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24 books recommended for fans of Sula by Toni Morrison, tied together by themes of Coming of Age, African American & Black, and Literary.

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A Mercy — Toni Morrison

Themes: Coming of Age • African American & Black • Literary

If the Creek Don’t Rise — Leah Weiss

If the Creek Don’t Rise

Themes: Coming of Age • African American & Black • Literary

Harry Sylvester Bird — Chinelo Okparanta

Harry Sylvester Bird

Chinelo Okparanta

Themes: Coming of Age • African American & Black • Literary

Heart of Darkness — Joseph Conrad

Heart of Darkness

Themes: Coming of Age • African American & Black • Literary

New Boy Othello Retold — Tracy Chevalier

New Boy Othello Retold

Tracy Chevalier

Themes: Coming of Age • African American & Black • Literary

Hidden Sins — Selena Montgomery

Selena Montgomery

Themes: Coming of Age • African American & Black • Literary

Mama Ruby — Mary Monroe

Themes: Coming of Age • African American & Black • Literary

Sing, Unburied, Sing A Novel — Jesmyn Ward

Sing, Unburied, Sing A Novel

Themes: Coming of Age • African American & Black • Literary

Ramadan Ramsey A Novel — Louis Edwards

Ramadan Ramsey A Novel

Themes: Coming of Age • African American & Black • Literary

Honey and Spice A Novel — Bolu Babalola

Honey and Spice A Novel

Themes: Coming of Age • African American & Black • Literary

Map of Ireland A Novel — Stephanie Grant

Map of Ireland A Novel

Stephanie Grant

Themes: Coming of Age • African American & Black • Literary

The Secret Life of Bees — Sue Monk Kidd

The Secret Life of Bees

Themes: Coming of Age • African American & Black • Literary

Libertie A Novel — Kaitlyn Greenidge

Libertie A Novel

Kaitlyn Greenidge

Themes: Coming of Age • African American & Black • Literary

The Necessary Hunger — Nina Revoyr

The Necessary Hunger

Themes: Coming of Age • African American & Black • Literary

Quicksand and Passing — Nella Larsen

Quicksand and Passing

Themes: Coming of Age • African American & Black • Literary

Have You Seen Luis Velez? — Catherine Ryan Hyde

Have You Seen Luis Velez?

Catherine Ryan Hyde

Themes: Coming of Age • African American & Black • Literary

To Kill a Mockingbird 40th — Harper Lee

To Kill a Mockingbird 40th

Themes: Coming of Age • African American & Black • Literary

Cousin Phillis — Elizabeth Cleghorn Gaskell

Elizabeth Cleghorn Gaskell

Themes: Coming of Age • African American & Black • Literary

Patience is a Subtle Thief A Novel — Abi Ishola-Ayodeji

Patience is a Subtle Thief A Novel

Abi Ishola-Ayodeji

Themes: Coming of Age • African American & Black • Literary

To Kill a Mockingbird — Harper Lee

To Kill a Mockingbird

Themes: Coming of Age • African American & Black • Literary

The Love Songs of W.E.B. Du Bois — Honoree Fanonne Jeffers

The Love Songs of W.E.B. Du Bois

Honoree Fanonne Jeffers

Themes: Coming of Age • African American & Black • Literary

Catherine House A Novel — Elisabeth Thomas

Catherine House A Novel

Elisabeth Thomas

Themes: Coming of Age • African American & Black • Literary

By Her Own Design A Novel of Ann Lowe, Fashion Designer to the Social Register — Piper Huguley

By Her Own Design A Novel of Ann Lowe, Fashion Designer to the Social Register

Themes: Coming of Age • African American & Black • Literary

House of Cars Book 1 Fairley High Series — Shelia E. Lipsey

House of Cars Book 1 Fairley High Series

Shelia E. Lipsey

Themes: Coming of Age • African American & Black • Literary

If Sula by Toni Morrison is on your shelf, these 24 titles belong there too. Connected by Coming of Age, African American & Black, Literary and selected for literary and thematic overlap. Featuring work by Toni Morrison, Leah Weiss, Chinelo Okparanta, Joseph Conrad, and others.

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