Writers of Colour/ BAME Writers

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On Earth We’re Briefly Gorgeous
On Earth We’re Briefly Gorgeous 4.02 avg rating — 375,007 ratings
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Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe (Aristotle and Dante, #1)
Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe (Aristotle and Dante, #1) 4.29 avg rating — 663,078 ratings
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Binti (Binti, #1)
Binti (Binti, #1) 3.85 avg rating — 78,676 ratings
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The God of Small Things
The God of Small Things 3.96 avg rating — 317,143 ratings
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Homegoing
Homegoing
by: Yaa Gyasi
4.47 avg rating — 386,235 ratings
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Beloved
Beloved 3.97 avg rating — 476,921 ratings
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Becoming
Becoming 4.44 avg rating — 1,160,492 ratings
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Girl, Woman, Other
Girl, Woman, Other 4.27 avg rating — 256,265 ratings
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Queenie
Queenie 3.85 avg rating — 154,545 ratings
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Ash
Ash 3.63 avg rating — 37,572 ratings
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Song of Solomon
Song of Solomon 4.15 avg rating — 123,924 ratings
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The Underground Railroad
The Underground Railroad 4.06 avg rating — 433,283 ratings
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The Vision of the Anointed: Self-Congratulation as a Basis for Social Policy
The Vision of the Anointed: Self-Congratulation as a Basis for Social Policy 4.40 avg rating — 3,312 ratings
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The Forest of Enchantments
The Forest of Enchantments 4.21 avg rating — 17,183 ratings
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Follow the Rabbit-Proof Fence
Follow the Rabbit-Proof Fence 3.69 avg rating — 8,677 ratings
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If They Come for Us
If They Come for Us 4.23 avg rating — 8,121 ratings
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The City We Became (Great Cities, #1)
The City We Became (Great Cities, #1) 3.85 avg rating — 76,603 ratings
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Noughts & Crosses (Noughts & Crosses, #1)
Noughts & Crosses (Noughts & Crosses, #1) 4.17 avg rating — 80,687 ratings
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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 — 99,859 ratings
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Take a Hint, Dani Brown (The Brown Sisters, #2)
Take a Hint, Dani Brown (The Brown Sisters, #2) really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 108,389 ratings
21.
Natives: Race and Class in the Ruins of Empire
Natives: Race and Class in the Ruins of Empire
by: Akala
4.54 avg rating — 21,684 ratings
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Americanah
Americanah 4.31 avg rating — 401,468 ratings
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Motherland
Motherland 3.40 avg rating — 272 ratings
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When Breath Becomes Air
When Breath Becomes Air 4.41 avg rating — 767,175 ratings
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The Kiss Quotient (The Kiss Quotient, #1)
The Kiss Quotient (The Kiss Quotient, #1) 3.88 avg rating — 485,403 ratings
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Convenience Store Woman
Convenience Store Woman 3.68 avg rating — 349,113 ratings
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Small Island
Small Island 4.01 avg rating — 37,169 ratings
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If Cats Disappeared from the World
If Cats Disappeared from the World 3.79 avg rating — 113,311 ratings
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My Sister, the Serial Killer
My Sister, the Serial Killer 3.65 avg rating — 332,363 ratings
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Half Gods
Half Gods 3.85 avg rating — 855 ratings
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Een vrouwelijke Odysseus, N'zid
Een vrouwelijke Odysseus, N'zid 3.41 avg rating — 46 ratings
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The Marriage Game (Marriage Game, #1)
The Marriage Game (Marriage Game, #1) 3.51 avg rating — 21,448 ratings
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A Little Dust on the Eyes
A Little Dust on the Eyes 3.87 avg rating — 52 ratings
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The Study Circle
The Study Circle 4.05 avg rating — 40 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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Once Were Warriors
Once Were Warriors
by: Alan Duff
3.99 avg rating — 3,742 ratings
33.
Firekeeper's Daughter
Firekeeper's Daughter 4.31 avg rating — 188,993 ratings
38.
