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Richard Wagamese
136 ratings 4.28 ·
poc-mc · indigenous-mc · fiction · audiobook · literary-fiction · book · historical-fiction · adult · poc-author · contemporary · drama · realistic · male-author · magical-realism · family · historical · abuse · grief · coming-of-age · friendship
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Elizabeth Acevedo
170 ratings 4.28 ·
poc-author · fiction · poc-mc · young-adult · contemporary · literary-fiction · lgbtq · feminism · latinx-mc · audiobook · family · book · female-author · drama · high-school · 21st-century · mental-illness · coming-of-age · realistic · female-mc
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Laila Ibrahim
128 ratings 4.17 ·
historical · audiobook · historical-fiction · fiction · book · family · poc-mc · violent-conflict · literary-fiction · drama · adult · slavery · womens-fiction · action-adventure · civil-war · friendship · survival · black-mc · female-author · war
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Nadia Hashimi
116 ratings 4.13 ·
book · realistic · poc-author · action-adventure · family · audiobook · historical-fiction · journey · female-mc · fiction · coming-of-age · poc-mc · historical · violent-conflict · female-author · literary-fiction · drama · adult · war · feminism
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Jesmyn Ward
191 ratings 4.11 ·
poc-mc · literary-fiction · female-author · fiction · coming-of-age · book · family · audiobook · historical-fiction · poverty · realistic · contemporary · poc-author · young-adult · 21st-century · black-mc · grief · historical · outdoors · substance-abuse
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Bernice L. McFadden
112 ratings 4.10 ·
literary-fiction · audiobook · fiction · adult · black-mc · drama · book · historical-fiction · poc-mc · family · female-author · historical · female-mc · 21st-century · mystery · 20th-century · racism · realistic · social-commentary · horror
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Katherena Vermette
114 ratings 4.09 ·
poc-mc · fiction · female-author · adult · literary-fiction · contemporary · book · family · mental-illness · poc-author · substance-abuse · audiobook · female-mc · indigenous-mc · drama · sci-fi · grief · racism · realistic · colonization
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Thrity Umrigar
184 ratings 4.06 ·
family · adult · fiction · book · literary-fiction · female-mc · poc-mc · audiobook · historical-fiction · poc-author · realistic · journey · friendship · drama · contemporary · female-author · psychological · marriage · historical · action-adventure
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Alice Walker
292 ratings 4.05 ·- Mouths of Rain: An Anthology of Black Lesbian Thought by Alice Walker
- Taking the Arrow Out of the Heart by Alice Walker
- The Color Purple Collection: The Color Purple, The Temple of My Familiar, and Possessing the Secret of Joy by Alice Walker
- Hope Beneath Our Feet: Restoring Our Place in the Natural World by Alice Walker
- Palestine Inside Out: An Everyday Occupation by Alice Walker
fiction · literary-fiction · feminism · poc-mc · classics · literary · adult · book · poc-author · black-mc · historical-fiction · female-author · 20th-century · family · historical · contemporary · racism · female-mc · lgbtq · coming-of-age
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James McBride
191 ratings 4.03 ·
black-mc · historical-fiction · historical · audiobook · poc-mc · fiction · literary-fiction · racism · book · adult · family · poc-author · violent-conflict · mystery · social-commentary · military · action-adventure · civil-war · slavery · male-author
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Sherman Alexie
386 ratings 4.01 ·- You Don't Have to Say You Love Me by Sherman Alexie
- Thunder Boy Jr. by Sherman Alexie
- Blasphemy: New and Selected Stories by Sherman Alexie
- Walking the Clouds: An Anthology of Indigenous Science Fiction by Sherman Alexie
- The Chronicles of Harris Burdick: Fourteen Amazing Authors Tell the Tales by Sherman Alexie
fiction · indigenous-mc · poc-mc · poc-author · literary-fiction · young-adult · family · anthologies · humor · contemporary · male-author · realistic · historical-fiction · magical-realism · social-commentary · coming-of-age · literary · classics · adult · western
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Eden Robinson
104 ratings 3.97 ·
poc-mc · female-author · fiction · indigenous-mc · magical-realism · supernatural · contemporary · myths · young-adult · horror · literary-fiction · fantasy · coming-of-age · book · poc-author · audiobook · retellings · adult · paranormal · family
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Carolina De Robertis
102 ratings 3.96 ·
fiction · adult · literary-fiction · poc-mc · audiobook · latinx-mc · journey · book · action-adventure · historical-fiction · 21st-century · historical · hispanic · female-author · politics · poc-author · lgbtq · drama · feminism · magical-realism
