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1001 Must-Read Books Not Written by Dead White Dudes - Page 13

...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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Letters of a Javanese Princess by Raden Adjeng Kartini
Letters of a Javanese Princess by Raden Adjeng Kartini
482
Letters of a Woman Homesteader (Elinore Pruitt Stewart)
Letters of a Woman Homesteader
Elinore Pruitt Stewart
483
The Levant Trilogy (Olivia Manning)
The Levant Trilogy
Olivia Manning
484
The Liars' Club (Mary Karr)
The Liars' Club
Mary Karr
485
Life After Life (Kate Atkinson)
Life After Life
Kate Atkinson
486
Life and Death of Harriett Frean (May Sinclair)
Life and Death of Harriett Frean
May Sinclair
487
Life and Loves of a She-Devil, The
Life and Loves of a She-Devil, The
488
Life Is a Caravanserai
Life Is a Caravanserai
489
Life on Mars (Tracy K. Smith)
Life on Mars
Tracy K. Smith
490
Life With Picasso (Françoise Gilot)
Life With Picasso
Françoise Gilot
491
Like Life (Lorrie Moore)
Like Life
Lorrie Moore
492
Like Water for Chocolate (Laura Esquivel)
Like Water for Chocolate
Laura Esquivel
493
A Little Princess (Frances Hodgson Burnett)
A Little Princess
Frances Hodgson Burnett
494
The Little Red Chairs (Edna O' Brien)
The Little Red Chairs
Edna O' Brien
495
Little Reunions (Eileen Chang)
Little Reunions
Eileen Chang
496
The Little Virtues (Natalia Ginzberg)
The Little Virtues
Natalia Ginzberg
497
Little Women (Louisa May Alcott)
Little Women
Louisa May Alcott
498
Live Flesh (Ruth Rendell)
Live Flesh
Ruth Rendell
499
Lives of Girls and Women (Alice Munro)
Lives of Girls and Women
Alice Munro
500
Loitering With Intent (Muriel Spark)
Loitering With Intent
Muriel Spark
501
Lolly Willowes (Sylvia Townsend Warner)
Lolly Willowes
Sylvia Townsend Warner
502
The Lonely Girl (Edna O'Brien)
The Lonely Girl
Edna O'Brien
503
Long Walk to Freedom (Nelson Mandela)
Long Walk to Freedom
Nelson Mandela
504
A Long Way Gone (Ishmael Beah)
A Long Way Gone
Ishmael Beah
505
Look at Me (Anita Brookner)
Look at Me
Anita Brookner
506
Looking for the Possible Dance
Looking for the Possible Dance
507
Lost in Translation (Nicole Mones)
Lost in Translation
Nicole Mones
508
A Lost Lady (Willa Cather)
A Lost Lady
Willa Cather
509
Lost Souls (Poppy Z. Brite)
Lost Souls
Poppy Z. Brite
510
The Lottery (Shirley Jackson)
The Lottery
Shirley Jackson
511
Love in a Cold Climate (Nancy Mitford)
Love in a Cold Climate
Nancy Mitford
512
Love in Excess (Eliza Haywood)
Love in Excess
Eliza Haywood
513
Love in a Fallen City (Eileen Chang)
Love in a Fallen City
Eileen Chang
514
Love in the Time of Cholera (Gabriel García Márquez)
Love in the Time of Cholera
Gabriel García Márquez
515
Love Medicine (Louise Erdrich)
Love Medicine
Louise Erdrich
516
Love, Loss, and What I Wore (Ilene Beckerman)
Love, Loss, and What I Wore
Ilene Beckerman
517
The Lovely Bones (Alice Sebold)
The Lovely Bones
Alice Sebold
518
The Lover (Marguerite Duras, Trans. Barbara Bray)
The Lover
Marguerite Duras, Trans. Barbara Bray
519
Love's Work (Gillian Rose)
Love's Work
Gillian Rose
520
The L-Shaped Room (Lynne Reid Banks)
The L-Shaped Room
Lynne Reid Banks
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