The Whale Rider by Witi IhimaeraThe Bone People by Keri HulmeTales of the Tikongs by Epeli HauʻofaFrangipani by Célestine Hitiura VaiteIep Jāltok by Kathy Jetñil-Kijiner
Pacific Islander Authors
197 books — 45 voters
The New Jim Crow by Michelle AlexanderBetween the World and Me by Ta-Nehisi CoatesThe Autobiography of Malcolm X by Malcolm XBury My Heart at Wounded Knee by Dee BrownThe Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks by Rebecca Skloot
Books White People Need to Read
1,357 books — 1,597 voters

The Joy Luck Club by Amy TanThe Kite Runner by Khaled HosseiniThe Namesake by Jhumpa LahiriThe House on Mango Street by Sandra CisnerosInterpreter of Maladies by Jhumpa Lahiri
Immigrant Experience Literature
1,017 books — 1,458 voters
Telesa by Lani Wendt YoungWhen Water Burns by Lani Wendt YoungI am Daniel Tahi by Lani Wendt YoungThe Bone Bearer by Lani Wendt YoungIllumine Her by Sieni A.M.
Best Pacific Literature Books
64 books — 43 voters