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Marlon James
124 ratings 3.96 ·
fiction · dark · audiobook · poc-mc · adult · literary-fiction · book · historical-fiction · magical-realism · action-adventure · historical · 21st-century · lgbtq · fantasy · retellings · male-author · myths · black-mc · horror · mystery
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Percival Everett
121 ratings 3.94 ·
fiction · adult · literary-fiction · poc-mc · book · satire · contemporary · poc-author · humor · 21st-century · audiobook · historical-fiction · mystery · fantasy · action-adventure · social-commentary · retellings · literary · classics · historical
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Ngũgĩ wa Thiong'o
130 ratings 3.94 ·
book · literary · classics · historical-fiction · literary-fiction · adult · fiction · politics · colonization · poc-author · action-adventure · poc-mc · journey · 20th-century · historical · magical-realism · violent-conflict · black-mc · university · coming-of-age
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Toni Morrison
440 ratings 3.94 ·
fiction · classics · female-author · historical-fiction · poc-mc · literary-fiction · drama · literary · poc-author · book · feminism · adult · audiobook · university · realistic · 20th-century · racism · magical-realism · historical · coming-of-age
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Ruth Ozeki
135 ratings 3.93 ·
family · fiction · poc-author · literary-fiction · poc-mc · book · realistic · 21st-century · contemporary · young-adult · audiobook · female-author · epic · humor · politics · coming-of-age · philosophy · anthologies · mental-illness · mystery
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Lisa See
341 ratings 3.93 ·
literary-fiction · historical · book · fiction · historical-fiction · poc-mc · audiobook · female-author · womens-fiction · poc-author · drama · realistic · coming-of-age · female-mc · family · 20th-century · adult · journey · friendship · action-adventure
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Alejandro Zambra
109 ratings 3.92 ·
fiction · literary-fiction · adult · latinx-mc · poc-mc · 21st-century · contemporary · journey · hispanic · book · audiobook · action-adventure · family · poc-author · male-author · romance · humor · anthologies · magical-realism · psychological
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Tayari Jones
136 ratings 3.91 ·
audiobook · poc-mc · fiction · literary-fiction · realistic · poc-author · female-author · drama · book · family · black-mc · historical-fiction · womens-fiction · 21st-century · historical · female-mc · urban · adult · contemporary · marriage
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Louise Erdrich
476 ratings 3.91 ·
fiction · female-author · indigenous-mc · poc-mc · adult · literary-fiction · book · historical-fiction · family · poc-author · magical-realism · historical · audiobook · western · industrial-era · realistic · drama · 21st-century · literary · classics
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Amitav Ghosh
198 ratings 3.88 ·
literary-fiction · adult · fiction · historical · audiobook · historical-fiction · book · drama · poc-mc · action-adventure · politics · journey · university · 21st-century · literary · classics · war · epic · violent-conflict · poc-author
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Rabih Alameddine
112 ratings 3.88 ·
fiction · adult · historical-fiction · literary-fiction · contemporary · war · poc-mc · poc-author · book · lgbtq · violent-conflict · magical-realism · journey · action-adventure · family · female-author · male-author · spirituality · islam · 21st-century
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Chitra Banerjee Divakaruni
301 ratings 3.83 ·
fiction · book · poc-mc · historical-fiction · literary-fiction · poc-author · female-author · adult · audiobook · family · action-adventure · female-mc · fantasy · historical · friendship · womens-fiction · drama · contemporary · magic · young-adult
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Han Kang
100 ratings 3.82 ·
audiobook · 21st-century · literary-fiction · adult · female-author · psychological · fiction · book · poc-mc · journey · drama · south-korea · east-asia · asia · contemporary · poc-author · family · death · dark · horror
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Colson Whitehead
271 ratings 3.82 ·
fiction · poc-mc · poc-author · book · literary-fiction · audiobook · adult · historical-fiction · 21st-century · realistic · action-adventure · family · satire · male-author · humor · historical · contemporary · urban · classics · literary
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Amulya Malladi
100 ratings 3.77 ·
book · fiction · adult · contemporary · womens-fiction · literary-fiction · female-mc · poc-author · poc-mc · female-author · historical-fiction · realistic · family · action-adventure · audiobook · journey · romance · marriage · 20th-century · mental-illness
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