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1001 Must-Read Books Not Written by Dead White Dudes - Page 23

...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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881
A Thousand Splendid Suns
A Thousand Splendid Suns
882
Three Day Road (Joseph Boyden)
Three Day Road
Joseph Boyden
883
Three Guineas (Virginia Woolf)
Three Guineas
Virginia Woolf
884
Three Junes (Julia Glass)
Three Junes
Julia Glass
885
Three Lives (Gertrude Stein)
Three Lives
Gertrude Stein
886
The Three Musketeers (Alexandre Dumas)
The Three Musketeers
Alexandre Dumas
887
The Three Sisters (May Sinclair)
The Three Sisters
May Sinclair
888
Three Summers (Margarita Liberaki)
Three Summers
Margarita Liberaki
889
Three Trapped Tigers (Guillermo Cabrera Infante, Trans. Suzanne Levine)
Three Trapped Tigers
Guillermo Cabrera Infante, Trans. Suzanne Levine
890
The Three-Body Problem (Liu Cixin)
The Three-Body Problem
Liu Cixin
891
Thus Were Their Faces (Silvina Ocampo)
Thus Were Their Faces
Silvina Ocampo
892
The Time of the Hero (Mario Vargas Llosa)
The Time of the Hero
Mario Vargas Llosa
893
A Time to Be Born (Dawn Powell)
A Time to Be Born
Dawn Powell
894
The Time Traveler's Wife (Audrey Niffenegger)
The Time Traveler's Wife
Audrey Niffenegger
895
The Tin Flute (Gabrielle Roy)
The Tin Flute
Gabrielle Roy
896
Tipping the Velvet (Sarah Waters)
Tipping the Velvet
Sarah Waters
897
Tirra Lirra by the River (Jessica Anderson)
Tirra Lirra by the River
Jessica Anderson
898
To Kill a Mockingbird (Harper Lee)
To Kill a Mockingbird
Harper Lee
899
To the Lighthouse (Virginia Woolf)
To the Lighthouse
Virginia Woolf
900
To the North (Elizabeth Bowen)
To the North
Elizabeth Bowen
901
The Tortoise and the Hare (Elizabeth Jenkins)
The Tortoise and the Hare
Elizabeth Jenkins
902
The Towers of Trebizond (Rose Macaulay)
The Towers of Trebizond
Rose Macaulay
903
Tracks (Louise Erdrich)
Tracks
Louise Erdrich
904
Tracks (Robyn Davidson)
Tracks
Robyn Davidson
905
The Tradition (Jericho Brown)
The Tradition
Jericho Brown
906
Transit (Anna Seghers)
Transit
Anna Seghers
907
The Transit of Venus (Shirley Hazzard)
The Transit of Venus
Shirley Hazzard
908
The Translator (Leila Aboulela)
The Translator
Leila Aboulela
909
The Treasure of the City of Ladies (Christine De Pizan)
The Treasure of the City of Ladies
Christine De Pizan
910
A Tree Grows in Brooklyn
A Tree Grows in Brooklyn
911
The Trick Is to Keep Breathing (Janice Galloway)
The Trick Is to Keep Breathing
Janice Galloway
912
Tropical Fish: Tales From Entebbe (Doreen Baingana)
Tropical Fish: Tales From Entebbe
Doreen Baingana
913
Troubling Love (Elena Ferrante)
Troubling Love
Elena Ferrante
914
The True Deceiver (Tove Jansson)
The True Deceiver
Tove Jansson
915
Tun-Huang (Yasushi Inoue)
Tun-Huang
Yasushi Inoue
916
Twenty Love Poems and a Song of Despair (Pablo Neruda)
Twenty Love Poems and a Song of Despair
Pablo Neruda
917
The Twilight Years (Sawako Ariyoshi)
The Twilight Years
Sawako Ariyoshi
918
The Twins (Tessa De Loo)
The Twins
Tessa De Loo
919
Two Old Women (Velma Wallis)
Two Old Women
Velma Wallis
920
Two Serious Ladies (Jane Bowles)
Two Serious Ladies
Jane Bowles
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