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A Diverse List of 500+ Books by Women - Page 2

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 Elegance of the Hedgehog (Muriel Barbery)
The Elegance of the Hedgehog
41
Muriel Barbery
Regeneration (Pat Barker)
Regeneration
42
Pat Barker
Nightwood (Djuna Barnes)
Nightwood
43
Djuna Barnes
Tears of the Desert: A Memoir of Survival in Darfur (Halima Bashir)
Tears of the Desert: A Memoir of Survival in Darfur
44
Halima Bashir
Grand Hotel (Vicky Baum)
Grand Hotel
45
Vicky Baum
The House of Ulloa (Emilia Pardo Bazán)
The House of Ulloa
46
Emilia Pardo Bazán
The Second Sex (Simone De Beauvoir)
The Second Sex
47
Simone De Beauvoir
Fun Home (Alison Bechdel)
Fun Home
48
Alison Bechdel
Oroonoko (Aphra Behn)
Oroonoko
49
Aphra Behn
The Country Under My Skin (Gioconda Belli)
The Country Under My Skin
50
Gioconda Belli
The Vanishing Half (Brit Bennett)
The Vanishing Half
51
Brit Bennett
Around the World in 72 Days & Other Writings (Nellie Bly)
Around the World in 72 Days & Other Writings
52
Nellie Bly
The Little Girl on the Ice Floe (Adélaïde Bon)
The Little Girl on the Ice Floe
53
Adélaïde Bon
Tomboy (Nina Bouraoui)
Tomboy
54
Nina Bouraoui
The Mists of Avalon (Marion Zimmer Bradley)
The Mists of Avalon
55
Marion Zimmer Bradley
Lady Audley's Secret (Mary Elizabeth Braddon)
Lady Audley's Secret
56
Mary Elizabeth Braddon
In Another Place, Not Here (Dionne Brand)
In Another Place, Not Here
57
Dionne Brand
Bessarabian Nights (Stela Brinzeanu)
Bessarabian Nights
58
Stela Brinzeanu
Testament of Youth (Vera Brittain)
Testament of Youth
59
Vera Brittain
The Tenant of Wildfell Hall (Anne Brontë)
The Tenant of Wildfell Hall
60
Anne Brontë
Jane Eyre (Charlotte Bronte)
Jane Eyre
61
Charlotte Bronte
Wuthering Heights (Emily Brontë)
Wuthering Heights
62
Emily Brontë
People of the Book (Geraldine Brooks)
People of the Book
63
Geraldine Brooks
Aurora Leigh (Elizabeth Barrot Browning)
Aurora Leigh
64
Elizabeth Barrot Browning
Imperial Women (Pearl Buck)
Imperial Women
65
Pearl Buck
We Need New Names (Noviolet Bulawayo)
We Need New Names
66
Noviolet Bulawayo
The Secret Garden (Frances Hodgson Burnett)
The Secret Garden
67
Frances Hodgson Burnett
Evelina (Frances Burney)
Evelina
68
Frances Burney
Kindred (Octavia E. Butler)
Kindred
69
Octavia E. Butler
Possession (A.S. Byatt)
Possession
70
A.S. Byatt
Free Day (Ines Cagnati)
Free Day
71
Ines Cagnati
Cartucho and My Mother's Hands (Nellie Campobello)
Cartucho and My Mother's Hands
72
Nellie Campobello
The Hearing Trumpet (Leonora Carrington)
The Hearing Trumpet
73
Leonora Carrington
Autobiography of Red (Anne Carson)
Autobiography of Red
74
Anne Carson
The Bloody Chamber (Angela Carter)
The Bloody Chamber
75
Angela Carter
Laura (Vera Caspary)
Laura
76
Vera Caspary
The Book of Lamentations (Rosario Castellanos)
The Book of Lamentations
77
Rosario Castellanos
My Ántonia (Willa Cather)
My Ántonia
78
Willa Cather
The Blazing World (Margaret Cavendish)
The Blazing World
79
Margaret Cavendish
Dictée (Theresa Hak Kyung Cha)
Dictée
80
Theresa Hak Kyung Cha
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