Sassafrass, Cypress & Indigo
Sassafrass, Cypress & Indigo 4.10 avg rating — 3,963 ratings
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The Souls of Black Folk
The Souls of Black Folk 4.31 avg rating — 44,282 ratings
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With the Fire on High
With the Fire on High 4.17 avg rating — 88,722 ratings
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How Can the Dream Survive If We Murder the Children?: ABORTION IS NOT A CIVIL RIGHT!
How Can the Dream Survive If We Murder the Children?: ABORTION IS NOT A CIVIL RIGHT! 3.43 avg rating — 7 ratings
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What Becomes of the Broken Hearted? (Once were warriors trilogy, #2)
What Becomes of the Broken Hearted? (Once were warriors trilogy, #2)
by: Alan Duff
3.72 avg rating — 482 ratings
38.
Brother
Brother 3.98 avg rating — 11,888 ratings
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Gifted
Gifted 3.24 avg rating — 1,335 ratings
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The Enchantress of Florence
The Enchantress of Florence 3.61 avg rating — 19,304 ratings
44.
Nobody Knows My Name
Nobody Knows My Name 4.37 avg rating — 4,611 ratings
44.
On the Come Up
On the Come Up 4.26 avg rating — 99,745 ratings
44.
Life at All Costs: An Anthology of Voices from 21St Century Black Prolife Leaders
Life at All Costs: An Anthology of Voices from 21St Century Black Prolife Leaders liked it 3.00 avg rating — 2 ratings
44.
Jake's Long Shadow
Jake's Long Shadow
by: Alan Duff
3.91 avg rating — 141 ratings
44.
Cheeky Dogs: To Lake Nash and Back
Cheeky Dogs: To Lake Nash and Back really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 15 ratings
44.
Roots: wij, zwarten
Roots: wij, zwarten 4.45 avg rating — 163,544 ratings
52.
You People
You People 3.53 avg rating — 1,469 ratings
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America Return to God: Repent From Sin, Rebuild the Wall, Repair the Gates, Restore the Dream
America Return to God: Repent From Sin, Rebuild the Wall, Repair the Gates, Restore the Dream 3.17 avg rating — 6 ratings
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Benang: From the Heart
Benang: From the Heart
by: Kim Scott
3.88 avg rating — 365 ratings
52.
Monday's Not Coming
Monday's Not Coming 4.25 avg rating — 72,575 ratings
56.
The Epic of Gilgamesh
The Epic of Gilgamesh
by: Unknown
3.75 avg rating — 114,165 ratings
56.
Six Stories and An Essay
Six Stories and An Essay 4.04 avg rating — 444 ratings
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Con Job: How Democrats Gave Us Crime, Sanctuary Cities, Abortion Profiteering, and Racial Division
Con Job: How Democrats Gave Us Crime, Sanctuary Cities, Abortion Profiteering, and Racial Division 3.78 avg rating — 76 ratings
56.
True Country
True Country
by: Kim Scott
3.51 avg rating — 138 ratings
60.
Under the Pendulum Sun
Under the Pendulum Sun 3.43 avg rating — 3,233 ratings
60.
Fierce Fairytales: Poems and Stories to Stir Your Soul
Fierce Fairytales: Poems and Stories to Stir Your Soul 4.01 avg rating — 11,876 ratings
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Not Equal: Civil Rights Gone Wrong
Not Equal: Civil Rights Gone Wrong 4.07 avg rating — 44 ratings
60.
That Deadman Dance
That Deadman Dance
by: Kim Scott
3.61 avg rating — 1,548 ratings
64.
Pachinko
Pachinko 4.34 avg rating — 582,550 ratings
64.
Diversify
Diversify 3.84 avg rating — 458 ratings
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Cop Under Fire: Moving Beyond Hashtags of Race, Crime Politics for a Better America
Cop Under Fire: Moving Beyond Hashtags of Race, Crime Politics for a Better America 4.40 avg rating — 642 ratings
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Plains of Promise
Plains of Promise 3.83 avg rating — 219 ratings
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The Poet X
The Poet X 4.37 avg rating — 138,750 ratings
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Blackout: How Black America Can Make Its Second Escape from the Democrat Plantation
Blackout: How Black America Can Make Its Second Escape from the Democrat Plantation 4.40 avg rating — 14,692 ratings
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Carpentaria
Carpentaria 3.74 avg rating — 1,990 ratings
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The Black Flamingo
The Black Flamingo
by: Dean Atta
4.33 avg rating — 33,242 ratings
71.
