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A list of all the books recced after a request for sf/f, romance, or historical fiction written by People of Colour.
(Not all books fit the genres, but all are by POC.) I actually didn't set this up to be voted on, but so that it could be seen by everyone; voting wouldn't make sense in this context. Perhaps there's a better way to make this list? It's an ongoing task, a work in progress, as I comb through the comments to get all the recced books.
Tags: fantasy, historical, poc_author, romance, science_fiction, and young_adult

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Dhalgren
Dhalgren
by Samuel R. Delany 3 people voted »
didn't like itit was okliked itreally liked itit was amazing
2
Battle Royale
Battle Royale
by Koushun Takami 3 people voted »
didn't like itit was okliked itreally liked itit was amazing
3
The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian
The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian
by Sherman Alexie, Ellen Forney (Illustrator) 3 people voted »
didn't like itit was okliked itreally liked itit was amazing
4
Truth: Red, White & Black
Truth: Red, White & Black
by Robert Morales, Kyle Baker 3 people voted »
didn't like itit was okliked itreally liked itit was amazing
5
Parable of the Sower
Parable of the Sower
by Octavia E. Butler 2 people voted »
didn't like itit was okliked itreally liked itit was amazing
6
Brick Lane: A Novel
Brick Lane: A Novel
by Monica Ali 2 people voted »
didn't like itit was okliked itreally liked itit was amazing
7
Once Were Warriors
Once Were Warriors
by Alan Duff 2 people voted »
didn't like itit was okliked itreally liked itit was amazing
8
Rabbit-Proof Fence: A True Story
Rabbit-Proof Fence: A True Story
by Doris Pilkington Garimara 2 people voted »
didn't like itit was okliked itreally liked itit was amazing
9
The God of Small Things
The God of Small Things
by Arundhati Roy 2 people voted »
didn't like itit was okliked itreally liked itit was amazing
10
Eternal
Eternal
by Cynthia Leitich Smith 1 person voted »
didn't like itit was okliked itreally liked itit was amazing
10
Pride of Carthage
Pride of Carthage
by David Anthony Durham 1 person voted »
didn't like itit was okliked itreally liked itit was amazing
10
Tales of Nevèrÿon
Tales of Nevèrÿon
by Samuel R. Delany 1 person voted »
didn't like itit was okliked itreally liked itit was amazing
10
Brown Girl in the Ring
Brown Girl in the Ring
by Nalo Hopkinson 1 person voted »
didn't like itit was okliked itreally liked itit was amazing
10
The Hummingbird's Daughter
The Hummingbird's Daughter
by Luis Alberto Urrea (Goodreads author) 1 person voted »
didn't like itit was okliked itreally liked itit was amazing
10
The Story of Edgar Sawtelle
The Story of Edgar Sawtelle
by David Wroblewski 1 person voted »
didn't like itit was okliked itreally liked itit was amazing
16
The Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao
The Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao
by Junot Díaz 1 person voted »
didn't like itit was okliked itreally liked itit was amazing
16
Never Let Me Go
Never Let Me Go
by Kazuo Ishiguro 1 person voted »
didn't like itit was okliked itreally liked itit was amazing
16
Dragon of the Lost Sea
Dragon of the Lost Sea
by Laurence Yep 1 person voted »
didn't like itit was okliked itreally liked itit was amazing
19
Queen of Dreams
Queen of Dreams
by Chitra Banerjee Divakaruni (Goodreads author) 1 person voted »
didn't like itit was okliked itreally liked itit was amazing
19
River's Daughter
River's Daughter
by Tasha Campbell 1 person voted »
didn't like itit was okliked itreally liked itit was amazing
21
The Audacity of Hope: Thoughts on Reclaiming the American Dream
The Audacity of Hope: Thoughts on Reclaiming th...
by Barack Obama 1 person voted »
didn't like itit was okliked itreally liked itit was amazing
22
The Twelve Kingdoms: Sea of Shadow
The Twelve Kingdoms: Sea of Shadow
by Fuyumi Ono 1 person voted »
didn't like itit was okliked itreally liked itit was amazing
22
Kindred
Kindred
by Octavia E. Butler 1 person voted »
didn't like itit was okliked itreally liked itit was amazing
24
The Conquest
The Conquest
by Yxta Maya Murray 1 person voted »
didn't like itit was okliked itreally liked itit was amazing
24
Imaro
Imaro
by Charles R. Saunders 1 person voted »
didn't like itit was okliked itreally liked itit was amazing
26
Song of Solomon
Song of Solomon
by Toni Morrison 1 person voted »
didn't like itit was okliked itreally liked itit was amazing
26
Filter House
Filter House
by Nisi Shawl 1 person voted »
didn't like itit was okliked itreally liked itit was amazing
28
Angels' Blood
Angels' Blood
by Nalini Singh 1 person voted »
