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1001 Must-Read Books Not Written by Dead White Dudes - Page 25

...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 Well of Loneliness (Radclyffe Hall)
The Well of Loneliness
Radclyffe Hall
962
West With the Night (Beryl Markham)
West With the Night
Beryl Markham
963
The Whale Rider (Witi Ihimaera)
The Whale Rider
Witi Ihimaera
964
What I Loved (Siri Hustvedt)
What I Loved
Siri Hustvedt
965
When the Emperor Was Divine by Julie Otsuka
When the Emperor Was Divine by Julie Otsuka
966
When We Were Orphans (Kazuo Ishiguro)
When We Were Orphans
Kazuo Ishiguro
967
White Teeth (Zadie Smith)
White Teeth
Zadie Smith
968
The White Tiger (Aravind Adiga)
The White Tiger
Aravind Adiga
969
Whose Body? (Dorothy L. Sayers)
Whose Body?
Dorothy L. Sayers
970
Wide Sargasso Sea (Jean Rhys)
Wide Sargasso Sea
Jean Rhys
971
A Wild Sheep Chase (Haruki Murakami)
A Wild Sheep Chase
Haruki Murakami
972
Wild Swans (Jung Chang)
Wild Swans
Jung Chang
973
The Wind Up Bird Chronicle (Haruki Murakami)
The Wind Up Bird Chronicle
Haruki Murakami
974
Winter (Ali Smith)
Winter
Ali Smith
975
Winter Wheat (Mildred Walker)
Winter Wheat
Mildred Walker
976
Winter's Tales (Isak Dinesen)
Winter's Tales
Isak Dinesen
977
Wise Blood (Flannery O'Connor)
Wise Blood
Flannery O'Connor
978
Wise Children (Angela Carter)
Wise Children
Angela Carter
979
Wit (Margaret Edson)
Wit
Margaret Edson
980
The Witness (Juan Jose Saer)
The Witness
Juan Jose Saer
981
Wolf Hall (Hilary Mantel)
Wolf Hall
Hilary Mantel
982
Woman at Point Zero (Nawal El Saadawi)
Woman at Point Zero
Nawal El Saadawi
983
Woman on the Edge of Time (Marge Piercy)
Woman on the Edge of Time
Marge Piercy
984
The Woman Warrior (Maxine Hong Kingston)
The Woman Warrior
Maxine Hong Kingston
985
The Women of Brewster Place (Gloria Naylor)
The Women of Brewster Place
Gloria Naylor
986
Women of Sand and Myrrh (Hanan Al-Shaykh)
Women of Sand and Myrrh
Hanan Al-Shaykh
987
Women, Culture & Politics (Angela Y. Davis)
Women, Culture & Politics
Angela Y. Davis
988
Wonderful Adventures of Mrs.Seacole in Many Lands (Mary Seacole)
Wonderful Adventures of Mrs.Seacole in Many Lands
Mary Seacole
989
A World for Julius (Alfredo Bryce Echenique)
A World for Julius
Alfredo Bryce Echenique
990
A World of Love (Elizabeth Bowen)
A World of Love
Elizabeth Bowen
991
The Wretched of the Earth (Franz Fanon)
The Wretched of the Earth
Franz Fanon
992
A Wrinkle in Time (Madeleine L'engle)
A Wrinkle in Time
Madeleine L'engle
993
Written on the Body (Jeanette Winterson)
Written on the Body
Jeanette Winterson
994
Wuthering Heights (Emily Bronte)
Wuthering Heights
Emily Bronte
995
The Year of Magical Thinking (Joan Didion)
The Year of Magical Thinking
Joan Didion
996
The Yearling (Marjorie Kinnan Rawlings)
The Yearling
Marjorie Kinnan Rawlings
997
The Years (Virginia Woolf)
The Years
Virginia Woolf
998
The Yellow Wallpaper (Charlotte Perkins Gilman)
The Yellow Wallpaper
Charlotte Perkins Gilman
999
Your Madness, Not Mine: Stories of Cameroon (Makuchi)
Your Madness, Not Mine: Stories of Cameroon
Makuchi
1000
Zahrah the Windseeker (Nnedi Okorafor)
Zahrah the Windseeker
Nnedi Okorafor
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