#ReadPOC: List of Historical Fiction by Authors of Color

98.
A Decent Woman
A Decent Woman 4.37 avg rating β€” 100 ratings
102.
Honor
Honor 4.14 avg rating β€” 24,629 ratings
102.
Snow Falling
Snow Falling 3.35 avg rating β€” 6,444 ratings
102.
The Last Thing You Surrender
The Last Thing You Surrender 4.65 avg rating β€” 2,620 ratings
105.
A Thousand Steps
A Thousand Steps 3.98 avg rating β€” 152 ratings
105.
Daughters of a Nation: A Black Suffragette Historical Romance Anthology
Daughters of a Nation: A Black Suffragette Historical Romance Anthology 3.87 avg rating β€” 137 ratings
105.
She Would Be King
She Would Be King really liked it 4.00 avg rating β€” 7,233 ratings
108.
Bud, Not Buddy
Bud, Not Buddy 3.97 avg rating β€” 114,067 ratings
108.
Black Orchid Blues (Lanie Price #2)
Black Orchid Blues (Lanie Price #2) 3.86 avg rating β€” 323 ratings
108.
The Girl Who Fell from the Sky
The Girl Who Fell from the Sky 3.61 avg rating β€” 33,070 ratings
111.
The Valley of Amazement
The Valley of Amazement
by: Amy Tan
3.70 avg rating β€” 44,577 ratings
111.
The Garden of Evening Mists
The Garden of Evening Mists 4.15 avg rating β€” 28,994 ratings
111.
The Ballad of Black Tom
The Ballad of Black Tom 3.84 avg rating β€” 32,628 ratings
111.
Another Brooklyn
Another Brooklyn 3.87 avg rating β€” 41,162 ratings
115.
Palace Walk
Palace Walk 4.20 avg rating β€” 21,766 ratings
115.
The Gift of Rain
The Gift of Rain 4.28 avg rating β€” 17,823 ratings
115.
Outlander (Outlander, #1)
Outlander (Outlander, #1) 4.26 avg rating β€” 1,131,984 ratings
115.
The Red Pencil
The Red Pencil 3.91 avg rating β€” 7,285 ratings
119.
The Song of Everlasting Sorrow: A Novel of Shanghai
The Song of Everlasting Sorrow: A Novel of Shanghai
by: Wang Anyi
3.93 avg rating β€” 772 ratings
119.
Lord John and the Private Matter (Lord John Grey, #1)
Lord John and the Private Matter (Lord John Grey, #1) 3.76 avg rating β€” 49,974 ratings
119.
The Night Tiger
The Night Tiger 3.86 avg rating β€” 65,362 ratings
119.
Gold Mountain Blues
Gold Mountain Blues 3.80 avg rating β€” 243 ratings
123.
The Journey of Little Charlie
The Journey of Little Charlie 4.05 avg rating β€” 2,122 ratings
123.
The Satapur Moonstone (Perveen Mistry, #2)
The Satapur Moonstone (Perveen Mistry, #2) 3.97 avg rating β€” 12,194 ratings
123.
Oney: My Escape From Slavery
Oney: My Escape From Slavery 4.11 avg rating β€” 197 ratings
126.
Balzac and the Little Chinese Seamstress
Balzac and the Little Chinese Seamstress
by: Dai Sijie
3.64 avg rating β€” 67,012 ratings
126.
The Weight of Our Sky
The Weight of Our Sky 4.19 avg rating β€” 5,540 ratings
126.
Never Cross a Highlander
Never Cross a Highlander really liked it 4.00 avg rating β€” 600 ratings
129.
When the Emperor Was Divine
When the Emperor Was Divine 3.81 avg rating β€” 29,658 ratings
129.
One Night in Georgia
One Night in Georgia 3.59 avg rating β€” 726 ratings
129.
Petals of Blood
Petals of Blood 3.89 avg rating β€” 2,566 ratings
132.
Obasan
Obasan 3.70 avg rating β€” 8,228 ratings
132.
Not with Silver
Not with Silver 3.52 avg rating β€” 27 ratings
132.
My Name is Red
My Name is Red 3.87 avg rating β€” 60,036 ratings
135.
