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A Diverse List of 500+ Books by Women - Page 11

Books by women across time and from around the world with a limit of one book per author. The list contains classics, popular books, obscure books and focuses on adult novels and memoirs but also contains poetry, essays, some children's classics, and more. Books are listed alphabetically by author (family name or pseudonym when used) as best I could (apologies for any mistakes) with anthologies at the end. The list is sure to contain books you have already read and my hope is it may inspire future reads — I certainly added to my own to-be-read list while compiling!
Edit: "Border Town" should not be on this list as Shen Congwen is male.
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Wonderful Adventures of Mrs.Seacole in Many Lands (Mary Seacole)
Wonderful Adventures of Mrs.Seacole in Many Lands
401
Mary Seacole
Snow Flower and the Secret Fan (Lisa See)
Snow Flower and the Secret Fan
402
Lisa See
The Seventh Cross (Anna Seghers)
The Seventh Cross
403
Anna Seghers
The Old Drift (Namwali Serpell)
The Old Drift
404
Namwali Serpell
Katherine (Anya Seton)
Katherine
405
Anya Seton
The Bastard of Istanbul (Elif Shafak)
The Bastard of Istanbul
406
Elif Shafak
Assata: An Autobiography (Assata Shakur)
Assata: An Autobiography
407
Assata Shakur
Home Fire (Kamila Shamsie)
Home Fire
408
Kamila Shamsie
Empress (Shan Sa)
Empress
409
Shan Sa
For Colored Girls Who Have Considered Suicide When the Rainbow Is Enuf (Ntozake Shange)
For Colored Girls Who Have Considered Suicide When the Rainbow Is Enuf
410
Ntozake Shange
Frankenstein (Mary Shelley)
Frankenstein
411
Mary Shelley
Border Town (Shen Congwen)
Border Town
412
Shen Congwen
The Stone Diaries (Carol Shields)
The Stone Diaries
413
Carol Shields
Please Look After Mom (Kyung-Sook Shin)
Please Look After Mom
414
Kyung-Sook Shin
Teaching My Mother How to Give Birth (Warsan Shire)
Teaching My Mother How to Give Birth
415
Warsan Shire
The Pillow Book (Sei Shonagon)
The Pillow Book
416
Sei Shonagon
The Secret Lives of Baba Segi's Wives (Lola Shoneyin)
The Secret Lives of Baba Segi's Wives
417
Lola Shoneyin
The Weight of Water (Anita Shreve)
The Weight of Water
418
Anita Shreve
Cracking India (Bapsi Sidhwa)
Cracking India
419
Bapsi Sidhwa
Almanac of the Dead (Leslie Marmon Silko)
Almanac of the Dead
420
Leslie Marmon Silko
Breathing Into Marble (Laura Sintija Černiauskaitė)
Breathing Into Marble
421
Laura Sintija Černiauskaitė
Daughter of Earth (Agnes Smedley)
Daughter of Earth
422
Agnes Smedley
The Greenlanders (Jane Smiley)
The Greenlanders
423
Jane Smiley
There but for the (Ali Smith)
There but for The
424
Ali Smith
A Tree Grows in Brooklyn (Betty Smith)
A Tree Grows in Brooklyn
425
Betty Smith
Celestina (Charlotte Turner Smith)
Celestina
426
Charlotte Turner Smith
I Capture the Castle (Dodie Smith)
I Capture the Castle
427
Dodie Smith
On Beauty (Zadie Smith)
On Beauty
428
Zadie Smith
The Naked Woman (Armonía Somers)
The Naked Woman
429
Armonía Somers
Nisei Daughter (Monica Itoi Sone)
Nisei Daughter
430
Monica Itoi Sone
The Map of Love (Ahdaf Soueif)
The Map of Love
431
Ahdaf Soueif
The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie (Muriel Spark)
The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie
432
Muriel Spark
Island of Shattered Dreams (Chantal T. Spitz)
Island of Shattered Dreams
433
Chantal T. Spitz
The Faculty of Dreams (Sara Stridsberg)
The Faculty of Dreams
434
Sara Stridsberg
Alice James (Jean Strouse)
Alice James
435
Jean Strouse
Olive Kitteridge (Elizabeth Strout)
Olive Kitteridge
436
Elizabeth Strout
The Door (Magda Szabó)
The Door
437
Magda Szabó
View With a Grain of Sand (Wisława Szymborska)
View With a Grain of Sand
438
Wisława Szymborska
Queen Pokou (Veronique Tadjo)
Queen Pokou
439
Veronique Tadjo
Skim (Mariko & Jillian Tamaki)
Skim
440
Mariko & Jillian Tamaki
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