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20 Books by Women That Everyone Should Read

Let me be clear: this is not supposed to be a list of the best books by women (especially in a global context!) and they are definitely not the ONLY books you should read by women. This is just a list of books that I have read and found to be beautiful and/or important. It is just a tiny slice of all the amazing books written by female authors 🙂
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And Then There Were None (Agatha Christie)
And Then There Were None
1
Agatha Christie
Bad Feminist (Roxane Gay)
Bad Feminist
2
Roxane Gay
The Captive (Joyce Hansen)
The Captive
3
Joyce Hansen
Ceremony (Leslie Marmon Silko)
Ceremony
4
Leslie Marmon Silko
Frankenstein (Mary Shelley)
Frankenstein
5
Mary Shelley
Fun Home (Alison Bechdel)
Fun Home
6
Alison Bechdel
The Giver (Lois Lowry)
The Giver
7
Lois Lowry
Herland (Charlotte Perkins Gilman)
Herland
8
Charlotte Perkins Gilman
How Long 'Til Black Future Month? (N.K. Jemisin)
How Long 'Til Black Future Month?
9
N.K. Jemisin
I Am Malala (Malala Yousafzai)
I Am Malala
10
Malala Yousafzai
I Capture the Castle (Dodie Smith)
I Capture the Castle
11
Dodie Smith
The Island of Sea Women (Lisa See)
The Island of Sea Women
12
Lisa See
Jane Eyre (Charlotte Bronte)
Jane Eyre
13
Charlotte Bronte
Little Women (Louisa May Alcott)
Little Women
14
Louisa May Alcott
On Beauty (Zadie Smith)
On Beauty
15
Zadie Smith
People of the Book (Geraldine Brooks)
People of the Book
16
Geraldine Brooks
Smoke Gets in Your Eyes: And Other Lessons From the Crematory (Caitlin Doughty)
Smoke Gets in Your Eyes: And Other Lessons From the Crematory
17
Caitlin Doughty
A Tale for the Time Being (Ruth Ozeki)
A Tale for the Time Being
18
Ruth Ozeki
The Vagina Monologues (Eve Ensler)
The Vagina Monologues
19
Eve Ensler
The Vegetarian (Han Kang)
The Vegetarian
20
Han Kang
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