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Fifty Female Writers You Should Try

This is a list of fifty fiction books by female writers who are worth investigating - some well-known, some less so, all wonderful! How many of these books have you read?
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The Goblin Emperor (Katherine Addison)
The Goblin Emperor
1
Katherine Addison
The City in the Middle of the Night (Charlie Jane Anders)
The City in the Middle of the Night
2
Charlie Jane Anders
Everyone in This Room Will Someday Be Dead (Emily Austin)
Everyone in This Room Will Someday Be Dead
3
Emily Austin
Elatsoe (Darcie Little Badger)
Elatsoe
4
Darcie Little Badger
Cinderella Is Dead (Kalynn Bayron)
Cinderella Is Dead
5
Kalynn Bayron
The Vanishing Half (Brit Bennett)
The Vanishing Half
6
Brit Bennett
Noughts & Crosses (Malorie Blackman)
Noughts & Crosses
7
Malorie Blackman
Firekeeper's Daughter (Angeline Boulley)
Firekeeper's Daughter
8
Angeline Boulley
Queenie (Candice Carty-Williams)
Queenie
9
Candice Carty-Williams
The Long Way to a Small, Angry Planet (Becky Chambers)
The Long Way to a Small, Angry Planet
10
Becky Chambers
Kim Jiyoung, Born 1982 (Cho Nam-Joo)
Kim Jiyoung, Born 1982
11
Cho Nam-Joo
When No One Is Watching (Alyssa Cole)
When No One Is Watching
12
Alyssa Cole
In at the Deep End (Kate Davies)
In at the Deep End
13
Kate Davies
Clean (Juno Dawson)
Clean
14
Juno Dawson
The Dangers of Smoking in Bed (Mariana Enríquez)
The Dangers of Smoking in Bed
15
Mariana Enríquez
Girl, Woman, Other (Bernardine Evaristo)
Girl, Woman, Other
16
Bernardine Evaristo
Mrs Death Misses Death (Salena Godden)
Mrs Death Misses Death
17
Salena Godden
The Left Hand of Darkness (Ursula K. Le Guin)
The Left Hand of Darkness
18
Ursula K. Le Guin
Homegoing (Yaa Gyasi)
Homegoing
19
Yaa Gyasi
Chocolat (Joanne Harris)
Chocolat
20
Joanne Harris
Get a Life, Chloe Brown (Talia Hibbert)
Get a Life, Chloe Brown
21
Talia Hibbert
Dread Nation (Justina Ireland)
Dread Nation
22
Justina Ireland
Variations (Juliet Jacques)
Variations
23
Juliet Jacques
The Henna Wars (Adiba Jaigirdar)
The Henna Wars
24
Adiba Jaigirdar
The Fifth Season (N. K. Jemisin)
The Fifth Season
25
N. K. Jemisin
Let's Talk About Love (Claire Kann)
Let's Talk About Love
26
Claire Kann
Pachinko (Min Jin Lee)
Pachinko
27
Min Jin Lee
Six Crimson Cranes (Elizabeth Lim)
Six Crimson Cranes
28
Elizabeth Lim
The Mountains Sing (Nguyễn Phan Quế Mai)
The Mountains Sing
29
Nguyễn Phan Quế Mai
A Memory Called Empire (Arkady Martine)
A Memory Called Empire
30
Arkady Martine
Every Heart a Doorway (Seanan McGuire)
Every Heart a Doorway
31
Seanan McGuire
Circe (Madeleine Miller)
Circe
32
Madeleine Miller
Mexican Gothic (Silvia Moreno-Garcia)
Mexican Gothic
33
Silvia Moreno-Garcia
Beloved (Toni Morrison)
Beloved
34
Toni Morrison
Gideon the Ninth (Tamsyn Muir)
Gideon the Ninth
35
Tamsyn Muir
Convenience Store Woman (Sayaka Murata)
Convenience Store Woman
36
Sayaka Murata
Little Fires Everywhere (Celeste Ng)
Little Fires Everywhere
37
Celeste Ng
The Girl Who Fell Beneath the Sea (Axie Oh)
The Girl Who Fell Beneath the Sea
38
Axie Oh
Under the Udala Trees (Chinelo Okparanta)
Under the Udala Trees
39
Chinelo Okparanta
The Island Home (Libby Page)
The Island Home
40
Libby Page
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