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21st Century Literature by Women: A Reading List

Last week, I asked for help putting together a list of women writers and their works from the 21st century. While some people got stuck in the 20th century for their recommendations, I was able to compile quite a list to share with my students. And now, I'm going to share it with you. It's a very long list, but it is by no means complete. It is, however, an excellent starting point. Add your recommendations in the comments.
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The End of Everything (Megan Abbott)
The End of Everything
1
Megan Abbott
Crescent, Diana Abu-Jaber
Crescent, Diana Abu-Jaber
2
Origin (Diana Abu-Jaber)
Origin
3
Diana Abu-Jaber
Purple Hibiscus
Purple Hibiscus
4
Half of a Yellow Sun (Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie)
Half of a Yellow Sun
5
Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
Portrait in Sepia (Isabelle Allende)
Portrait in Sepia
6
Isabelle Allende
Ines of My Soul
Ines of My Soul
7
Before We Were Free (Julia Alvarez)
Before We Were Free
8
Julia Alvarez
Een Betere Wereld (Saving the World) (Julia Alvarez)
Een Betere Wereld (Saving the World)
9
Julia Alvarez
The Blind Assassin (Margaret Atwood)
The Blind Assassin
10
Margaret Atwood
Oryx and Crake (Margaret Atwood)
Oryx and Crake
11
Margaret Atwood
The Year of the Flood (Margaret Atwood)
The Year of the Flood
12
Margaret Atwood
Can You Hear the Nightbird Call? (Anita Rau Badami)
Can You Hear the Nightbird Call?
13
Anita Rau Badami
An Invisible Sign of My Own (Aimee Bender)
An Invisible Sign of My Own
14
Aimee Bender
The Particular Sadness of Lemon Cake (Aimee Bender)
The Particular Sadness of Lemon Cake
15
Aimee Bender
The Book of Fires (Jane Borodale)
The Book of Fires
16
Jane Borodale
The Children's Book (A.S. Byatt)
The Children's Book
17
A.S. Byatt
Jonathan Strange & Mr Norrell (Susanna Clarke)
Jonathan Strange & Mr Norrell
18
Susanna Clarke
The Dew Breaker, by Edwige Danticat
The Dew Breaker, by Edwige Danticat
19
The Radiant City (Lauren B. Davis)
The Radiant City
20
Lauren B. Davis
Our Daily Bread (Lauren B. Davis)
Our Daily Bread
21
Lauren B. Davis
The Collected Stories of Lydia Davis (Lydia Davis)
The Collected Stories of Lydia Davis
22
Lydia Davis
The Inheritance of Loss (Kiran Desai)
The Inheritance of Loss
23
Kiran Desai
Good Harbor (Anita Diamant)
Good Harbor
24
Anita Diamant
The Last Days of Dogtown (Diamant, Anita)
The Last Days of Dogtown
25
Diamant, Anita
The Palace of Illusions by Chitra Banerjee Divakaruni
The Palace of Illusions by Chitra Banerjee Divakaruni
26
Life Mask
Life Mask
27
Room (Emma Donoghue)
Room
28
Emma Donoghue
The Plague of Doves
The Plague of Doves
29
The Gods of Gotham (Lyndsay Faye)
The Gods of Gotham
30
Lyndsay Faye
Gone Girl (Gillian Flynn)
Gone Girl
31
Gillian Flynn
Village of Stone (Xiaolu Guo)
Village of Stone
32
Xiaolu Guo
A Concise Chinese-English Dictionary for Lovers (Xiaolu Gui)
A Concise Chinese-English Dictionary for Lovers
33
Xiaolu Gui
The Monsters of Templeton
The Monsters of Templeton
34
Arcadia
Arcadia
35
Mrs. Kimble (Jennifer Haigh)
Mrs. Kimble
36
Jennifer Haigh
Baker Towers (Jennifer Haigh)
Baker Towers
37
Jennifer Haigh
Faith (Jennifer Haigh)
Faith
38
Jennifer Haigh
Willem's Field (Melinda Haynes)
Willem's Field
39
Melinda Haynes
The Dovekeepers (Alice Hoffman)
The Dovekeepers
40
Alice Hoffman
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