#ReadPOC: List of Historical Fiction by Authors of Color

1.
Kindred
Kindred 4.31 avg rating β€” 258,267 ratings
2.
Beloved (Beloved Trilogy, #1)
Beloved (Beloved Trilogy, #1) 3.97 avg rating β€” 476,905 ratings
3.
The Color Purple
The Color Purple 4.27 avg rating β€” 737,134 ratings
4.
Snow Flower and the Secret Fan
Snow Flower and the Secret Fan
by: Lisa See
4.09 avg rating β€” 382,933 ratings
5.
Half of a Yellow Sun
Half of a Yellow Sun 4.34 avg rating β€” 176,441 ratings
6.
Sorcerer to the Crown (Sorcerer Royal, #1)
Sorcerer to the Crown (Sorcerer Royal, #1)
by: Zen Cho
3.73 avg rating β€” 15,779 ratings
7.
Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry (Logans, #4)
Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry (Logans, #4) 3.90 avg rating β€” 128,888 ratings
8.
The Remains of the Day
The Remains of the Day 4.14 avg rating β€” 344,013 ratings
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Talk Sweetly to Me (Brothers Sinister, #4.5)
Talk Sweetly to Me (Brothers Sinister, #4.5) 3.70 avg rating β€” 5,314 ratings
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The Perilous Life of Jade Yeo
The Perilous Life of Jade Yeo
by: Zen Cho
3.78 avg rating β€” 1,305 ratings
11.
Love in the Time of Cholera
Love in the Time of Cholera 3.94 avg rating β€” 535,549 ratings
12.
Sea of Poppies (Ibis Trilogy, #1)
Sea of Poppies (Ibis Trilogy, #1) 3.97 avg rating β€” 29,066 ratings
13.
A Spy in the House (The Agency #1)
A Spy in the House (The Agency #1)
by: Y.S. Lee
3.79 avg rating β€” 18,095 ratings
14.
Their Eyes Were Watching God
Their Eyes Were Watching God 3.99 avg rating β€” 377,755 ratings
15.
Things Fall Apart (The African Trilogy, #1)
Things Fall Apart (The African Trilogy, #1) 3.74 avg rating β€” 403,052 ratings
16.
Anacaona: Golden Flower, Haiti, 1490
Anacaona: Golden Flower, Haiti, 1490 3.79 avg rating β€” 2,264 ratings
17.
Women of the Silk
Women of the Silk 3.95 avg rating β€” 16,983 ratings
18.
Tar Baby
Tar Baby 3.99 avg rating β€” 23,193 ratings
19.
Giovanni’s Room
Giovanni’s Room 4.34 avg rating β€” 225,989 ratings
20.
These Violent Delights (These Violent Delights, #1)
These Violent Delights (These Violent Delights, #1) 3.81 avg rating β€” 165,237 ratings
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The Bittersweet Bride (Advertisements for Love, #1)
The Bittersweet Bride (Advertisements for Love, #1) 3.46 avg rating β€” 488 ratings
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Amarna Book I: Book of Ida
Amarna Book I: Book of Ida 3.94 avg rating β€” 72 ratings
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Rebellion Book I: Book of Quay
Rebellion Book I: Book of Quay 4.29 avg rating β€” 35 ratings
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The Pack: Addison (The Pack, #1)
The Pack: Addison (The Pack, #1) 4.30 avg rating β€” 37 ratings
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An Ocean Apart: The Gold Mountain Diary of Chin Mei-Ling
An Ocean Apart: The Gold Mountain Diary of Chin Mei-Ling 3.75 avg rating β€” 905 ratings
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Sister Heart
Sister Heart 4.16 avg rating β€” 893 ratings
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Rebellion Book II: Book of Soung
Rebellion Book II: Book of Soung 4.28 avg rating β€” 18 ratings
28.
Sula
Sula 4.05 avg rating β€” 116,984 ratings
29.
Nzingha: Warrior Queen of Matamba, Angola, Africa, 1595
Nzingha: Warrior Queen of Matamba, Angola, Africa, 1595 3.72 avg rating β€” 3,667 ratings
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Amarna Book II: Book of Hawara
Amarna Book II: Book of Hawara 4.12 avg rating β€” 25 ratings
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Lady of Ch'iao Kuo: Red Bird of the South, Southern China, A.D. 531
Lady of Ch'iao Kuo: Red Bird of the South, Southern China, A.D. 531 3.83 avg rating β€” 3,856 ratings
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Rebellion Book III: Book of Choi
Rebellion Book III: Book of Choi 4.25 avg rating β€” 12 ratings
33.
