Writers of Colour

1.
The Color Purple
The Color Purple 4.27 avg rating — 737,216 ratings
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Black Privilege: Opportunity Comes to Those Who Create It
Black Privilege: Opportunity Comes to Those Who Create It 4.30 avg rating — 6,685 ratings
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Is Everyone Hanging Out Without Me?
Is Everyone Hanging Out Without Me? 3.86 avg rating — 509,683 ratings
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Salt
Salt 4.23 avg rating — 25,023 ratings
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Death of Innocence: The Story of the Hate Crime That Changed America
Death of Innocence: The Story of the Hate Crime That Changed America 4.44 avg rating — 1,229 ratings
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Every Day I'm Hustling
Every Day I'm Hustling 3.97 avg rating — 259 ratings
4.
Celestial Bodies
Celestial Bodies 3.41 avg rating — 16,870 ratings
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Tales of the Astonishing Black Spark
Tales of the Astonishing Black Spark 4.02 avg rating — 100 ratings
4.
They Called Us Enemy
They Called Us Enemy 4.42 avg rating — 50,176 ratings
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On Liberty
On Liberty 4.02 avg rating — 611 ratings
10.
12 Years a Slave
12 Years a Slave 4.22 avg rating — 123,132 ratings
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So Close to Being the Sh*t, Y’all Don’t Even Know
So Close to Being the Sh*t, Y’all Don’t Even Know
by: Retta
3.92 avg rating — 9,743 ratings
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JUDGES: When The Light Lay Still
JUDGES: When The Light Lay Still 3.37 avg rating — 60 ratings
14.
Of Women, In the 21st Century
Of Women, In the 21st Century 3.69 avg rating — 346 ratings
14.
Can't Stop Won't Stop: A Hip-Hop History
Can't Stop Won't Stop: A Hip-Hop History 3.84 avg rating — 158 ratings
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Love's Not Color Blind: Race and Representation in Polyamorous and Other Alternative Communities
Love's Not Color Blind: Race and Representation in Polyamorous and Other Alternative Communities 4.36 avg rating — 521 ratings
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Sour Heart
Sour Heart 3.69 avg rating — 8,184 ratings
18.
Amitabh Bachchan
Amitabh Bachchan 3.43 avg rating — 7 ratings
19.
India in Love: Marriage and Sexuality in the 21st Century
India in Love: Marriage and Sexuality in the 21st Century 3.80 avg rating — 342 ratings
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Mount Pleasant
Mount Pleasant 3.19 avg rating — 156 ratings
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Abyssinian Chronicles
Abyssinian Chronicles 3.54 avg rating — 882 ratings
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Oil on Water
Oil on Water 3.55 avg rating — 2,046 ratings
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Africa39: New Writing from Africa South of the Sahara
Africa39: New Writing from Africa South of the Sahara 3.56 avg rating — 264 ratings
24.
Nina is Not OK
Nina is Not OK 4.25 avg rating — 3,517 ratings
25.
Asleep
Asleep 3.77 avg rating — 15,368 ratings
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Transcendence My Spiritual Experiences with Pramukh Swamiji
Transcendence My Spiritual Experiences with Pramukh Swamiji 4.36 avg rating — 474 ratings
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Sky Train: Tibetan Women on the Edge of History
Sky Train: Tibetan Women on the Edge of History 4.02 avg rating — 123 ratings
28.
A Small Fortune
A Small Fortune 3.28 avg rating — 356 ratings
29.
The White Tiger
The White Tiger 3.77 avg rating — 200,094 ratings
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Small World Big Ideas: There's an Activist in All of Us and You Don't Have to Shout to be Heard
Small World Big Ideas: There's an Activist in All of Us and You Don't Have to Shout to be Heard 3.83 avg rating — 6 ratings
31.
The Elephant Vanishes
The Elephant Vanishes 3.83 avg rating — 56,811 ratings
32.
Kamla and Kate
Kamla and Kate 4.42 avg rating — 12 ratings
33.
