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A Diverse List of 500+ Books by Women - Page 3

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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Half a Lifelong Romance (Eileen Chang)
Half a Lifelong Romance
81
Eileen Chang
Wild Swans (Jung Chang)
Wild Swans
82
Jung Chang
The First Wife (Paulina Chiziane)
The First Wife
83
Paulina Chiziane
Kim Jiyoung, Born 1982 (Cho Nam-Joo)
Kim Jiyoung, Born 1982
84
Cho Nam-Joo
The Order of the Pure Moon Reflected in Water (Zen Cho)
The Order of the Pure Moon Reflected in Water
85
Zen Cho
The Night Tiger (Yangsze Choo)
The Night Tiger
86
Yangsze Choo
The Awakening (Kate Chopin)
The Awakening
87
Kate Chopin
A Winter's Promise (Christelle Dabos)
A Winter's Promise
88
Christelle Dabos
Alphabet (Inger Christensen)
Alphabet
89
Inger Christensen
Murder on the Orient Express (Agatha Christie)
Murder on the Orient Express
90
Agatha Christie
Crossings (Chuang Hua)
Crossings
91
Chuang Hua
The House on Mango Street (Sandra Cisneros)
The House on Mango Street
92
Sandra Cisneros
The Laugh of Medusa (Hélène Cixous)
The Laugh of Medusa
93
Hélène Cixous
Jonathan Strange & Mr Norrell (Susanna Clarke)
Jonathan Strange & Mr Norrell
94
Susanna Clarke
The Latin Deli: Prose and Poetry (Judith Ortiz Cofer)
The Latin Deli: Prose and Poetry
95
Judith Ortiz Cofer
Chéri (Colette)
Chéri
96
Colette
Hunger Games (Suzanne Collins)
Hunger Games
97
Suzanne Collins
The Juniper Tree (Barbara Comyns)
The Juniper Tree
98
Barbara Comyns
Segu (Maryse Condé)
Segu
99
Maryse Condé
Fruit of the Drunken Tree (Ingrid Rojas Contreras)
Fruit of the Drunken Tree
100
Ingrid Rojas Contreras
The House at Sugar Beach (Helene Cooper)
The House at Sugar Beach
101
Helene Cooper
Lakota Woman (Mary Crow Dog)
Lakota Woman
102
Mary Crow Dog
Savushun (Simin Daneshvar)
Savushun
103
Simin Daneshvar
Nervous Conditions (Tsitsi Dangarembga)
Nervous Conditions
104
Tsitsi Dangarembga
Krik? Krak! (Edwidge Danticat)
Krik? Krak!
105
Edwidge Danticat
The Girl With the Louding Voice (Abi Daré)
The Girl With the Louding Voice
106
Abi Daré
My Story (Kamala Das)
My Story
107
Kamala Das
Women, Race & Class (Angela Y. Davis)
Women, Race & Class
108
Angela Y. Davis
The Ten Thousand Things (Maria Dermout)
The Ten Thousand Things
109
Maria Dermout
Clear Light of Day (Anita Desai)
Clear Light of Day
110
Anita Desai
The Inheritance of Loss (Kiran Desai)
The Inheritance of Loss
111
Kiran Desai
The Dark Holds No Terrors (Shashi Deshpande)
The Dark Holds No Terrors
112
Shashi Deshpande
Eve Out of Her Ruins (Ananda Devi)
Eve Out of Her Ruins
113
Ananda Devi
When My Brother Was an Aztec (Natalie Diaz)
When My Brother Was an Aztec
114
Natalie Diaz
The Complete Poems of Emily Dickinson (Emily Dickinson)
The Complete Poems of Emily Dickinson
115
Emily Dickinson
The Year of Magical Thinking (Joan Didion)
The Year of Magical Thinking
116
Joan Didion
Pilgrim at Tinker Creek (Annie Dillard)
Pilgrim at Tinker Creek
117
Annie Dillard
Desert Flower (Waris Dirie)
Desert Flower
118
Waris Dirie
Out of Africa (Isak Dinesen)
Out of Africa
119
Isak Dinesen
Disoriental (Négar Djavadi)
Disoriental
120
Négar Djavadi
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