Long Books
The Color Purple by Alice WalkerTheir Eyes Were Watching God by Zora Neale HurstonBeloved by Toni MorrisonThe Autobiography of Malcolm X by Malcolm XInvisible Man by Ralph Ellison
Best African American Books
29th out of 1,050 books — 1,150 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
51st out of 1,380 books — 1,638 voters

The Diary of a Young Girl by Anne FrankThe Glass Castle by Jeannette WallsI Know Why the Caged Bird Sings by Maya AngelouEat, Pray, Love by Elizabeth GilbertPersepolis by Marjane Satrapi
Memoirs by Women
53rd out of 3,207 books — 3,214 voters
The Handmaid’s Tale by Margaret AtwoodWe Should All Be Feminists by Chimamanda Ngozi AdichieA Room of One’s Own by Virginia WoolfThe Second Sex by Simone de BeauvoirBad Feminist by Roxane Gay
Women & Gender Studies
82nd out of 1,477 books — 562 voters

The Autobiography of Malcolm X by Malcolm XI Know Why the Caged Bird Sings by Maya AngelouNarrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass by Frederick DouglassDreams from My Father by Barack ObamaBlack Boy by Richard Wright
African American Memoirs
13th out of 464 books — 212 voters
Their Eyes Were Watching God by Zora Neale HurstonThe Color Purple by Alice WalkerBeloved by Toni MorrisonI Know Why the Caged Bird Sings by Maya AngelouA Raisin in the Sun by Lorraine Hansberry
The ZORA Canon: The 100 greatest books ever written by African American women
27th out of 100 books — 205 voters

The New Jim Crow by Michelle AlexanderBetween the World and Me by Ta-Nehisi CoatesThe Autobiography of Malcolm X by Malcolm XInvisible Man by Ralph EllisonThe Fire Next Time by James Baldwin
#BlackLivesMatter Reading List
31st out of 626 books — 290 voters
A Room of One’s Own by Virginia WoolfThe Purity Myth by Jessica ValentiFeminism Is for Everybody by bell hooksYes Means Yes! by Jaclyn FriedmanThe Vagina Monologues by V (formerly Eve Ensler)
The Ms. Blog's Best Feminist Non-Fiction Reads: Reader's Choice
51st out of 589 books — 442 voters

The Prince by Niccolò MachiavelliAnd Still I Rise by Maya AngelouThe Art of War by Sun TzuAll God's Children by Fox ButterfieldThe Life And Words Of Martin Luther King Jr. by Ira Peck
Books Read by Tupac Shakur
12th out of 86 books — 76 voters
The Handmaid’s Tale by Margaret AtwoodThe Bell Jar by Sylvia PlathJane Eyre by Charlotte BrontëA Room of One’s Own by Virginia WoolfThe Second Sex by Simone de Beauvoir
Best Feminist Books
380th out of 2,796 books — 3,743 voters

Words of Radiance by Brandon SandersonHarry Potter and the Deathly Hallows by J.K. RowlingFourth Wing by Rebecca YarrosCrooked Kingdom by Leigh BardugoA Court of Mist and Fury by Sarah J. Maas
Goodreads Top 100 - Highest Rated Books on Goodreads with at least 10,000 Ratings
51st out of 110 books — 1,181 voters
The Autobiography of Malcolm X by Malcolm XI Know Why the Caged Bird Sings by Maya AngelouTheir Eyes Were Watching God by Zora Neale HurstonThe Color Purple by Alice WalkerRoots by Alex Haley
Books That Every African American Should Read (Huffington Post List)
50th out of 182 books — 211 voters

Their Eyes Were Watching God by Zora Neale HurstonThe Color Purple by Alice WalkerFor Colored Girls Who Have Considered Suicide / When the Rain... by Ntozake ShangeBeloved by Toni MorrisonSula by Toni Morrison
Lemonade Syllabus - A Collection of Works Celebrating Black Womanhood. Inspired by Beyonce
16th out of 228 books — 76 voters
Black Indian by Shonda BuchananI Am Malala by Malala YousafzaiWe Should All Be Feminists by Chimamanda Ngozi AdichieAssata by Assata ShakurWounds of Passion by bell hooks
Women of Color (Biographies and Autobiographies)
4th out of 262 books — 34 voters