The Autograph Man
The Autograph Man 3.16 avg rating — 13,156 ratings
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The Kite Runner
The Kite Runner 4.35 avg rating — 3,402,193 ratings
35.
Q & A
Q & A 4.02 avg rating — 37,766 ratings
36.
Long Walk to Freedom
Long Walk to Freedom 4.36 avg rating — 92,326 ratings
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Nasty Women
Nasty Women 4.13 avg rating — 1,756 ratings
38.
The God of Small Things
The God of Small Things 3.96 avg rating — 317,166 ratings
39.
Things Fall Apart (The African Trilogy, #1)
Things Fall Apart (The African Trilogy, #1) 3.74 avg rating — 403,091 ratings
40.
Americanah
Americanah 4.31 avg rating — 401,518 ratings
41.
The Good Immigrant
The Good Immigrant 4.31 avg rating — 13,731 ratings
42.
Why I'm No Longer Talking to White People About Race
Why I'm No Longer Talking to White People About Race 4.38 avg rating — 99,863 ratings
43.
Well-Tuned Women
Well-Tuned Women really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 8 ratings
44.
Expecting: The Inner Life of Pregnancy
Expecting: The Inner Life of Pregnancy 4.09 avg rating — 152 ratings
45.
Daughter of Destiny: An Autobiography
Daughter of Destiny: An Autobiography 3.94 avg rating — 2,382 ratings
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With Respect to Sex: Negotiating Hijra Identity in South India
With Respect to Sex: Negotiating Hijra Identity in South India 3.95 avg rating — 149 ratings
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East, West
East, West 3.55 avg rating — 8,002 ratings
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The Tibetan Book of Living and Dying
The Tibetan Book of Living and Dying 4.21 avg rating — 31,769 ratings
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Who Fears Death
Who Fears Death 3.93 avg rating — 27,809 ratings
50.
The Inheritance of Loss
The Inheritance of Loss 3.45 avg rating — 54,329 ratings
51.
The Great Indian Novel
The Great Indian Novel 3.89 avg rating — 6,722 ratings
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Letters from Burma
Letters from Burma 3.90 avg rating — 1,658 ratings
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Replenishing the Earth: Spiritual Values for Healing Ourselves and the World
Replenishing the Earth: Spiritual Values for Healing Ourselves and the World 4.10 avg rating — 235 ratings
54.
I Am Malala: How One Girl Stood Up for Education and Changed the World
I Am Malala: How One Girl Stood Up for Education and Changed the World 4.33 avg rating — 34,049 ratings
55.
Ms Militancy
Ms Militancy 4.16 avg rating — 182 ratings
56.
In Their Own Voices: African Women Writers Talk
In Their Own Voices: African Women Writers Talk 4.10 avg rating — 10 ratings
57.
The 14th Tale
The 14th Tale 4.10 avg rating — 20 ratings
58.
Skin Folk
Skin Folk 3.97 avg rating — 1,924 ratings
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River of Smoke
River of Smoke 3.97 avg rating — 10,821 ratings
60.
In the Country We Love: My Family Divided
In the Country We Love: My Family Divided 4.17 avg rating — 11,569 ratings
61.
Political Order and Political Decay: From the Industrial Revolution to the Globalization of Democracy
Political Order and Political Decay: From the Industrial Revolution to the Globalization of Democracy 4.35 avg rating — 4,811 ratings
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Redefining Realness: My Path to Womanhood, Identity, Love & So Much More
Redefining Realness: My Path to Womanhood, Identity, Love & So Much More 4.30 avg rating — 16,467 ratings
63.
Bloodshot Monochrome
Bloodshot Monochrome 3.65 avg rating — 78 ratings
64.
Welcome to Lagos
Welcome to Lagos 3.78 avg rating — 4,030 ratings
65.
Dear Junia
Dear Junia 3.86 avg rating — 7 ratings
66.
Midnight’s Children
Midnight’s Children 3.98 avg rating — 130,714 ratings
67.
Can't Stop Won't Stop: A History of the Hip-Hop Generation
Can't Stop Won't Stop: A History of the Hip-Hop Generation 4.14 avg rating — 5,536 ratings
68.
