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100 Essential Female Writers - Page 2

Whatever stage you're at in the endeavor to read more women, here are 100 talented female authors to get you started or keep you going. -AbeBooks
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The House of the Spirits (Isabel Allende)
The House of the Spirits
41
Isabel Allende
The Round House (Louise Erdrich)
The Round House
42
Louise Erdrich
The Lowland (Jhumpa Lahiri)
The Lowland
43
Jhumpa Lahiri
The Luminaries (Eleanor Catton)
The Luminaries
44
Eleanor Catton
The Signature of All Things (Elizabeth Gilbert)
The Signature of All Things
45
Elizabeth Gilbert
Outlander (Diana Gabaldon)
Outlander
46
Diana Gabaldon
The Paying Guests (Sarah Waters)
The Paying Guests
47
Sarah Waters
The Little Red Chairs (Edna O' Brien)
The Little Red Chairs
48
Edna O' Brien
Swamplandia (Karen Russell)
Swamplandia
49
Karen Russell
No Time Like the Present (Nadine Gordimer)
No Time Like the Present
50
Nadine Gordimer
A Tale for the Time Being (Ruth Ozeki)
A Tale for the Time Being
51
Ruth Ozeki
Room (Emma Donoghue)
Room
52
Emma Donoghue
A Complicated Kindness (Miriam Toews)
A Complicated Kindness
53
Miriam Toews
Life After Life (Kate Atkinson)
Life After Life
54
Kate Atkinson
Bel Canto (Ann Patchett)
Bel Canto
55
Ann Patchett
The Lacuna (Barbara Kingsolver)
The Lacuna
56
Barbara Kingsolver
The Invention of Wings (Sue Monk Kidd)
The Invention of Wings
57
Sue Monk Kidd
The Hollow (Agatha Christie)
The Hollow
58
Agatha Christie
Ammonites and Leaping Fish: A Life in Time (Penelope Lively)
Ammonites and Leaping Fish: A Life in Time
59
Penelope Lively
Passage (Connie Willis)
Passage
60
Connie Willis
The Inheritance of Loss (Kiran Desai)
The Inheritance of Loss
61
Kiran Desai
Possession (A.S. Byatt)
Possession
62
A.S. Byatt
The God of Small Things (Arundhati Roy)
The God of Small Things
63
Arundhati Roy
A Visit From the Goon Squad (Jennifer Egan)
A Visit From the Goon Squad
64
Jennifer Egan
Modern Lovers (Emma Staub)
Modern Lovers
65
Emma Staub
The Bone People (Keri Hulme)
The Bone People
66
Keri Hulme
The Sea, the Sea (Iris Murdoch)
The Sea, the Sea
67
Iris Murdoch
The Blue Flower (Penelope Fitzgerald)
The Blue Flower
68
Penelope Fitzgerald
Station Eleven (Emily St John Mandel)
Station Eleven
69
Emily St John Mandel
The Bell Jar (Sylvia Plath)
The Bell Jar
70
Sylvia Plath
Homegoing (Yaa Gyasi)
Homegoing
71
Yaa Gyasi
Their Eyes Were Watching (Zora Neale Hurston)
Their Eyes Were Watching
72
Zora Neale Hurston
How to Be Both (Ali Smith)
How to Be Both
73
Ali Smith
Where'd You Go, Bernadette (Maria Semple)
Where'd You Go, Bernadette
74
Maria Semple
Witches of New York (Ami McKay)
Witches of New York
75
Ami McKay
Fates and Furies (Lauren Groff)
Fates and Furies
76
Lauren Groff
Boy, Snow, Bird (Helen Oyeyemi)
Boy, Snow, Bird
77
Helen Oyeyemi
The Interestings (Meg Wolitzer)
The Interestings
78
Meg Wolitzer
Rebecca (Daphne Du Maurier)
Rebecca
79
Daphne Du Maurier
An American Marriage (Tayari Jones)
An American Marriage
80
Tayari Jones
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