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Nia Forrester
4.44 · 219 ratings
romance · fiction · book · poc-mc · black-mc · adult · contemporary · female-mc · womens-fiction · literary-fiction · steamy · friends-to-lovers · poc-author · celebrity · new-adult · slow-burn · young-adult · sports · cheating · domestic-drama
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James Baldwin
4.33 · 462 ratings
fiction · classics · poc-mc · 20th-century · literary-fiction · racism · literary · lgbtq · social-commentary · poc-author · realistic · black-mc · historical-fiction · book · politics · audiobook · drama · university · male-author · historical
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Yaa Gyasi
4.31 · 127 ratings
21st-century · audiobook · racism · coming-of-age · feminism · poc-author · book · literary-fiction · adult · journey · realistic · female-author · historical-fiction · fiction · poc-mc · drama · family · social-commentary · university · multi-pov
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Richard Wagamese
4.28 · 136 ratings
fiction · poc-mc · indigenous-mc · book · literary-fiction · audiobook · adult · historical-fiction · poc-author · drama · realistic · contemporary · male-author · magical-realism · coming-of-age · grief · family · historical · abuse · action-adventure
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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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Min Jin Lee
4.14 · 119 ratings
literary-fiction · poc-author · audiobook · coming-of-age · fiction · poc-mc · family · drama · adult · realistic · female-author · east-asia · book · contemporary · 21st-century · feminism · female-mc · south-korea · historical-fiction · asia
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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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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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Jesmyn Ward
4.10 · 217 ratings
literary-fiction · female-author · poc-mc · fiction · family · audiobook · coming-of-age · historical-fiction · book · 21st-century · contemporary · young-adult · poc-author · realistic · poverty · black-mc · grief · substance-abuse · north-america · usa
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Alice Walker
4.08 · 369 ratings- Home Girls, 40th Anniversary Edition: A Black Feminist Anthology by Alice Walker
- Mouths of Rain: An Anthology of Black Lesbian Thought by Alice Walker
- Gathering Blossoms Under Fire: The Journals of Alice Walker, 1965–2000 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
fiction · literary-fiction · feminism · poc-mc · adult · classics · literary · black-mc · female-author · historical-fiction · poc-author · book · 20th-century · family · historical · female-mc · lgbtq · contemporary · racism · drama
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Omar El Akkad
4.07 · 107 ratings- One Day, Everyone Will Have Always Been Against This by Omar El Akkad
- What Strange Paradise by Omar El Akkad
- Guantanamo Voices: True Accounts from the World’s Most Infamous Prison by Omar El Akkad
- A People's Future of the United States: Speculative Fiction from 25 Extraordinary Writers by Omar El Akkad
- American War by Omar El Akkad
literary-fiction · poc-author · contemporary · audiobook · dystopia · politics · poc-mc · fiction · adult · post-apocalyptic · book · survival · coming-of-age · racism · alternate-history · pollution-climate-change · apocalyptic · family · lgbtq · war
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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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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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Sherman Alexie
4.00 · 449 ratings
fiction · poc-mc · indigenous-mc · poc-author · literary-fiction · humor · family · young-adult · anthologies · realistic · contemporary · male-author · historical-fiction · magical-realism · coming-of-age · social-commentary · classics · literary · 21st-century · adult
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Eden Robinson
3.99 · 119 ratings
female-author · poc-mc · fiction · indigenous-mc · magical-realism · supernatural · contemporary · myths · literary-fiction · young-adult · horror · fantasy · coming-of-age · poc-author · book · audiobook · substance-abuse · paranormal · ghosts · family
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Carolina De Robertis
3.96 · 112 ratings
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Ruth Ozeki
3.96 · 171 ratings
fiction · family · poc-mc · poc-author · literary-fiction · female-author · book · realistic · young-adult · 21st-century · audiobook · contemporary · humor · epic · spirituality · action-adventure · social-commentary · adult · historical-fiction · magical-realism
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Percival Everett
3.95 · 135 ratings
adult · fiction · literary-fiction · book · poc-mc · 21st-century · contemporary · humor · satire · poc-author · mystery · audiobook · fantasy · historical-fiction · historical · black-mc · retellings · action-adventure · social-commentary · literary
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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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Alejandro Zambra
3.92 · 121 ratings
fiction · literary-fiction · adult · 21st-century · contemporary · poc-mc · latinx-mc · hispanic · book · journey · audiobook · poc-author · action-adventure · family · male-author · romance · anthologies · humor · postmodernism · literary
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Isabel Allende
3.91 · 908 ratings
fiction · literary-fiction · audiobook · magical-realism · book · poc-mc · latinx-mc · adult · female-author · historical-fiction · drama · historical · action-adventure · poc-author · romance · family · journey · classics · literary · 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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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 · historical-fiction · adult · literary-fiction · book · war · poc-mc · contemporary · lgbtq · violent-conflict · poc-author · journey · magical-realism · 21st-century · family · realistic · action-adventure · spirituality · female-author · male-author
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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
literary-fiction · book · fiction · adult · historical-fiction · poc-mc · audiobook · journey · action-adventure · historical · 20th-century · colonization · poc-author · 21st-century · contemporary · family · classics · africa · tanzania · literary
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Colson Whitehead
3.82 · 324 ratings
poc-mc · fiction · book · poc-author · literary-fiction · audiobook · historical-fiction · adult · 21st-century · realistic · action-adventure · male-author · satire · humor · family · historical · urban · classics · literary · racism
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Amulya Malladi
3.77 · 100 ratings
book · fiction · adult · literary-fiction · contemporary · female-mc · womens-fiction · poc-author · poc-mc · female-author · historical-fiction · romance · audiobook · action-adventure · family · realistic · journey · mental-illness · marriage · humor
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