Listopia > Book Lists Voted on by Branden (16 Lists)



The Duke of Deception by Geoffrey WolffReading My Father by Alexandra Styron
Father Memoirs
113 books — 60 voters
Black, Listed by Jeffrey BoakyeBack to Black by Kehinde Andrews'There Ain't no Black in the Union Jack' by Paul GilroyOne Blood by John M. PerkinsInsurgent Empire by Priyamvada Gopal
Race
86 books — 9 voters

An American Marriage by Tayari JonesBlack Leopard, Red Wolf by Marlon JamesCollected Novels & Poems by Albert MurrayMeanwhile, Back at the Ranch by A.J. VerdelleAmerican Histories by John Edgar Wideman
The Very Time I Thought I Was lost, My Dungeon Shook and My Chains Fell Off: Forthcoming Books for 2018 by Authors of African Descent
79 books — 55 voters
Grace by Daphne A. Brooks
33⅓
139 books — 67 voters

Birds of America by Lorrie MooreInterpreter of Maladies by Jhumpa LahiriJesus’ Son by Denis JohnsonDrown by Junot DíazPastoralia by George Saunders
Contemporary Short Story Collections
551 books — 334 voters
Dancing at Lughnasa by Brian FrielIn the Blood by Suzan-Lori Parks
Best Plays Since 1990
204 books — 151 voters

The Stories of John Cheever by John CheeverSong of Solomon by Toni MorrisonThe Collected Poems of Frank O'Hara by Frank O'Hara
Donald Barthelme's 81 Books Essential for a Literary Education
98 books — 70 voters
Beloved by Toni Morrison
(Not) Modern Library's 100 Best Novels of the 20th Century
100 books — 160 voters

My Father and Myself by J.R. Ackerley
New York Review Books - Classics
531 books — 890 voters
The Wild Iris by Louise Glück
Pulitzer Winners: Poetry
103 books — 54 voters

The Wild Iris by Louise Glück
Best Poetry Books
2,996 books — 2,447 voters
Kindred by Octavia E. Butler
Best Science Fiction & Fantasy Books
8,550 books — 24,861 voters

Grass by Sheri S. Tepper
Most Under-rated Science Fiction
2,112 books — 2,234 voters
A Good Man Is Hard to Find and Other Stories by Flannery O'ConnorCathedral by Raymond CarverInterpreter of Maladies by Jhumpa LahiriThe Stories of John Cheever by John CheeverPastoralia by George Saunders
Collections of Short Stories
2,896 books — 2,041 voters

The Complete Stories by Flannery O'ConnorThe Stories of John Cheever by John CheeverCathedral by Raymond CarverClose Range by Annie ProulxInterpreter of Maladies by Jhumpa Lahiri
Best Fiction Short Stories
665 books — 386 voters
Wuthering Heights by Emily Brontë
Books That Everyone Should Read At Least Once
31,954 books — 121,295 voters