Common Sense Ain’t So Common by Scott  L. NelsonThe Carer by Scott  L. NelsonGRINGOS AND FLAMINGOS  by Scott  L. NelsonLucky by Scott NelsonThe Whale Rider by Witi Ihimaera
Pacific Islander Authors
203 books — 57 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
1,456 books — 1,819 voters

Never My Father's Daughter by Bamini SelladuraiThe Joy Luck Club by Amy TanThe Kite Runner by Khaled HosseiniNever My Father's Daughter by Bamini SelladuraiThe Namesake by Jhumpa Lahiri
Immigrant Experience Literature
1,092 books — 1,836 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