Waiting
Waiting
by: Ha Jin
3.54 avg rating β€” 23,307 ratings
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Amarna Book III: Book of Raia
Amarna Book III: Book of Raia 4.67 avg rating β€” 21 ratings
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A Long Petal of the Sea
A Long Petal of the Sea 4.06 avg rating β€” 110,113 ratings
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Dread Nation (Dread Nation, #1)
Dread Nation (Dread Nation, #1) 4.13 avg rating β€” 35,468 ratings
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Home
Home 3.83 avg rating β€” 27,289 ratings
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Slave Girl: The Diary Of Clotee, Virginia, USA 1859
Slave Girl: The Diary Of Clotee, Virginia, USA 1859 4.03 avg rating β€” 5,281 ratings
39.
The English Patient
The English Patient 3.86 avg rating β€” 137,373 ratings
40.
Empress
Empress
by: Shan Sa
3.69 avg rating β€” 6,393 ratings
41.
Kintu
Kintu 4.11 avg rating β€” 4,364 ratings
42.
Flygirl
Flygirl 3.96 avg rating β€” 9,016 ratings
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The Nickel Boys
The Nickel Boys 4.26 avg rating β€” 290,943 ratings
44.
The Moor's Account
The Moor's Account 4.04 avg rating β€” 12,546 ratings
45.
The Impossible Girl
The Impossible Girl 4.10 avg rating β€” 8,927 ratings
46.
Breath, Eyes, Memory
Breath, Eyes, Memory 3.90 avg rating β€” 30,929 ratings
46.
The Farming of Bones
The Farming of Bones 4.07 avg rating β€” 9,774 ratings
46.
Krik? Krak!
Krik? Krak! 4.16 avg rating β€” 9,526 ratings
46.
The Dew Breaker
The Dew Breaker 3.81 avg rating β€” 8,256 ratings
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Balm
Balm 3.37 avg rating β€” 1,862 ratings
51.
The Water Dancer
The Water Dancer 4.06 avg rating β€” 116,568 ratings
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The Rice Mother
The Rice Mother 4.16 avg rating β€” 7,841 ratings
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Island Beneath The Sea
Island Beneath The Sea 4.11 avg rating β€” 45,446 ratings
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The Sleeping Dictionary
The Sleeping Dictionary 4.17 avg rating β€” 2,447 ratings
55.
The Mountains Sing
The Mountains Sing 4.31 avg rating β€” 57,468 ratings
56.
This Light Between Us
This Light Between Us 4.35 avg rating β€” 3,580 ratings
57.
The Body at the Tower (The Agency, #2)
The Body at the Tower (The Agency, #2)
by: Y.S. Lee
3.99 avg rating β€” 9,833 ratings
58.
Under the Udala Trees
Under the Udala Trees 4.03 avg rating β€” 14,268 ratings
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The Book of Salt
The Book of Salt 3.53 avg rating β€” 6,488 ratings
59.
Mother of the Sea
Mother of the Sea 4.20 avg rating β€” 256 ratings
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American Spy
American Spy 3.49 avg rating β€” 30,285 ratings
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The Three Musketeers (Trilogie des Mousquetaires #1)
The Three Musketeers (Trilogie des Mousquetaires #1) 4.10 avg rating β€” 340,203 ratings
59.
Stone Sky Gold Mountain
Stone Sky Gold Mountain 3.77 avg rating β€” 818 ratings
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Homegoing
Homegoing
by: Yaa Gyasi
4.47 avg rating β€” 386,209 ratings
65.
Empress Orchid (Empress Orchid, #1)
Empress Orchid (Empress Orchid, #1) 3.90 avg rating β€” 25,597 ratings
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Boxers (Boxers & Saints, #1)
Boxers (Boxers & Saints, #1) 3.87 avg rating β€” 18,406 ratings
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Brown Girl Dreaming
Brown Girl Dreaming 4.15 avg rating β€” 91,852 ratings
68.
