Anticipated Literary Reads for Readers of Color 2013

1.
And the Mountains Echoed
And the Mountains Echoed 4.08 avg rating — 395,425 ratings
2.
Americanah
Americanah 4.31 avg rating — 401,443 ratings
3.
The Twelve Tribes of Hattie
The Twelve Tribes of Hattie 3.51 avg rating — 40,908 ratings
4.
Buck: A Memoir
Buck: A Memoir 4.05 avg rating — 3,060 ratings
5.
The Storycatcher
The Storycatcher
by: Ann Hite
3.84 avg rating — 1,149 ratings
6.
The House Girl
The House Girl 3.77 avg rating — 62,907 ratings
7.
Ghana Must Go
Ghana Must Go 3.85 avg rating — 12,203 ratings
8.
A Tale for the Time Being
A Tale for the Time Being 4.06 avg rating — 131,673 ratings
9.
Lowcountry Spirit
Lowcountry Spirit
by: Ann Hite
3.83 avg rating — 314 ratings
10.
A Deeper Love Inside: The Porsche Santiaga Story
A Deeper Love Inside: The Porsche Santiaga Story 4.13 avg rating — 6,560 ratings
11.
The Lowland
The Lowland 3.88 avg rating — 95,698 ratings
12.
Mom & Me & Mom
Mom & Me & Mom 4.22 avg rating — 26,619 ratings
13.
Extremely Loud & Incredibly Close
Extremely Loud & Incredibly Close 3.97 avg rating — 431,571 ratings
14.
The Butterfly Lady
The Butterfly Lady 4.25 avg rating — 40 ratings
15.
Little Green (Easy Rawlins, #12)
Little Green (Easy Rawlins, #12) 4.10 avg rating — 3,608 ratings
16.
We Need New Names
We Need New Names 3.75 avg rating — 23,066 ratings
17.
See Now Then
See Now Then 2.94 avg rating — 1,304 ratings
18.
The Last Runaway
The Last Runaway 3.85 avg rating — 38,620 ratings
19.
Maya's Notebook
Maya's Notebook 3.88 avg rating — 31,951 ratings
20.
The Supremes at Earl's All-You-Can-Eat
The Supremes at Earl's All-You-Can-Eat 4.01 avg rating — 14,538 ratings
21.
Children of the Jacaranda Tree
Children of the Jacaranda Tree 3.49 avg rating — 3,731 ratings
22.
Please, Louise
Please, Louise 3.61 avg rating — 419 ratings
23.
White Dog Fell from the Sky
White Dog Fell from the Sky 4.04 avg rating — 3,752 ratings
24.
Claire of the Sea Light
Claire of the Sea Light 3.67 avg rating — 11,189 ratings
25.
Sister Mine
Sister Mine 3.74 avg rating — 1,726 ratings
25.
The City of Devi
The City of Devi 3.28 avg rating — 1,046 ratings
27.
The Ghost Bride
The Ghost Bride 3.81 avg rating — 36,610 ratings
28.
Oleander Girl
Oleander Girl 3.72 avg rating — 5,570 ratings
29.
Revenge
Revenge 4.02 avg rating — 27,947 ratings
30.
Sunset Baby
Sunset Baby 4.10 avg rating — 90 ratings
31.
12 Years a Slave
12 Years a Slave 4.22 avg rating — 123,125 ratings
32.
Searching for Zion: The Quest for Home in the African Diaspora
Searching for Zion: The Quest for Home in the African Diaspora 3.91 avg rating — 325 ratings
33.
Sugar in the Blood: A Family's Story of Slavery and Empire
Sugar in the Blood: A Family's Story of Slavery and Empire 3.98 avg rating — 1,049 ratings
34.
The Roving Tree
The Roving Tree 3.62 avg rating — 124 ratings
35.
Happiness, Like Water
Happiness, Like Water 4.02 avg rating — 1,782 ratings
36.
My Beloved World
My Beloved World 4.09 avg rating — 33,499 ratings
37.
Tenth of December
Tenth of December 3.98 avg rating — 80,028 ratings
38.
A Murder at Rosamund's Gate (Lucy Campion Mysteries, #1)
A Murder at Rosamund's Gate (Lucy Campion Mysteries, #1) 3.61 avg rating — 2,257 ratings
39.
The Rebellious Life of Mrs. Rosa Parks
The Rebellious Life of Mrs. Rosa Parks 4.08 avg rating — 1,478 ratings
40.
How to Get Filthy Rich in Rising Asia
How to Get Filthy Rich in Rising Asia 3.82 avg rating — 23,503 ratings
41.
The Underground Railroad
The Underground Railroad 4.06 avg rating — 433,253 ratings
42.
Rita Moreno: A Memoir
Rita Moreno: A Memoir 4.01 avg rating — 2,154 ratings
43.
The Son
The Son 4.03 avg rating — 37,214 ratings
44.
Stepping Stone / Love Machine
Stepping Stone / Love Machine 3.27 avg rating — 239 ratings
45.
Half of a Yellow Sun
Half of a Yellow Sun 4.34 avg rating — 176,433 ratings
46.
\blak\ \al-fə bet\
\blak\ \al-fə bet\ 4.21 avg rating — 38 ratings
47.
The Good Lord Bird
The Good Lord Bird 3.95 avg rating — 37,219 ratings
48.
Strange Fruit
Strange Fruit 2.67 avg rating — 18 ratings
49.
On Sal Mal Lane
On Sal Mal Lane 3.87 avg rating — 750 ratings
49.
On the Come Up
On the Come Up 3.62 avg rating — 530 ratings
51.
Long Division
Long Division 3.78 avg rating — 8,302 ratings
52.
