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Reading Women: 500 Books by Female Authors

My list (Gen X woman) of books written by female authors. While this list spans multiple genres and centuries and covers the well-known and the not so well-know, I have barely scratched the surface of the amazing books out there that women have written. I have enjoyed reading many of the list and look forward to enjoying the rest in the near future. I get so much enjoyment from reading and I hope you like this list as much as I do. Comment if you have any suggestions or books you thing I have missed
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The 1619 Project: A New Origin Story (Nikole Hannah-Jones)
The 1619 Project: A New Origin Story
1
Nikole Hannah-Jones
84, Charing Cross Road (Helene Hanff)
84, Charing Cross Road
2
Helene Hanff
The Accidental (Ali Smith)
The Accidental
3
Ali Smith
After Henry (Joan Didion)
After Henry
4
Joan Didion
After Midnight
After Midnight
5
The Age of Innocence (Edith Wharton)
The Age of Innocence
6
Edith Wharton
Agnes Grey (Anne Brontë)
Agnes Grey
7
Anne Brontë
Alexander's Bridge
Alexander's Bridge
8
Alias Grace (Margaret Atwood)
Alias Grace
9
Margaret Atwood
All Passion Spent (Vita Sackville-West)
All Passion Spent
10
Vita Sackville-West
All That I Am
All That I Am
11
Americanah (Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie)
Americanah
12
Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
An American Marriage (Tayari Jones)
An American Marriage
13
Tayari Jones
And Then There Were None (Agatha Christie)
And Then There Were None
14
Agatha Christie
Anne of Green Gables (L.M. Montgomery)
Anne of Green Gables
15
L.M. Montgomery
Annie on My Mind (Nancy Garden)
Annie on My Mind
16
Nancy Garden
The Appointment (Herta Müller)
The Appointment
17
Herta Müller
Are You My Mother? (Alison Bechdel)
Are You My Mother?
18
Alison Bechdel
The Artificial Silk Girl (Irmgard Keun)
The Artificial Silk Girl
19
Irmgard Keun
Astercote (Penelope Lively)
Astercote
20
Penelope Lively
At Fault (Kate Chopin)
At Fault
21
Kate Chopin
The Autobiography of Alice B. Toklas (Gertrude Stein)
The Autobiography of Alice B. Toklas
22
Gertrude Stein
Autumn (Ali Smith)
Autumn
23
Ali Smith
The Awakening (Kate Chopin)
The Awakening
24
Kate Chopin
Babel (R. F. Kuang)
Babel
25
R. F. Kuang
Bad Feminist (Roxane Gay)
Bad Feminist
26
Roxane Gay
Baumgartner's Bombay by Anita Desai
Baumgartner's Bombay by Anita Desai
27
The Beauty Myth (Naomi Wolf)
The Beauty Myth
28
Naomi Wolf
The Beggar Maid
The Beggar Maid
29
Behind the Scenes (Elizabeth Keckley)
Behind the Scenes
30
Elizabeth Keckley
Behind the Scenes at the Museum (Kate Atkinson)
Behind the Scenes at the Museum
31
Kate Atkinson
Behold, America (Sarah Churchwell)
Behold, America
32
Sarah Churchwell
Bel Canto (Ann Patchett)
Bel Canto
33
Ann Patchett
A Belfast Woman (Mary Beckett)
A Belfast Woman
34
Mary Beckett
Belinda (Maria Edgeworth)
Belinda
35
Maria Edgeworth
The Bell Jar (Sylvia Plath)
The Bell Jar
36
Sylvia Plath
Belonging: A Culture of Place (Bell Hooks)
Belonging: A Culture of Place
37
Bell Hooks
Beloved (Toni Morrison)
Beloved
38
Toni Morrison
Big Little Lies (Liane Moriarty)
Big Little Lies
39
Liane Moriarty
Binti (Nnedi Okorafor)
Binti
40
Nnedi Okorafor
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