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Jess's Favorite Books by Women Authors

A diverse collection of books by women authors: fiction; biography; memoir; non-fiction. I wouldn't necessarily call all these books "favorites," but I've enjoyed them all at different times in my life.
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American Wife (Curtis Sittenfeld)
American Wife
1
Curtis Sittenfeld
Americanah (Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie)
Americanah
2
Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
Amy and Isabelle (Elizabeth Strout)
Amy and Isabelle
3
Elizabeth Strout
Anne Frank Remembered (Miep Gies)
Anne Frank Remembered
4
Miep Gies
Are You There God? It's Me, Margaret. (Judy Blume)
Are You There God? It's Me, Margaret.
5
Judy Blume
The Awakening (Kate Chopin)
The Awakening
6
Kate Chopin
Bastard Out of Carolina (Dorothy Allison)
Bastard Out of Carolina
7
Dorothy Allison
A Beautiful Mind (Sylvia Nasar)
A Beautiful Mind
8
Sylvia Nasar
Becoming Justice Blackmun (Linda Greenhouse)
Becoming Justice Blackmun
9
Linda Greenhouse
Bel Canto (Ann Patchett)
Bel Canto
10
Ann Patchett
The Bell Jar (Sylvia Plath)
The Bell Jar
11
Sylvia Plath
Black Edge (Kolhatkar)
Black Edge
12
Kolhatkar
Black Water (Joyce Carol Oates)
Black Water
13
Joyce Carol Oates
Blubber (Judy Blume)
Blubber
14
Judy Blume
Breath, Eyes, Memory (Edwidge Danticat)
Breath, Eyes, Memory
15
Edwidge Danticat
Brick Lane
Brick Lane
16
Bridget Jones's Diary (Helen Fielding)
Bridget Jones's Diary
17
Helen Fielding
The Burgess Boys
The Burgess Boys
18
Charged: The New Movement to Transform American Prosecution and End Mass Incarceration (Emily Bazelon)
Charged: The New Movement to Transform American Prosecution and End Mass Incarceration
19
Emily Bazelon
Children of Cain (Tina Rosenberg)
Children of Cain
20
Tina Rosenberg
The Children's Hour (Lillian Hellman)
The Children's Hour
21
Lillian Hellman
The Custom of the Country (Edith Wharton)
The Custom of the Country
22
Edith Wharton
Dancing on My Grave (Gelsey Kirkland)
Dancing on My Grave
23
Gelsey Kirkland
Dancing With Cuba (Alma Guillermoprieto)
Dancing With Cuba
24
Alma Guillermoprieto
Diary of a Young Girl (Anne Frank)
Diary of a Young Girl
25
Anne Frank
Dogeaters (Jessica Hagedorn)
Dogeaters
26
Jessica Hagedorn
Dreaming in Cuban (Cristina Garcia)
Dreaming in Cuban
27
Cristina Garcia
Educated (Tara Westover)
Educated
28
Tara Westover
The Emperor's Children (Claire Messud)
The Emperor's Children
29
Claire Messud
Euphoria (Lily King)
Euphoria
30
Lily King
Family Properties: Race, Real Estate, and the Exploitation of Black Urban America (Beryl Satter)
Family Properties: Race, Real Estate, and the Exploitation of Black Urban America
31
Beryl Satter
Fear of Flying (Erica Jong)
Fear of Flying
32
Erica Jong
Frankenstein (Mary Shelley)
Frankenstein
33
Mary Shelley
Freaky Friday (Mary Rodgers)
Freaky Friday
34
Mary Rodgers
Frida: A Biography of Frida Kahlo (Hayden Herrera)
Frida: A Biography of Frida Kahlo
35
Hayden Herrera
The Goldfinch (Donna Tartt)
The Goldfinch
36
Donna Tartt
The Handmaid's Tale (Margaret Atwood)
The Handmaid's Tale
37
Margaret Atwood
Harriet the Spy (Louise Fitzhugh)
Harriet the Spy
38
Louise Fitzhugh
The Heart That Bleeds (Alma Guillermoprieto)
The Heart That Bleeds
39
Alma Guillermoprieto
Heartburn, Nora Ephron
Heartburn, Nora Ephron
40
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