No Place To Call Home
No Place To Call Home
by: J.J. Bola
3.89 avg rating — 196 ratings
69.
Assata: An Autobiography
Assata: An Autobiography 4.59 avg rating — 29,690 ratings
70.
A Change Is Gonna Come
A Change Is Gonna Come really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 409 ratings
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The Ruins Of Empires
The Ruins Of Empires
by: Akala
4.34 avg rating — 111 ratings
72.
A Pale View of Hills
A Pale View of Hills 3.79 avg rating — 41,032 ratings
73.
Witchfairy
Witchfairy 4.31 avg rating — 179 ratings
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Radiance of Tomorrow
Radiance of Tomorrow 3.86 avg rating — 4,673 ratings
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Lucy
Lucy 3.83 avg rating — 13,952 ratings
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Feminism Without Borders: Decolonizing Theory, Practicing Solidarity
Feminism Without Borders: Decolonizing Theory, Practicing Solidarity 4.24 avg rating — 2,011 ratings
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Everything Good Will Come
Everything Good Will Come
by: Sefi Atta
3.88 avg rating — 2,097 ratings
78.
Persistence: All Ways Butch and Femme
Persistence: All Ways Butch and Femme 4.06 avg rating — 1,275 ratings
79.
Freedom in Exile: The Autobiography of the Dalai Lama
Freedom in Exile: The Autobiography of the Dalai Lama 4.17 avg rating — 6,624 ratings
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Bengal Marxism Early Discoveries and Debates
Bengal Marxism Early Discoveries and Debates it was ok 2.00 avg rating — 1 rating
81.
A Brief History of Seven Killings
A Brief History of Seven Killings 3.89 avg rating — 37,303 ratings
82.
Electric Arches
Electric Arches 4.27 avg rating — 3,560 ratings
83.
Solo
Solo 3.93 avg rating — 13,519 ratings
84.
The Hate U Give (The Hate U Give, #1)
The Hate U Give (The Hate U Give, #1) 4.46 avg rating — 986,389 ratings
85.
And Still I Rise
And Still I Rise 4.39 avg rating — 10,582 ratings
86.
What I Know for Sure
What I Know for Sure 4.13 avg rating — 46,458 ratings
87.
This Bridge Called My Back: Writings by Radical Women of Color
This Bridge Called My Back: Writings by Radical Women of Color 4.52 avg rating — 9,683 ratings
88.
Nasty Women: Feminism, Resistance, and Revolution in Trump's America
Nasty Women: Feminism, Resistance, and Revolution in Trump's America 4.11 avg rating — 2,025 ratings
89.
Coconut Unlimited
Coconut Unlimited 3.25 avg rating — 366 ratings
90.
Modern Romance
Modern Romance 3.80 avg rating — 189,350 ratings
91.
The Impressionist
The Impressionist 3.62 avg rating — 3,195 ratings
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The Misadventures of Awkward Black Girl
The Misadventures of Awkward Black Girl
by: Issa Rae
3.77 avg rating — 26,636 ratings
93.
You Can't Touch My Hair: And Other Things I Still Have to Explain
You Can't Touch My Hair: And Other Things I Still Have to Explain 3.84 avg rating — 23,540 ratings
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Burnt Shadows
Burnt Shadows 3.93 avg rating — 8,510 ratings
95.
An Unrestored Woman
An Unrestored Woman 3.92 avg rating — 1,152 ratings
96.
The Fire This Time: A New Generation Speaks About Race
The Fire This Time: A New Generation Speaks About Race 4.35 avg rating — 9,412 ratings
97.
Between the World and Me
Between the World and Me 4.40 avg rating — 357,401 ratings
98.
Jazz (Beloved Trilogy, #2)
Jazz (Beloved Trilogy, #2) 3.90 avg rating — 36,227 ratings
99.
We're Going to Need More Wine
We're Going to Need More Wine 4.19 avg rating — 36,932 ratings
100.
Women, Race & Class
Women, Race & Class 4.59 avg rating — 33,018 ratings
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