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John Adams by David McCulloughThe Rise and Fall of the Third Reich by William L. Shirer1776 by David McCulloughTeam of Rivals by Doris Kearns GoodwinThe Guns of August by Barbara W. Tuchman
Best History Books
3,700 books — 3,732 voters
John Adams by David McCullough1776 by David McCulloughTeam of Rivals by Doris Kearns GoodwinA People’s History of the United States by Howard ZinnBury My Heart at Wounded Knee by Dee Brown
Best American History Books
2,121 books — 2,490 voters

Two Rivers by Zoe SaadiaRide the Wind by Lucia St. Clair RobsonAt Road's End by Zoe SaadiaPanther in the Sky by James Alexander ThomThe Peacekeeper by Zoe Saadia
Native American Historical Fiction
278 books — 275 voters
There There by Tommy OrangeBlack Sun by Rebecca RoanhorseFirekeeper’s Daughter by Angeline BoulleyThe Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian by Sherman AlexieBraiding Sweetgrass by Robin Wall Kimmerer
Popsugar 2021 #16 - A Book by an Indigenous Author
268 books — 264 voters

Firekeeper’s Daughter by Angeline BoulleyThere There by Tommy OrangeKillers of the Flower Moon by David GrannNever Whistle at Night by Shane HawkThe Berry Pickers by Amanda Peters
52 Book Club 2024: #46 Featuring Indigenous Culture
220 books — 137 voters
Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe by Benjamin Alire SáenzThe Color Purple by Alice WalkerSimon vs. the Homo Sapiens Agenda by Becky AlbertalliA Little Life by Hanya YanagiharaRedefining Realness by Janet Mock
Books with major LGBT people of color
335 books — 96 voters

Island of the Blue Dolphins by Scott O'DellThe Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian by Sherman AlexieThe Birchbark House by Louise ErdrichJulie of the Wolves by Jean Craighead GeorgeCode Talker by Joseph Bruchac
Native Americans in Children's Literature
439 books — 94 voters
Technological Slavery by Theodore John KaczynskiAnti-Tech Revolution by Theodore John KaczynskiIndustrial Society and Its Future by Theodore John KaczynskiIshmael by Daniel QuinnEndgame, Vol. 1 by Derrick Jensen
Critiques of civilization
184 books — 93 voters

Braiding Sweetgrass by Robin Wall KimmererThe Marrow Thieves by Cherie DimalineBlack Sun by Rebecca RoanhorseBlack Indian by Shonda BuchananHemlock and Sage by Tali Inlow
All Indigenous Peoples Books
410 books — 83 voters
The Rough-Face Girl by Rafe MartinThe First Strawberries by Joseph BruchacThe Girl Who Loved Wild Horses by Paul GobleFrog Girl by Owen Paul LewisThe Legend of the Indian Paintbrush by Tomie dePaola
Native American Picture Books
348 books — 64 voters

Braiding Sweetgrass by Robin Wall KimmererTrail of Lightning by Rebecca RoanhorseBlack Indian by Shonda BuchananThe Break by Katherena VermetteThe Sisterhood by Tali Inlow
Native American Female Authors
195 books — 61 voters
Mayflower by Nathaniel PhilbrickA Voyage Long and Strange by Tony HorwitzJohn Adams by David McCulloughAlbion's Seed by David Hackett FischerThe Island at the Center of the World by Russell Shorto
Colonial North America (nonfiction)
143 books — 54 voters

When Secrets Bloom by Patricia FurstenbergKindred by Octavia E. ButlerSiddhartha by Hermann HesseThe Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian by Sherman AlexieOrope - The White Snake by Guenevere Lee
Great Books with Leading Minority Characters
122 books — 51 voters
Los Sangurimas by José de la CuadraHuasipungo by Jorge IcazaLas cruces sobre el agua by Joaquín Gallegos LaraUn hombre muerto a puntapiés by Pablo PalacioNefando by Mónica Ojeda
Ecuadorian Literature
320 books — 50 voters

Mayflower by Nathaniel PhilbrickAlbion's Seed by David Hackett FischerAmerica at 1750 by Richard HofstadterAmerican Jezebel by Eve LaPlanteThe Island at the Center of the World by Russell Shorto
Nonfiction about Early America
185 books — 42 voters
My Heart Fills With Happiness by Monique Gray SmithLittle You by Richard Van CampThe Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian by Sherman AlexieThunder Boy Jr. by Sherman AlexieShi-shi-etko by Nicola I. Campbell
Indigenous Children's Literature
132 books — 39 voters

