys. White men are just over-represented in "must-read" book lists, literary prizes, and in literature in general. These are all books written by either women or authors of color. They have all been identified as "must read books" according to various literature lists.
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361
The Guyana Quartet
The Guyana Quartet
362
H Is for Hawk (Helen MacDonald)
H Is for Hawk
Helen MacDonald
363
H(A)Ppy (Nicola Barker)
H(A)Ppy
Nicola Barker
364
Half of a Yellow Sun
Half of a Yellow Sun
365
Hallucinating Foucault (Patricia Duncker)
Hallucinating Foucault
Patricia Duncker
366
The Handmaid's Tale (Margaret Atwood)
The Handmaid's Tale
Margaret Atwood
367
Haroun and the Sea of Stories (Salman Rushdie)
Haroun and the Sea of Stories
Salman Rushdie
368
Harriet Hume (Rebecca West)
Harriet Hume
Rebecca West
369
Harry Potter (J. K. Rowling)
Harry Potter
J. K. Rowling
370
The Haunting of Hill House (Shirley Jackson)
The Haunting of Hill House
Shirley Jackson
371
The Hearing Trumpet (Leonora Carrington)
The Hearing Trumpet
Leonora Carrington
372
The Heart Is a Lonely Hunter (Carson McCullers)
The Heart Is a Lonely Hunter
Carson McCullers
373
The Heart of Redness (Zakes Mda)
The Heart of Redness
Zakes Mda
374
The Heart of a Woman (Maya Angelou - 1981)
The Heart of a Woman
Maya Angelou - 1981
375
Heartbreak Tango (Manuel Puig)
Heartbreak Tango
Manuel Puig
376
Heat and Dust (Ruth Prawer Jhabvala)
Heat and Dust
Ruth Prawer Jhabvala
377
The Heat of the Day (Elizabeth Bowen)
The Heat of the Day
Elizabeth Bowen
378
Heidi (Johanna Spyri)
Heidi
Johanna Spyri
379
The Help (Kathryn Stockett)
The Help
Kathryn Stockett
380
The Heptameron (Marguerite De Navarre)
The Heptameron
Marguerite De Navarre
381
Here's to You, Jesusa! (Elena Poniatowska)
Here's to You, Jesusa!
Elena Poniatowska
382
Herland (Charlotte Perkins Gilman)
Herland
Charlotte Perkins Gilman
383
Hideous Kinky (Esther Freud)
Hideous Kinky
Esther Freud
384
The Hills Is Lonely (Lillian Beckwith)
The Hills Is Lonely
Lillian Beckwith
385
History (Elsa Morante)
History
Elsa Morante
386
The History of Love (Nicole Krauss)
The History of Love
Nicole Krauss
387
The History of Mary Prince (Mary Prince)
The History of Mary Prince
Mary Prince
388
The Holder of the World (Bharati Mukherjee)
The Holder of the World
Bharati Mukherjee
389
Home (Marilynne Robinson)
Home
Marilynne Robinson
390
The Home and the World (Rabindranath Tagore)
The Home and the World
Rabindranath Tagore
391
Homegoing (Yaa Gyasi)
Homegoing
Yaa Gyasi
392
Hons and Rebels (Jessica Mitford)
Hons and Rebels
Jessica Mitford
393
Hopscotch (Julio Cortazar)
Hopscotch
Julio Cortazar
394
Hotel Du Lac (Anita Brookner)
Hotel Du Lac
Anita Brookner
395
The Hour of the Star (Clarice Lispector)
The Hour of the Star
Clarice Lispector
396
A House for Mr Biswas (V. S. Naipaul)
A House for Mr Biswas
V. S. Naipaul
397
The House in Paris (Elizabeth Bowen)
The House in Paris
Elizabeth Bowen
398
House Made of Dawn (N. Scott Momaday)
House Made of Dawn
N. Scott Momaday
399
The House of Mirth (Edith Wharton)
The House of Mirth
Edith Wharton
400
The House of the Spirits (Isabel Allende)
The House of the Spirits
Isabel Allende
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