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Octavia E. Butlerstandalone novel1979
Science fiction and time travel, about race and racism and survival.
“Widely popular, it has frequently been chosen as a text by community-wide reading programs and book organizations, and for high school and college courses.”
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Toni Morrisonstandalone novel1987
Ghost stories, about grief and loss and parenthood.
“Set in the period after the American Civil War, the novel tells the story of formerly enslaved people whose Cincinnati home is haunted by a malevolent spirit.”
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George R. R. Martinstandalone novel1982
Horror, adventurous in tone, about vampires, set in at sea.
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Colson Whiteheadstandalone novel2016
Alternate history, about race and racism and survival.
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William R. Forstchenstandalone novel2001
War & military, about coming of age and war.
“A young master's cruelty leads to an unforeseen confrontation, which forces Sam and his cousin to flee the plantation.”
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Anne Ricestandalone novel1980
Reflective in tone, about race and racism and class conflict, set in big city.