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The Best Women Authors of All Time

Discover a list of the best novels written by women authors that have made a significant impact, covering a wide range of genres and styles. Explore the works of these talented writers and be inspired by their storytelling.
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A Room of One's Own (Virginia Woolf)
A Room of One's Own
1
Virginia Woolf
Little Women (Louisa May Alcott)
Little Women
2
Louisa May Alcott
To Kill a Mockingbird (Harper Lee)
To Kill a Mockingbird
3
Harper Lee
Jane Eyre (Charlotte Bronte)
Jane Eyre
4
Charlotte Bronte
Pride and Prejudice (Jane Austen)
Pride and Prejudice
5
Jane Austen
Wuthering Heights (Emily Bronte)
Wuthering Heights
6
Emily Bronte
Olive Kitteridge (Elizabeth Strout)
Olive Kitteridge
7
Elizabeth Strout
Beloved (Toni Morrison)
Beloved
8
Toni Morrison
March (Geraldine Brooks)
March
9
Geraldine Brooks
Middlemarch (George Eliot)
Middlemarch
10
George Eliot
The Handmaid's Tale (Margaret Atwood)
The Handmaid's Tale
11
Margaret Atwood
The Autobiography of Alice B. Toklas (Gertrude Stein)
The Autobiography of Alice B. Toklas
12
Gertrude Stein
The Age of Innocence (Edith Wharton)
The Age of Innocence
13
Edith Wharton
The Goldfinch (Donna Tartt)
The Goldfinch
14
Donna Tartt
The Casual Vacancy (J. K. Rowling)
The Casual Vacancy
15
J. K. Rowling
We Were the Mulvaneys (Joyce Carol Oates)
We Were the Mulvaneys
16
Joyce Carol Oates
Breathing Lessons (Anne Tyler)
Breathing Lessons
17
Anne Tyler
The Shipping News (Annie Proulx)
The Shipping News
18
Annie Proulx
Family Furnishings: Selected Stories, 1995-2014 (Alice Munro)
Family Furnishings: Selected Stories, 1995-2014
19
Alice Munro
Kindred (Octavia Butler)
Kindred
20
Octavia Butler
The Color Purple (Alice Walker)
The Color Purple
21
Alice Walker
Uncle Tom's Cabin (Harriet Beecher Stowe)
Uncle Tom's Cabin
22
Harriet Beecher Stowe
Are You There God? It's Me, Margaret. (Judy Blume)
Are You There God? It's Me, Margaret.
23
Judy Blume
Gilead (Marilynne Robinson)
Gilead
24
Marilynne Robinson
Original Sin (P.D. James)
Original Sin
25
P.D. James
The Grand Sophy (Georgette Heyer)
The Grand Sophy
26
Georgette Heyer
O Pioneers (Willa Cather)
O Pioneers
27
Willa Cather
White Teeth (Zadie Smith)
White Teeth
28
Zadie Smith
We Should All Be Feminists (Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie)
We Should All Be Feminists
29
Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
The Golden Notebook (Doris Lessing)
The Golden Notebook
30
Doris Lessing
Frankenstein (Mary Shelley)
Frankenstein
31
Mary Shelley
A Wrinkle in Time (Madeleine L'engle)
A Wrinkle in Time
32
Madeleine L'engle
Bad Feminist (Roxane Gay)
Bad Feminist
33
Roxane Gay
Nights at the Circus (Angela Carter)
Nights at the Circus
34
Angela Carter
My Brilliant Friend (Elena Ferrante)
My Brilliant Friend
35
Elena Ferrante
A Book of Common Prayer (Joan Didion)
A Book of Common Prayer
36
Joan Didion
Oranges Are Not the Only Fruit (Jeanette Winterson)
Oranges Are Not the Only Fruit
37
Jeanette Winterson
Anne of Green Gables (L.M. Montgomery)
Anne of Green Gables
38
L.M. Montgomery
Bring Up the Bodies (Hilary Mantel)
Bring Up the Bodies
39
Hilary Mantel
The Round House (Louise Erdrich)
The Round House
40
Louise Erdrich
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