The Diary of a Young Girl by Anne FrankNight by Elie WieselI Am Malala by Malala YousafzaiThe Glass Castle by Jeannette WallsUnbroken by Laura Hillenbrand
100 Biographies & Memoirs to Read in a Lifetime: Readers' Picks
252nd out of 1,907 books — 1,830 voters
Their Eyes Were Watching God by Zora Neale HurstonI Know Why the Caged Bird Sings by Maya AngelouBeloved by Toni MorrisonThe Color Purple by Alice WalkerHalf of a Yellow Sun by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
100 Books by Black Women Everyone Should Read
30th out of 103 books — 56 voters

The Warner Loughlin Technique by Warner LoughlinThe Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks by Rebecca SklootActor for Life by Connie de VeerBraiding Sweetgrass by Robin Wall KimmererSmoke Gets in Your Eyes & Other Lessons from the Crematory by Caitlin Doughty
Nonfiction by Female Authors
10th out of 365 books — 64 voters
The Green Mile by Stephen KingDifferent Seasons by Stephen KingPapillon by Henri CharrièreThe Count of Monte Cristo by Alexandre DumasIn Cold Blood by Truman Capote
Prison Books
44th out of 529 books — 249 voters

Assata by Assata ShakurBlood in My Eye by George L. JacksonIf They Come in the Morning by Angela Y. DavisAfeni Shakur by Jasmine GuyRevolutionary Suicide by Huey P. Newton
Black Panthers Speak
1st out of 18 books — 5 voters
To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper LeePride and Prejudice by Jane AustenThe Diary of a Young Girl by Anne Frank1984 by George OrwellAnimal Farm by George Orwell
Books That Everyone Should Read At Least Once
6398th out of 32,404 books — 123,423 voters

Diary of a Freedom Writer by Darrius GarrettWhite Lines by Tracy BrownAssata by Assata ShakurThe Girl Who Played with Fire by Stieg LarssonThe Million Dollar Divorce by R.M. Johnson
52 books a year
3rd out of 42 books — 23 voters
Are Prisons Obsolete? by Angela Y. DavisThe New Jim Crow by Michelle AlexanderJust Mercy by Bryan StevensonPushout by Monique W. MorrisResistance Behind Bars by Victoria Law
Prison History & Theory
14th out of 139 books — 58 voters

Women, Race & Class by Angela Y. DavisAin't I a Woman by bell hooksAssata by Assata ShakurSister Outsider by Audre LordePrejudice, Racism, and Tribalism by Anthony M. D'Agostino MD
Books from MHP's Black Feminism Syllabus
3rd out of 35 books — 13 voters
Becoming by Michelle ObamaLove, Activism, and the Respectable Life of Alice Dunbar-Nelson by Tara T. GreenSee Me Naked by Tara T. Green#SayHerName by Kimberlé CrenshawThe Mother of Black Hollywood by Jenifer Lewis
Black Women: Biography, Autobiography, Personal Essays, and Memoir (nonfiction)
8th out of 376 books — 46 voters

To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee1984 by George OrwellPride and Prejudice by Jane AustenThe Diary of a Young Girl by Anne FrankHarry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone by J.K. Rowling
100 Books to Read in a Lifetime: Readers' Picks
5240th out of 15,788 books — 18,384 voters
The Lover by Marguerite DurasKindred by Octavia E. ButlerThe Piano Teacher by Elfriede JelinekSister Outsider by Audre LordeVoyage in the Dark by Jean Rhys
Staff picks: Feminist books for International Women’s Day
16th out of 42 books — 47 voters

The Handmaid’s Tale by Margaret Atwood1984 by George OrwellThe New Jim Crow by Michelle AlexanderFahrenheit 451 by Ray BradburyBetween the World and Me by Ta-Nehisi Coates
The Post-Trump Big Questions Canon
75th out of 522 books — 276 voters
The New Jim Crow by Michelle AlexanderBetween the World and Me by Ta-Nehisi CoatesBeloved by Toni MorrisonThe Warmth of Other Suns by Isabel WilkersonThe Fire Next Time by James Baldwin
#CharlestonSyllabus
28th out of 188 books — 83 voters

The Diary of a Young Girl by Anne FrankCatherine the Great by Robert K. MassieMarie Antoinette by Antonia FraserThe Six Wives of Henry VIII by Alison WeirEleanor of Aquitaine by Alison Weir
Female Biographies
220th out of 1,259 books — 421 voters
Buses Are a Comin' by Charles PersonA Place at the Nayarit by Natalia MolinaAnd a Voice to Sing With by Joan BaezOutlaw Woman by Roxanne Dunbar-OrtizPrejudice, Racism, and Tribalism by Anthony M. D'Agostino MD
Sixties Memoirs & Biographies (nonfiction)
7th out of 177 books — 42 voters

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