The Land (Logans, #1)
The Land (Logans, #1) 4.23 avg rating β€” 7,534 ratings
135.
Wildcat Screaming
Wildcat Screaming
by: Mudrooroo
3.54 avg rating β€” 13 ratings
137.
Ghost Boys
Ghost Boys 4.33 avg rating β€” 32,631 ratings
137.
Taj: A Story of Mughal India
Taj: A Story of Mughal India 3.78 avg rating β€” 604 ratings
139.
Grace
Grace really liked it 4.00 avg rating β€” 3,083 ratings
139.
Balthasar's Odyssey
Balthasar's Odyssey 3.88 avg rating β€” 5,702 ratings
141.
Miss Muriel and Other Stories
Miss Muriel and Other Stories
by: Ann Petry
4.16 avg rating β€” 230 ratings
141.
Washington Black
Washington Black 3.95 avg rating β€” 70,653 ratings
143.
A Place For Wolves
A Place For Wolves 3.01 avg rating β€” 175 ratings
144.
The Green Phoenix: A Novel of Empress Xiaozhuang, the Woman Who Re-Made Asia
The Green Phoenix: A Novel of Empress Xiaozhuang, the Woman Who Re-Made Asia 3.96 avg rating β€” 95 ratings
145.
Love in No Man's Land
Love in No Man's Land 3.67 avg rating β€” 111 ratings
146.
Mem
Mem 3.62 avg rating β€” 3,542 ratings
146.
Conrad Monk and the Great Heathen Army
Conrad Monk and the Great Heathen Army 3.65 avg rating β€” 151 ratings
148.
Tempest Rising
Tempest Rising 4.22 avg rating β€” 1,078 ratings
148.
The Glass Palace
The Glass Palace really liked it 4.00 avg rating β€” 27,578 ratings
150.
Book of Matthew: House of Whispers
Book of Matthew: House of Whispers 4.01 avg rating β€” 75 ratings
151.
A Map of Home
A Map of Home 3.78 avg rating β€” 1,835 ratings
152.
The Dragon and the Pearl (Tang Dynasty, #2)
The Dragon and the Pearl (Tang Dynasty, #2) 3.73 avg rating β€” 1,060 ratings
153.
Butterfly Swords (Tang Dynasty, #1)
Butterfly Swords (Tang Dynasty, #1) 3.49 avg rating β€” 1,807 ratings
154.
Inventing Victoria
Inventing Victoria 3.36 avg rating β€” 524 ratings
154.
Rughum & Najda
Rughum & Najda 3.57 avg rating β€” 30 ratings
156.
Crossing Ebenezer Creek
Crossing Ebenezer Creek 3.87 avg rating β€” 682 ratings
157.
Bangkok Wakes to Rain
Bangkok Wakes to Rain 3.59 avg rating β€” 3,426 ratings
157.
The Rock Child
The Rock Child 4.08 avg rating β€” 826 ratings
159.
Of Marriageable Age
Of Marriageable Age 4.19 avg rating β€” 2,667 ratings
160.
The Hundred Wells of Salaga
The Hundred Wells of Salaga 3.72 avg rating β€” 1,212 ratings
160.
Barbed Wire and Cherry Blossoms
Barbed Wire and Cherry Blossoms 3.73 avg rating β€” 635 ratings
162.
The Library of Legends
The Library of Legends 3.79 avg rating β€” 11,225 ratings
162.
Memoirs of a Woman Doctor (Saqi Bookshelf)
Memoirs of a Woman Doctor (Saqi Bookshelf) 3.48 avg rating β€” 4,349 ratings
164.
Out of Darkness, Shining Light
Out of Darkness, Shining Light 3.43 avg rating β€” 2,512 ratings
164.
Clifford's Blues: A Novel
Clifford's Blues: A Novel 4.10 avg rating β€” 144 ratings
166.
Sugar (Sugar Lacey, #1)
Sugar (Sugar Lacey, #1) 4.28 avg rating β€” 10,034 ratings
167.
The Book of Harlan
The Book of Harlan 4.09 avg rating β€” 2,951 ratings
167.
New Gold Mountain: the diary of Shu Cheong
New Gold Mountain: the diary of Shu Cheong 3.63 avg rating β€” 35 ratings
169.
