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200 Essential Women Writers - Page 4

A list of 200 extraordinary women writers.
This is by no means an exhaustive list but a good starting point for all readers wishing to read more female authors.
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Maggie O'farrell
Maggie O'farrell
121
Malorie Blackman
Malorie Blackman
122
Margaret Atwood
Margaret Atwood
123
Maria Popova
Maria Popova
124
Marilynne Robinson
Marilynne Robinson
125
Maria Warner
Maria Warner
126
Mary Beard
Mary Beard
127
Mary Norton
Mary Norton
128
Mary Shelley
Mary Shelley
129
Mary Wollstonecraft
Mary Wollstonecraft
130
Maya Angelou
Maya Angelou
131
Meg Rosoff
Meg Rosoff
132
Meg Wolitzer
Meg Wolitzer
133
Min Jin Lee
Min Jin Lee
134
Monica Ali
Monica Ali
135
Muriel Spark
Muriel Spark
136
Nancy Mitford
Nancy Mitford
137
Naomi Alderman
Naomi Alderman
138
Naomi Klein
Naomi Klein
139
Naomi Wolf
Naomi Wolf
140
Naomi Wood
Naomi Wood
141
Ngaio Marsh
Ngaio Marsh
142
Nicole Krauss
Nicole Krauss
143
Nora Ephron
Nora Ephron
144
N. K. Jemisin
N. K. Jemisin
145
Nnedi Okorafor
Nnedi Okorafor
146
Olga Tokarczuk
Olga Tokarczuk
147
Olivia Laing
Olivia Laing
148
Ottessa Moshfegh
Ottessa Moshfegh
149
Octavia E. Butler
Octavia E. Butler
150
Pat Barker
Pat Barker
151
P. D. James
P. D. James
152
Patricia Highsmith
Patricia Highsmith
153
Penelope Fitzgerald
Penelope Fitzgerald
154
Penelope Lively
Penelope Lively
155
Penelope Mortimer
Penelope Mortimer
156
Rachel Cusk
Rachel Cusk
157
Rebecca Solnit
Rebecca Solnit
158
Reni Eddo-Lodge
Reni Eddo-Lodge
159
Rita Mae Brown
Rita Mae Brown
160
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