Best Novels by People of Color in 2014

1.
Every Day Is for the Thief
Every Day Is for the Thief
by: Teju Cole
3.69 avg rating — 7,750 ratings
2.
The Adventures of Beekle: The Unimaginary Friend
The Adventures of Beekle: The Unimaginary Friend 4.26 avg rating — 15,015 ratings
3.
In the Light of What We Know
In the Light of What We Know 3.65 avg rating — 4,652 ratings
4.
The Thunder That Roars
The Thunder That Roars 3.60 avg rating — 40 ratings
5.
Dust
Dust 3.75 avg rating — 1,667 ratings
6.
Yaqui Delgado Wants to Kick Your Ass
Yaqui Delgado Wants to Kick Your Ass 3.89 avg rating — 10,348 ratings
7.
Hiding in Plain Sight
Hiding in Plain Sight 2.89 avg rating — 683 ratings
8.
Song of the Shank
Song of the Shank 3.07 avg rating — 269 ratings
9.
The Moor's Account
The Moor's Account 4.04 avg rating — 12,548 ratings
10.
The Dead Lake
The Dead Lake 3.65 avg rating — 956 ratings
11.
The Sleepwalker's Guide to Dancing
The Sleepwalker's Guide to Dancing really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 13,982 ratings
12.
An Untamed State
An Untamed State 4.07 avg rating — 19,599 ratings
13.
Foreign Gods, Inc.
Foreign Gods, Inc. 3.45 avg rating — 1,446 ratings
14.
Shield of Winter (Psy-Changeling, #13)
Shield of Winter (Psy-Changeling, #13) 4.33 avg rating — 20,944 ratings
15.
The Secret History of Las Vegas
The Secret History of Las Vegas 3.49 avg rating — 1,147 ratings
16.
Una novelita lumpen
Una novelita lumpen 3.63 avg rating — 5,763 ratings
17.
On Such a Full Sea
On Such a Full Sea 3.49 avg rating — 11,747 ratings
18.
A Brief History of Seven Killings
A Brief History of Seven Killings 3.89 avg rating — 37,303 ratings
19.
The Book of Unknown Americans
The Book of Unknown Americans 3.89 avg rating — 45,527 ratings
20.
Everything I Never Told You
Everything I Never Told You 3.83 avg rating — 598,270 ratings
21.
Boy, Snow, Bird
Boy, Snow, Bird 3.34 avg rating — 30,809 ratings
22.
An Unnecessary Woman
An Unnecessary Woman 3.82 avg rating — 13,759 ratings
23.
Gabi, a Girl in Pieces
Gabi, a Girl in Pieces 3.95 avg rating — 11,451 ratings
24.
The Great Greene Heist (The Great Greene Heist, #1)
The Great Greene Heist (The Great Greene Heist, #1) 3.88 avg rating — 2,703 ratings
25.
Family Life
Family Life 3.53 avg rating — 9,860 ratings
26.
A Bollywood Affair (Bollywood, #1)
A Bollywood Affair (Bollywood, #1) 3.71 avg rating — 8,934 ratings
27.
All Our Names
All Our Names 3.61 avg rating — 4,890 ratings
28.
A Map of Betrayal
A Map of Betrayal
by: Ha Jin
3.42 avg rating — 2,107 ratings
29.
Three Bargains
Three Bargains 3.84 avg rating — 279 ratings
30.
Kinder Than Solitude
Kinder Than Solitude
by: Yiyun Li
3.40 avg rating — 2,964 ratings
31.
The Lives of Others
The Lives of Others 3.68 avg rating — 5,000 ratings