The Blind Man's Garden
The Blind Man's Garden 3.77 avg rating — 1,970 ratings
53.
Five Star Billionaire
Five Star Billionaire
by: Tash Aw
3.47 avg rating — 4,664 ratings
54.
Apology
Apology 3.61 avg rating — 138 ratings
55.
Percival Everett by Virgil Russell
Percival Everett by Virgil Russell 3.68 avg rating — 559 ratings
56.
The World Will Follow Joy: Turning Madness into Flowers
The World Will Follow Joy: Turning Madness into Flowers 3.89 avg rating — 577 ratings
57.
Wash
Wash 3.65 avg rating — 1,328 ratings
58.
As Sweet as Honey
As Sweet as Honey 3.36 avg rating — 338 ratings
59.
Earl The Pearl: My Story
Earl The Pearl: My Story 3.56 avg rating — 98 ratings
60.
Bird of Paradise: How I Became Latina
Bird of Paradise: How I Became Latina 3.90 avg rating — 635 ratings
61.
Montaro Caine
Montaro Caine 3.41 avg rating — 650 ratings
62.
The Gods of Heavenly Punishment
The Gods of Heavenly Punishment 3.84 avg rating — 1,020 ratings
63.
Another Sun (An Anne Marie Laveaud Novel)
Another Sun (An Anne Marie Laveaud Novel) 2.95 avg rating — 105 ratings
64.
The Black Russian
The Black Russian 3.82 avg rating — 585 ratings
65.
The Awesome Girl's Guide to Dating Extraordinary Men
The Awesome Girl's Guide to Dating Extraordinary Men 3.99 avg rating — 1,275 ratings
66.
The Perfume Collector
The Perfume Collector really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 41,906 ratings
67.
The World Is Round: Poems
The World Is Round: Poems 4.28 avg rating — 108 ratings
68.
Rice: Poems
Rice: Poems 4.43 avg rating — 117 ratings
69.
Orleans
Orleans 3.72 avg rating — 4,334 ratings
70.
The Best of all Possible Worlds
The Best of all Possible Worlds 3.61 avg rating — 5,456 ratings
71.
Blackout (Arcadia #2)
Blackout (Arcadia #2) 4.82 avg rating — 44 ratings
72.
The Abundance
The Abundance 3.79 avg rating — 953 ratings
73.
Gloria
Gloria 3.84 avg rating — 339 ratings
74.
Love Is Power, or Something Like That: Stories
Love Is Power, or Something Like That: Stories 3.70 avg rating — 558 ratings
75.
Honourable
Honourable 3.62 avg rating — 8 ratings
76.
Virgin Soul
Virgin Soul 3.44 avg rating — 182 ratings
77.
The Summer Prince
The Summer Prince 3.56 avg rating — 4,732 ratings
77.
The Caretaker: A Ranjit Singh Novel
The Caretaker: A Ranjit Singh Novel 3.53 avg rating — 1,013 ratings
79.
The Third Son
The Third Son
by: Julie Wu
3.80 avg rating — 1,594 ratings
80.
Mom! What's That?
Mom! What's That? 4.26 avg rating — 38 ratings
80.
Raised by Hand, Lifted by the Tides: A Southern Child's Memoir
Raised by Hand, Lifted by the Tides: A Southern Child's Memoir 3.83 avg rating — 42 ratings
80.
My Country 'Tis of Thee
My Country 'Tis of Thee 3.61 avg rating — 956 ratings
80.
Lime
Lime 3.29 avg rating — 41 ratings
80.
Darius and the Vanilla Funk
Darius and the Vanilla Funk
by: Phil Wohl
3.86 avg rating — 7 ratings
80.
The Blood of Titans
The Blood of Titans 4.04 avg rating — 49 ratings
80.
In the Country of Men
In the Country of Men 3.75 avg rating — 7,361 ratings
80.
The Treason of Mary Louvestre
The Treason of Mary Louvestre
by: My Haley
3.90 avg rating — 121 ratings
80.
Bird (The Bird Trilogy, #1)
Bird (The Bird Trilogy, #1) really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 131 ratings
80.
The Warmth of Other Suns: The Epic Story of America's Great Migration
The Warmth of Other Suns: The Epic Story of America's Great Migration 4.48 avg rating — 113,272 ratings
90.
The Keeper of Lost Causes (Department Q, #1)
The Keeper of Lost Causes (Department Q, #1) really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 87,779 ratings
91.
Grandma! Can I Get a Dog?
Grandma! Can I Get a Dog? 4.51 avg rating — 37 ratings
91.
The Coldest Winter Ever (The Coldest Winter Ever, #1)
The Coldest Winter Ever (The Coldest Winter Ever, #1) 4.46 avg rating — 42,215 ratings
93.
Jungle Justice
Jungle Justice 3.62 avg rating — 16 ratings
94.
The Sabi
The Sabi 3.67 avg rating — 1,247 ratings
95.
Benediction (Plainsong, #3)
Benediction (Plainsong, #3) 4.01 avg rating — 22,864 ratings
96.
Domino Falls (Devil's Wake, #2)
Domino Falls (Devil's Wake, #2) 3.86 avg rating — 403 ratings
97.
The Gospel According to Cane
The Gospel According to Cane 3.17 avg rating — 123 ratings
98.
After the Dawn (A Family Affair Novel)
After the Dawn (A Family Affair Novel) 4.24 avg rating — 299 ratings
99.
Supplying Salt and Light
Supplying Salt and Light 4.13 avg rating — 39 ratings
100.
The Slaves' Gamble: Choosing Sides in the War of 1812
The Slaves' Gamble: Choosing Sides in the War of 1812 3.71 avg rating — 51 ratings
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