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Powell's World of Books: 25 Women to Read Before You Die

"And so we present to you 25 female writers we admire for their vision, their fearlessness, their originality, and their impact on the literary world and beyond. To get you started, we've included a book recommendation for each author." (Powell's World of Books)
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The Dream of a Common Language (Adrienne Rich)
The Dream of a Common Language
1
Adrienne Rich
Dykes to Watch Out for (Alison Bechdel)
Dykes to Watch Out For
2
Alison Bechdel
The Collected Stories (Amy Hempel)
The Collected Stories
3
Amy Hempel
Americanah (Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie)
Americanah
4
Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
The Hour of the Star (Clarice Lispector)
The Hour of the Star
5
Clarice Lispector
The Secret History (Donna Tartt)
The Secret History
6
Donna Tartt
Breath, Eyes, Memory (Edwidge Danticat)
Breath, Eyes, Memory
7
Edwidge Danticat
The Sixth Extinction (Elizabeth Kolbert)
The Sixth Extinction
8
Elizabeth Kolbert
Middlemarch (George Eliot)
Middlemarch
9
George Eliot
The Warmth of Other Suns (Isabel Wilkerson)
The Warmth of Other Suns
10
Isabel Wilkerson
The Death and Life of Great American Cities (Jane Jacobs)
The Death and Life of Great American Cities
11
Jane Jacobs
Slouching Towards Bethlehem (Joan Didion)
Slouching Towards Bethlehem
12
Joan Didion
A History of God (Karen Armstrong)
A History of God
13
Karen Armstrong
We Need to Talk About Kevin (Lionel Shriver)
We Need to Talk About Kevin
14
Lionel Shriver
Love Medicine (Louise Erdrich)
Love Medicine
15
Louise Erdrich
The Collected Stories of Lydia Davis (Lydia Davis)
The Collected Stories of Lydia Davis
16
Lydia Davis
Cat's Eye (Margaret Atwood)
Cat's Eye
17
Margaret Atwood
Frankenstein (Mary Shelley)
Frankenstein
18
Mary Shelley
Strangers on a Train (Patricia Highsmith)
Strangers on a Train
19
Patricia Highsmith
Men Explain Things to Me (Rebecca Solnit)
Men Explain Things to Me
20
Rebecca Solnit
On Photography (Susan Sontag)
On Photography
21
Susan Sontag
Song of Solomon (Toni Morrison)
Song of Solomon
22
Toni Morrison
Faces in the Crowd (Valeria Luiselli)
Faces in the Crowd
23
Valeria Luiselli
To the Lighthouse (Virginia Woolf)
To the Lighthouse
24
Virginia Woolf
Poems, New and Collected (Wisława Szymborska)
Poems, New and Collected
25
Wisława Szymborska
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