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Jhumpa Lahiri

3.94 · 305 ratings

fiction · poc-author · literary-fiction · adult · poc-mc · journey · female-author · realistic · contemporary · audiobook · 21st-century · action-adventure · classics · anthologies · literary · drama · historical-fiction · marriage · family · urban

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Aravind Adiga

3.52 · 110 ratings

contemporary · audiobook · poc-author · literary-fiction · realistic · poc-mc · fiction · historical-fiction · book · adult · family · poverty · corruption · mystery · drama · killer · politics · coming-of-age · suspense · bildungsroman

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Esi Edugyan

3.79 · 67 ratings

fiction · action-adventure · poc-mc · drama · adult · historical · historical-fiction · literary-fiction · audiobook · friendship · crime · journey · realistic · female-author · black-mc · slavery · poc-author · book · 21st-century · racism

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Ayad Akhtar

3.94 · 62 ratings

audiobook · drama · religion · book · literary-fiction · islam · realistic · poc-mc · spirituality · fiction · family · contemporary · 21st-century · politics · racism · poc-author · historical-fiction · male-author · adult · crime

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C Pam Zhang

3.76 · 57 ratings

poc-author · adult · poc-mc · fiction · lgbtq · audiobook · literary-fiction · book · female-author · historical-fiction · death · historical · disaster · sci-fi · magical-realism · action-adventure · siblings · pollution-climate-change · family · apocalyptic

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Nicole Y. Dennis-Benn

3.87 · 45 ratings

poc-author · literary-fiction · book · mental-illness · contemporary · audiobook · coming-of-age · lesbian-mc · feminism · fiction · action-adventure · poc-mc · female-mc · lgbtq · wlw · family · social-commentary · adult · journey · realistic

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Nikki May

3.93 · 44 ratings

adult · drama · fiction · female-mc · poc-mc · friendship · racism · audiobook · contemporary · book · literary-fiction · poc-author · retellings · united-kingdom · british-isles · thriller · parenthood · black-mc · historical-fiction · female-author

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Elisabeth Thomas

3.09 · 37 ratings

Catherine House by Elisabeth Thomas

lgbtq · wlw · university · mystery · fiction · poc-mc · high-school · spooky · dark · new-adult · magical-realism · usa · dark-academia · adult · thriller · female-author · historical-fiction · horror · book · gothic

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Jessamine Chan

3.55 · 36 ratings

The School for Good Mothers by Jessamine Chan

drama · female-author · audiobook · contemporary · family · adult · dystopia · horror · literary-fiction · parenthood · feminism · dark · poc-author · realistic · sci-fi · female-mc · alternate-history · poc-mc · fiction · futuristic

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Kawai Strong Washburn

3.85 · 35 ratings

Sharks in the Time of Saviors by Kawai Strong Washburn

myths · drama · lgbtq · family · contemporary · multi-pov · siblings · low-fantasy · fiction · action-adventure · fantasy · poc-mc · retellings · epic · magical-realism · indigenous-mc · journey · adult · outdoors · death

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Raven Leilani

3.58 · 35 ratings

Brillo by Raven Leilani

female-mc · poc-mc · urban · humor · fiction · womens-fiction · family · lgbtq · drama · black-mc · female-author · realistic · adult · new-adult · dark · season-summer · mental-illness · romance · bildungsroman · book

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Laura Ibáñez

3.58 · 35 ratings

Brillo by Laura Ibáñez

marriage · feminism · grief · racism · coming-of-age · 21st-century · audiobook · contemporary · mental-illness · romance · poc-author · bildungsroman · book · literary-fiction · season-summer · dark · new-adult · black-mc · female-author · realistic

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Tanya Tagaq

3.96 · 30 ratings

Split Tooth by Tanya Tagaq

21st-century · audiobook · myths · feminism · coming-of-age · abuse · mental-illness · poc-author · bildungsroman · book · literary-fiction · historical-fiction · horror · female-author · historical · adult · outdoors · magic · realistic · magical-realism

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Nathan Harris

4.17 · 30 ratings

The Sweetness of Water by Nathan Harris

literary-fiction · family · poc-author · lgbtq · war · black-mc · book · adult · civil-war · fiction · poc-mc · racism · death · violent-conflict · historical · slavery · audiobook · historical-fiction

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Akie Kotabe

3.57 · 28 ratings

Memorial by Akie Kotabe

adult · realistic · contemporary · audiobook · 21st-century · coming-of-age · grief · fiction · poc-mc · mlm · literary-fiction · book · family · drama · lgbtq · poc-author · romance

