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The Greatest Books by and About Black Women

Far too often Black women are excluded from the classic literary canon. But Black women have consistently published evocative, thoughtful works. Our stories soar. They provoke. They inspire. The work of Black women across history is expansive. Though this list contains more than 100 selections, this is still only the tip of the literary iceberg.
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All About Love
All About Love
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Americanah (Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie)
Americanah (Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie)
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An Untamed State
An Untamed State
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Annie John
Annie John
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Another Brooklyn (Jacqueline Woodson)
Another Brooklyn (Jacqueline Woodson)
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Assata
Assata
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Bad Feminist (Roxane Gay)
Bad Feminist (Roxane Gay)
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Before You Suffocate Your Own Fool Self
Before You Suffocate Your Own Fool Self
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Beloved (Toni Morrison)
Beloved (Toni Morrison)
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Beneath the Lion's Gaze by Maaza Mengiste
Beneath the Lion's Gaze by Maaza Mengiste
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Bitch Is the New Black: A Memoir (Helena Andrews)
Bitch Is the New Black: A Memoir (Helena Andrews)
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Black Feminist Thought
Black Feminist Thought
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Black White and Jewish (Rebecca Walker)
Black White and Jewish (Rebecca Walker)
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Bloodchild
Bloodchild
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The Bluest Eye
The Bluest Eye
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The Boy Next Door (Irene Sabatini)
The Boy Next Door (Irene Sabatini)
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Boy, Snow, Bird by Helen Oyeyemi
Boy, Snow, Bird by Helen Oyeyemi
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Breath, Eyes, Memory
Breath, Eyes, Memory
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The Broke Diaries
The Broke Diaries
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Brown Girl Brownstones
Brown Girl Brownstones
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Brown Girl Dreaming (Jacqueline Woodson)
Brown Girl Dreaming (Jacqueline Woodson)
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Brown Girl in the Ring (Nalo Hopkinson)
Brown Girl in the Ring (Nalo Hopkinson)
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Cane River
Cane River
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Citizen (Claudia Rankine)
Citizen (Claudia Rankine)
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The Coldest Winter Ever
The Coldest Winter Ever
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The Collected Poems of Lucille Clifton (Lucille Clifton)
The Collected Poems of Lucille Clifton (Lucille Clifton)
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The Color Purple (Alice Walker)
The Color Purple (Alice Walker)
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Coming of Age in Mississippi (Anne Moody)
Coming of Age in Mississippi (Anne Moody)
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Corregidora
Corregidora
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Daddy Was a Number Runner (Louise Meriwether)
Daddy Was a Number Runner (Louise Meriwether)
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The Darkest Child
The Darkest Child
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Drinking Coffee Elsewhere
Drinking Coffee Elsewhere
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Dust (Yvonne Owuor)
Dust (Yvonne Owuor)
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Dust Tracks on a Road: An Autobiography
Dust Tracks on a Road: An Autobiography
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Ella Baker and the Black Freedom Movement: A Radical Democratic Vision (Barbara Ransby)
Ella Baker and the Black Freedom Movement: A Radical Democratic Vision (Barbara Ransby)
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The Farming of Bones
The Farming of Bones
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Feminist Theory From Margin to Centre
Feminist Theory From Margin to Centre
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The Fifth Season (N. K. Jemisin)
The Fifth Season (N. K. Jemisin)
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For Colored Girls Who Have Considered Suicide When the Rainbow Is Not Enuf (Ntozake Shange)
For Colored Girls Who Have Considered Suicide When the Rainbow Is Not Enuf (Ntozake Shange)
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The Friends (Rosa Guy)
The Friends (Rosa Guy)
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