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
37th out of 2,616 books — 3,598 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
21st out of 1,349 books — 1,590 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
25th out of 1,466 books — 549 voters
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
37th out of 1,043 books — 1,140 voters

Fun Home by Alison BechdelTipping the Velvet by Sarah WatersFingersmith by Sarah WatersThe Miseducation of Cameron Post by Emily M. DanforthThe Color Purple by Alice Walker
100 Best Lesbian Fiction & Memoir Books Of All Time
29th out of 884 books — 1,157 voters
Sister Outsider by Audre LordeBlack Feminist Thought by Patricia Hill CollinsAin't I a Woman by bell hooksSister Citizen by Melissa V. Harris-PerryFeminist Theory by bell hooks
Black Feminist/Womanist Studies (nonfiction)
1st out of 130 books — 108 voters

To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper LeeA People’s History of the United States by Howard ZinnThe Handmaid’s Tale by Margaret AtwoodThe Color Purple by Alice WalkerNickel and Dimed by Barbara Ehrenreich
Social Justice: Books on Racism, Sexism, and Class
53rd out of 2,145 books — 1,547 voters

Fun Home by Alison BechdelAnd the Band Played On by Randy ShiltsStone Butch Blues by Leslie FeinbergThe Mayor of Castro Street by Randy ShiltsOdd Girls and Twilight Lovers by Lillian Faderman
Best Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual and Transgender Non-Fiction
6th out of 836 books — 484 voters
Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe by Benjamin Alire SáenzThe Song of Achilles by Madeline MillerThe Picture of Dorian Gray by Oscar WildeThe Color Purple by Alice WalkerCall Me By Your Name by André Aciman
Best LGBTQIA literature
66th out of 1,781 books — 2,175 voters

The Color Purple by Alice WalkerGiovanni’s Room by James BaldwinZami by Audre LordeAristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe by Benjamin Alire SáenzSister Outsider by Audre Lorde
Books by LGBTQ People of Color
5th out of 508 books — 143 voters
Pornography by Andrea DworkinThis Bridge Called My Back by Cherríe L. MoragaRight-Wing Women by Andrea DworkinIntercourse by Andrea DworkinThe Dialectic of Sex by Shulamith Firestone
Radical Feminist Texts
7th out of 296 books — 100 voters

The Hunger Games by Suzanne CollinsPride and Prejudice by Jane AustenTo Kill a Mockingbird by Harper LeeHarry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix by J.K. RowlingThe Book Thief by Markus Zusak
Best Books Ever
4944th out of 76,972 books — 286,466 voters

The Handmaid’s Tale by Margaret AtwoodA Room of One’s Own by Virginia WoolfWe Should All Be Feminists by Chimamanda Ngozi AdichieI Am Malala by Malala YousafzaiThe Complete Persepolis by Marjane Satrapi
The Feminist Orchestra Potential Reading List
74th out of 506 books — 571 voters
The Shock Doctrine by Naomi KleinA People’s History of the United States by Howard ZinnSocialism Is Dead! Long Live Socialism! by Todor BombovThe Grapes of Wrath by John SteinbeckFahrenheit 451 by Ray Bradbury
Best Progressive Reads
80th out of 1,063 books — 712 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
3958th out of 31,971 books — 121,377 voters

To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper LeePride and Prejudice by Jane AustenJane Eyre by Charlotte BrontëThe Diary of a Young Girl by Anne FrankThe Handmaid’s Tale by Margaret Atwood
Best Woman-Authored Books
473rd out of 8,347 books — 5,296 voters
The Diary of a Young Girl by Anne FrankWalden or, Life in the Woods by Henry David ThoreauGuns, Germs, and Steel by Jared DiamondSocialism Is Dead! Long Live Socialism! by Todor BombovQuantum Energetics and Spirituality Volume 1 by Kenneth Schmitt
Non-fiction - Something for Everyone
546th out of 4,105 books — 1,502 voters

Fun Home by Alison BechdelThe Color Purple by Alice WalkerStone Butch Blues by Leslie FeinbergThe Heart Is a Lonely Hunter by Carson McCullersSister Outsider by Audre Lorde
100 MUST-READ BOOKS BY QUEER AUTHORS
5th out of 100 books — 34 voters
Sister Outsider by Audre LordeIf You Could Be Mine by Sara FarizanMy Lesbian Experience with Loneliness by Kabi NagataUnder the Udala Trees by Chinelo OkparantaZami by Audre Lorde
Books by Lesbians of Colour
1st out of 300 books — 62 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
15th out of 103 books — 56 voters
Beloved by Toni MorrisonThe Color Purple by Alice WalkerTheir Eyes Were Watching God by Zora Neale HurstonSong of Solomon by Toni MorrisonKindred by Octavia E. Butler
Best Books by Women of Color
11th out of 629 books — 76 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
3939th out of 15,640 books — 17,963 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
72nd out of 625 books — 289 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
13th out of 188 books — 83 voters
The History of Sexuality, Volume 1 by Michel FoucaultSister Outsider by Audre LordeAin't I a Woman by bell hooksWomen Who Run With the Wolves by Clarissa Pinkola EstésWomen, Race & Class by Angela Y. Davis
Women, Gender, and Sexuality Studies
2nd out of 197 books — 25 voters

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