BLACK LITERATURE THROUGH THE AGES
101 (+) Books I Recommend
A DARKNESS AT INGRAHAM'S CREST, Frank YERBY
A LESSON BEFORE DYING, Ernest GAINES
A SMALL PLACE, Jamaica KINCAID
ANNIE JOHN, Jamaica KINCAID
ANOTHER COUNTRY, James BALDWIN
APEX HIDES THE HURT, Colson WHITEHEAD
BAILEY'S CAFE, Gloria NAYLOR
BANJO, Claude McKay
BEHIND THE MOUNTAINS, Edwidge DANTICAT
BELOVED, Toni MORRISON
BLACK GIRL IN PARIS, Shay YOUNGBLOOD
BLAKE, Martin DELANY
BREATH, EYES, MEMORY, Edwidge DANTICAT
BROWN GIRL, BROWNSTONES, Paule MARSHALL
BROWN GIRL IN THE RING, Nalo HOPKINSON
CALLALOO, LaShonda K. BARNETT
CANE, Jean TOOMER
CHINABERRY TREE, Jessie Redmon FAUSET
COMEDY AMERICAN STYLE, Jessie Redmon FAUSET
CORREGIDORA, Gayl JONES
DAUGHTERS, Paule MARSHALL
DIVINE DAYS, Leon FORREST
EIGHT MEN, Richard WRIGHT
ELBOW ROOM, James Alan MCPHERSON
EVA’S MAN, Gayl JONES
FIRE IN THE FLINT, Walter WHITE
FLIGHT TO CANADA, Ishmael REED
FOXES OF HARROW, Frank YERBY
GIOVANNI’S ROOM, James BALDWIN
GO TELL IT ON THE MOUNTAIN, James BALDWIN
GOD'S COUNTRY, Percival EVERETT
GOING TO MEET THE MAN: STORIES, James BALDWIN
GORILLA, MY LOVE, Toni Cade BAMBARA
HALF A YELLOW SUN, Chimamanda Adichie
HE SLEEPS, Reginald MCKNIGHT
HOME TO HARLEM, Claude MCKAY
HUE & CRY: STORIES, James Alan MCPHERSON
I GOT SOMEBODY IN STAUNTON, William Henry LEWIS
IF HE HOLLERS, LET HIM GO, Chester HIMES
IN SEARCH OF SATISFACTION, J. California COOPER
INVISIBLE MAN, Ralph ELLISON
IN LOVE & TROUBLE: STORIES OF BLACK WOMEN, Alice WALKER
JAZZ, Toni MORRISON
JUBILEE, Margaret WALKER
JUST ABOVE MY HEAD, James BALDWIN
KINDRED, Octavia BUTLER
KNEE DEEP IN WONDER, April REYNOLDS
KRIK KRAK, Edwidge DANTICAT
LINDEN HILL, Gloria NAYLOR
LET THE DEAD BURY THE DEAD, Randall KENAN
LOST IN THE CITY, Edward P. JONES
LOVE, Toni MORRISON
MAMA DAY, Gloria NAYLOR
MIDDLE PASSAGE, Charles JOHNSON
MISS MURIEL & OTHER SHORT STORIES, Ann PETRY
MOSQUITO, Gayl JONES
MOUSTAPHA’S ECLIPSE, Reginald MCKNIGHT
MR. DEATH: FOUR STORIES, Anne MOODY
MUMBO JUMBO, Ishmael REED
OUR NIG, Harriet WILSON
PARADISE, Toni MORRISON
PARABLE OF THE SOWER, Octavia BUTLER
PASSING, Nella LARSEN
PHILADELPHIA FIRE, John Edgar WIDEMAN
PRAISESONG FOR THE WIDOW, Paule MARSHALL
PURPLE HIBISCUS, Chimamanda Adichie
PUSH, Sapphire
PUSH, PUSH, Sindiwe MAGONA
QUICKSAND, Nella LARSEN
RAILS UNDER MY BACK, Jeffery Renard ALLEN
REENA AND OTHER STORIES, Paule MARSHALL
RL’S DREAM, Walter MOSLEY
ROOTS, Alex Haley
SENT FOR YOU YESTERDAY, John Edgar WIDEMAN
SASSAFRASS, CYPRESS & INDIGO, Ntozake SHANGE
SAY JESUS AND COME TO ME, Ann ALLEN SHOCKLEY
SONG OF SOLOMON, Toni MORRISON
SOUL CLAP HANDS AND SING, Paule MARSHALL
SOUL KISS, Shay YOUNGBLOOD
STARS IN MY POCKET LIKE GRAINS OF SAND, Samuel R. DELANY
SUCH SWEET THUNDER, Vincent O. CARTER
SULA, Toni MORRISON
TAR BABY, Toni MORRISON
TELL ME HOW LONG THE TRAIN’S BEEN GONE, James BALDWIN
THE BLACKER THE BERRY, Wallace THURMAN
THE BIG MAMA STORIES, SHAY YOUNGBLOOD
THE BLUEST EYE, Toni MORRISON
THE CATTLE KILLING, John Edgar WIDEMAN
THE CHANEYSVILLE INCIDENT, David BRADLEY
THE CHOSEN PLACE, THE TIMELESS PEOPLE, Paule MARSHALL
THE FARMING OF BONES, Edwidge DANTICAT
THE COLOR PURPLE, Alice WALKER
THE GILDA STORIES, Jewelle GOMEZ
THE GOOD NEGRESS, A.J. VERDELLE
THE HEALING, Gayl JONES
THE HUTS OF AMERICA, Martin DELANY
THE INTUITIONIST, Colson WHITEHEAD
THE KIND OF LIGHT THAT SHINES ON TEXAS: STORIES, Reginald McKNIGHT
THE MARROW OF TRADITION, Charles W. CHESTNUTT
THE NARROWS, Ann PETRY
THE OUTSIDER, Richard WRIGHT
THE QUEST OF THE SILVER FLEECE, W.E.B. DUBOIS
THE SALT EATERS, Toni Cade BAMBARA
THE SALT ROADS, Nalo HOPKINSON
THE STREET, Ann PETRY
THE THIRD LIFE OF GRANGE COPELAND, Alice WALKER
THE VOYAGE UNPLANNED, Frank YERBY
THE WOMEN OF BREWSTER PLACE, Gloria NAYLOR
THEIR EYES WERE WATCHING GOD, Zora Neale HURSTON
THERE IS A TREE MORE ANCIENT THAN EDEN, Leon FORREST
THIRD GIRL FROM THE LEFT, Martha SOUTHGATE
THIS CHILD'S GONNA LIVE, Sarah E. WRIGHT
THOSE BONES ARE NOT MY CHILD, Toni Cade BAMBARA
TROUBLE THE WATER, Melvin DIXON
TWO CITIES: A LOVE STORY, John Edgar WIDEMAN
VANISHING ROOMS, Melvin DIXON
WHITE BOY: STORIES, Reginald MCKNIGHT
WHITE BOY SHUFFLE, Paul BEATTY
WHITE RAT, Gayl JONES
YELLOW BACK RADIO BROKE-DOWN, Ishmael REED
YOU CAN’T KEEP A GOOD WOMAN DOWN: STORIES, Alice WALKER
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