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Homegoing by Yaa GyasiDark Matter by Blake CrouchA Gentleman in Moscow by Amor TowlesThe Underground Railroad by Colson WhiteheadThe Girls by Emma Cline
Goodreads Picks for Tournament of Books 2017
511 books — 1,999 voters
Balm by Dolen Perkins-ValdezPleasantville by Attica LockeGod Help the Child by Toni MorrisonThe Turner House by Angela FlournoyThe Sellout by Paul Beatty
2015's Best African American Literature
32 books — 17 voters

The Devotion of Suspect X by Keigo HigashinoOut by Natsuo KirinoSalvation of a Saint by Keigo HigashinoMalice by Keigo HigashinoConfessions by Kanae Minato
Japanese Mystery/Detective/Crime Fiction Translated Into English
175 books — 386 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

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
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