As a woman who has been reading daily since she laid her hands on the her first copy of The Boxcar Children, and who has since made a career out of publishing and writing, I can say that women writers and their books have changed my life. Whether I needed a place to escape to in my crowded childhood home, or a source of motivation for my own projects, books were there — especially those by women.
If you're a woman with a reading addiction but just can't seem to narrow down your list, turn to your fellow ladies for the answers. Of course, there are hundreds of titles worth mentioning, here are just 25 books by female authors that are a great starting point, from the classics to the current, in both children's to adult, that deserve a spot on every woman's bucket list:
