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These Are the Female Authors You Should Be Reading

At the beginning of 2014, writer and illustrator Joanna Walsh began the Twitter hashtag #readwomen2014 in an effort to encourage readers to pick up more books by women this year. Although 2014 is over, many readers are still committing to reading more women authors and the task is only getting easier. Here are some current female authors who you may have missed and want to add to your reading list.
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The Goldfinch (Donna Tartt)
The Goldfinch
1
Donna Tartt
Americanah (Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie)
Americanah
2
Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
Breath, Eyes, Memory (Edwidge Danticat)
Breath, Eyes, Memory
3
Edwidge Danticat
The Plague of Doves
The Plague of Doves
4
The Signature of All Things (Elizabeth Gilbert)
The Signature of All Things
5
Elizabeth Gilbert
How Should a Person Be? (Sheila Heti)
How Should a Person Be?
6
Sheila Heti
May We Be Forgiven (A.M. Homes)
May We Be Forgiven
7
A.M. Homes
Gone Girl (Gillian Flynn)
Gone Girl
8
Gillian Flynn
The Flamethrowers, Rachel Kushner
The Flamethrowers, Rachel Kushner
9
The Woman Upstairs
The Woman Upstairs
10
Birds of America (Lorrie Moore)
Birds of America
11
Lorrie Moore
Hateship, Friendship, Courtship, Loveship, Marriage (Alice Munro)
Hateship, Friendship, Courtship, Loveship, Marriage
12
Alice Munro
Ghana Must Go
Ghana Must Go
13
White Teeth (Zadie Smith)
White Teeth
14
Zadie Smith
Wild (Cheryl Strayed)
Wild
15
Cheryl Strayed
Commencement (Courtney J. Sullivan)
Commencement
16
Courtney J. Sullivan
The Joy Luck Club (Amy Tan)
The Joy Luck Club
17
Amy Tan
Wash (Margaret Wrinkle)
Wash
18
Margaret Wrinkle
The Luminaries (Eleanor Catton)
The Luminaries
19
Eleanor Catton
Room (Emma Donoghue)
Room
20
Emma Donoghue
You Are One of Them (Elliott Holt)
You Are One of Them
21
Elliott Holt
Swamplandia (Karen Russell)
Swamplandia
22
Karen Russell
Boy, Snow, Bird (Helen Oyeyemi)
Boy, Snow, Bird
23
Helen Oyeyemi
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