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50 Contemporary Books Every Woman Should Read

50 books recommended on The Modern Mrs. Darcy blog. Check to see how many you have read, add some to your TBR!
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The Red Tent (Anita Diamant)
The Red Tent
1
Anita Diamant
Americanah (Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie)
Americanah
2
Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
The Shell Seekers (Rosamunde Pilcher)
The Shell Seekers
3
Rosamunde Pilcher
My Brilliant Friend (Elena Ferrante)
My Brilliant Friend
4
Elena Ferrante
The Hate U Give (Angie Thomas)
The Hate U Give
5
Angie Thomas
Gilead (Marilynne Robinson)
Gilead
6
Marilynne Robinson
Homegoing (Yaa Gyasi)
Homegoing
7
Yaa Gyasi
Let the Great World Spin (Colum McCann)
Let the Great World Spin
8
Colum McCann
Hannah Coulter (Wendell Berry)
Hannah Coulter
9
Wendell Berry
The History of Love (Nicole Krauss)
The History of Love
10
Nicole Krauss
A Man Called Ove (Fredrik Backman)
A Man Called Ove
11
Fredrik Backman
The Handmaid's Tale (Margaret Atwood)
The Handmaid's Tale
12
Margaret Atwood
The Mistress of Spices (Chitra Banerjee Divakaruni)
The Mistress of Spices
13
Chitra Banerjee Divakaruni
What Alice Forgot (Liane Moriarty)
What Alice Forgot
14
Liane Moriarty
The Kitchen House (Kathleen Grissom)
The Kitchen House
15
Kathleen Grissom
The Stone Diaries (Carol Shields)
The Stone Diaries
16
Carol Shields
A Manual for Cleaning Women (Lucia Berlin)
A Manual for Cleaning Women
17
Lucia Berlin
Follow the River
Follow the River
18
This Is How It Always Is (Laurie Frankel)
This Is How It Always Is
19
Laurie Frankel
Evidence Not Seen (Darlene Diebler Rose)
Evidence Not Seen
20
Darlene Diebler Rose
Year of Yes (Shonda Rhimes)
Year of Yes
21
Shonda Rhimes
Between the World and Me (Ta-Nehisi Coates)
Between the World and Me
22
Ta-Nehisi Coates
My Life on the Road (Gloria Steinem)
My Life on the Road
23
Gloria Steinem
The Year of Magical Thinking (Joan Didion)
The Year of Magical Thinking
24
Joan Didion
Shrill: Notes From a Loud Woman (Lindy West)
Shrill: Notes From a Loud Woman
25
Lindy West
The Dance of the Dissident Daughter (Sue Monk Kidd)
The Dance of the Dissident Daughter
26
Sue Monk Kidd
Don't Let's Go to the Dogs Tonight (Alexandra Fuller)
Don't Let's Go to the Dogs Tonight
27
Alexandra Fuller
Daring to Drive (Manal Al-Sharif)
Daring to Drive
28
Manal Al-Sharif
Hunger: A Memoir of (My) Body (Roxane Gay)
Hunger: A Memoir of (My) Body
29
Roxane Gay
Lots of Candles, Plenty of Cake (Anna Quindlen)
Lots of Candles, Plenty of Cake
30
Anna Quindlen
The Glass Castle (Jeannette Walls)
The Glass Castle
31
Jeannette Walls
Men Explain Things to Me (Rebecca Solnit)
Men Explain Things to Me
32
Rebecca Solnit
Quotidian Mysteries (Kathleen Norris)
Quotidian Mysteries
33
Kathleen Norris
Tiny Beautiful Things (Cheryl Strayed)
Tiny Beautiful Things
34
Cheryl Strayed
Dear Ijeawele, or a Feminist Manifesto in Fifteen Suggestions (Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie)
Dear Ijeawele, or a Feminist Manifesto in Fifteen Suggestions
35
Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
Bird by Bird (Anne Lamott)
Bird by Bird
36
Anne Lamott
Intuitive Eating: A Revolutionary Program That Works (Evelyn Tribole)
Intuitive Eating: A Revolutionary Program That Works
37
Evelyn Tribole
Girls & Sex: Navigating the Complicated New Landscape (Peggy Orenstein)
Girls & Sex: Navigating the Complicated New Landscape
38
Peggy Orenstein
Come as You Are: The Surprising New Science That Will Transform Your Sex Life (Emily Nagoski)
Come as You Are: The Surprising New Science That Will Transform Your Sex Life
39
Emily Nagoski
The Truth About Style (Stacy London)
The Truth About Style
40
Stacy London
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