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A Diverse List of 500+ Books by Women - Page 9

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 Women of Brewster Place (Gloria Naylor)
The Women of Brewster Place
321
Gloria Naylor
My Heart Hemmed in (Marie N'diaye)
My Heart Hemmed In
322
Marie N'diaye
Suite Française (Irène Némirovsky)
Suite Française
323
Irène Némirovsky
Natural Histories (Guadalupe Nettel)
Natural Histories
324
Guadalupe Nettel
Everything I Never Told You (Celeste Ng)
Everything I Never Told You
325
Celeste Ng
Bone (Fae Myenne Ng)
Bone
326
Fae Myenne Ng
The Mountains Sing (Nguyễn Phan Quế Mai)
The Mountains Sing
327
Nguyễn Phan Quế Mai
The Time Traveler's Wife (Audrey Niffenegger)
The Time Traveler's Wife
328
Audrey Niffenegger
The Confessions of Lady Nijo (Lady Nijo)
The Confessions of Lady Nijo
329
Lady Nijo
Ripples in the Pool (Rebeka Njau)
Ripples in the Pool
330
Rebeka Njau
Weweni (Margaret Noodin)
Weweni
331
Margaret Noodin
Mirror, Shoulder, Signal (Dorthe Nors)
Mirror, Shoulder, Signal
332
Dorthe Nors
Singing Away the Hunger: The Autobiography of an African Woman (Mpho M'atsepo Nthunya)
Singing Away the Hunger: The Autobiography of an African Woman
333
Mpho M'atsepo Nthunya
Efuru (Flora Nwapa)
Efuru
334
Flora Nwapa
We Were the Mulvaneys (Joyce Carol Oates)
We Were the Mulvaneys
335
Joyce Carol Oates
Becoming (Michelle Obama)
Becoming
336
Michelle Obama
La Bastarda (Trifonia Melibea Obono)
La Bastarda
337
Trifonia Melibea Obono
The Tiger's Wife (Tea Obreht)
The Tiger's Wife
338
Tea Obreht
Thus Were Their Faces (Silvina Ocampo)
Thus Were Their Faces
339
Silvina Ocampo
Revenge (Yōko Ogawa)
Revenge
340
Yōko Ogawa
The Promised Land (Grace Ogot)
The Promised Land
341
Grace Ogot
Bitter Leaf (Chioma Okereke)
Bitter Leaf
342
Chioma Okereke
Binti (Nnedi Okorafor)
Binti
343
Nnedi Okorafor
Happiness, Like Water (Chinelo Okparanta)
Happiness, Like Water
344
Chinelo Okparanta
Purge (Sofi Oksanen)
Purge
345
Sofi Oksanen
Beside the Sea (Véronique Olmi)
Beside the Sea
346
Véronique Olmi
The Spider King's Daughter (Chibundu Onuzo)
The Spider King's Daughter
347
Chibundu Onuzo
The Scarlet Pimpernel (Baroness Emmuska Orczy)
The Scarlet Pimpernel
348
Baroness Emmuska Orczy
Love (Hanne Ørstavik)
Love
349
Hanne Ørstavik
The Iguana (Anna Maria Ortese)
The Iguana
350
Anna Maria Ortese
Dust (Yvonne Owuor)
Dust
351
Yvonne Owuor
Mr Fox (Helen Oyeyemi)
Mr Fox
352
Helen Oyeyemi
Tale for the Time Being (Ruth Ozeki)
Tale for the Time Being
353
Ruth Ozeki
Who Ate Up All the Shinga?: An Autobiographical Novel (Park Wansuh)
Who Ate Up All the Shinga?: An Autobiographical Novel
354
Park Wansuh
Women Without Men (Shahrnush Parsipur)
Women Without Men
355
Shahrnush Parsipur
Bridge to Terabithia (Katherine Paterson)
Bridge to Terabithia
356
Katherine Paterson
The Time: Night (Ludmilla Petrushevskaya)
The Time: Night
357
Ludmilla Petrushevskaya
The Street (Ann Petry)
The Street
358
Ann Petry
My Sister's Keeper (Jodi Picoult)
My Sister's Keeper
359
Jodi Picoult
Arid Dreams (Duanwad Pimwana)
Arid Dreams
360
Duanwad Pimwana
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