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Must-Read Books by Women, as Chosen by Readers

"Left out of the literary canon for so long that even masters like George Eliot and Jane Austen were forced to adopt male pseudonyms or obscure their names, the last few centuries have finally made the necessary space for women authors to write – and then re-write – a new one.
As International Women's Day approaches, we asked our readers to tell us about wonderful books by women they love reading, discussing and recommending to others. The result is a brilliantly broad-ranging list of classics and modern masterpieces anyone with a love of great fiction – or non-fictions, memoirs, poetry and more – will enjoy."
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Invisible Women (Caroline Criado-Pérez)
Invisible Women
1
Caroline Criado-Pérez
Untamed (Glennon Doyle)
Untamed
2
Glennon Doyle
Their Eyes Were Watching God (Zora Neale Hurston)
Their Eyes Were Watching God
3
Zora Neale Hurston
The Giver of Stars (Jojo Moyes)
The Giver of Stars
4
Jojo Moyes
Luckenbooth (Jenni Fagan)
Luckenbooth
5
Jenni Fagan
The Terrible (Yrsa Daley-Ward)
The Terrible
6
Yrsa Daley-Ward
Jane Eyre (Charlotte Bronte)
Jane Eyre
7
Charlotte Bronte
Pride and Prejudice (Jane Austen)
Pride and Prejudice
8
Jane Austen
Black Milk (Elif Shafak)
Black Milk
9
Elif Shafak
I Capture the Castle (Dodie Smith)
I Capture the Castle
10
Dodie Smith
The Winter of the Witch (Katherine Arden)
The Winter of the Witch
11
Katherine Arden
The Outsiders (S.E. Hinton)
The Outsiders
12
S.E. Hinton
How to Build a Girl (Caitlin Moran)
How to Build a Girl
13
Caitlin Moran
Anne of Green Gables (L.M. Montgomery)
Anne of Green Gables
14
L.M. Montgomery
The Handmaid's Tale (Margaret Atwood)
The Handmaid's Tale
15
Margaret Atwood
The Unlikely Pilgrimage of Harold Fry (Rachel Joyce)
The Unlikely Pilgrimage of Harold Fry
16
Rachel Joyce
The Driver's Seat (Muriel Spark)
The Driver's Seat
17
Muriel Spark
Becoming (Michelle Obama)
Becoming
18
Michelle Obama
Outlander (Diana Gabaldon)
Outlander
19
Diana Gabaldon
To the Lighthouse (Virginia Woolf)
To the Lighthouse
20
Virginia Woolf
Breathing Lessons (Anne Tyler)
Breathing Lessons
21
Anne Tyler
H Is for Hawk (Helen MacDonald)
H Is for Hawk
22
Helen MacDonald
Into the Frame (Angela Thirlwell)
Into the Frame
23
Angela Thirlwell
Men in the off Hours (Anne Carson)
Men in the off Hours
24
Anne Carson
Homegoing (Yaa Gyasi)
Homegoing
25
Yaa Gyasi
A Vindication of the Rights of Woman (Mary Wollstonecraft)
A Vindication of the Rights of Woman
26
Mary Wollstonecraft
Things I Don't Want to Know (Deborah Levy)
Things I Don't Want to Know
27
Deborah Levy
To Kill a Mockingbird (Harper Lee)
To Kill a Mockingbird
28
Harper Lee
The Tenant of Wildfell Hall (Anne Brontë)
The Tenant of Wildfell Hall
29
Anne Brontë
Everything I Know About Love (Dolly Alderton)
Everything I Know About Love
30
Dolly Alderton
Lean in (Sheryl Sandberg)
Lean In
31
Sheryl Sandberg
Life After Life (Kate Atkinson)
Life After Life
32
Kate Atkinson
A Spy in the House of Love (Anaïs Nin)
A Spy in the House of Love
33
Anaïs Nin
The Power (Naomi Alderman)
The Power
34
Naomi Alderman
How to Be Both (Ali Smith)
How to Be Both
35
Ali Smith
The Sparrow Duology (Mary Doria Russell)
The Sparrow Duology
36
Mary Doria Russell
Chernobyl Prayer: A Chronicle of the Future (Svetlana Alexievich)
Chernobyl Prayer: A Chronicle of the Future
37
Svetlana Alexievich
Noughts & Crosses (Malorie Blackman)
Noughts & Crosses
38
Malorie Blackman
We Have Always Lived in the Castle (Shirley Jackson)
We Have Always Lived in the Castle
39
Shirley Jackson
Beloved (Toni Morrison)
Beloved
40
Toni Morrison
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