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Rosanne Bittner
4.34 · 326 ratings
fiction · historical · adult · romance · historical-fiction · western · book · industrial-era · poc-mc · indigenous-mc · family · action-adventure · westen · outlaws · age-gap · epic · spirituality · dark · christian · north-america
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Yaa Gyasi
4.31 · 127 ratings
book · literary-fiction · poc-author · audiobook · 21st-century · coming-of-age · racism · feminism · fiction · poc-mc · family · drama · social-commentary · adult · journey · realistic · female-author · historical-fiction · magical-realism · religion
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Sara Donati
4.27 · 265 ratings
fiction · book · historical · historical-fiction · industrial-era · audiobook · romance · epic · adult · family · western · indigenous-mc · poc-mc · action-adventure · womens-fiction · outdoors · medical · drama · literary-fiction · victorian
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Laila Ibrahim
4.17 · 138 ratings
book · audiobook · fiction · family · historical-fiction · historical · violent-conflict · adult · literary-fiction · poc-mc · action-adventure · drama · civil-war · survival · racism · friendship · womens-fiction · war · slavery · 20th-century
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Benjamin Alire Sáenz
4.15 · 167 ratings- Aristotle and Dante Dive into the Waters of the World by Benjamin Alire Sáenz
- The Inexplicable Logic of My Life by Benjamin Alire Sáenz
- Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe by Benjamin Alire Sáenz
- Everything Begins and Ends at the Kentucky Club by Benjamin Alire Sáenz
- Last Night I Sang to the Monster by Benjamin Alire Sáenz
fiction · poc-mc · lgbtq · family · realistic · young-adult · poc-author · friendship · drama · latinx-mc · contemporary · coming-of-age · sad · historical-fiction · book · mental-illness · audiobook · death · high-school · literary-fiction
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Sue Harrison
4.15 · 101 ratings
historical · indigenous-mc · poc-mc · fiction · historical-fiction · adult · prehistoric · fantasy · book · romance · female-author · romantic-love · action-adventure · family · outdoors · ancient-civilization · audiobook · survival · literary-fiction · magical-realism
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Kathleen O'Neal Gear
4.14 · 465 ratings
fiction · book · historical · historical-fiction · adult · poc-mc · indigenous-mc · prehistoric · fantasy · ancient-civilization · mystery · action-adventure · industrial-era · western · female-author · myths · audiobook · suspense · family · magic
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Mary Monroe
4.13 · 311 ratings
fiction · poc-mc · black-mc · audiobook · historical-fiction · adult · female-mc · book · drama · family · historical · womens-fiction · spirituality · crime · suspense · friendship · literary-fiction · contemporary · religion · romance
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Nadia Hashimi
4.12 · 119 ratings
fiction · book · poc-author · family · realistic · audiobook · action-adventure · female-mc · journey · historical-fiction · coming-of-age · spirituality · poc-mc · war · adult · female-author · drama · violent-conflict · historical · religion
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Madeline Baker
4.12 · 230 ratings
adult · fiction · romance · indigenous-mc · poc-mc · book · historical · industrial-era · western · historical-fiction · paranormal · time-travel · sci-fi · steamy · anthologies · action-adventure · dark · contemporary · kidnapping · fantasy
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Brit Bennett
4.10 · 148 ratings
poc-author · audiobook · poc-mc · fiction · book · social-commentary · family · female-mc · historical-fiction · mental-illness · literary-fiction · abuse · young-adult · feminism · grief · coming-of-age · 21st-century · contemporary · womens-fiction · drama
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Bernice L. McFadden
4.10 · 112 ratings
audiobook · literary-fiction · adult · fiction · black-mc · family · drama · historical-fiction · poc-mc · book · female-author · historical · female-mc · 20th-century · realistic · mystery · 21st-century · social-commentary · racism · horror
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Jewell Parker Rhodes
4.07 · 179 ratings
fiction · audiobook · historical-fiction · poc-mc · book · historical · black-mc · poc-author · racism · family · children-books · paranormal · middle-grade · children · adult · friendship · supernatural · realistic · young-adult · magical-realism
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Thrity Umrigar
4.06 · 184 ratings
book · adult · fiction · literary-fiction · family · female-mc · poc-author · historical-fiction · poc-mc · audiobook · realistic · journey · friendship · drama · female-author · contemporary · marriage · psychological · historical · social-commentary
