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Buck by M.K. AsanteAmericanah by Chimamanda Ngozi AdichieGhana Must Go by Taiye SelasiWe Need New Names by NoViolet BulawayoThe Good Lord Bird by James McBride
2013 Adult Literary Reads From Authors of African Descent
94 books — 73 voters
God Help the Child by Toni MorrisonThe Sellout by Paul BeattyWelcome to Braggsville by T. Geronimo JohnsonOnly the Strong by Jabari AsimThe Book of Harlan by Bernice L. McFadden
There Is Sweetness In Bitter-Leaf, At The End: Forthcoming Books for 2015 by Authors of African Descent
79 books — 46 voters

God Help the Child by Toni MorrisonLoving Day by Mat JohnsonShadowshaper by Daniel José OlderThe Misadventures of Awkward Black Girl by Issa RaeBetween the World and Me by Ta-Nehisi Coates
Anticipated Literary Reads For Readers of Color 2015
136 books — 169 voters
Fun Home by Alison BechdelTipping the Velvet by Sarah WatersFingersmith by Sarah WatersThe Miseducation of Cameron Post by Emily M. DanforthThe Color Purple by Alice Walker
100 Best Lesbian Fiction & Memoir Books Of All Time
881 books — 1,152 voters

Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe by Benjamin Alire SáenzThe Song of Achilles by Madeline MillerThe Color Purple by Alice WalkerThe Picture of Dorian Gray by Oscar WildeCall Me By Your Name by André Aciman
Best LGBTQIA literature
1,761 books — 2,167 voters
The Book of Unknown Americans by Cristina HenríquezCan't We Talk about Something More Pleasant? by Roz ChastExcellent Sheep by William DeresiewiczEverything I Never Told You by Celeste NgBad Feminist by Roxane Gay
San Francisco Chronicle 2014 100 recommended books
100 books — 23 voters

The Invention of Wings by Sue Monk KiddRemedy for a Broken Angel by Toni Ann JohnsonAmericanah by Chimamanda Ngozi AdichieAn Untamed State by Roxane GayForeign Gods, Inc. by Okey Ndibe
Anticipated Literary Reads For Readers Of Color 2014
145 books — 198 voters