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1001 Must-Read Books Not Written by Dead White Dudes - Page 3

...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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Before Night Falls (Reinaldo Arenas)
Before Night Falls
Reinaldo Arenas
82
The Beggar Maid (Alice Munro)
The Beggar Maid
Alice Munro
83
Beggars in Spain (Nancy Kress)
Beggars in Spain
Nancy Kress
84
Behind the Beautiful Forevers (Katherine Boo)
Behind the Beautiful Forevers
Katherine Boo
85
Behind the Scenes at the Museum
Behind the Scenes at the Museum
86
Beka Lamb (Zee Edgel)
Beka Lamb
Zee Edgel
87
Bel Canto (Ann Pratchett)
Bel Canto
Ann Pratchett
88
The Bell (Iris Murdoch)
The Bell
Iris Murdoch
89
The Bell Jar (Sylvia Plath)
The Bell Jar
Sylvia Plath
90
Bellwether (Connie Willis)
Bellwether
Connie Willis
91
Beloved (Toni Morrison)
Beloved
Toni Morrison
92
A Bend in the River (V.S. Naipaul)
A Bend in the River
V.S. Naipaul
93
Between the Acts (Virginia Woolf)
Between the Acts
Virginia Woolf
94
Between the World and Me (Ta-Nehisi Coates)
Between the World and Me
Ta-Nehisi Coates
95
The Bhagavad Gita (Krishna-Dwaipayana Vyasa)
The Bhagavad Gita
Krishna-Dwaipayana Vyasa
96
Binti (Nnedi Okorafor)
Binti
Nnedi Okorafor
97
The Birds Fall Down (Rebecca West)
The Birds Fall Down
Rebecca West
98
The Birthday Boys (Beryl Bainbridge)
The Birthday Boys
Beryl Bainbridge
99
The Bitter Glass (Eilís Dillon)
The Bitter Glass
Eilís Dillon
100
Black and Blue (Anna Quindlen)
Black and Blue
Anna Quindlen
101
Black Beauty (Anna Sewell)
Black Beauty
Anna Sewell
102
Black Boy (Richard Wright)
Black Boy
Richard Wright
103
Black Mamba Boy (Nadifa Mohamed)
Black Mamba Boy
Nadifa Mohamed
104
The Black Prince (Iris Murdoch)
The Black Prince
Iris Murdoch
105
Black Water (Joyce Carol Oates)
Black Water
Joyce Carol Oates
106
Blaming (Elizabeth Taylor)
Blaming
Elizabeth Taylor
107
The Blind Assassin (Margaret Atwood)
The Blind Assassin
Margaret Atwood
108
The Blind Kingdom (Veronique Tadjo)
The Blind Kingdom
Veronique Tadjo
109
Blind Man With a Pistol (Chester Himes)
Blind Man With a Pistol
Chester Himes
110
The Blind Owl (Sadegh Hedayat)
The Blind Owl
Sadegh Hedayat
111
The Blindness of the Heart (Julia Franck)
The Blindness of the Heart
Julia Franck
112
Blonde (Joyce Carol Oates)
Blonde
Joyce Carol Oates
113
Blood and Guts in High School (Kathy Acker)
Blood and Guts in High School
Kathy Acker
114
The Bloody Chamber (Angela Carter)
The Bloody Chamber
Angela Carter
115
The Blue Flower (Penelope Fitzgerald and Candia McWilliam)
The Blue Flower
Penelope Fitzgerald and Candia McWilliam
116
The Bluest Eye (Toni Morrison)
The Bluest Eye
Toni Morrison
117
The Bone People (Keri Hulme)
The Bone People
Keri Hulme
118
Bonjour Tristesse (Françoise Sagan)
Bonjour Tristesse
Françoise Sagan
119
Book of Ages: The Life and Opinions of Jane Franklin (Jill Lepore)
Book of Ages: The Life and Opinions of Jane Franklin
Jill Lepore
120
The Book of Tea (Kakuzo Okakura)
The Book of Tea
Kakuzo Okakura
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