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60 of the Best Books for Women Written by Female Authors (Reader's Digest)

"Maybe you're seeking an empathetic story about mothering. Or perhaps you're craving a rollicking adventure tale that reminds you of fun nights out with the girls. Whatever your reading preference, you'll find something to inspire, motivate or entertain you in the massive series of great books for women by female authors. Our curated list of the best books for women includes recommendations from Reader's Digest editors, along with bestsellers, award winners and a handful of classics that have helped shape the landscape of women's literature today. We've also inserted a few delightful page-turners that received rave reviews from the sisterhood on Amazon and Goodreads. So whether you want to read romance novels, mother-daughter books, books about friendship or LGBTQ books, these books for women are a great place to start." - rd.com
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The Lost Apothecary (Sarah Penner)
The Lost Apothecary
1
Sarah Penner
An Everyday Hero (Laura Trentham)
An Everyday Hero
2
Laura Trentham
Not Our Kind (Kitty Zeldis)
Not Our Kind
3
Kitty Zeldis
Americanah (Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie)
Americanah
4
Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
Home Front (Kristin Hannah)
Home Front
5
Kristin Hannah
Milk and Honey (Rupi Kaur)
Milk and Honey
6
Rupi Kaur
Rainwater (Sandra Brown)
Rainwater
7
Sandra Brown
Clark and Division (Naomi Hirahara)
Clark and Division
8
Naomi Hirahara
Song of Solomon (Toni Morrison)
Song of Solomon
9
Toni Morrison
What's Mine and Yours (Naima Coster)
What's Mine and Yours
10
Naima Coster
The Tobacco Wives (Adele Myers)
The Tobacco Wives
11
Adele Myers
The Mad Girls of New York (Maya Rodale)
The Mad Girls of New York
12
Maya Rodale
The Paris Bookseller (Kerri Maher)
The Paris Bookseller
13
Kerri Maher
Whisper Network (Chandler Baker)
Whisper Network
14
Chandler Baker
An American Marriage (Tayari Jones)
An American Marriage
15
Tayari Jones
Ruth Bader Ginsburg: A Life (Jane Sherron De Hart)
Ruth Bader Ginsburg: A Life
16
Jane Sherron De Hart
Sing, Unburied, Sing (Jesmyn Ward)
Sing, Unburied, Sing
17
Jesmyn Ward
When the Men Were Gone (Marjorie Herrerea Lewis)
When the Men Were Gone
18
Marjorie Herrerea Lewis
Girls Burn Brighter (Shobha Rao)
Girls Burn Brighter
19
Shobha Rao
All You Can Ever Know (Nicole Chung)
All You Can Ever Know
20
Nicole Chung
The God of Small Things (Arundhati Roy)
The God of Small Things
21
Arundhati Roy
Becoming (Michelle Obama)
Becoming
22
Michelle Obama
To the Lighthouse (Virginia Woolf)
To the Lighthouse
23
Virginia Woolf
Future Home of the Living God (Louise Erdrich)
Future Home of the Living God
24
Louise Erdrich
H Is for Hawk (Helen MacDonald)
H Is for Hawk
25
Helen MacDonald
What You Wish for (Katherine Center)
What You Wish For
26
Katherine Center
The Joy Luck Club (Amy Tan)
The Joy Luck Club
27
Amy Tan
The Color Purple (Alice Walker)
The Color Purple
28
Alice Walker
White Teeth (Zadie Smith)
White Teeth
29
Zadie Smith
The Liars' Club (Mary Karr)
The Liars' Club
30
Mary Karr
The Handmaid's Tale (Margaret Atwood)
The Handmaid's Tale
31
Margaret Atwood
Frankenstein (Mary Shelley)
Frankenstein
32
Mary Shelley
If Life Is a Bowl of Cherries, What Am I Doing in the Pits? (Erma Bombeck)
If Life Is a Bowl of Cherries, What Am I Doing in the Pits?
33
Erma Bombeck
A Wrinkle in Time (Madeleine L'engle)
A Wrinkle in Time
34
Madeleine L'engle
The Hour of the Star (Clarice Lispector)
The Hour of the Star
35
Clarice Lispector
Men Explain Things to Me (Rebecca Solnit)
Men Explain Things to Me
36
Rebecca Solnit
The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks (Rebecca Skloot)
The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks
37
Rebecca Skloot
Fun Home: A Family Tragicomic (Alison Bechdel)
Fun Home: A Family Tragicomic
38
Alison Bechdel
Afterlife (Julia Alvarez)
Afterlife
39
Julia Alvarez
The Underside of Joy (Seré Prince Halverson)
The Underside of Joy
40
Seré Prince Halverson
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