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Some of the Best Books by Women Authors

How many of these essential reads by women authors have you read? These aren't all the best books by women, just a few selected by the quizmaker.
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Rebecca (Daphne Du Maurier)
Rebecca
1
Daphne Du Maurier
Little Women (Louisa May Alcott)
Little Women
2
Louisa May Alcott
Their Eyes Were Watching God (Zora Neale Hurston)
Their Eyes Were Watching God
3
Zora Neale Hurston
Nancy Drew (Kelly Thompson & Jenn St-Onge)
Nancy Drew
4
Kelly Thompson & Jenn St-Onge
Ninth House (Leigh Bardugo)
Ninth House
5
Leigh Bardugo
The Bluest Eye (Toni Morrison)
The Bluest Eye
6
Toni Morrison
Babel (R. F. Kuang)
Babel
7
R. F. Kuang
Murder on the Orient Express (Agatha Christie)
Murder on the Orient Express
8
Agatha Christie
Frankenstein (Mary Shelley)
Frankenstein
9
Mary Shelley
The Left Hand of Darkness (Ursula K. Le Guin)
The Left Hand of Darkness
10
Ursula K. Le Guin
Northanger Abbey (Jane Austen)
Northanger Abbey
11
Jane Austen
The Raven Boys (Maggie Stiefvater)
The Raven Boys
12
Maggie Stiefvater
If Not, Winter (Sappho)
If Not, Winter
13
Sappho
Know My Name (Chanel Miller)
Know My Name
14
Chanel Miller
Gone Girl (Gillian Flynn)
Gone Girl
15
Gillian Flynn
The Poppy War (R. F. Kuang)
The Poppy War
16
R. F. Kuang
Pride and Prejudice (Jane Austen)
Pride and Prejudice
17
Jane Austen
Normal People (Sally Rooney)
Normal People
18
Sally Rooney
The Murder of Roger Ackroyd (Agatha Christie)
The Murder of Roger Ackroyd
19
Agatha Christie
Everything I Never Told You (Celeste Ng)
Everything I Never Told You
20
Celeste Ng
The Night Circus (Erin Morgenstern)
The Night Circus
21
Erin Morgenstern
Wuthering Heights (Emily Bronte)
Wuthering Heights
22
Emily Bronte
Kindred (Octavia Butler)
Kindred
23
Octavia Butler
Hangsaman (Jackson)
Hangsaman
24
Jackson
The Hunger Games (Suzanne Collins)
The Hunger Games
25
Suzanne Collins
Big Little Lies (Liane Moriarty)
Big Little Lies
26
Liane Moriarty
Last Night at the Telegraph Club (Malinda Lo)
Last Night at the Telegraph Club
27
Malinda Lo
Why Didn't They Ask Evans? (Agatha Christie)
Why Didn't They Ask Evans?
28
Agatha Christie
Daisy Jones & the Six (Taylor Jenkins Reid)
Daisy Jones & the Six
29
Taylor Jenkins Reid
Howl's Moving Castle (Diana Wynne Jones)
Howl's Moving Castle
30
Diana Wynne Jones
Crying in H Mart: A Memoir (Michelle Zauner)
Crying in H Mart: A Memoir
31
Michelle Zauner
Firekeeper's Daughter (Angeline Boulley)
Firekeeper's Daughter
32
Angeline Boulley
Her Body and Other Parties (Carmen Maria Machado)
Her Body and Other Parties
33
Carmen Maria Machado
Sadie (Courtney Summers)
Sadie
34
Courtney Summers
Clap When You Land (Elizabeth Acevedo)
Clap When You Land
35
Elizabeth Acevedo
The Scorpio Races (Maggie Stiefvater)
The Scorpio Races
36
Maggie Stiefvater
I'm Glad My Mom Died (Jennette McCurdy)
I'm Glad My Mom Died
37
Jennette McCurdy
Anne of Green Gables (L.M. Montgomery)
Anne of Green Gables
38
L.M. Montgomery
Sawkill Girls (Claire Legrand)
Sawkill Girls
39
Claire Legrand
Dial a for Aunties (Jesse Q. Sutanto)
Dial a for Aunties
40
Jesse Q. Sutanto
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