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1001 Must-Read Books Not Written by Dead White Dudes - Page 11

...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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401
The House of Ulloa (Emilia Pardo Bazán)
The House of Ulloa
Emilia Pardo Bazán
402
The House on Mango Street (Sandra Cisneros)
The House on Mango Street
Sandra Cisneros
403
The House With the Blind Glass Windows
The House With the Blind Glass Windows
404
Housekeeping (Marilynne Robinson)
Housekeeping
Marilynne Robinson
405
How the Garcia Girls Lost Their Accents (Julia Alvarez)
How the Garcia Girls Lost Their Accents
Julia Alvarez
406
How the Light Gets in (M.J. Hyland)
How the Light Gets In
M.J. Hyland
407
How Long 'Til Black Future Month? (N.K. Jemisin)
How Long 'Til Black Future Month?
N.K. Jemisin
408
How We Survived Communism & Even Laughed (Slavenka Drakulic)
How We Survived Communism & Even Laughed
Slavenka Drakulic
409
The Hunger Angel (Herta Müller)
The Hunger Angel
Herta Müller
410
Hunger Games (Suzanne Collins)
Hunger Games
Suzanne Collins
411
I Capture the Castle (Dodie Smith)
I Capture the Castle
Dodie Smith
412
I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings (Maya Angelou)
I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings
Maya Angelou
413
I, Rigoberta Menchú: An Indian Woman in Guatemala (Rigoberta Menchú)
I, Rigoberta Menchú: An Indian Woman in Guatemala
Rigoberta Menchú
414
I, Tituba, Black Witch of Salem (Maryse Condé)
I, Tituba, Black Witch of Salem
Maryse Condé
415
Ice Candy Man (Bapsi Sidhwa)
Ice Candy Man
Bapsi Sidhwa
416
If Not, Winter (Sappho)
If Not, Winter
Sappho
417
The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks (Rebecca Skloot)
The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks
Rebecca Skloot
418
In America (Susan Sontag)
In America
Susan Sontag
419
In the Country of Men (Hisham Matar)
In the Country of Men
Hisham Matar
420
In Dependence (Sarah Ladipo Manyika)
In Dependence
Sarah Ladipo Manyika
421
In the Forest (Edna O'Brien)
In the Forest
Edna O'Brien
422
In a Free State (V.S. Naipaul)
In a Free State
V.S. Naipaul
423
In the Freud Archives (Janet Malcolm)
In the Freud Archives
Janet Malcolm
424
In a Lonely Place (Dorothy B. Hughes)
In a Lonely Place
Dorothy B. Hughes
425
In the Time of the Butterflies (Julia Alvarez)
In the Time of the Butterflies
Julia Alvarez
426
Incidents in the Life of a Slave Girl (Harriet Jacobs)
Incidents in the Life of a Slave Girl
Harriet Jacobs
427
Indemnity Only (Sara Paretsky)
Indemnity Only
Sara Paretsky
428
Indiana (George Sand)
Indiana
George Sand
429
Indigo (Marina Warner)
Indigo
Marina Warner
430
The Inheritance of Loss (Kiran Desai)
The Inheritance of Loss
Kiran Desai
431
Instead of a Letter (Diana Athill)
Instead of a Letter
Diana Athill
432
The Interesting Narrative of the Life of Olaudah Equiano (Olaudah Equiano)
The Interesting Narrative of the Life of Olaudah Equiano
Olaudah Equiano
433
Interpreter of Maladies (Jhumpa Lahiri)
Interpreter of Maladies
Jhumpa Lahiri
434
Interview With the Vampire (Anne Rice)
Interview With the Vampire
Anne Rice
435
Intimacy (Hanif Kureishi)
Intimacy
Hanif Kureishi
436
The Invention of Morel (Adolfo Bioy Casares)
The Invention of Morel
Adolfo Bioy Casares
437
The Invention of Wings (Sue Monk Kidd)
The Invention of Wings
Sue Monk Kidd
438
The Invisibility Cloak (Ge Fei)
The Invisibility Cloak
Ge Fei
439
Invisible Man (Ralph Ellison)
Invisible Man
Ralph Ellison
440
Invitation to the Waltz
Invitation to the Waltz
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