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29 Books Written by Women Everybody Should Read

By Michelle Daniel: "Looking to read more women authors, but not sure where to start? Have a look at our list of 29 must-read books written by women—a mix of novels, memoirs, short story collections, and nonfiction from the 19th century to the present. You just might find a new favourite!"
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Annie John (Jamaica Kincaid)
Annie John
1
Jamaica Kincaid
The Bell Jar (Sylvia Plath)
The Bell Jar
2
Sylvia Plath
A Tree Grows in Brooklyn (Betty Smith)
A Tree Grows in Brooklyn
3
Betty Smith
Fierce Attachments (Vivian Gornick)
Fierce Attachments
4
Vivian Gornick
Beloved (Toni Morrison)
Beloved
5
Toni Morrison
Anne Frank: the Diary of a Young Girl (Anne Frank)
Anne Frank: the Diary of a Young Girl
6
Anne Frank
Frankenstein (Mary Shelley)
Frankenstein
7
Mary Shelley
The Heart Is a Lonely Hunter (Carson McCullers)
The Heart Is a Lonely Hunter
8
Carson McCullers
The Handmaid's Tale (Margaret Atwood)
The Handmaid's Tale
9
Margaret Atwood
How to Build a Girl (Caitlin Moran)
How to Build a Girl
10
Caitlin Moran
The House of Mirth (Edith Wharton)
The House of Mirth
11
Edith Wharton
I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings (Maya Angelou)
I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings
12
Maya Angelou
I Am Malala (Malala Yousafzai)
I Am Malala
13
Malala Yousafzai
Jane Eyre (Charlotte Bronte)
Jane Eyre
14
Charlotte Bronte
Just Kids (Patti Smith)
Just Kids
15
Patti Smith
The Liars' Club: A Memoir (Mary Karr)
The Liars' Club: A Memoir
16
Mary Karr
Little Women (Louisa May Alcott)
Little Women
17
Louisa May Alcott
Middlemarch (George Eliot)
Middlemarch
18
George Eliot
Mrs Dalloway (Virginia Woolf)
Mrs Dalloway
19
Virginia Woolf
Persepolis (Marjane Satrapi)
Persepolis
20
Marjane Satrapi
Persuasion (Jane Austen)
Persuasion
21
Jane Austen
The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie (Muriel Spark)
The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie
22
Muriel Spark
Rebecca (Daphne Du Maurier)
Rebecca
23
Daphne Du Maurier
Runaway (Alice Munro)
Runaway
24
Alice Munro
Their Eyes Were Watching God (Zora Neale Hurston)
Their Eyes Were Watching God
25
Zora Neale Hurston
To Kill a Mockingbird (Harper Lee)
To Kill a Mockingbird
26
Harper Lee
The Warmth of Other Suns (Isabel Wilkerson)
The Warmth of Other Suns
27
Isabel Wilkerson
Wuthering Heights (Emily Bronte)
Wuthering Heights
28
Emily Bronte
White Teeth (Zadie Smith)
White Teeth
29
Zadie Smith
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