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A List of Books With Female Protagonists

Not exhaustive by any means, but when I get asked for such a book at the library, I print off a copy and hand it to the patron as an introductory list. I try to have a wide variety of options for everyone's different tastes.
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After Alice (Gregory Maguire)
After Alice
1
Gregory Maguire
After Dark (Haruki Murakami)
After Dark
2
Haruki Murakami
Agatha Arch Is Afraid of Everything (Kristin Bair)
Agatha Arch Is Afraid of Everything
3
Kristin Bair
Ahab's Wife (Sena Jeter Naslund)
Ahab's Wife
4
Sena Jeter Naslund
Alice in Wonderland (Lewis Carroll)
Alice in Wonderland
5
Lewis Carroll
All American Girl (Meg Cabot)
All American Girl
6
Meg Cabot
All the Missing Girls (Megan Miranda)
All the Missing Girls
7
Megan Miranda
The Almost Sisters (Joshilyn Jackson)
The Almost Sisters
8
Joshilyn Jackson
Amazing Grace Adams (Fran Littlewood)
Amazing Grace Adams
9
Fran Littlewood
American Eve (Paula Uruburu)
American Eve
10
Paula Uruburu
American Wife (Curtis Sittenfeld)
American Wife
11
Curtis Sittenfeld
The Anatomist's Wife (Anna Lee Huber)
The Anatomist's Wife
12
Anna Lee Huber
Anna Karenina (Leo Tolstoy)
Anna Karenina
13
Leo Tolstoy
Anne of Green Gables (L.M. Montgomery)
Anne of Green Gables
14
L.M. Montgomery
Another Brooklyn (Jacqueline Woodson)
Another Brooklyn
15
Jacqueline Woodson
The Arctic Fury (Greer Macallister)
The Arctic Fury
16
Greer Macallister
As I Crossed a Bridge of Dreams (Lady Sarashina)
As I Crossed a Bridge of Dreams
17
Lady Sarashina
The Astronaut's Wife (Robert Tyne)
The Astronaut's Wife
18
Robert Tyne
The Astronauts Wives Club (Lily Koppel)
The Astronauts Wives Club
19
Lily Koppel
Atalanta (Jennifer Saint)
Atalanta
20
Jennifer Saint
The Autobiography of Miss Jane Pittman (Ernest J. Gaines)
The Autobiography of Miss Jane Pittman
21
Ernest J. Gaines
The Autobiography of Mrs. Tom Thumb (Melanie Benjamin)
The Autobiography of Mrs. Tom Thumb
22
Melanie Benjamin
The Aviator's Wife (Melanie Benjamin)
The Aviator's Wife
23
Melanie Benjamin
The Awakening (Kate Chopin)
The Awakening
24
Kate Chopin
Bad Feminist (Roxane Gay)
Bad Feminist
25
Roxane Gay
The Baker's Daughter (Sarah McCoy)
The Baker's Daughter
26
Sarah McCoy
Beautiful Little Fools (Jillian Cantor)
Beautiful Little Fools
27
Jillian Cantor
Behind the Scenes (Elizabeth Keckley)
Behind the Scenes
28
Elizabeth Keckley
The Bell Jar (Sylvia Plath)
The Bell Jar
29
Sylvia Plath
Beloved (Toni Morrison)
Beloved
30
Toni Morrison
Between Sisters (Kristin Hannah)
Between Sisters
31
Kristin Hannah
The Blind Astronomer's Daughter (John Pipkin)
The Blind Astronomer's Daughter
32
John Pipkin
The Bonesetter's Daughter (Amy Tan)
The Bonesetter's Daughter
33
Amy Tan
The Book Woman of Troublesome Creek (Kim Michele Richardson)
The Book Woman of Troublesome Creek
34
Kim Michele Richardson
The Bookish Life of Nina Hill (Abbi Waxman)
The Bookish Life of Nina Hill
35
Abbi Waxman
Brain on Fire (Susannah Cahalan)
Brain on Fire
36
Susannah Cahalan
Bridget Jones's Diary (Helen Fielding)
Bridget Jones's Diary
37
Helen Fielding
Brown Girl Dreaming (Jacqueline Woodson)
Brown Girl Dreaming
38
Jacqueline Woodson
Camille (Pierre Lemaitre)
Camille
39
Pierre Lemaitre
Carmilla (J. Sheridan Le Fanu)
Carmilla
40
J. Sheridan Le Fanu
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