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Book Riot's 50 Must-Read Books Recommended by Roxane Gay

"Is it just me, or are we all just biding our time until the next piece of work by Roxane Gay is released? Whether she's writing fiction, nonfiction, short stories, comics, or screenplays, her writing makes an unforgettable impact.
Not only is she an impressive writer, but she is a prolific reader, as well. Luckily for us, she makes no attempts at hiding the books she reads. If she loves a book you will either find a review on her Goodreads page, a tweet with current favorites, or a blurb on the cover of a book. So I've rounded up 50 books endorsed by Roxane to tide us over until we can get our fix of her next piece of incredible writing." (Sophia Lefevre/Book Riot)
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How to Write an Autobiographical Novel (Alexander Chee)
How to Write an Autobiographical Novel (Alexander Chee)
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Commonwealth (Ann Patchett)
Commonwealth (Ann Patchett)
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I Am Magical Teenage Princesslu (Luke Geddes)
I Am Magical Teenage Princesslu (Luke Geddes)
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Homegoing (Yaa Gyasi)
Homegoing (Yaa Gyasi)
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Sunburn (Laura Lippman)
Sunburn (Laura Lippman)
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All the Names They Used for God (Anjali Sachdera)
All the Names They Used for God (Anjali Sachdera)
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Chemistry (Weike Wang)
Chemistry (Weike Wang)
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Marriage of a Thousand Lies (S. J. Sindu)
Marriage of a Thousand Lies (S. J. Sindu)
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The Perfect Nanny (Leila Slimani)
The Perfect Nanny (Leila Slimani)
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Heavy (Kiese Laymon)
Heavy (Kiese Laymon)
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Meet Behind Mars (Renee Simms)
Meet Behind Mars (Renee Simms)
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Calling a Wolf a Wolf (Kaveh Akbar)
Calling a Wolf a Wolf (Kaveh Akbar)
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Convenience Store Woman (Sayaka Murata)
Convenience Store Woman (Sayaka Murata)
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You Think It, I'll Say It (Curtis Sittenfeld)
You Think It, I'll Say It (Curtis Sittenfeld)
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I Can't Date Jesus: Love, Sex, Family, Race, and Other Reasons I've Put My Faith in Beyoncé (Michael Arceneaux)
I Can't Date Jesus: Love, Sex, Family, Race, and Other Reasons I've Put My Faith in Beyoncé (Michael Arceneaux)
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We Cast a Shadow (Maurice Carlos Ruffin)
We Cast a Shadow (Maurice Carlos Ruffin)
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Thick (Tressie McMillan Cottom)
Thick (Tressie McMillan Cottom)
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Friday Black (Nana Kwame Adjei-Brenyah)
Friday Black (Nana Kwame Adjei-Brenyah)
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Everything's Trash, but It's Okay (Phoebe Robinson)
Everything's Trash, but It's Okay (Phoebe Robinson)
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The Recovering: Intoxication and Its Aftermath (Leslie Jamison)
The Recovering: Intoxication and Its Aftermath (Leslie Jamison)
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Eloquent Rage: A Black Feminist Discovers Her Superpower (Brittney Cooper)
Eloquent Rage: A Black Feminist Discovers Her Superpower (Brittney Cooper)
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Autobiography of Gucci Mane (Mane)
Autobiography of Gucci Mane (Mane)
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The Other Americans (Laila Lalami)
The Other Americans (Laila Lalami)
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The Book of the Unnamed Midwife (Meg Elison)
The Book of the Unnamed Midwife (Meg Elison)
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The Chronology of Water: A Memoir, Lidia Yuknavitch
The Chronology of Water: A Memoir, Lidia Yuknavitch
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Citizen (Claudia Rankine)
Citizen (Claudia Rankine)
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Pachinko (Min Jin Lee)
Pachinko (Min Jin Lee)
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Stephen Florida (Gabe Habash)
Stephen Florida (Gabe Habash)
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What It Means When a Man Falls From the Sky (Lesley Nneka Arimah)
What It Means When a Man Falls From the Sky (Lesley Nneka Arimah)
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Her Body and Other Parties (Carmen Maria Machado)
Her Body and Other Parties (Carmen Maria Machado)
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Reset (Ellen Pao)
Reset (Ellen Pao)
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This Will Be My Undoing (Morgan Jerkins)
This Will Be My Undoing (Morgan Jerkins)
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Heart Berries (Terese Marie Mailhot)
Heart Berries (Terese Marie Mailhot)
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The Belles (Dhonielle Clayton)
The Belles (Dhonielle Clayton)
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This Is Just My Face (Gabourey Sidibe)
This Is Just My Face (Gabourey Sidibe)
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Silencer (Marcus Wicker)
Silencer (Marcus Wicker)
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Eat Only When You're Hungry (Lindsay Hunter)
Eat Only When You're Hungry (Lindsay Hunter)
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The Awkward Thoughts of W. Kamau Bell: Tales of a 6' 4", African American, Heterosexual, Cisgender, (W.Kamau Bell)
The Awkward Thoughts of W. Kamau Bell: Tales of a 6' 4", African American, Heterosexual, Cisgender, (W.Kamau Bell)
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We Are Never Meeting in Real Life (Samantha Irby)
We Are Never Meeting in Real Life (Samantha Irby)
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The Proposal (Jasmine Guillory)
The Proposal (Jasmine Guillory)
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