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P's Recommendations for Books by Female Authors

This is a list of some books from various genres that I would recommend which were written by female authors.
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Alif the Unseen
Alif the Unseen
1
All Systems Red (Martha Wells)
All Systems Red
2
Martha Wells
Among Others (Jo Walton)
Among Others
3
Jo Walton
An Extraordinary Union (Alyssa Cole)
An Extraordinary Union
4
Alyssa Cole
Anne of Green Gables (L.M. Montgomery)
Anne of Green Gables
5
L.M. Montgomery
Ariel (Sylvia Plath)
Ariel
6
Sylvia Plath
Bannerless (Carrie Vaughn)
Bannerless
7
Carrie Vaughn
The Bear and the Nightingale (Katherine Arden)
The Bear and the Nightingale
8
Katherine Arden
The Bees (Laline Paull)
The Bees
9
Laline Paull
Beholder's Eye (Julie E. Czerneda)
Beholder's Eye
10
Julie E. Czerneda
The Best of All Possible Worlds (Karen Lord)
The Best of All Possible Worlds
11
Karen Lord
Binti (Nnedi Okorafor)
Binti
12
Nnedi Okorafor
Blessing the Boats (Lucille Clifton)
Blessing the Boats
13
Lucille Clifton
Brown Girl in the Ring (Nalo Hopkinson)
Brown Girl in the Ring
14
Nalo Hopkinson
Butterfly Swords (Jeannie Lin)
Butterfly Swords
15
Jeannie Lin
The Calculating Stars (Mary Robinette Kowal)
The Calculating Stars
16
Mary Robinette Kowal
China Mountain Zhang (Maureen F Mchugh)
China Mountain Zhang
17
Maureen F Mchugh
The Complete Poems of Emily Dickinson (Emily Dickinson)
The Complete Poems of Emily Dickinson
18
Emily Dickinson
A Darker Shade of Magic (V.E. Schwab)
A Darker Shade of Magic
19
V.E. Schwab
The Darkest Part of the Forest (Holly Black)
The Darkest Part of the Forest
20
Holly Black
Death Comes as Epiphany (Sharan Newman)
Death Comes as Epiphany
21
Sharan Newman
The Djinn in the Nightingale's Eye (A.S. Byatt)
The Djinn in the Nightingale's Eye
22
A.S. Byatt
Doomsday Book (Connie Willis)
Doomsday Book
23
Connie Willis
Dreamer's Pool (Juliet Marillier)
Dreamer's Pool
24
Juliet Marillier
The Duchess War (Courtney Milan)
The Duchess War
25
Courtney Milan
Ella Enchanted (Gail Carson Levine)
Ella Enchanted
26
Gail Carson Levine
Emma (Jane Austen)
Emma
27
Jane Austen
The Emperor's Babe (Bernardine Evaristo)
The Emperor's Babe
28
Bernardine Evaristo
The Empress of Salt and Fortune (Nghi Vo)
The Empress of Salt and Fortune
29
Nghi Vo
Every Heart a Doorway (Seanan McGuire)
Every Heart a Doorway
30
Seanan McGuire
Eva Luna (Isabel Allende)
Eva Luna
31
Isabel Allende
A Face Like Glass (Frances Hardinge)
A Face Like Glass
32
Frances Hardinge
The Fifth Season (N. K. Jemisin)
The Fifth Season
33
N. K. Jemisin
Forbidden (Beverly Jenkins)
Forbidden
34
Beverly Jenkins
Foreigner (C. J. Cherryh)
Foreigner
35
C. J. Cherryh
The Frangipani Tree Mystery (Ovidia Yu)
The Frangipani Tree Mystery
36
Ovidia Yu
The Gilda Stories (Jewelle Gomez)
The Gilda Stories
37
Jewelle Gomez
The Girl From Everywhere (Heidi Heilig)
The Girl From Everywhere
38
Heidi Heilig
The Girl Who Chased the Moon (Sarah Addison Allen)
The Girl Who Chased the Moon
39
Sarah Addison Allen
The Girl Who Circumnavigated Fairyland in a Ship of Her Own Making (Catherynne M. Valente)
The Girl Who Circumnavigated Fairyland in a Ship of Her Own Making
40
Catherynne M. Valente
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