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Listopia > Book Lists Liked by Berkley (5 Lists)



The Autobiography of Malcolm X by Malcolm XI Know Why the Caged Bird Sings by Maya AngelouTheir Eyes Were Watching God by Zora Neale HurstonThe Color Purple by Alice WalkerRoots by Alex Haley
Books That Every African American Should Read (Huffington Post List)
181 books — 210 voters
The Color Purple by Alice WalkerBeloved by Toni MorrisonKindred by Octavia E. ButlerAmericanah by Chimamanda Ngozi AdichieThe Darkest Child by Delores Phillips
Contemporary Black Women's Literature
570 books — 233 voters

Perfect Peace by Daniel     BlackHome by Toni MorrisonForgotten Country by Catherine ChungFreeman by Leonard Pitts Jr.Gathering of Waters by Bernice L. McFadden
2012's Best Literary Fiction By People of Color
39 books — 117 voters
The Color Purple by Alice WalkerTheir Eyes Were Watching God by Zora Neale HurstonBeloved by Toni MorrisonThe Autobiography of Malcolm X by Malcolm XInvisible Man by Ralph Ellison
Best African American Books
1,043 books — 1,139 voters

A Lesson Before Dying by Ernest J. GainesThe Nickel Boys by Colson WhiteheadThe Bulls of Bashan by Jodi Lea StewartTheir Eyes Were Watching God by Zora Neale HurstonFreshwater Road by Denise Nicholas
Adult Novels Depicting the Black Experience in the Jim Crow South by African-Americans
10 books — 9 voters




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