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At the start of the month dedicated to African American history, here’s The Guardian's rundown of what to read, including Paul Beatty and Octavia Butler.


The Woman Next Door

The Woman Next Door

Yewande Omotoso

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Hortensia James and Marion Agostino are neighbours. One is black, one white. Both are successful...

Kill 'Em and Leave: Searching for the Real James Brown

Kill 'Em and Leave: Searching for the Real James Brown

James McBride

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The definitive biography of the soul legend James Brown by National Book Award-winning novelist...

The Sellout

The Sellout

Paul Beatty

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'Outrageous, hilarious and profound.' Simon Schama, Financial Times 'The longer you stare at...

The Hate u Give

The Hate u Give

Angie Thomas

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A powerful and brave YA novel about what prejudice looks like in the 21st century. Sixteen-year-old...


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Rest in Power: The Enduring Life of Trayvon Martin

Rest in Power: The Enduring Life of Trayvon Martin

Tracy Martin and Sybrina Fulton

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On February 26th 2012 seventeen-year-old Trayvon Martin was walking home with a bag of Skittles and...

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This is a list of novels, in no particular order, that need to be read at least once by everyone. Some are classics & some are modern but all are important works of literature in some way.


Hitchhiker Trilogy: A Trilogy in Five Parts

Hitchhiker Trilogy: A Trilogy in Five Parts

Douglas Adams

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The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy One Thursday lunchtime the Earth gets unexpectedly demolished...

A Thousand Splendid Suns

A Thousand Splendid Suns

Khaled Hosseini

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Mariam is only fifteen when she is sent to Kabul to marry Rasheed. Nearly two decades later, a...


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The Beach

The Beach

Alex Garland

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A 20th anniversary edition of this million copy bestseller, with a new introduction by John Niven: a...

The Color Purple

The Color Purple

Alice Walker

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The classic, PULITZER PRIZE-winning novel that made Alice Walker a household name. Set in the deep...

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