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100+ Contemporary American Women Fiction Writers

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The Weight of Dreams (Jonis Agee)
The Weight of Dreams
1
Jonis Agee
Bastard Out of Carolina (Dorothy Allison)
Bastard Out of Carolina
2
Dorothy Allison
In the Time of the Butterflies (Julia Alvarez)
In the Time of the Butterflies
3
Julia Alvarez
Vinegar Hill
Vinegar Hill
4
Ship Fever and Other Stories (Andrea Barrett)
Ship Fever and Other Stories
5
Andrea Barrett
Picturing Will (Ann Beattie)
Picturing Will
6
Ann Beattie
Durable Goods (Elizabeth Berg)
Durable Goods
7
Elizabeth Berg
Rubyfruit Jungle (Rita Mae Brown)
Rubyfruit Jungle
8
Rita Mae Brown
Revenge of the Middle Aged Woman (Elizabeth Buchan)
Revenge of the Middle Aged Woman
9
Elizabeth Buchan
Your Blues Ain't Like Mine
Your Blues Ain't Like Mine
10
Sally Hemmings: A Novel (Barbara Chase-Riboud)
Sally Hemmings: A Novel
11
Barbara Chase-Riboud
Girl With a Pearl Earring (Tracy Chevalier)
Girl With a Pearl Earring
12
Tracy Chevalier
The Quilter's Apprentice (Jennifer Chiaverini)
The Quilter's Apprentice
13
Jennifer Chiaverini
The Foreing Student (Susan Choi)
The Foreing Student
14
Susan Choi
The Beans of Egypt, Maine (Carolyn Chute)
The Beans of Egypt, Maine
15
Carolyn Chute
The House on Mango Street (Sandra Cisneros)
The House on Mango Street
16
Sandra Cisneros
Persian Pickle Club (Sandra Dallas)
Persian Pickle Club
17
Sandra Dallas
A Book of Common Prayer
A Book of Common Prayer
18
Sister of My Heart
Sister of My Heart
19
Love Medicine (Louise Erdrich)
Love Medicine
20
Louise Erdrich
Fried Green Tomatoes at the Whistle Stop Café (Fannie Flagg)
Fried Green Tomatoes at the Whistle Stop Café
21
Fannie Flagg
Sullivan's Island
Sullivan's Island
22
A Cure for Dreams (Kaye Gibbons)
A Cure for Dreams
23
Kaye Gibbons
Rhoda: A Life in Stories (Ellen Gilchrist)
Rhoda: A Life in Stories
24
Ellen Gilchrist
A Mother and Two Daughters (Gail Godwin)
A Mother and Two Daughters
25
Gail Godwin
Kaaterskill Falls (Allergra Goodman)
Kaaterskill Falls
26
Allergra Goodman
Men and Angels (Mary Gordon)
Men and Angels
27
Mary Gordon
Domestic Pleasures (Beth Gutcheon)
Domestic Pleasures
28
Beth Gutcheon
The Book of Ruth (Jane Hamilton)
The Book of Ruth
29
Jane Hamilton
The Seal Wife (Kathryn Harrison)
The Seal Wife
30
Kathryn Harrison
The Great Fire
The Great Fire
31
Stones From the River
Stones From the River
32
Illumination Night (Alice Hoffman)
Illumination Night
33
Alice Hoffman
The Dress Lodger
The Dress Lodger
34
The Safety of Objects: Stories, A. M. Homes
The Safety of Objects: Stories, A. M. Homes
35
Walter's Purple Heart (Catheine Ryan Hyde)
Walter's Purple Heart
36
Catheine Ryan Hyde
Close Relations (Susan Isaacs)
Close Relations
37
Susan Isaacs
Typical American (Gish Jen)
Typical American
38
Gish Jen
Le Divorce (Diane Johnson)
Le Divorce
39
Diane Johnson
At Home in Mitford, Jan Karon
At Home in Mitford, Jan Karon
40
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