Yaa Gyasi
4.27 · 100 ratings
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Sejal Badani
4.11 · 81 ratings
family · fiction · female-mc · adult · literary-fiction · drama · audiobook · poc-mc · action-adventure · poc-author · realistic · book · coming-of-age · marriage · journey · female-author · womens-fiction · historical-fiction · historical · nautical
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Esi Edugyan
3.79 · 67 ratings
poc-mc · action-adventure · fiction · adult · drama · literary-fiction · historical-fiction · historical · audiobook · poc-author · racism · book · realistic · coming-of-age · crime · journey · female-author · slavery · black-mc · 21st-century
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Imbolo Mbue
3.95 · 65 ratings
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Kathryn Stockett
4.28 · 53 ratings
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Nicole Y. Dennis-Benn
3.87 · 45 ratings
historical-fiction · wlw · poc-mc · audiobook · female-mc · fiction · lgbtq · female-author · social-commentary · adult · journey · literary-fiction · contemporary · book · realistic · feminism · coming-of-age · action-adventure · family · lesbian-mc
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토미 오렌지
3.98 · 41 ratings
crime · drama · grief · contemporary · racism · realistic · poverty · book · coming-of-age · politics · classics · literary · family · mental-illness · multi-pov · poc-author · historical-fiction · substance-abuse · sad · death
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Abi Daré
4.46 · 40 ratings
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Ronke Adékoluejo
4.46 · 40 ratings
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Alessandra Esteche
4.20 · 35 ratings
coming-of-age · politics · feminism · marriage · realistic · book · satire · contemporary · poc-author · mental-illness · family · young-adult · literary · classics · audiobook · poc-mc · 21st-century · historical-fiction · literary-fiction · journey
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Raven Leilani
3.58 · 35 ratings
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Laura Ibáñez
3.58 · 35 ratings
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Megha Majumdar
3.74 · 30 ratings
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Frances Cha
3.76 · 29 ratings
audiobook · fiction · action-adventure · asian-mc · new-adult · poc-mc · female-mc · season-summer · journey · adult · drama · literary-fiction · poc-author · female-author · mental-illness · multi-pov · realistic · book · social-commentary · womens-fiction
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Asha Lemmie
3.89 · 28 ratings
violent-conflict · poc-author · young-adult · action-adventure · suicide · family · coming-of-age · grief · book · racism · realistic · 20th-century · female-author · bildungsroman · drama · journey · war · literary-fiction · abuse · fiction
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Gabriela Garcia
3.68 · 28 ratings
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Sneha Mathan
4.39 · 28 ratings
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Tara M. Stringfellow
4.15 · 26 ratings
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Deesha Philyaw
4.19 · 26 ratings
family · 21st-century · christian · fiction · anthologies · lgbtq · poc-mc · literary-fiction · adult · drama · poc-author · social-commentary · female-author · racism · realistic · wlw · contemporary · black-mc · historical-fiction · religion
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Afia Atakora
3.92 · 24 ratings
slavery · magic · violent-conflict · historical-fiction · horror · historical · spirituality · 21st-century · friendship · audiobook · poc-mc · fiction · mystery · witches-wizards · magical-realism · supernatural · war · adult · literary-fiction · fantasy
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Rajaa Alsanea
3.21 · 24 ratings
feminism · marriage · religion · contemporary · arranged-marriage · book · realistic · poc-author · epistolary · young-adult · action-adventure · family · poc-mc · audiobook · 21st-century · friendship · spirituality · islam · historical-fiction · womens-fiction
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Robynne Young
3.67 · 24 ratings
female-mc · feminism · book · racism · realistic · grief · poc-author · civil-war · family · historical · 21st-century · friendship · audiobook · poc-mc · slavery · violent-conflict · historical-fiction · black-mc · dark · sexual-assault
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Zinzi Clemmons
3.58 · 24 ratings
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Dawnie Walton
3.88 · 24 ratings
coming-of-age · politics · epistolary · fiction · female-mc · lgbtq · mystery · female-author · season-summer · social-commentary · urban · adult · poc-author · literary-fiction · historical-fiction · black-mc · substance-abuse · book · racism · realistic
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Nancy Johnson
3.54 · 24 ratings
politics · feminism · marriage · poverty · north-america · racism · book · realistic · contemporary · poc-author · family · audiobook · poc-mc · usa · illinois · secrets · black-mc · historical-fiction · literary-fiction · adult
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Lola Shoneyin
4.00 · 24 ratings
contemporary · drama · historical-fiction · journey · poc-author · polyamory · book · secrets · poc-mc · audiobook · feminism · 21st-century · marriage · romantic-love · western-africa · female-mc · family · africa · fiction · humor
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Ann Petry
4.14 · 21 ratings
racism · book · 20th-century · alpha-mc · black-mc · historical-fiction · poverty · realistic · historical · university · feminism · audiobook · literary · fiction · family · poc-mc · female-mc · classics · urban · adult
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Deepa Anappara
3.80 · 20 ratings
poverty · literary-fiction · adult · crime · drama · journey · female-author · social-commentary · thriller · mystery · fiction · magical-realism · poc-mc · audiobook · 21st-century · friendship · historical-fiction · law-enforcement · poc-author · family
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Madhuri Vijay
3.85 · 20 ratings
family · india · south-asia · poc-author · mental-illness · asia · book · realistic · contemporary · grief · politics · coming-of-age · religion · humor · psychological · fiction · female-mc · epic · literary-fiction · adult
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