Gathering of Waters
Gathering of Waters 4.01 avg rating β€” 2,797 ratings
169.
Stone Song: A Novel of the Life of Crazy Horse (Native Spirit Adventures Book 1)
Stone Song: A Novel of the Life of Crazy Horse (Native Spirit Adventures Book 1) 4.15 avg rating β€” 1,371 ratings
171.
Glorious
Glorious 4.02 avg rating β€” 1,555 ratings
171.
A Beautiful Poison
A Beautiful Poison 3.87 avg rating β€” 16,983 ratings
173.
Nowhere Is a Place
Nowhere Is a Place 4.14 avg rating β€” 2,111 ratings
173.
Ayumi's Violin
Ayumi's Violin 4.33 avg rating β€” 133 ratings
175.
Tonic and Balm
Tonic and Balm 3.91 avg rating β€” 53 ratings
175.
Wives of the East Wind
Wives of the East Wind
by: Liu Hong
3.43 avg rating β€” 107 ratings
177.
Charbonneau: Man of Two Dreams (Native Spirit Adventures Book 6)
Charbonneau: Man of Two Dreams (Native Spirit Adventures Book 6) 3.76 avg rating β€” 447 ratings
178.
Silver Sparrow
Silver Sparrow 3.90 avg rating β€” 45,089 ratings
178.
Pachinko
Pachinko 4.34 avg rating β€” 582,625 ratings
180.
Peach Blossom Pavilion
Peach Blossom Pavilion 3.70 avg rating β€” 3,194 ratings
181.
That Deadman Dance
That Deadman Dance
by: Kim Scott
3.61 avg rating β€” 1,548 ratings
181.
Daughters of the Stone
Daughters of the Stone 4.16 avg rating β€” 702 ratings
183.
Peony in Love
Peony in Love
by: Lisa See
3.64 avg rating β€” 49,984 ratings
183.
A Taste of Honey: Stories
A Taste of Honey: Stories 4.04 avg rating β€” 448 ratings
185.
A Sultan in Palermo (Islam Quintet, #4)
A Sultan in Palermo (Islam Quintet, #4)
by: Tariq Ali
3.55 avg rating β€” 748 ratings
185.
Remembrance
Remembrance 3.72 avg rating β€” 1,983 ratings
187.
The Stone Woman: A Novel (The Islam Quintet Book 3)
The Stone Woman: A Novel (The Islam Quintet Book 3)
by: Tariq Ali
3.58 avg rating β€” 863 ratings
187.
Conjure Women
Conjure Women 3.87 avg rating β€” 18,420 ratings
189.
The Book of Saladin: A Novel (The Islam Quintet 2)
The Book of Saladin: A Novel (The Islam Quintet 2)
by: Tariq Ali
3.74 avg rating β€” 1,777 ratings
190.
Shadows of the Pomegranate Tree
Shadows of the Pomegranate Tree
by: Tariq Ali
3.85 avg rating β€” 4,138 ratings
190.
How Much of These Hills Is Gold
How Much of These Hills Is Gold 3.78 avg rating β€” 25,964 ratings
192.
The Woman Who Breathed Two Worlds (Malayan #1)
The Woman Who Breathed Two Worlds (Malayan #1) 4.15 avg rating β€” 6,137 ratings
192.
The Color of Air
The Color of Air 3.82 avg rating β€” 4,477 ratings
194.
Faint Promise of Rain: A Novel
Faint Promise of Rain: A Novel 3.85 avg rating β€” 394 ratings
194.
Inheritance
Inheritance 3.71 avg rating β€” 938 ratings
196.
Delayed Rays of a Star
Delayed Rays of a Star 3.76 avg rating β€” 1,714 ratings
197.
Paradise of the Blind
Paradise of the Blind 3.78 avg rating β€” 2,966 ratings
198.
The Girl Who Played Go
The Girl Who Played Go
by: Shan Sa
3.79 avg rating β€” 6,105 ratings
198.
Feathered Serpent
Feathered Serpent 3.04 avg rating β€” 128 ratings
200.
Zorro: The Novel
Zorro: The Novel 3.80 avg rating β€” 24,277 ratings
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