Jonny Appleseed by Joshua Whiteheadfull-metal indigiqueer by Joshua WhiteheadSovereign Erotics by Qwo-Li DriskillDisintegrate/Dissociate by Arielle TwistA Two-Spirit Journey by Ma-Nee Chacaby
Two-Spirit / Indigenous LGBTQ Books
108 books — 33 voters
Firekeeper's Daughter by Angeline BoulleyBlack Sun by Rebecca RoanhorseBraiding Sweetgrass by Robin Wall KimmererA Fire Among Clouds by Camilo Moncada LozanoElatsoe by Darcie Little Badger
Indigenous Voices
272 books — 25 voters

The Hockey Sweater by Roch CarrierGuests of War Trilogy by Kit PearsonWhispers of War by Kit PearsonLucy Maud and Me by Mary Frances CoadyToronto Street Names by Leonard Wise
Toronto for Kids
88 books — 23 voters
A Thousand Splendid Suns by Khaled HosseiniThe Girl With the Dragon Tattoo by Stieg LarssonThe Shadow of the Wind by Carlos Ruiz ZafónLike Water for Chocolate by Laura EsquivelThe Master and Margarita by Mikhail Bulgakov
Nations in Their Own Voices - Fiction
114 books — 21 voters

The Haunting of Hill House by Shirley JacksonSomething is Killing the Children, Vol. 1 by James Tynion IVVampires in the Lemon Grove by Karen RussellAmerican Gods by Neil GaimanRebecca by Daphne du Maurier
North American Supernatural Realism
71 books — 20 voters
TWAS The Year 2020 by Karl WigginsAccounting for Slavery by Caitlin RosenthalSlavery by Another Name by Douglas A. BlackmonRacial Innocence by Robin BernsteinCaptives and Cousins by James F. Brooks
Slavery in the US: Systems and Ideology (nonfiction)
159 books — 19 voters

Black Indian by Shonda BuchananGreen Grass, Running Water by Thomas KingSharks in the Time of Saviors by Kawai Strong WashburnFlight of the Goose by Lesley ThomasForty-Ninth by Boris Pronsky
More All Indigenous Peoples Books
154 books — 19 voters
Room by Emma DonoghueThe God of Small Things by Arundhati RoyWives and Daughters by Elizabeth GaskellThe Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society by Mary Ann ShafferOranges Are Not the Only Fruit by Jeanette Winterson
40 Books by Oppressed People
68 books — 15 voters

Braiding Sweetgrass by Robin Wall KimmererIwigara by Enrique SalmónGathering Moss by Robin Wall KimmererPlants Have So Much to Give Us, All We Have to Do Is Ask by Mary Siisip GeniuszKnowing Home by Gloria Snively
Indigenous wisdom, knowledge, science and stories
21 books — 15 voters
Bury My Heart at Wounded Knee by Dee BrownEmpire of the Summer Moon by S.C. GwynneThe Heart of Everything That Is by Bob DruryKillers of the Flower Moon by David GrannThe Earth Is Weeping by Peter Cozzens
"The American Indian Wars" (nonfiction)
169 books — 14 voters

1984 by George OrwellThe Fellowship of the Ring by J.R.R. TolkienThe Little Prince by Antoine de Saint-ExupéryThe Golden Compass by Philip PullmanThe Picture of Dorian Gray by Oscar Wilde
Books to See the World in a New Light
167 books — 13 voters
Crazy Dumplings by Amanda RobertsEvery Grain of Rice by Fuchsia DunlopLand of Fish and Rice by Fuchsia DunlopThe Breath of a Wok by Grace YoungThe Key to Chinese Cooking by Irene Kuo
Best Chinese Cookbooks
48 books — 9 voters

Rabbit-Proof Fence by Doris PilkingtonJack Charles by Jack CharlesMy Place by Sally MorganToo Much Lip by Melissa LucashenkoDark Emu by Bruce Pascoe
Indigenous Experiences and the Stolen Generation of Australia
53 books — 9 voters
By the Fire We Carry by Rebecca NagleThunder Song by Sasha taqwšəblu LaPointeWhiskey Tender by Deborah Jackson TaffaWe Will Not Be Saved by Nemonte NenquimoThe Serviceberry by Robin Wall Kimmerer
Indigenous Nonfiction 2024
11 books — 6 voters

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