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A Diverse List of 500+ Books by Women - Page 12

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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The Joy Luck Club (Amy Tan)
The Joy Luck Club
441
Amy Tan
The Goldfinch (Donna Tartt)
The Goldfinch
442
Donna Tartt
Memoirs of a Polar Bear (Yoko Tawada)
Memoirs of a Polar Bear
443
Yoko Tawada
Angel (Elizabeth Taylor)
Angel
444
Elizabeth Taylor
Subtly Worded (Teffi)
Subtly Worded
445
Teffi
The Girl in the Photograph (Lygia Fagundes Telles)
The Girl in the Photograph
446
Lygia Fagundes Telles
Do Not Say We Have Nothing (Madeleine Thien)
Do Not Say We Have Nothing
447
Madeleine Thien
The Hate U Give (Angie Thomas)
The Hate U Give
448
Angie Thomas
Ru (Kim Thúy)
Ru
449
Kim Thúy
Drive Your Plow Over the Bones of the Dead (Olga Tokarczuk)
Drive Your Plow Over the Bones of the Dead
450
Olga Tokarczuk
The Slynx (Tatyana Tolstaya)
The Slynx
451
Tatyana Tolstaya
Native Guard (Natasha Trethewey)
Native Guard
452
Natasha Trethewey
Territory of Light (Yūko Tsushima)
Territory of Light
453
Yūko Tsushima
Dreams and Stones (Magdalena Tulli)
Dreams and Stones
454
Magdalena Tulli
The Accidental Tourist (Anne Tyler)
The Accidental Tourist
455
Anne Tyler
The Museum of Unconditional Surrender
The Museum of Unconditional Surrender
456
Questions for Ada (Ijeoma Umebinyuo)
Questions for Ada
457
Ijeoma Umebinyuo
The Space Between Us (Thrity Umrigar)
The Space Between Us
458
Thrity Umrigar
Kristin Lavransdatter (Sigrid Undset, Trans. Tiina Nunnally)
Kristin Lavransdatter
459
Sigrid Undset, Trans. Tiina Nunnally
On Black Sisters' Street (Chika Unigwe)
On Black Sisters' Street
460
Chika Unigwe
How Dare the Sun Rise (Sandra Uwiringiyimana)
How Dare the Sun Rise
461
Sandra Uwiringiyimana
Frangipani (Celestine Vaite)
Frangipani
462
Celestine Vaite
In the Night Garden (Catherynne M. Valente)
In the Night Garden
463
Catherynne M. Valente
The Mussel Feast (Birgit Vanderbeke)
The Mussel Feast
464
Birgit Vanderbeke
Letters, Dreams & Other Writings (Remedios Varo)
Letters, Dreams & Other Writings
465
Remedios Varo
The Woman in Battle: The Civil War Narrative of Loreta Janeta Velazquez, Cuban Woman and Confederate (Loreta Janeta Velázquez)
The Woman in Battle: The Civil War Narrative of Loreta Janeta Velazquez, Cuban Woman and Confederate
466
Loreta Janeta Velázquez
The Break (Katherena Vermette)
The Break
467
Katherena Vermette
Butterfly Burning (Yvonne Vera)
Butterfly Burning
468
Yvonne Vera
Dance on the Volcano (Marie Vieux-Chauvet)
Dance on the Volcano
469
Marie Vieux-Chauvet
The Color Purple (Alice Walker)
The Color Purple
470
Alice Walker
Jubilee (Margaret Walker)
Jubilee
471
Margaret Walker
Two Old Women (Velma Wallis)
Two Old Women
472
Velma Wallis
The Glass Castle (Jeannette Walls)
The Glass Castle
473
Jeannette Walls
The Girl Who Smiled Beads: A Story of War and What Comes After (Clemantine Wamariya)
The Girl Who Smiled Beads: A Story of War and What Comes After
474
Clemantine Wamariya
The Song of Everlasting Sorrow: A Novel of Shanghai (Wang Anyi)
The Song of Everlasting Sorrow: A Novel of Shanghai
475
Wang Anyi
Something Crosses My Mind (Wang Xiaoni)
Something Crosses My Mind
476
Wang Xiaoni
Men of the South (Zukiswa Wanner)
Men of the South
477
Zukiswa Wanner
The Frightened Ones (Dima Wannous)
The Frightened Ones
478
Dima Wannous
Salvage the Bones (Jesmyn Ward)
Salvage the Bones
479
Jesmyn Ward
Educated (Tara Westover)
Educated
480
Tara Westover
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