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40 Must-Read Books by Women of Color

A list of 40 important novels by women of color. Includes novels for adults and middle grade fiction.
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An American Marriage (Tayari Jones)
An American Marriage (Tayari Jones)
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Americanah (Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie)
Americanah (Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie)
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Beloved (Toni Morrison)
Beloved (Toni Morrison)
4
The Bluest Eye
The Bluest Eye
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Bone (Fae Myenne Ng)
Bone (Fae Myenne Ng)
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The Bone Setter's Daughter (Amy Tan)
The Bone Setter's Daughter (Amy Tan)
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Ceremony
Ceremony
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The Color Purple
The Color Purple
9
Dreaming in Cuban (Cristina Garcia)
Dreaming in Cuban (Cristina Garcia)
10
Esperanza Rising
Esperanza Rising
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Everything Here Is Beautiful (Mira T. Lee)
Everything Here Is Beautiful (Mira T. Lee)
12
Feathers (Jacqueline Woodson)
Feathers (Jacqueline Woodson)
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Half of a Yellow Sun (Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie)
Half of a Yellow Sun (Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie)
14
Hello Universe (Erin Entrada Kelly)
Hello Universe (Erin Entrada Kelly)
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How Tia Lola Came to Stay (Julia Alvarez)
How Tia Lola Came to Stay (Julia Alvarez)
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House on Mango Street
House on Mango Street
17
I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings (Maya Angelou)
I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings (Maya Angelou)
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In the Time of the Butterflies
In the Time of the Butterflies
19
The Inheritance of Loss by Kiran Desai
The Inheritance of Loss by Kiran Desai
20
Jasmine
Jasmine
21
The Joy Luck Club
The Joy Luck Club
22
The Joys of Motherhood (Buchi Emecheta)
The Joys of Motherhood (Buchi Emecheta)
23
The Kitchen God's Wife
The Kitchen God's Wife
24
Monkey Bridge (Lan Cao)
Monkey Bridge (Lan Cao)
25
The Namesake
The Namesake
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Nectar in a Sieve
Nectar in a Sieve
27
Obasan (Joy Kogawa)
Obasan (Joy Kogawa)
28
Out of My Mind
Out of My Mind
29
Passing
Passing
30
Piecing Me Together (Renee Watson)
Piecing Me Together (Renee Watson)
31
Purple Hibiscus
Purple Hibiscus
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Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry
Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry
33
A Single Shard (Linda Sue Park)
A Single Shard (Linda Sue Park)
34
Song of a Captive Bird: A Novel (Jasmin Darznik)
Song of a Captive Bird: A Novel (Jasmin Darznik)
35
Song of Solomon (Toni Morrison)
Song of Solomon (Toni Morrison)
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Their Eyes Were Watching God
Their Eyes Were Watching God
37
Typical American (Gish Jen)
Typical American (Gish Jen)
38
When the Emperor Was Divine
When the Emperor Was Divine
39
Where the Mountains Meet the Moon (Grace Lin)
Where the Mountains Meet the Moon (Grace Lin)
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The Woman Warrior
The Woman Warrior
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