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Issa Rae's Reading List

Creator and star of Insecure (HBO); founder of Hoorae Media. Bestselling author of The Misadventures of Awkward Black Girl.

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Favorite books (2023)

Favorite books recommended by Issa Rae, as compiled by radicalreads.com. Source article: https://radicalreads.com/issa-rae-favorite-books/.

Source: radicalreads.com

Cover of Sugar
Bernice L. McFadden · 2000 · Buy on Amazon
"Her books make cameos throughout [ Insecure ] just because I love how her main protagonist is a dark-skinned black woman. You’ll see that there are two dark-skinned black leads in this show, something that hasn’t been done much as a comedic duo. She has a great voice and a way of telling stories that feels so raw, so real, and she uses a lot of research to make you feel like, ‘Oh, am I reading fiction or am I reading nonfiction?'"
Mindy Kaling · Buy on Amazon
"It was the first time I read an autobiography and was like, ‘Oh my gosh, I know this girl. I am this girl.'"
Cover of Travels
Michael Crichton · 1988 · Buy on Amazon
Cover of I'm Judging You
Luvvie Ajayi · 2016 · Buy on Amazon
Angela Flournoy · Buy on Amazon
Cover of Adultery
Paulo Coelho · 2014 · Buy on Amazon
Junot Diaz (also rec’d by David Bowie ) · Buy on Amazon

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