Suggested Further Reading: Fiction
A selection of fiction to read after Homegoing by Yaa Gyasi, our 2017 Seattle Reads choice. These books are hand-picked by our librarians for your reading enjoyment.
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Some Sing, Some Cry
An African American family saga that explores three generations of women from Reconstruction to Jim Crow to the digital age. As in Homegoing, music is a theme that figures into the lives of characters.
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The Expedition to the Baobab Tree
A former slave learning to survive in the harsh interior of Southern Africa reveals her history in this profound novel translated from Afrikaans by J.M. Coetzee. First published in the U.S. in 1983; reissued in 2014.
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Cane River
Based loosely on her family's history, Tademy tells the story of four generations of African American women, from slavery on a Creole plantation in Louisiana to emancipation, Jim Crow, and the beginning of the Civil Rights movement.
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The Underground Railroad
The 2016 National Book Award Winner follows Cora as she breaks free from slavery on a Georgia cotton plantation, setting off on a journey that unspools the dark heart of this country's past.
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