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William Sarabande
4.05 · 109 ratings
adult · historical · historical-fiction · fiction · prehistoric · book · western · action-adventure · industrial-era · indigenous-mc · poc-mc · fantasy · mystery · violent-conflict · military · family · season-winter · male-mc · epic · alternate-history
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Mildred D. Taylor
4.03 · 160 ratings
audiobook · middle-grade · racism · literary · young-adult · classics · book · realistic · historical · children · historical-fiction · children-books · fiction · poc-mc · family · coming-of-age · poc-author · black-mc · female-author · poverty
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James McBride
4.03 · 191 ratings
poc-mc · fiction · black-mc · historical-fiction · historical · literary-fiction · audiobook · adult · book · racism · mystery · social-commentary · family · violent-conflict · poc-author · humor · action-adventure · war · military · male-author
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Anne Hillerman
4.03 · 118 ratings
law-enforcement · police-procedural · fiction · indigenous-mc · book · suspense · audiobook · mystery · poc-mc · adult · western · crime · action-adventure · murder · historical-fiction · killer · contemporary · whodunit · female-author · family
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Marlon James
3.97 · 154 ratings
fiction · dark · adult · poc-mc · book · audiobook · literary-fiction · magical-realism · historical-fiction · action-adventure · historical · lgbtq · fantasy · 21st-century · retellings · male-author · poc-author · black-mc · dark-fantasy · horror
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Carolina De Robertis
3.96 · 112 ratings
literary-fiction · adult · fiction · audiobook · book · poc-mc · latinx-mc · politics · female-author · historical-fiction · journey · historical · action-adventure · 21st-century · hispanic · poc-author · feminism · magical-realism · lgbtq · drama
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Lisa See
3.92 · 397 ratings
historical-fiction · fiction · poc-mc · book · historical · literary-fiction · audiobook · female-author · poc-author · womens-fiction · female-mc · coming-of-age · realistic · family · drama · adult · journey · action-adventure · friendship · 20th-century
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Louise Erdrich
3.91 · 542 ratings
fiction · poc-mc · indigenous-mc · female-author · literary-fiction · adult · book · historical-fiction · family · poc-author · magical-realism · historical · audiobook · realistic · 21st-century · western · industrial-era · classics · drama · literary
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Tayari Jones
3.90 · 137 ratings
fiction · poc-mc · realistic · poc-author · literary-fiction · audiobook · family · drama · female-author · book · womens-fiction · black-mc · historical-fiction · feminism · female-mc · urban · adult · historical · young-adult · 21st-century
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Christopher Paul Curtis
3.90 · 191 ratings
children-books · fiction · humor · young-adult · children · middle-grade · friendship · audiobook · book · realistic · action-adventure · poc-mc · family · historical-fiction · coming-of-age · racism · historical · death · poc-author · mystery
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Rabih Alameddine
3.90 · 143 ratings- The True True Story of Raja the Gullible by Rabih Alameddine
- The Wrong End of the Telescope by Rabih Alameddine
- Fight of the Century: Writers Reflect on 100 Years of Landmark ACLU Cases by Rabih Alameddine
- The Angel of History by Rabih Alameddine
- Mothership: Tales from Afrofuturism and Beyond by Rabih Alameddine
fiction · literary-fiction · adult · historical-fiction · contemporary · violent-conflict · lgbtq · book · poc-mc · war · poc-author · journey · 21st-century · family · magical-realism · audiobook · realistic · islam · humor · male-author
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Stacey Lee
3.88 · 111 ratings
book · poc-mc · fiction · poc-author · audiobook · young-adult · family · historical-fiction · asian-mc · realistic · historical · coming-of-age · romance · friendship · high-school · survival · feminism · racism · female-author · female-mc
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Chitra Banerjee Divakaruni
3.82 · 334 ratings
fiction · book · poc-mc · historical-fiction · literary-fiction · audiobook · family · poc-author · adult · female-author · action-adventure · female-mc · fantasy · historical · friendship · contemporary · drama · womens-fiction · young-adult · magic
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Abdulrazak Gurnah
3.82 · 102 ratings
book · literary-fiction · adult · historical-fiction · fiction · poc-mc · audiobook · journey · historical · 20th-century · action-adventure · 21st-century · contemporary · colonization · poc-author · family · tanzania · coming-of-age · literary · politics
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