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1001 Must-Read Books Not Written by Dead White Dudes - Page 20

...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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761
Savage Beauty: The Life of Edna St. Vincent Millay (Nancy Milford)
Savage Beauty: The Life of Edna St. Vincent Millay
Nancy Milford
762
The Savage Detectives (Roberto Bolano)
The Savage Detectives
Roberto Bolano
763
The Scarlett Pimpernel
The Scarlett Pimpernel
764
School for Love (Olivia Manning)
School for Love
Olivia Manning
765
Schooling (Heather McGowan)
Schooling
Heather McGowan
766
The Sea, the Sea (Iris Murdoch)
The Sea, the Sea
Iris Murdoch
767
Seabiscuit (Laura Hillenbrand)
Seabiscuit
Laura Hillenbrand
768
Season of Migration to the North (Tayeb Salih)
Season of Migration to the North
Tayeb Salih
769
Second Class Citizen (Buchi Emecheta)
Second Class Citizen
Buchi Emecheta
770
The Second Sex (Simone De Beauvoir)
The Second Sex
Simone De Beauvoir
771
The Secret Adversary (Agatha Christie)
The Secret Adversary
Agatha Christie
772
The Secret Garden (Frances Hodgson Burnett)
The Secret Garden
Frances Hodgson Burnett
773
The Secret History (Donna Tartt)
The Secret History
Donna Tartt
774
The Secret Life of Bees (Sue Monk Kidd)
The Secret Life of Bees
Sue Monk Kidd
775
The Secret Lives of Baba Segi's Wives (Lola Shoneyin)
The Secret Lives of Baba Segi's Wives
Lola Shoneyin
776
Secret Son (Laila Lalami)
Secret Son
Laila Lalami
777
Seduction and Betrayal (Elizabeth Hardwick)
Seduction and Betrayal
Elizabeth Hardwick
778
Selected Poems (Anna Akhmatova)
Selected Poems
Anna Akhmatova
779
Selected Poems of Langston Hughes
Selected Poems of Langston Hughes
780
Selected Poems of Pablo Neruda
Selected Poems of Pablo Neruda
781
Selected Stories (Alice Munro)
Selected Stories
Alice Munro
782
Selected Writings (Jose Marti)
Selected Writings
Jose Marti
783
Sense and Sensibility (Jane Austen)
Sense and Sensibility
Jane Austen
784
The Sea of Fertility (Yukio Mishima)
The Sea of Fertility
Yukio Mishima
785
The Seventh Cross (Anna Seghers)
The Seventh Cross
Anna Seghers
786
The Severed Head (Iris Murdoch)
The Severed Head
Iris Murdoch
787
Sexing the Cherry (Jeanette Winterson)
Sexing the Cherry
Jeanette Winterson
788
The Shadow Lines (Amitav Ghosh)
The Shadow Lines
Amitav Ghosh
789
Shahnameh (Abolqasem Ferdowsi)
Shahnameh
Abolqasem Ferdowsi
790
Shame (Salman Rushdie)
Shame
Salman Rushdie
791
The Shell Seekers (Rosamunde Pilcher)
The Shell Seekers
Rosamunde Pilcher
792
The Shining Girls (Lauren Beukes)
The Shining Girls
Lauren Beukes
793
The Shipping News (Annie Proulx)
The Shipping News
Annie Proulx
794
The Shipyard (Juan Carlos Onetti)
The Shipyard
Juan Carlos Onetti
795
A Short History of Tractors in UKrainian (Marina Lewycka)
A Short History of Tractors in UKrainian
Marina Lewycka
796
A Sicilian Romance (Ann Radcliffe)
A Sicilian Romance
Ann Radcliffe
797
Silas Marner (George Eliot)
Silas Marner
George Eliot
798
Silence (Shusaku Endo)
Silence
Shusaku Endo
799
The Silent Duchess (Dacia Maraini)
The Silent Duchess
Dacia Maraini
800
Silent Spring (Rachel Carson)
Silent Spring
Rachel Carson
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