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)
10th out of 132 books — 111 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
161st out of 1,477 books — 562 voters

Ain't I a Woman by bell hooksZami by Audre LordeBlack Feminist Thought by Patricia Hill CollinsBut Some of Us Are Brave by Akasha Gloria HullWomen, Race & Class by Angela Y. Davis
Black feminism
4th out of 43 books — 22 voters
Pride and Prejudice by Jane AustenTo Kill a Mockingbird by Harper LeeJane Eyre by Charlotte BrontëThe Handmaid’s Tale by Margaret AtwoodThe Diary of a Young Girl by Anne Frank
Jezebel's Books All Women Should Read
296th out of 784 books — 1,401 voters

This Bridge Called My Back by Cherríe L. MoragaPornography by Andrea DworkinRight-Wing Women by Andrea DworkinIntercourse by Andrea DworkinThe Dialectic of Sex by Shulamith Firestone
Radical Feminist Texts
71st out of 296 books — 101 voters
The Autobiography of Malcolm X by Malcolm XWolf Hustle by Cin FabréThe Souls of Black Folk by W.E.B. Du BoisSet the Night on Fire by Mike  DavisThe New Jim Crow by Michelle Alexander
Best Books on African American Studies (nonfiction)
64th out of 255 books — 149 voters

Theory of People by Jakub LasakThe Autobiography of Malcolm X by Malcolm XI Know Why the Caged Bird Sings by Maya AngelouReform or Revolution & Other Writings by Rosa LuxemburgLong Walk to Freedom by Nelson Mandela
The Revolution Starts Here
50th out of 136 books — 92 voters
Beloved by Toni MorrisonTheir Eyes Were Watching God by Zora Neale HurstonI Know Why the Caged Bird Sings by Maya AngelouThe Color Purple by Alice WalkerSong of Solomon by Toni Morrison
The Zora Canon | 100 Best Books by Black Women Authors
32nd out of 100 books — 11 voters

Into the Wild by Jon KrakauerWalden or, Life in the Woods by Henry David ThoreauThe Diary of a Young Girl by Anne FrankThe Cosmic Experience of One by Jasun EtherThe Ra Contact by Donald Tully Elkins
favorite non-fiction
1145th out of 2,902 books — 1,320 voters

The Help by Kathryn StockettThe Kite Runner by Khaled HosseiniWater for Elephants by Sara GruenThe Book Thief by Markus ZusakTo Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee
Best for Book Clubs
8622nd out of 15,223 books — 19,366 voters

This Bridge Called My Back by Cherríe L. MoragaSister Outsider by Audre LordeOn Intersectionality by Kimberlé CrenshawFeminist AF by Brittney CooperKilling Rage by bell hooks
Black Feminism, Womanism, & Critical Race Feminism
14th out of 44 books — 27 voters
Sister Outsider by Audre LordeBut Some of Us Are Brave by Akasha Gloria HullAll About Love by bell hooksPushout by Monique W. MorrisHow Capitalism Underdeveloped Black America by Manning Marable
Historic Reads - #28Stories Project
2nd out of 28 books — 2 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
59th out of 103 books — 56 voters
But Some of Us Are Brave by Akasha Gloria HullIt's Not About the Burqa by Mariam KhanAn Indigenous Peoples' History of the United States for Young... by Debbie  ReeseThis Book Is Anti-Racist by Tiffany JewellThings That Make White People Uncomfortable by Michael                    ...
#OwnVoices for LGBTQIA+ and Feminism
1st out of 17 books — 1 voter

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
2673rd out of 2,796 books — 3,743 voters
Ain't I a Woman by bell hooksBut Some of Us Are Brave by Akasha Gloria HullThis Bridge Called My Back by Cherríe L. MoragaZami by Audre LordeThe Color Purple by Alice Walker
Groep Zwarte Vrouwen Nijmegen Boekenlijst
2nd out of 24 books — 1 voter

How We Get Free by Keeanga-Yamahtta TaylorWords of Fire by Beverly Guy-SheftallHome Girls by Barbara     SmithBlack-Eyed Susans and Midnight Birds by Mary Helen WashingtonSister Outsider by Audre Lorde
Black Feminist Foundations
6th out of 15 books — 1 voter

The Little Match Girl by Hans Christian AndersenAnother Country by James BaldwinGo Tell It on the Mountain by James BaldwinNobody Knows My Name by James BaldwinNotes of a Native Son by James Baldwin
All the Books in Well-Read Black Girl (Part 1)
86th out of 100 books — 2 voters
We Should All Be Feminists by Chimamanda Ngozi AdichieBurn It Down by Lilly DancygerFeminism for the 99% by Cinzia ArruzzaWomen Don't Owe You Pretty by Florence GivenWhat We Talk About When We Talk About Rape by Sohaila Abdulali
Feminism for the 99% (nonfiction)
50th out of 111 books — 12 voters

The Culture Code by Daniel CoyleWork Rules! by Laszlo BockThe Making of a Manager by Julie ZhuoDeep Listening by Emily KasrielRadical Candor by Kim Malone Scott
Tech Management and Leadership Book
98th out of 112 books — 10 voters

Our Nig or, Sketches from the Life of a Free Black by Harriet E. WilsonIncidents in the Life of a Slave Girl by Harriet Ann JacobsA Voice from the South by Anna Julia CooperIola Leroy by Frances Ellen Watkins HarperThe Red Record by Ida B. Wells-Barnett
ZORA Cannon 100 Greatest by African-American women
40th out of 95 books — 1 voter
Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone by J.K. RowlingThe Hunger Games by Suzanne CollinsThe Book Thief by Markus ZusakThe Martian by Andy WeirThe Help by Kathryn Stockett
Books With a Goodreads Average Rating of 4.3 and Above
2049th out of 3,134 books — 480 voters

Buses Are a Comin' by Charles PersonFreedom is a Constant Struggle by Angela Y. DavisNight by Elie WieselBad Feminist by Roxane GayDo Justice by Kristi Burton Brown
Social Justice Warfare
27th out of 98 books — 21 voters
Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone by J.K. RowlingCinder by Marissa MeyerThe Selection by Kiera CassThe Book Thief by Markus ZusakThe Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins
Books With a Goodreads Average Rating of 4 and Above
338th out of 627 books — 274 voters

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