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The 200 Best Books by Female Authors - Page 4

A subjective collection of some of the most lauded books by female authors, presented in chronological order, with a noticeable skew towards modern English-language fiction.
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In Memoriam to Identity (Kathy Acker)
In Memoriam to Identity
121
Kathy Acker
Possession (A.S. Byatt)
Possession
122
A.S. Byatt
Outlander (Diana Gabaldon)
Outlander
123
Diana Gabaldon
How the Garcia Girls Lost Their Accents (Julia Alvarez)
How the Garcia Girls Lost Their Accents
124
Julia Alvarez
Wild Swans (Jung Chang)
Wild Swans
125
Jung Chang
A Thousand Acres (Jane Smiley)
A Thousand Acres
126
Jane Smiley
Regeneration (Pat Barker)
Regeneration
127
Pat Barker
Bastard Out of Carolina (Dorothy Allison)
Bastard Out of Carolina
128
Dorothy Allison
The Secret History (Donna Tartt)
The Secret History
129
Donna Tartt
New and Selected Poems (Mary Oliver)
New and Selected Poems
130
Mary Oliver
The Shipping News (Annie Proux)
The Shipping News
131
Annie Proux
The Collected Stories (Grace Paley)
The Collected Stories
132
Grace Paley
The Stone Diaries (Carol Shields)
The Stone Diaries
133
Carol Shields
The Liars' Club (Mary Karr)
The Liars' Club
134
Mary Karr
Bridget Jones's Diary (Helen Fielding)
Bridget Jones's Diary
135
Helen Fielding
Harry Potter and the Sorceror's Stone (J.K. Rowling)
Harry Potter and the Sorceror's Stone
136
J.K. Rowling
The God of Small Things (Arundhati Roy)
The God of Small Things
137
Arundhati Roy
Paradise (Toni Morrison)
Paradise
138
Toni Morrison
Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets (J.K. Rowling)
Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets
139
J.K. Rowling
The Poisonwood Bible (Barbara Kingsolver)
The Poisonwood Bible
140
Barbara Kingsolver
Poems, New and Collected (Wisława Szymborska)
Poems, New and Collected
141
Wisława Szymborska
Birds of America (Lorrie Moore)
Birds of America
142
Lorrie Moore
Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban (J.K. Rowling)
Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban
143
J.K. Rowling
Interpreter of Maladies (Jhumpa Lahiri)
Interpreter of Maladies
144
Jhumpa Lahiri
Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire (J.K. Rowling)
Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire
145
J.K. Rowling
2000: The Blind Assassin (Margaret Atwood)
2000: The Blind Assassin
146
Margaret Atwood
White Teeth (Zadie Smith)
White Teeth
147
Zadie Smith
Blonde (Joyce Carol Oates)
Blonde
148
Joyce Carol Oates
Bel Canto (Ann Patchett)
Bel Canto
149
Ann Patchett
Fingersmith (Sarah Waters)
Fingersmith
150
Sarah Waters
The Lovely Bones (Alice Sebold)
The Lovely Bones
151
Alice Sebold
Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix (J.K. Rowling)
Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix
152
J.K. Rowling
The Time Traveler's Wife (Audrey Niffenegger)
The Time Traveler's Wife
153
Audrey Niffenegger
We Need to Talk About Kevin (Lionel Shriver)
We Need to Talk About Kevin
154
Lionel Shriver
Notes on a Scandal (Zoe Heller)
Notes on a Scandal
155
Zoe Heller
Gilead (Marilynne Robinson)
Gilead
156
Marilynne Robinson
The Dew Breaker, by Edwige Danticat
The Dew Breaker, by Edwige Danticat
157
Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince (J.K. Rowling)
Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince
158
J.K. Rowling
On Beauty (Zadie Smith)
On Beauty
159
Zadie Smith
The Accidental (Ali Smith)
The Accidental
160
Ali Smith
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