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250 Novels by 250 Women of Color

Alright folks, think back to all those '_______ Books by _______ Authors' lists that we were recently inundated with and contemplate how many of them were majority works by women of color. Or at least significantly populated by? Or had at least ten? Five?
Anyway, the pic is of the heartrendingly inimitable Qiu Miaojin, if you need a more straightforward recommendation.
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The Girl With the Louding Voice (Abi Daré)
The Girl With the Louding Voice
Abi Daré
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In the Eye of the Sun (Ahdaf Soueif)
In the Eye of the Sun
Ahdaf Soueif
3
Carpentaria (Alexis Wright)
Carpentaria
Alexis Wright
4
The Color Purple (Alice Walker)
The Color Purple
Alice Walker
5
The Henna Artist (Alka Joshi)
The Henna Artist
Alka Joshi
6
A Princess in Theory (Alyssa Cole)
A Princess in Theory
Alyssa Cole
7
The Memory of Love (Aminatta Forna)
The Memory of Love
Aminatta Forna
8
The Golden Gate (Amy Chua)
The Golden Gate
Amy Chua
9
The Joy Luck Club (Amy Tan)
The Joy Luck Club
Amy Tan
10
The Mixquiahuala Letters (Ana Castillo)
The Mixquiahuala Letters
Ana Castillo
11
King of Pride (Ana Huang)
King of Pride
Ana Huang
12
Pearl of China (Anchee Min)
Pearl of China
Anchee Min
13
Kalpa Imperial (Angélica Gorodischer)
Kalpa Imperial
Angélica Gorodischer
14
Miracle Creek (Angie Kim)
Miracle Creek
Angie Kim
15
Secret Lives of Mothers & Daughters (Anita Kushwaha)
Secret Lives of Mothers & Daughters
Anita Kushwaha
16
Ladies Coupé (Anita Nair)
Ladies Coupé
Anita Nair
17
Tamarind Mem (Anita Rau Badami)
Tamarind Mem
Anita Rau Badami
18
The Street (Ann Petry)
The Street
Ann Petry
19
Sleeping on Jupiter (Anuradha Roy)
Sleeping on Jupiter
Anuradha Roy
20
The God of Small Things (Arundhati Roy)
The God of Small Things
Arundhati Roy
21
Fantasia: An Algerian Cavalcade (Assia Djebar)
Fantasia: An Algerian Cavalcade
Assia Djebar
22
Sunlight on a Broken Column (Attia Hosain)
Sunlight on a Broken Column
Attia Hosain
23
Bluebird, Bluebird (Attica Locke)
Bluebird, Bluebird
Attica Locke
24
Stay With Me (Ayobami Adebayo)
Stay With Me
Ayobami Adebayo
25
The Anthropologists (Aysegul Savas)
The Anthropologists
Aysegul Savas
26
Call Me Zebra (Azareen Van Der Vliet Oloomi)
Call Me Zebra
Azareen Van Der Vliet Oloomi
27
The Saddlebag (Bahíyyih Nakhjavání)
The Saddlebag
Bahíyyih Nakhjavání
28
Collide (Bal Khabra)
Collide
Bal Khabra
29
Erotic Stories for Punjabi Widows (Balli Kaur Jaswal)
Erotic Stories for Punjabi Widows
Balli Kaur Jaswal
30
Kitchen (Banana Yoshimoto)
Kitchen
Banana Yoshimoto
31
The Crow Eaters (Bapsi Sidhwa)
The Crow Eaters
Bapsi Sidhwa
32
The Queue (Basma Abdel Aziz)
The Queue
Basma Abdel Aziz
33
Brothers and Sisters (Bebe Moore Campbell)
Brothers and Sisters
Bebe Moore Campbell
34
Girl, Woman, Other (Bernardine Evaristo)
Girl, Woman, Other
Bernardine Evaristo
35
Sugar (Bernice L. McFadden)
Sugar
Bernice L. McFadden
36
Inkle Yarico (Beryl Gilroy)
Inkle Yarico
Beryl Gilroy
37
When Rain Clouds Gather (Bessie Head)
When Rain Clouds Gather
Bessie Head
38
The Tiger's Daughter (Bharati Mukherjee)
The Tiger's Daughter
Bharati Mukherjee
39
Honey and Spice (Bolu Babalola)
Honey and Spice
Bolu Babalola
40
Hanging by Her Teeth (Bonnie Greer)
Hanging by Her Teeth
Bonnie Greer
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