The Hate U Give (The Hate U Give, #1)
The Hate U Give (The Hate U Give, #1) 4.46 avg rating — 986,315 ratings
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Stolen History: Revealing the Truth to Unite America
Stolen History: Revealing the Truth to Unite America 3.29 avg rating — 7 ratings
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My Name Is Leon
My Name Is Leon 4.06 avg rating — 12,113 ratings
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Patsy
Patsy 3.91 avg rating — 11,851 ratings
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Unfounded Loyalty: An In-Depth Look Into The Love Affair Between Blacks and Democrats
Unfounded Loyalty: An In-Depth Look Into The Love Affair Between Blacks and Democrats 4.16 avg rating — 25 ratings
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Under the Wintamarra Tree
Under the Wintamarra Tree 4.02 avg rating — 61 ratings
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10 Things I Hate About Pinky
10 Things I Hate About Pinky 3.84 avg rating — 4,034 ratings
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Escaping the Racism of Low Expectations
Escaping the Racism of Low Expectations 4.39 avg rating — 28 ratings
78.
Dreamboat Dad
Dreamboat Dad
by: Alan Duff
3.89 avg rating — 56 ratings
81.
Chats with the Dead
Chats with the Dead 3.91 avg rating — 55,502 ratings
81.
Home Girl
Home Girl 3.56 avg rating — 320 ratings
81.
50 Things They Don't Want You to Know
50 Things They Don't Want You to Know 3.91 avg rating — 139 ratings
81.
One Night Out Stealing
One Night Out Stealing
by: Alan Duff
3.60 avg rating — 121 ratings
85.
Before the Coffee Gets Cold (Before the Coffee Gets Cold, #1)
Before the Coffee Gets Cold (Before the Coffee Gets Cold, #1) 3.67 avg rating — 624,795 ratings
85.
The Long Song
The Long Song 3.79 avg rating — 11,126 ratings
85.
Krik? Krak!
Krik? Krak! 4.16 avg rating — 9,528 ratings
85.
Children of Blood and Bone (Legacy of Orïsha, #1)
Children of Blood and Bone (Legacy of Orïsha, #1) 4.11 avg rating — 245,781 ratings
85.
50 Things They Don't Want You to Know About Trump
50 Things They Don't Want You to Know About Trump 3.88 avg rating — 25 ratings
85.
Out of the mist and steam: A memoir
Out of the mist and steam: A memoir
by: Alan Duff
3.77 avg rating — 35 ratings
91.
Funny Boy
Funny Boy 4.06 avg rating — 8,693 ratings
91.
Black and British: A Forgotten History
Black and British: A Forgotten History 4.60 avg rating — 4,325 ratings
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Outcast: No Room at the Table for Conservative Blacks in Black America
Outcast: No Room at the Table for Conservative Blacks in Black America 4.15 avg rating — 13 ratings
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Baby No-Eyes
Baby No-Eyes 3.87 avg rating — 373 ratings
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Wish I Was Here
Wish I Was Here 3.89 avg rating — 340 ratings
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Nothing to Lose, Everything to Gain: Being Black and Conservative in America
Nothing to Lose, Everything to Gain: Being Black and Conservative in America 3.94 avg rating — 52 ratings
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Mutuwhenua
Mutuwhenua 3.93 avg rating — 227 ratings
98.
The Hundred Thousand Kingdoms (Inheritance, #1)
The Hundred Thousand Kingdoms (Inheritance, #1) 3.89 avg rating — 80,313 ratings
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How Trump Is Making Black America Great Again: The Untold Story of Black Advancement in the Era of Trump
How Trump Is Making Black America Great Again: The Untold Story of Black Advancement in the Era of Trump 3.92 avg rating — 48 ratings
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Potiki
Potiki 3.88 avg rating — 2,373 ratings
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