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Great Books by Women (No Classics)

I tried to provide a variety of genres on this list, ranging from Nonfiction to Young Adult. I also wanted the list to include books with females as the main characters.
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Bitter in the Mouth (Monica Truong)
Bitter in the Mouth
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Monica Truong
Wade in the Water (Tracy K. Smith)
Wade in the Water
2
Tracy K. Smith
The Wartime Sisters (Lynda Cohen Loigman)
The Wartime Sisters
3
Lynda Cohen Loigman
Kinder Than Solitude
Kinder Than Solitude
4
Borderlands (Gloria E. Anzaldúa)
Borderlands
5
Gloria E. Anzaldúa
Future Home of the Living God (Louise Erdrich)
Future Home of the Living God
6
Louise Erdrich
Astonish Me (Maggie Shipsted)
Astonish Me
7
Maggie Shipsted
Consequences (Penelope Lively)
Consequences
8
Penelope Lively
We Need New Names (Noviolet Bulawayo)
We Need New Names
9
Noviolet Bulawayo
Americanah (Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie)
Americanah
10
Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society (Mary Ann Shaffer)
The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society
11
Mary Ann Shaffer
Let It Rain Coffee (Angie Cruz)
Let It Rain Coffee
12
Angie Cruz
Dreaming in Cuban (Cristina Garcia)
Dreaming in Cuban
13
Cristina Garcia
The Autobiography of My Mother
The Autobiography of My Mother
14
Burial Rites (Hannah Kent)
Burial Rites
15
Hannah Kent
The Hidden Diary of Marie Antoinette (Carolly Erickson)
The Hidden Diary of Marie Antoinette
16
Carolly Erickson
That Woman (Anne Sebba)
That Woman
17
Anne Sebba
The Six Wives of Henry VIII (Alison Weir)
The Six Wives of Henry VIII
18
Alison Weir
The Romanov Sisters (Helen Rapparport)
The Romanov Sisters
19
Helen Rapparport
The Confessions of Catherine De Medici: A Novel (C. W. Gortner)
The Confessions of Catherine De Medici: A Novel
20
C. W. Gortner
The Tudor Court Series (Philippa Gregory)
The Tudor Court Series
21
Philippa Gregory
Jacob Have I Loved
Jacob Have I Loved
22
The Hunger Games Trilogy (Suzanne Collins)
The Hunger Games Trilogy
23
Suzanne Collins
The Lunar Chronicles (Marissa Meyer)
The Lunar Chronicles
24
Marissa Meyer
Someone Else's Life (Katie Dale)
Someone Else's Life
25
Katie Dale
Dorothy Must Die Series (Danielle Paige)
Dorothy Must Die Series
26
Danielle Paige
The House on Mango Street (Sandra Cisneros)
The House on Mango Street
27
Sandra Cisneros
Three Dark Crowns (Kendare Blake)
Three Dark Crowns
28
Kendare Blake
One Dark Throne (Kendare Blake)
One Dark Throne
29
Kendare Blake
Two Dark Reigns (Three Dark Crowns #3) (Kendare Blake)
Two Dark Reigns (Three Dark Crowns #3)
30
Kendare Blake
Five Dark Fates (Three Dark Crowns #4) (Kendare Blake)
Five Dark Fates (Three Dark Crowns #4)
31
Kendare Blake
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