Books like The Book of Negroes
The Book of Negroes by Lawrence Hill reads as poignant, epic. These 12 books share its genome — matched by how they actually read, not just their shelf label.
Homegoing
Yaa Gyasi · 2016
Shares the history thread
83% genome match
The longest memory
Fred D'Aguiar · 1994
Shares the history thread
69% genome match
The Invention of Wings
Sue Monk Kidd · 2014
Shares the history thread
69% genome match
The Color Purple
Alice Walker · 1982
Shares the history thread
69% genome match
Beloved
Toni Morrison · 1987
Shares the history thread
83% genome match
The Love Songs of W.E.B. Du Bois
Honoree Fanonne Jeffers · 2021
Shares the history thread
69% genome match
The Water Dancer
Ta-Nehisi Coates · 2019
Shares the history thread
69% genome match
Day of Tears
Julius Lester · 2005
Both explore slavery & freedom
77% genome match
The Deep
Rivers Solomon · 2019
Shares the history thread
69% genome match
The Underground Railroad
Colson Whitehead · 2016
Shares the history thread
83% genome match
Yellow Wife
Sadeqa Johnson · 2021
Shares the history thread
75% genome match
Absalom, Absalom!
William Faulkner
Shares the history thread
69% genome match
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