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A Diverse List of 500+ Books by Women - Page 6

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 Memoirs of Lady Hyegyong (Jahyun Kim Haboushi)
The Memoirs of Lady Hyegyong
201
Jahyun Kim Haboushi
Soviet Milk (Nora Ikstena)
Soviet Milk
202
Nora Ikstena
A Simple Story (Elizabeth Inchbald)
A Simple Story
203
Elizabeth Inchbald
Tentacle (Rita Indiana)
Tentacle
204
Rita Indiana
To the Bright Edge of the World (Eowyn Ivey)
To the Bright Edge of the World
205
Eowyn Ivey
Geisha, a Life (Mineko Iwasaki)
Geisha, a Life
206
Mineko Iwasaki
The Lottery and Other Stories (Shirley Jackson)
The Lottery and Other Stories
207
Shirley Jackson
Incidents in the Life of a Slave Girl (Harriet Jacobs)
Incidents in the Life of a Slave Girl
208
Harriet Jacobs
Sweet Days of Discipline (Fleur Jaeggy)
Sweet Days of Discipline
209
Fleur Jaeggy
The Summer Book (Tove Jansson)
The Summer Book
210
Tove Jansson
The Piano Teacher (Elfriede Jelinek)
The Piano Teacher
211
Elfriede Jelinek
The Fifth Season (N. K. Jemisin)
The Fifth Season
212
N. K. Jemisin
Corregidora (Gayl Jones)
Corregidora
213
Gayl Jones
An American Marriage (Tayari Jones)
An American Marriage
214
Tayari Jones
Samko Tále's Cemetery Book (Daniela Kapitáňová)
Samko Tále's Cemetery Book
215
Daniela Kapitáňová
Letters of a Javanese Princess by Raden Adjeng Kartini
Letters of a Javanese Princess by Raden Adjeng Kartini
216
Border (Kapka Kassabova)
Border
217
Kapka Kassabova
Do They Hear You When You Cry (Fauziya Kassindja)
Do They Hear You When You Cry
218
Fauziya Kassindja
Ice (Anna Kavan)
Ice
219
Anna Kavan
Strange Weather in Tokyo (Hiromi Kawakami)
Strange Weather in Tokyo
220
Hiromi Kawakami
Girl, Interrupted (Susanna Kaysen)
Girl, Interrupted
221
Susanna Kaysen
Walk the Blue Fields (Claire Keegan)
Walk the Blue Fields
222
Claire Keegan
The World I Live in (Helen Keller)
The World I Live In
223
Helen Keller
The Book of Margery Kempe (Margery Kempe)
The Book of Margery Kempe
224
Margery Kempe
Burial Rites (Hannah Kent)
Burial Rites
225
Hannah Kent
Gilgi, One of Us (Irmgard Keun)
Gilgi, One of Us
226
Irmgard Keun
Wild Thorns (Sahar Khalifeh)
Wild Thorns
227
Sahar Khalifeh
Trespassing (Uzma Aslam Khan)
Trespassing
228
Uzma Aslam Khan
The Secret Life of Bees (Sue Monk Kidd)
The Secret Life of Bees
229
Sue Monk Kidd
Annie John (Jamaica Kincaid)
Annie John
230
Jamaica Kincaid
Our Wife and Other Stories (Karen King-Aribisala)
Our Wife and Other Stories
231
Karen King-Aribisala
The Poisonwood Bible (Barbara Kingsolver)
The Poisonwood Bible
232
Barbara Kingsolver
The Woman Warrior (Maxine Hong Kingston)
The Woman Warrior
233
Maxine Hong Kingston
Out (Natsuo Kirino)
Out
234
Natsuo Kirino
Obasan (Joy Kogawa)
Obasan
235
Joy Kogawa
Alexiad (Anna Komnene)
Alexiad
236
Anna Komnene
The Historian (Elizabeth Kostova)
The Historian
237
Elizabeth Kostova
The Notebook, the Proof, the Third Lie: Three Novels (Ágota Kristóf)
The Notebook, the Proof, the Third Lie: Three Novels
238
Ágota Kristóf
The Princess of Clèves (Madame De Lafayette)
The Princess of Clèves
239
Madame De Lafayette
Nada (Carmen Laforet)
Nada
240
Carmen Laforet
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