didn't like itit was okliked itreally liked itit was amazing
29
The Twelve Kingdoms: The Vast Spread of the Seas
The Twelve Kingdoms: The Vast Spread of the Seas
by Fuyumi Ono 1 person voted »
didn't like itit was okliked itreally liked itit was amazing
30
Birth of a Nation: A Comic Novel
Birth of a Nation: A Comic Novel
by Aaron McGruder 1 person voted »
didn't like itit was okliked itreally liked itit was amazing
31
Calling You
Calling You
by Otsuichi 1 person voted »
didn't like itit was okliked itreally liked itit was amazing
32
Zami: A New Spelling of My Name
Zami: A New Spelling of My Name
by Audre Lorde 1 person voted »
didn't like itit was okliked itreally liked itit was amazing
33
Mindscape
Mindscape
by Andrea Hairston 1 person voted »
didn't like itit was okliked itreally liked itit was amazing
34
Fragrant Palm Leaves: Journals, 1962-1966
Fragrant Palm Leaves: Journals, 1962-1966
by Thich Nhat Hanh 1 person voted »
didn't like itit was okliked itreally liked itit was amazing
36
Blue Bloods
Blue Bloods
by Melissa de la Cruz 1 person voted »
didn't like itit was okliked itreally liked itit was amazing
37
The Dirty Girls Social Club: A Novel
The Dirty Girls Social Club: A Novel
by Alisa Valdes-Rodriguez (Goodreads author) 1 person voted »
didn't like itit was okliked itreally liked itit was amazing
38
The Bone People
The Bone People
by Keri Hulme 1 person voted »
didn't like itit was okliked itreally liked itit was amazing
39
Te Kaihau/the Windeater
Te Kaihau/the Windeater
by Keri Hulme 1 person voted »
didn't like itit was okliked itreally liked itit was amazing
40
Tiger Eye
Tiger Eye
by Marjorie M. Liu 1 person voted »
didn't like itit was okliked itreally liked itit was amazing
41
Bad Blood
Bad Blood
by L.A. Banks 1 person voted »
didn't like itit was okliked itreally liked itit was amazing
42
Change Has Come: An Artist Celebrates Our American Spirit
Change Has Come: An Artist Celebrates Our Ameri...
by Kadir Nelson 1 person voted »
didn't like itit was okliked itreally liked itit was amazing
44
Zahrah the Windseeker
Zahrah the Windseeker
by Nnedi Okorafor (Goodreads author) 1 person voted »
didn't like itit was okliked itreally liked itit was amazing
45
She's So Money
She's So Money
by Cherry Cheva 1 person voted »
didn't like itit was okliked itreally liked itit was amazing
46
Chains
Chains
by Laurie Halse Anderson (Goodreads author) 1 person voted »
didn't like itit was okliked itreally liked itit was amazing
47
The Hanging of Angelique: The Untold Story of Canadian Slavery and the Burning of Old Montreal
The Hanging of Angelique: The Untold Story of C...
by Afua Cooper 1 person voted »
didn't like itit was okliked itreally liked itit was amazing
48
Obasan
Obasan
by Joy Kogawa 1 person voted »
didn't like itit was okliked itreally liked itit was amazing
49
Stolen Harvest: The Hijacking of the Global Food Supply
Stolen Harvest: The Hijacking of the Global Foo...
by Vandana Shiva 1 person voted »
didn't like itit was okliked itreally liked itit was amazing
50
Unaccustomed Earth
Unaccustomed Earth
by Jhumpa Lahiri 1 person voted »
didn't like itit was okliked itreally liked itit was amazing
51
From the Notebooks of Dr. Brain
From the Notebooks of Dr. Brain
by Minister Faust 1 person voted »
didn't like itit was okliked itreally liked itit was amazing
52
Kynship
Kynship
by Daniel Heath Justice 1 person voted »
didn't like itit was okliked itreally liked itit was amazing
53
Mumbo Jumbo
Mumbo Jumbo
by Ishmael Reed 1 person voted »
didn't like itit was okliked itreally liked itit was amazing
54
Atomik Aztex
Atomik Aztex
by Sesshu Foster 1 person voted »
didn't like itit was okliked itreally liked itit was amazing
55
Sacred Cows...and Other Edibles
Sacred Cows...and Other Edibles
by Nikki Giovanni 1 person voted »
didn't like itit was okliked itreally liked itit was amazing
56
Reading Lolita in Tehran: A Memoir in Books
Reading Lolita in Tehran: A Memoir in Books
by Azar Nafisi (Goodreads author) 1 person voted »
didn't like itit was okliked itreally liked itit was amazing
57
Journey from the Land of No: A Girlhood Caught in Revolutionary Iran
Journey from the Land of No: A Girlhood Caught ...
by Roya Hakakian 1 person voted »
didn't like itit was okliked itreally liked itit was amazing
58
Love Medicine: A Novel
Love Medicine: A Novel
by Louise Erdrich 1 person voted »
didn't like itit was okliked itreally liked itit was amazing
59
Girls of Riyadh
Girls of Riyadh
by Rajaa Alsanea 1 person voted »
didn't like itit was okliked itreally liked itit was amazing
60
My Father's Wives
My Father's Wives
by José Eduardo Agualusa 1 person voted »
didn't like itit was okliked itreally liked itit was amazing
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comments (showing 1-10 of 10) (10 new)