Saints (Boxers & Saints, #2)
Saints (Boxers & Saints, #2) 3.84 avg rating β€” 16,347 ratings
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Torn Apart: The Internment Diary of Mary Kobayashi
Torn Apart: The Internment Diary of Mary Kobayashi 3.95 avg rating β€” 424 ratings
68.
Insurrecto
Insurrecto 3.50 avg rating β€” 1,738 ratings
68.
India Gray
India Gray 4.12 avg rating β€” 810 ratings
68.
The Confessions of Frannie Langton
The Confessions of Frannie Langton 3.56 avg rating β€” 18,617 ratings
73.
The Watsons Go to Birmingham - 1963
The Watsons Go to Birmingham - 1963 really liked it 4.00 avg rating β€” 70,145 ratings
73.
The Book of Negroes
The Book of Negroes 4.47 avg rating β€” 90,239 ratings
73.
These Are My Words: The Residential School Diary of Violet Pesheens
These Are My Words: The Residential School Diary of Violet Pesheens 3.75 avg rating β€” 1,001 ratings
73.
An Extraordinary Union (The Loyal League, #1)
An Extraordinary Union (The Loyal League, #1) 3.83 avg rating β€” 9,856 ratings
73.
The Court Dancer
The Court Dancer 3.76 avg rating β€” 2,508 ratings
73.
Gods of Jade and Shadow
Gods of Jade and Shadow 3.88 avg rating β€” 74,710 ratings
73.
The Cake Tree in the Ruins
The Cake Tree in the Ruins 4.26 avg rating β€” 682 ratings
73.
The Hidden Blade (The Heart of Blade Duology, #1)
The Hidden Blade (The Heart of Blade Duology, #1) 3.94 avg rating β€” 1,544 ratings
81.
Who Am I? The Diary Of Mary Talence, Sydney 1937
Who Am I? The Diary Of Mary Talence, Sydney 1937 3.95 avg rating β€” 383 ratings
81.
The Orenda (Bird Family Trilogy, #3)
The Orenda (Bird Family Trilogy, #3) 4.22 avg rating β€” 18,890 ratings
81.
The Book of Night Women
The Book of Night Women 4.37 avg rating β€” 14,807 ratings
81.
Hunger: A Novella and Stories
Hunger: A Novella and Stories 4.03 avg rating β€” 1,823 ratings
81.
The Widows of Malabar Hill (Perveen Mistry, #1)
The Widows of Malabar Hill (Perveen Mistry, #1) 3.93 avg rating β€” 32,488 ratings
86.
The Island of Sea Women
The Island of Sea Women
by: Lisa See
4.32 avg rating β€” 154,740 ratings
87.
Gunpowder Alchemy (The Gunpowder Chronicles, #1)
Gunpowder Alchemy (The Gunpowder Chronicles, #1) 3.67 avg rating β€” 670 ratings
87.
Legacy
Legacy 3.84 avg rating β€” 158 ratings
89.
The Blazing Star (The Blazing Star, #1)
The Blazing Star (The Blazing Star, #1) 3.84 avg rating β€” 266 ratings
89.
She Who Became the Sun (The Radiant Emperor, #1)
She Who Became the Sun (The Radiant Emperor, #1) 3.84 avg rating β€” 89,374 ratings
91.
City of Fire (City Trilogy, #1)
City of Fire (City Trilogy, #1) 3.54 avg rating β€” 387 ratings
91.
Elijah of Buxton
Elijah of Buxton 3.96 avg rating β€” 14,175 ratings
91.
The Downstairs Girl
The Downstairs Girl 3.96 avg rating β€” 39,912 ratings
91.
The Long Song
The Long Song 3.79 avg rating β€” 11,126 ratings
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Milad: The Voyage to Ophir
Milad: The Voyage to Ophir 3.66 avg rating β€” 32 ratings
95.
The Salt Roads
The Salt Roads 3.84 avg rating β€” 2,491 ratings
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Small Island
Small Island 4.01 avg rating β€” 37,168 ratings
98.
The Twentieth Wife (Taj Mahal Trilogy, #1)
The Twentieth Wife (Taj Mahal Trilogy, #1) 4.07 avg rating β€” 16,580 ratings
98.
Green Island
Green Island 4.09 avg rating β€” 3,315 ratings
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Mycroft Holmes (Mycroft Holmes and Sherlock, #1)
Mycroft Holmes (Mycroft Holmes and Sherlock, #1) 3.76 avg rating β€” 9,670 ratings
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