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44 of the Best Books by Black Authors You Should Read in Your Lifetime

This list was taken from an article from O magazine titled "44 of the Best Books by Black Authors You Should Read in Your Lifetime" by McKenzie Jean-Phillipe June 4, 2020
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Queenie (Candice Carty-Williams)
Queenie
Candice Carty-Williams
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Between the World and Me (Ta-Nehisi Coates)
Between the World and Me
Ta-Nehisi Coates
3
We Should All Be Feminists (Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie)
We Should All Be Feminists
Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
4
How We Fight for Our Lives (Saeed Jones)
How We Fight for Our Lives
Saeed Jones
5
Black Leopard, Red Wolf (Marlon James)
Black Leopard, Red Wolf
Marlon James
6
Kindred (Octavia Butler)
Kindred
Octavia Butler
7
Well-Read Black Girl (Glory Edim)
Well-Read Black Girl
Glory Edim
8
Salvage the Bones (Jesmyn Ward)
Salvage the Bones
Jesmyn Ward
9
Freshwater (Akwaeke Emezi)
Freshwater
Akwaeke Emezi
10
Such a Fun Age (Kiley Reid)
Such a Fun Age
Kiley Reid
11
I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings (Maya Angelou)
I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings
Maya Angelou
12
How to Be an Antiracist (Ibram X. Kendi)
How to Be an Antiracist
Ibram X. Kendi
13
Indigo (Beverly Jenkins)
Indigo
Beverly Jenkins
14
Gingerbread (Helen Oyeyemi)
Gingerbread
Helen Oyeyemi
15
Patsy (Nicole Dennis-Benn)
Patsy
Nicole Dennis-Benn
16
The New Jim Crow (Alexander)
The New Jim Crow
Alexander
17
Everything Inside (Edwidge Danticat)
Everything Inside
Edwidge Danticat
18
Homegoing (Yaa Gyasi)
Homegoing
Yaa Gyasi
19
Sister Outsider (Audre Lorde)
Sister Outsider
Audre Lorde
20
The Yellow House (Sarah M.Broom)
The Yellow House
Sarah M.Broom
21
It's Not All Downhill From Here (Terry McMillan)
It's Not All Downhill From Here
Terry McMillan
22
My Sister, the Serial Killer (Oyinkan Braithwaite)
My Sister, the Serial Killer
Oyinkan Braithwaite
23
The Vanishing Half (Brit Bennett)
The Vanishing Half
Brit Bennett
24
Clap When You Land (Elizabeth Acevedo)
Clap When You Land
Elizabeth Acevedo
25
Redefining Realness (Janet Mock)
Redefining Realness
Janet Mock
26
Grand Union (Zadie Smith)
Grand Union
Zadie Smith
27
More Than Enough (Elaine Welteroth)
More Than Enough
Elaine Welteroth
28
Red at the Bone (Jacqueline Woodson)
Red at the Bone
Jacqueline Woodson
29
Children of Blood and Bone (Tomi Adyemi)
Children of Blood and Bone
Tomi Adyemi
30
The Hate U Give (Angie Thomas)
The Hate U Give
Angie Thomas
31
The Water Dancer (Ta-Nehisi Coates)
The Water Dancer
Ta-Nehisi Coates
32
Their Eyes Were Watching God (Zora Neale Hurston)
Their Eyes Were Watching God
Zora Neale Hurston
33
Beloved (Toni Morrison)
Beloved
Toni Morrison
34
Go Tell It on the Mountain (James Baldwin)
Go Tell It on the Mountain
James Baldwin
35
Invisible Man (Ralph Ellison)
Invisible Man
Ralph Ellison
36
A Raisin in the Sun (Lorraine Hansberry)
A Raisin in the Sun
Lorraine Hansberry
37
The Color Purple (Alice Walker)
The Color Purple
Alice Walker
38
Sing, Unburied, Sing (Jesmyn Ward)
Sing, Unburied, Sing
Jesmyn Ward
39
Hunger (Roxane Gay)
Hunger
Roxane Gay
40
An American Marriage (Tayari Jones)
An American Marriage
Tayari Jones
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