Books like Proud Shoes

12 books to read next

• A Piece of Cake Cupcake Brown 8.8 h
• Roots Alex Haley 12.6 h
• Mama Terry McMillan, Mcmillan, Marjorie Johnson 4.9 h
• Song of Solomon Toni Morrison 6.3 h
• I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings Maya Angelou 5.2 h
• Paradise Toni Morrison 6.4 h
• The Liars' Club Mary Karr 5.9 h
• Spoonbread and Strawberry Wine Norma Jean Darden, Carole Darden 5.3 h
• The Misadventures of Awkward Black Girl Issa Rae 4.1 h
• The Hemingses of Monticello Annette Gordon-Reed 14.6 h
• The Love Songs of W.E.B. Du Bois Honorée Fanonne Jeffers 15.0 h
• Dust Tracks on a Road Zora Neale Hurston, Jesmyn Ward 6.0 h

How long each takes

A Piece of Cake Cupcake Brown 8.8 h Roots Alex Haley 12.6 h Mama Terry McMillan, Mcmillan, Marjorie Johnson 4.9 h Song of Solomon Toni Morrison 6.3 h I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings Maya Angelou 5.2 h Paradise Toni Morrison 6.4 h The Liars' Club Mary Karr 5.9 h Spoonbread and Strawberry Wine Norma Jean Darden, Carole Darden 5.3 h The Misadventures of Awkward Black Girl Issa Rae 4.1 h The Hemingses of Monticello Annette Gordon-Reed 14.6 h The Love Songs of W.E.B. Du Bois Honorée Fanonne Jeffers 15.0 h Dust Tracks on a Road Zora Neale Hurston, Jesmyn Ward 6.0 h

Bar height shows length. Estimated at 250 words a minute.