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Books Written by (And About) Women

A diverse list of books written by women with a heavy focus on female characters. Included are many different genres (with a focus on fantasy/sci-fi).
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The Lie Tree (Frances Hardinge)
The Lie Tree
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Frances Hardinge
A Skinful of Shadows (Frances Hardinge)
A Skinful of Shadows
2
Frances Hardinge
Emma (Jane Austen)
Emma
3
Jane Austen
Pride and Prejudice (Jane Austen)
Pride and Prejudice
4
Jane Austen
Persuasion (Jane Austen)
Persuasion
5
Jane Austen
Mansfield Park (Jane Austen)
Mansfield Park
6
Jane Austen
Sense and Sensibility (Jane Austen)
Sense and Sensibility
7
Jane Austen
Northanger Abbey (Jane Austen)
Northanger Abbey
8
Jane Austen
Wives and Daughters (Elizabeth Gaskell)
Wives and Daughters
9
Elizabeth Gaskell
North and South (Elizabeth Gaskell)
North and South
10
Elizabeth Gaskell
A Memory Called Empire (Arkady Martine)
A Memory Called Empire
11
Arkady Martine
The Secret Garden (Frances Hodgson Burnett)
The Secret Garden
12
Frances Hodgson Burnett
Book of a Thousand Days (Shannon Hale)
Book of a Thousand Days
13
Shannon Hale
The Sundial (Shirley Jackson)
The Sundial
14
Shirley Jackson
The Haunting of Hill House (Shirley Jackson)
The Haunting of Hill House
15
Shirley Jackson
We Have Always Lived in the Castle (Shirley Jackson)
We Have Always Lived in the Castle
16
Shirley Jackson
Of Sorrow and Such (Angela Slatter)
Of Sorrow and Such
17
Angela Slatter
The Luminous Dead (Caitlin Starling)
The Luminous Dead
18
Caitlin Starling
The Wolf in the Whale (Jordanna Max Brodsky)
The Wolf in the Whale
19
Jordanna Max Brodsky
Alphabet of Thorn (Patricia McKillip)
Alphabet of Thorn
20
Patricia McKillip
The Forgotten Beasts of Eld (Patricia A. McKillip)
The Forgotten Beasts of Eld
21
Patricia A. McKillip
Shadows (Robin McKinley)
Shadows
22
Robin McKinley
Chalice (Robin McKinley)
Chalice
23
Robin McKinley
Maresi (Maria Turtschaninoff)
Maresi
24
Maria Turtschaninoff
Naondel (Maria Turtschaninoff)
Naondel
25
Maria Turtschaninoff
Shadow Spinner (Susan Fletcher)
Shadow Spinner
26
Susan Fletcher
Armed in Her Fashion (Kate Heartfield)
Armed in Her Fashion
27
Kate Heartfield
The Thirteenth Tale (Diane Setterfield)
The Thirteenth Tale
28
Diane Setterfield
Rebecca (Daphne Du Maurier)
Rebecca
29
Daphne Du Maurier
Jamaica Inn (Daphne Du Maurier)
Jamaica Inn
30
Daphne Du Maurier
The Oracle Glass (Judith Merkle Riley)
The Oracle Glass
31
Judith Merkle Riley
The Passion of Dolssa (Julie Berry)
The Passion of Dolssa
32
Julie Berry
The Flowering Thorn (Margery Sharp)
The Flowering Thorn
33
Margery Sharp
Uprooted (Naomi Novik)
Uprooted
34
Naomi Novik
Spinning Silver (Naomi Novik)
Spinning Silver
35
Naomi Novik
The Perilous Gard (Elizabeth Marie Pope)
The Perilous Gard
36
Elizabeth Marie Pope
Troubled Water (Sharon Shinn)
Troubled Water
37
Sharon Shinn
Summers at Castle Auburn (Sharon Shinn)
Summers at Castle Auburn
38
Sharon Shinn
The Death of Mrs Westaway (Ruth Ware)
The Death of Mrs Westaway
39
Ruth Ware
Picnic at Hanging Rock (Joan Lindsay)
Picnic at Hanging Rock
40
Joan Lindsay
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