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Tmood's Favorite Contemporary Women Writers

Having just posted a list of 300 women writers, I thought I'd post a list of my favorite contemporary women authors and the books of theirs that I've read and loved. Some of these are authors I've read for a long time, some are new to me. By contemporary I mean women who are have published within the last 25 years. (The only exception is Gloria Naylor.)
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Writers and Lovers (Lily King)
Writers and Lovers
1
Lily King
Euphoria (Lily King)
Euphoria
2
Lily King
Father of the Rain (Lily King)
Father of the Rain
3
Lily King
Five Tuesdays in Winter (Lily King)
Five Tuesdays in Winter
4
Lily King
The English Teacher (Lily King)
The English Teacher
5
Lily King
A Dangerous Business (Jane Smiley)
A Dangerous Business
6
Jane Smiley
A Thousand Acres (Jane Smiley)
A Thousand Acres
7
Jane Smiley
Some Luck (Jane Smiley)
Some Luck
8
Jane Smiley
The All-True Travels and Adventures of Lidie Newton (Jane Smiley)
The All-True Travels and Adventures of Lidie Newton
9
Jane Smiley
Early Warning (Jane Smiley)
Early Warning
10
Jane Smiley
Golden Age (Jane Smiley)
Golden Age
11
Jane Smiley
Horse Heaven (Jane Smiley)
Horse Heaven
12
Jane Smiley
The Age of Grief (Jane Smiley)
The Age of Grief
13
Jane Smiley
Ordinary Love & Good Will (Jane Smiley)
Ordinary Love & Good Will
14
Jane Smiley
Americanah (Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie)
Americanah
15
Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
Half of a Yellow Sun (Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie)
Half of a Yellow Sun
16
Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
Sam (Allegra Goodman)
Sam
17
Allegra Goodman
The Chalk Artist (Allegra Goodman)
The Chalk Artist
18
Allegra Goodman
Intuition (Allegra Goodman)
Intuition
19
Allegra Goodman
Kaaterskill Falls (Allergra Goodman)
Kaaterskill Falls
20
Allergra Goodman
The Cookbook Collector (Allegra Goodman)
The Cookbook Collector
21
Allegra Goodman
The Family Markowitz (Allegra Goodman)
The Family Markowitz
22
Allegra Goodman
Paradise Park (Allegra Goodman)
Paradise Park
23
Allegra Goodman
Dinner at the Homesick Restaurant (Anne Tyler)
Dinner at the Homesick Restaurant
24
Anne Tyler
A Spool of Blue Thread (Anne Tyler)
A Spool of Blue Thread
25
Anne Tyler
The Accidental Tourist (Anne Tyler)
The Accidental Tourist
26
Anne Tyler
Saint Maybe (Anne Tyler)
Saint Maybe
27
Anne Tyler
Morgan's Passing (Anne Tyler)
Morgan's Passing
28
Anne Tyler
Digging to America (Anne Tyler)
Digging to America
29
Anne Tyler
Noah's Compass (Anne Tyler)
Noah's Compass
30
Anne Tyler
Searching for Caleb (Anne Tyler)
Searching for Caleb
31
Anne Tyler
Possession (A.S. Byatt)
Possession
32
A.S. Byatt
Angels and Insects (A. S. Byatt)
Angels and Insects
33
A. S. Byatt
Sugar and Other Stories (A.S. Byatt)
Sugar and Other Stories
34
A.S. Byatt
The Sentence (Louise Erdrich)
The Sentence
35
Louise Erdrich
The Night Watchman (Louise Erdrich)
The Night Watchman
36
Louise Erdrich
The Round House (Louise Erdrich)
The Round House
37
Louise Erdrich
Love Medicine (Louise Erdrich)
Love Medicine
38
Louise Erdrich
The Painted Drum (Louise Erdrich)
The Painted Drum
39
Louise Erdrich
The Last Report on the Miracles at Little No Horse (Louise Erdrich)
The Last Report on the Miracles at Little No Horse
40
Louise Erdrich
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