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1001 Must-Read Books Not Written by Dead White Dudes - Page 12

...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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441
The Island (Victoria Hislop)
The Island
Victoria Hislop
442
Iza's Ballad (Magda Szabo)
Iza's Ballad
Magda Szabo
443
Jacob's Room (Virginia Woolf)
Jacob's Room
Virginia Woolf
444
Jane Eyre (Charlotte Brontë)
Jane Eyre
Charlotte Brontë
445
Jazz (Toni Morrison)
Jazz
Toni Morrison
446
Jejuri (Arun Kolatkar)
Jejuri
Arun Kolatkar
447
Journal of a Solitude (May Sarton)
Journal of a Solitude
May Sarton
448
Joy Luck Club (Amy Tan)
Joy Luck Club
Amy Tan
449
The Joys of Motherhood (Buchi Emecheta)
The Joys of Motherhood
Buchi Emecheta
450
Jubilee (Margaret Walker)
Jubilee
Margaret Walker
451
A Judgement in Stone (Ruth Rendell)
A Judgement in Stone
Ruth Rendell
452
Judgment Night (CL Moore)
Judgment Night
CL Moore
453
July's People (Nadine Gordimer)
July's People
Nadine Gordimer
454
The Juniper Tree (Barbara Comyns)
The Juniper Tree
Barbara Comyns
455
Kafka on the Shore (Haruki Murakami)
Kafka on the Shore
Haruki Murakami
456
Katalin Street (Magda Szabó)
Katalin Street
Magda Szabó
457
Katherine (Anya Seton)
Katherine
Anya Seton
458
The Keepers of the House (Shirley Ann Grau)
The Keepers of the House
Shirley Ann Grau
459
Kindred (Octavia E. Butler)
Kindred
Octavia E. Butler
460
King Solomon's Carpet (Barbara Vine)
King Solomon's Carpet
Barbara Vine
461
The Kingdom of This World
The Kingdom of This World
462
Kiss of the Spider Woman (Manuel Puig)
Kiss of the Spider Woman
Manuel Puig
463
Kitchen (Banana Yoshimoto)
Kitchen
Banana Yoshimoto
464
The Kitchen God's Wife (Amy Tan)
The Kitchen God's Wife
Amy Tan
465
Kite Runner (Khaled Hosseini)
Kite Runner
Khaled Hosseini
466
The Known World (Edward P. Jones)
The Known World
Edward P. Jones
467
Kokoro (Natsume Soseki)
Kokoro
Natsume Soseki
468
Kristin Lavransdatter (Sigrid Undset, Trans. Tiina Nunnally)
Kristin Lavransdatter
Sigrid Undset, Trans. Tiina Nunnally
469
The Labyrinth of Solitude (Octavio Paz)
The Labyrinth of Solitude
Octavio Paz
470
Lady Audley's Secret (Mary Elisabeth Braddon)
Lady Audley's Secret
Mary Elisabeth Braddon
471
Lady's Maid (Margaret Forster)
Lady's Maid
Margaret Forster
472
Land (Park Kyong-Ni)
Land
Park Kyong-Ni
473
Lark Rise to Candleford (Flora Thompson)
Lark Rise to Candleford
Flora Thompson
474
The Last September
The Last September
475
Last Words From Monmarte (Qiu Miaojin)
Last Words From Monmarte
Qiu Miaojin
476
Leaden Wings (Zhang Jie)
Leaden Wings
Zhang Jie
477
The Left Hand of Darkness (Ursula K. Le Guin)
The Left Hand of Darkness
Ursula K. Le Guin
478
A Legacy (Sybille Bedford)
A Legacy
Sybille Bedford
479
Less Than Angels (Barbara Pym)
Less Than Angels
Barbara Pym
480
A Lesson Before Dying (Ernest J. Gaines)
A Lesson Before Dying
Ernest J. Gaines
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