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Persis M. Karim

3.72 · 27 ratings

Women Without Men: A Novel of Modern Iran by Persis M. Karim

adult · womens-fiction · book · family · lgbtq · literary-fiction · classics · poc-mc · supernatural · religion · spirituality · fiction · feminism · magical-realism · 20th-century · literary · audiobook · contemporary · islam · female-author

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Deesha Philyaw

4.19 · 27 ratings

The Secret Lives of Church Ladies by Deesha Philyaw

audiobook · black-mc · drama · female-author · family · historical-fiction · lgbtq · anthologies · fiction · literary-fiction · poc-author · religion · social-commentary · friendship · poc-mc · spirituality · wlw · racism · north-america · florida

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Jalissa Corrie

3.97 · 26 ratings

A Phoenix First Must Burn by Jalissa Corrie

dystopia · anthologies · magic · female-author · historical-fiction · contemporary · audiobook · horror · myths · magical-realism · paranormal · feminism · fiction · afrofuturism · low-fantasy · young-adult · vampires · fantasy · poc-mc · supernatural

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Dawnie Walton

3.92 · 25 ratings

The Final Revival of Opal & Nev by Dawnie Walton

epistolary · feminism · fiction · mystery · season-summer · friendship · poc-mc · female-mc · poc-author · lgbtq · literary-fiction · book · substance-abuse · social-commentary · urban · adult · historical · realistic · female-author · 21st-century

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Raphael Bob-Waksberg

4.04 · 25 ratings

Someone Who Will Love You in All Your Damaged Glory by Raphael Bob-Waksberg

mental-illness · anthologies · lgbtq · drama · psychological · literary-fiction · romance · fiction · humor · magical-realism · satire · comedy · 21st-century · audiobook · contemporary · realistic · adult

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Sara Collins

3.58 · 24 ratings

The Confessions of Frannie Langton by Sara Collins

feminism · killer · suspense · fiction · mystery · poc-mc · urban · crime · drama · lgbtq · wlw · adult · historical · slavery · female-author · historical-fiction · jamaica · thriller · england · poc-author

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Robert Jones Jr.

3.92 · 24 ratings

The Prophets by Robert Jones Jr.

adult · historical · realistic · male-author · historical-fiction · black-mc · slavery · audiobook · social-commentary · racism · romance · magical-realism · usa · mississippi · fiction · spirituality · religion · abuse · mlm · drama

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Jean Chen Ho

3.29 · 24 ratings

Fiona and Jane by Jean Chen Ho

asian-mc · coming-of-age · friendship · lesbian-mc · grief · realistic · contemporary · audiobook · female-author · 21st-century · literary-fiction · bildungsroman · family · lgbtq · multi-pov · anthologies · poc-author · wlw · young-adult · romance

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Quyen Ngo

3.91 · 23 ratings

Build Your House Around My Body by Quyen Ngo

audiobook · literary-fiction · 21st-century · female-author · death · historical-fiction · historical · adult · horror · magic · myths · magical-realism · 20th-century · lesbian-mc · paranormal · poc-author · ghosts · poc-mc · supernatural · suspense

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Ingrid Persaud

4.05 · 20 ratings

Love After Love by Ingrid Persaud

grief · adult · journey · realistic · female-author · 21st-century · contemporary · audiobook · drama · lgbtq · literary-fiction · book · family · poc-author · romance · fiction · action-adventure · friendship · poc-mc

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Eric Nguyen

3.75 · 20 ratings

Things We Lost to the Water by Eric Nguyen

21st-century · historical-fiction · audiobook · literary-fiction · historical · adult · family · poc-author · epic · realistic · violent-conflict · war · racism · coming-of-age · poc-mc · fiction · lgbtq · drama · book

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Elaine Hsieh Chou

3.85 · 20 ratings

Disorientation by Elaine Hsieh Chou

dark-academia · adult · realistic · university · female-author · audiobook · contemporary · racism · satire · coming-of-age · asian-mc · comedy · politics · feminism · new-adult · season-summer · fiction · humor · mystery · poc-mc

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Jocelyn Nicole Johnson

3.90 · 20 ratings

My Monticello by Jocelyn Nicole Johnson

audiobook · poc-author · north-america · literary-fiction · anthologies · fiction · poc-mc · virginia · racism · usa · dystopia · historical · slavery · adult · historical-fiction · female-author · black-mc

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