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message 1: by Susanna (new)

1109068 What is POC?


message 2: by Vera (new)

961655 Hi! People of Colour. Sorry, I'll fix that in the summary.


message 3: by Greyweather (new)

1154130 Is that the name of a specific organization, or minority authors in general?


message 4: by Vera (new)

961655 Hi, it's a preferred term by people of colour online. Probably offline, too. Sorry, I'm using shorthand from another context.


message 5: by Susanna (new)

1109068 Happens to me, too!


message 6: by Cait (new)

1005037 I was doing some librarian cleanup of records and it looks like The Book of Negroes by Lawrence Hill was removed from this list! I'm going to report that as a bug to the Goodreads staff, but I wanted to let you know so you could add the book back.... Sorry about that! I haven't seen that happen before.


message 7: by Cait (new)

1005037 Perhaps there's a better way to make this list?

The only other way I can think of would be to create a group and then add all of these books to that group's bookshelves.


message 8: by Wealhtheow (new)

76129 I'm so thrilled to see this! I've been trying to take notes as I go through lj threads, but there are just so many recommendations!
(Note: oh horrors! too many great books to read!)


message 9: by Vera (last edited Mar 06, 2009 03:27PM) (new)

961655 Just to let everyone here from the original discussion know that a group of volunteers is working to create the list in a more user-friendly format, inclusive of the original recommendation comments. I will link here when there is more info.

Wealhtheow: I know!


message 10: by Elizabeth (new)

546969 V, thanks for this -- so many books! so overwhelming!


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