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1001 Must-Read Books Not Written by Dead White Dudes - Page 15

...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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561
Milkman (Anna Burns)
Milkman
Anna Burns
562
The Mill on the Floss (George Eliot)
The Mill on the Floss
George Eliot
563
The Millstone (Margaret Drabble)
The Millstone
Margaret Drabble
564
Miramar (Naguib Mahfouz)
Miramar
Naguib Mahfouz
565
Miss Pettigrew Lives for a Day
Miss Pettigrew Lives for a Day
566
Missing May (Cynthia Rylant)
Missing May
Cynthia Rylant
567
Money to Burn (Ricardo Piglia)
Money to Burn
Ricardo Piglia
568
Monkey (Wu Ch'eng-En)
Monkey
Wu Ch'eng-En
569
Monsieur Proust (Céleste Albaret)
Monsieur Proust
Céleste Albaret
570
Moo (Jane Smiley)
Moo
Jane Smiley
571
Moon Tiger (Penelope Lively)
Moon Tiger
Penelope Lively
572
The Moor's Last Sigh
The Moor's Last Sigh
573
The Mountain Lion (Jean Stafford)
The Mountain Lion
Jean Stafford
574
Mrs. Dalloway (Virginia Woolf)
Mrs. Dalloway
Virginia Woolf
575
Mrs. Palfrey at the Claremont (Elizabeth Taylor)
Mrs. Palfrey at the Claremont
Elizabeth Taylor
576
Mumbo Jumbo (Ishmael Reed)
Mumbo Jumbo
Ishmael Reed
577
The Murder at the Vicarage (Agatha Christie)
The Murder at the Vicarage
Agatha Christie
578
Murder Must Advertise (Dorothy L Sayers)
Murder Must Advertise
Dorothy L Sayers
579
The Murder of Roger Ackroyd (Agatha Christie)
The Murder of Roger Ackroyd
Agatha Christie
580
Murder on the Orient Express (Christie, Agatha)
Murder on the Orient Express
Christie, Agatha
581
The Museum of Unconditional Surrender (Dubravka Ugrešić)
The Museum of Unconditional Surrender
Dubravka Ugrešić
582
Music & Silence (Rose Tremain)
Music & Silence
Rose Tremain
583
My Antonia (Willa Cather)
My Antonia
Willa Cather
584
My Brilliant Career (Miles Franklin)
My Brilliant Career
Miles Franklin
585
My Brilliant Friend (Elena Ferrante)
My Brilliant Friend
Elena Ferrante
586
My Cousin Rachel (Daphne Du Maurier)
My Cousin Rachel
Daphne Du Maurier
587
My Sister's Keeper (Jodi Picoult)
My Sister's Keeper
Jodi Picoult
588
My Story (Kamala Das)
My Story
Kamala Das
589
My Sweet Orange Tree (José Mauro De Vasconcelos)
My Sweet Orange Tree
José Mauro De Vasconcelos
590
The Mysteries of Udolpho (Ann Radcliffe)
The Mysteries of Udolpho
Ann Radcliffe
591
The Mysterious Affair at Styles (Agatha Christie)
The Mysterious Affair at Styles
Agatha Christie
592
Mythology (Edith Hamilton)
Mythology
Edith Hamilton
593
Nada (Carmen Laforet)
Nada
Carmen Laforet
594
Naked Earth (Eileen Chang)
Naked Earth
Eileen Chang
595
The Namesake (Jhumpa Lahiri)
The Namesake
Jhumpa Lahiri
596
The Nanny Diaries (Emma McLaughlin and Nicola Kraus)
The Nanny Diaries
Emma McLaughlin and Nicola Kraus
597
Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass, an American Slave (Frederick Douglass)
Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass, an American Slave
Frederick Douglass
598
The Narrow Road to the Deep North
The Narrow Road to the Deep North
599
Native Son (Richard Wright)
Native Son
Richard Wright
600
Near to the Wild Heart (Clarice Lispector)
Near to the Wild Heart
Clarice Lispector
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