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Back for the ninth year, this is a list of adult literary books with a 2021 initial publication date that will appeal to literary readers of color and readers who enjoy stories with a multicultural point-of-view.

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156 books · 62 voters · list created November 28th, 2020 by Rainbowheart (votes) .
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Comments Showing 1-4 of 4 (4 new)

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message 1: by Book Mitch (new)

Book Mitch I believe Fruit of the Drunken Tree was actually published in 2018 :)


message 2: by Rainbowheart (new)

Rainbowheart Thanks for the heads up! You are correct. I removed that one.


message 4: by Elizabeth (new)

Elizabeth McFarlane What the hec is a 'reader of colour'? There are 4 races: Black, White, Asian and Oriental. Give each recognition of their identity.


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