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1001 Must-Read Books Not Written by Dead White Dudes - Page 22

...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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The Story of a New Name (Elena Ferrante)
The Story of a New Name
Elena Ferrante
842
Story of O (Pauline Réage)
Story of O
Pauline Réage
843
Strangers on a Train (Patricia Highsmith)
Strangers on a Train
Patricia Highsmith
844
The Street (Ann Petry)
The Street
Ann Petry
845
Strong Poison (Dorothy L Sayers)
Strong Poison
Dorothy L Sayers
846
Stung With Love: Poems and Fragments of Sappho (Sappho)
Stung With Love: Poems and Fragments of Sappho
Sappho
847
A Suitable Boy #1 (Vikram Seth)
A Suitable Boy #1
Vikram Seth
848
Suite Francaise (Irene Nemirovsky)
Suite Francaise
Irene Nemirovsky
849
Sultana's Dream (Rokeya Sakhawat Hossain)
Sultana's Dream
Rokeya Sakhawat Hossain
850
Summer (Edith Wharton)
Summer
Edith Wharton
851
The Summer Book (Tove Jansson)
The Summer Book
Tove Jansson
852
Summer Will Show (Sylvia Townsend Warner)
Summer Will Show
Sylvia Townsend Warner
853
The Sun King (Nancy Mitford)
The Sun King
Nancy Mitford
854
Surfacing (Margaret Atwood)
Surfacing
Margaret Atwood
855
The Taebek Mountains (Jo Jung-Rae)
The Taebek Mountains
Jo Jung-Rae
856
The Tale of the Bamboo Cutter
The Tale of the Bamboo Cutter
857
The Tale of Genji (Murasaki Shikibu)
The Tale of Genji
Murasaki Shikibu
858
The Talented Mr. Ripley (Patricia Highsmith)
The Talented Mr. Ripley
Patricia Highsmith
859
Tao Te Ching (Lao Tzu)
Tao Te Ching
Lao Tzu
860
Teach Us to Outgrow Our Madness (Kenzaburō Ōe)
Teach Us to Outgrow Our Madness
Kenzaburō Ōe
861
Teaching My Mother How to Give Birth (Warsan Shire)
Teaching My Mother How to Give Birth
Warsan Shire
862
The Temple of the Golden Pavilion (Yukio Mishima)
The Temple of the Golden Pavilion
Yukio Mishima
863
The Temple of My Familiar (Alice Walker)
The Temple of My Familiar
Alice Walker
864
The Ten Thousand Things (Maria Dermout)
The Ten Thousand Things
Maria Dermout
865
The Tenant of Wildfell Hall (Anne Brontë)
The Tenant of Wildfell Hall
Anne Brontë
866
Tender at the Bone (Ruth Reichl)
Tender at the Bone
Ruth Reichl
867
Tent of Miracles (Jorge Amado)
Tent of Miracles
Jorge Amado
868
Terra Nostra (Carlos Fuentes)
Terra Nostra
Carlos Fuentes
869
Testament of Youth (Vera Brittain)
Testament of Youth
Vera Brittain
870
Texaco (Patrick Chamoiseau)
Texaco
Patrick Chamoiseau
871
Their Eyes Were Watching God (Zora Neale Hurston)
Their Eyes Were Watching God
Zora Neale Hurston
872
Them (Joyce Carol Oates)
Them
Joyce Carol Oates
873
There but for the (Ali Smith)
There but for The
Ali Smith
874
There There (Tommy Orange)
There There
Tommy Orange
875
Things Fall Apart (Chinua Achebe)
Things Fall Apart
Chinua Achebe
876
The Thinking Reed (Rebecca West)
The Thinking Reed
Rebecca West
877
The Thorn Birds (Colleen McCullough)
The Thorn Birds
Colleen McCullough
878
Those Who Leave and Those Who Stay (Elena Ferrante)
Those Who Leave and Those Who Stay
Elena Ferrante
879
A Thousand Acres (Jane Smiley)
A Thousand Acres
Jane Smiley
880
Thousand Cranes - Yasunari Kawabata
Thousand Cranes - Yasunari Kawabata
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