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1001 Must-Read Books Not Written by Dead White Dudes - Page 9

...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 Gate (Natsume Sōseki, Trans. William F. Sibley)
The Gate
Natsume Sōseki, Trans. William F. Sibley
322
A Gate at the Stairs (Lorrie Moore)
A Gate at the Stairs
Lorrie Moore
323
The Gates of Ivory (Margaret Drabble)
The Gates of Ivory
Margaret Drabble
324
The Gathering (Anne Enright)
The Gathering
Anne Enright
325
Gaudy Night - A Lord Peter Wimsey Mystery (Dorothy L. Sayers)
Gaudy Night - A Lord Peter Wimsey Mystery
Dorothy L. Sayers
326
Gentlemen Prefer Blondes (Anita Loos)
Gentlemen Prefer Blondes
Anita Loos
327
The Ghost Road (Pat Barker)
The Ghost Road
Pat Barker
328
The Ghost Stories of Edith Wharton (Edith Wharton)
The Ghost Stories of Edith Wharton
Edith Wharton
329
Gilead (Marilynne Robinson)
Gilead
Marilynne Robinson
330
Giovanni's Room (James Baldwin)
Giovanni's Room
James Baldwin
331
Girl Interrupted (Susanna Kaysen)
Girl Interrupted
Susanna Kaysen
332
A Girl Is a Half-Formed Thing (Eimear McBride)
A Girl Is a Half-Formed Thing
Eimear McBride
333
Girl, Woman, Other (Bernardine Evaristo)
Girl, Woman, Other
Bernardine Evaristo
334
The Girls of Slender Means (Muriel Spark)
The Girls of Slender Means
Muriel Spark
335
Gitanjali by Rabindranath Tagore
Gitanjali by Rabindranath Tagore
336
The Giver (Lois Lowry)
The Giver
Lois Lowry
337
The Glimpses of the Moon
The Glimpses of the Moon
338
Go Tell It on the Mountain (James Baldwin)
Go Tell It on the Mountain
James Baldwin
339
The God of Small Things (Arundhati Roy)
The God of Small Things
Arundhati Roy
340
The Golden Notebook (Doris Lessing)
The Golden Notebook
Doris Lessing
341
The Goldfinch (Donna Tartt)
The Goldfinch
Donna Tartt
342
Gone Girl (Gillian Flynn)
Gone Girl
Gillian Flynn
343
Gone With the Wind (Margaret Mitchell)
Gone With the Wind
Margaret Mitchell
344
The Good Earth (Pearl S. Buck)
The Good Earth
Pearl S. Buck
345
A Good Man Is Hard to Find (Flannery O'Connor)
A Good Man Is Hard to Find
Flannery O'Connor
346
Good Morning, Midnight (Jean Rhys)
Good Morning, Midnight
Jean Rhys
347
Goodnight, Mr.Tom (Michelle Magorian)
Goodnight, Mr.Tom
Michelle Magorian
348
Gosta Berling's Saga (Selma Lagerlof)
Gosta Berling's Saga
Selma Lagerlof
349
A Grain of Wheat (Ngũgĩ Wa Thiong'o)
A Grain of Wheat
Ngũgĩ Wa Thiong'o
350
Grand Hotel (Vicky Baum)
Grand Hotel
Vicky Baum
351
The Grass Is Singing (Doris Lessing)
The Grass Is Singing
Doris Lessing
352
The Great Fire (Shirley Hazzard)
The Great Fire
Shirley Hazzard
353
Great Granny Webster (Caroline Blackwood)
Great Granny Webster
Caroline Blackwood
354
The Great Indian Novel (Shashi Tharoor)
The Great Indian Novel
Shashi Tharoor
355
Grimus (Salman Rushdie)
Grimus
Salman Rushdie
356
The Ground Beneath Her Feet (Salman Rushdie)
The Ground Beneath Her Feet
Salman Rushdie
357
The Group (Mary McCarthy)
The Group
Mary McCarthy
358
The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Society (Annie Barrows and Mary Ann Shaffer)
The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Society
Annie Barrows and Mary Ann Shaffer
359
The Guide (R.K. Narayan)
The Guide
R.K. Narayan
360
The Guns of August (Barbara Tuchman)
The Guns of August
Barbara Tuchman
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