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Esquire's 80 Books Every Person Should Read - Page 2

Per Esquire: What can we say? We messed up. Our list of "80 Books Every Man Should Read," published several years ago, was rightfully called out for its lack of diversity in both authors and titles. So we invited eight female literary powerhouses, from Michiko Kakutani to Anna Holmes to Roxane Gay, to help us create a new list. Each participant made 10 picks. It's a new year, a new Esquire.com. We're looking forward to reading and we hope you are, too.
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My Brilliant Friend (Elena Ferrante)
My Brilliant Friend
41
Elena Ferrante
The Leopard (Giuseppe Di Lampedusa)
The Leopard
42
Giuseppe Di Lampedusa
Moby Dick (Herman Melville)
Moby Dick
43
Herman Melville
Heartburn, Nora Ephron
Heartburn, Nora Ephron
44
The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie (Muriel Spark)
The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie
45
Muriel Spark
Pride and Prejudice (Jane Austen)
Pride and Prejudice
46
Jane Austen
Housekeeping (Marilynne Robinson)
Housekeeping
47
Marilynne Robinson
To Kill a Mockingbird (Harper Lee)
To Kill a Mockingbird
48
Harper Lee
To the Lighthouse (Virginia Woolf)
To the Lighthouse
49
Virginia Woolf
Memoirs of Hadrian (Marguerite Yourcenar)
Memoirs of Hadrian
50
Marguerite Yourcenar
The Handmaid's Tale (Margaret Atwood)
The Handmaid's Tale
51
Margaret Atwood
The Liars' Club: A Memoir (Mary Karr)
The Liars' Club: A Memoir
52
Mary Karr
Song of Solomon (Toni Morrison)
Song of Solomon
53
Toni Morrison
Parting the Waters (Taylor Branch)
Parting the Waters
54
Taylor Branch
Ragtime (E.L. Doctorow)
Ragtime
55
E.L. Doctorow
The White Album
The White Album
56
The Yellow Wallpaper (Charlotte Perkins Gilman)
The Yellow Wallpaper
57
Charlotte Perkins Gilman
Sense and Sensibility (Jane Austen)
Sense and Sensibility
58
Jane Austen
The Warmth of Other Suns (Isabel Wilkerson)
The Warmth of Other Suns
59
Isabel Wilkerson
Harriet the Spy (Louise Fitzhugh)
Harriet the Spy
60
Louise Fitzhugh
Just Kids (Patti Smith)
Just Kids
61
Patti Smith
Uncle Tom's Cabin (Harriet Beecher Stowe)
Uncle Tom's Cabin
62
Harriet Beecher Stowe
Jane Eyre (Charlotte Bronte)
Jane Eyre
63
Charlotte Bronte
Their Eyes Were Watching God (Zora Neale Hurston)
Their Eyes Were Watching God
64
Zora Neale Hurston
A Thousand Years of Good Prayers (Yiyun Li)
A Thousand Years of Good Prayers
65
Yiyun Li
Bad Behavior: Stories (Mary Gaitskill)
Bad Behavior: Stories
66
Mary Gaitskill
Bastard Out of Carolina (Dorothy Allison)
Bastard Out of Carolina
67
Dorothy Allison
The Ballad of the Sad Cafe and Other Stories (Carson McCullers)
The Ballad of the Sad Cafe and Other Stories
68
Carson McCullers
Little Women (Louisa May Alcott)
Little Women
69
Louisa May Alcott
The Best of Everything
The Best of Everything
70
The Boys of My Youth (Jo Ann Beard)
The Boys of My Youth
71
Jo Ann Beard
The Chronology of Water: A Memoir, Lidia Yuknavitch
The Chronology of Water: A Memoir, Lidia Yuknavitch
72
Sula (Toni Morrison)
Sula
73
Toni Morrison
The Color Purple (Alice Walker)
The Color Purple
74
Alice Walker
An Untamed State (Roxane Gay)
An Untamed State
75
Roxane Gay
Redefining Realness (Janet Mock)
Redefining Realness
76
Janet Mock
Tayari Jones' Silver Sparrow
Tayari Jones' Silver Sparrow
77
Shadowshaper (Daniel Jose Older)
Shadowshaper
78
Daniel Jose Older
Walk Two Moons (Sharon Creech)
Walk Two Moons
79
Sharon Creech
Fun Home (Alison Bechdel)
Fun Home
80
Alison Bechdel
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