i would also like to mention:
11. native son - richard wright
12. the lunatic - anthony c. winkler
13. the autobiography of malcolm x - alex haley
14. the autobiography of my mother - jamaica kincaid
15. jazz - toni morrison
16. down and out in paris and london - george orwell
17. tender is the night - f. scott fitzgerald
18. tar baby - toni morrison
19. half of a yellow sun - chimamanda ngozi adichie
20. the history of mary prince - mary prince
(oh i could just go on forever & ever … <3 )