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A Diverse List of 500+ Books by Women - Page 7

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 Saga of Gösta Berling (Selma Lagerlöf)
The Saga of Gösta Berling
241
Selma Lagerlöf
Aunt Résia and the Spirits and Other Stories (Yanick Lahens)
Aunt Résia and the Spirits and Other Stories
242
Yanick Lahens
The Lowland (Jhumpa Lahiri)
The Lowland
243
Jhumpa Lahiri
Hope and Other Dangerous Pursuits
Hope and Other Dangerous Pursuits
244
People in the Room (Norah Lange)
People in the Room
245
Norah Lange
Passing (Nella Larsen)
Passing
246
Nella Larsen
The Stone Angel (Margaret Laurence)
The Stone Angel
247
Margaret Laurence
Not Out of Hate (Ma Ma Lay)
Not Out of Hate
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Ma Ma Lay
The Gangster We Are All Looking for (Lê Thi Diem Thúy)
The Gangster We Are All Looking For
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Lê Thi Diem Thúy
The Left Hand of Darkness (Ursula K. Le Guin)
The Left Hand of Darkness
250
Ursula K. Le Guin
To Kill a Mockingbird (Harper Lee)
To Kill a Mockingbird
251
Harper Lee
Pachinko (Min Jin Lee)
Pachinko
252
Min Jin Lee
A Wrinkle in Time (Madeleine L'engle)
A Wrinkle in Time
253
Madeleine L'engle
The Golden Notebook (Doris Lessing)
The Golden Notebook
254
Doris Lessing
Small Island (Andrea Levy)
Small Island
255
Andrea Levy
The Butcher's Wife and Other Stories (Li Ang)
The Butcher's Wife and Other Stories
256
Li Ang
Complete Poems of Li Ch'ing-Chao (Li Ch'ing-Chao)
Complete Poems of Li Ch'ing-Chao
257
Li Ch'ing-Chao
A Thousand Years of Good Prayers (Yiyun Li)
A Thousand Years of Good Prayers
258
Yiyun Li
Hawai'i's Story by Hawai'i's Queen (Queen Lili'uokalani)
Hawai'i's Story by Hawai'i's Queen
259
Queen Lili'uokalani
Near to the Wild Heart (Clarice Lispector)
Near to the Wild Heart
260
Clarice Lispector
Moon Tiger (Penelope Lively)
Moon Tiger
261
Penelope Lively
Redemption in Indigo (Karen Lord)
Redemption in Indigo
262
Karen Lord
Sister Outsider (Audre Lorde)
Sister Outsider
263
Audre Lorde
The Giver (Lois Lowry)
The Giver
264
Lois Lowry
The Lost Lunar Baedeker: Poems of Mina Loy (Mina Loy)
The Lost Lunar Baedeker: Poems of Mina Loy
265
Mina Loy
Faces in the Crowd (Valeria Luiselli)
Faces in the Crowd
266
Valeria Luiselli
The History of Bees (Maja Lunde)
The History of Bees
267
Maja Lunde
Unbowed (Wangari Maathai)
Unbowed
268
Wangari Maathai
Heart Berries (Terese Marie Mailhot)
Heart Berries
269
Terese Marie Mailhot
Kintu (Jennifer Nansubuga Makumbi)
Kintu
270
Jennifer Nansubuga Makumbi
Naphtalene: A Novel of Baghdad (Alia Mamdouh)
Naphtalene: A Novel of Baghdad
271
Alia Mamdouh
Censoring an Iranian Love Story (Shahriar Mandanipour)
Censoring an Iranian Love Story
272
Shahriar Mandanipour
The Garden Party and Other Stories (Katherine Mansfield)
The Garden Party and Other Stories
273
Katherine Mansfield
Wolf Hall (Hilary Mantel)
Wolf Hall
274
Hilary Mantel
Dependence (Sarah Ladipo Manyika)
Dependence
275
Sarah Ladipo Manyika
The Silent Duchess (Dacia Maraini)
The Silent Duchess
276
Dacia Maraini
Innocence (Heda Margolius)
Innocence
277
Heda Margolius
The Heptameron (Marguerite De Navarre)
The Heptameron
278
Marguerite De Navarre
The Lais of Marie De France (Marie De France)
The Lais of Marie De France
279
Marie De France
The Complete Persepolis (Marjane Satrapi)
The Complete Persepolis
280
Marjane Satrapi
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