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Tmood's Favorite Contemporary Women Writers - Page 3

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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The Magician's Assistant (Ann Patchett)
The Magician's Assistant
81
Ann Patchett
The Long Way to a Small, Angry Planet (Becky Chambers)
The Long Way to a Small, Angry Planet
82
Becky Chambers
A Closed and Common Orbit (Becky Chambers)
A Closed and Common Orbit
83
Becky Chambers
Record of a Spaceborn Few (Becky Chambers)
Record of a Spaceborn Few
84
Becky Chambers
The Galaxy and the Ground Within (Becky Chambers)
The Galaxy and the Ground Within
85
Becky Chambers
Lucy by the Sea (Elizabeth Strout)
Lucy by the Sea
86
Elizabeth Strout
My Name Is Lucy Barton (Elizabeth Strout)
My Name Is Lucy Barton
87
Elizabeth Strout
Olive Kitteridge (Olive Kitteridge, Elizabeth Strout, 2008)
Olive Kitteridge
88
Olive Kitteridge, Elizabeth Strout, 2008
Olive, Again (Elizabeth Strout)
Olive, Again
89
Elizabeth Strout
Anything Is Possible (Elizabeth Strout)
Anything Is Possible
90
Elizabeth Strout
Oh William! (Elizabeth Strout)
Oh William!
91
Elizabeth Strout
The Burgess Boys (Elizabeth Strout)
The Burgess Boys
92
Elizabeth Strout
Amy and Isabelle (Elizabeth Strout)
Amy and Isabelle
93
Elizabeth Strout
Abide With Me (Elizabeth Strout)
Abide With Me
94
Elizabeth Strout
The Secret River (Kate Grenville)
The Secret River
95
Kate Grenville
A Room Made of Leaves (Kate Grenville)
A Room Made of Leaves
96
Kate Grenville
The Lieutenant (Kate Grenville)
The Lieutenant
97
Kate Grenville
Sarah Thornhill (Kate Grenville)
Sarah Thornhill
98
Kate Grenville
The Idea of Perfection (Kate Grenville)
The Idea of Perfection
99
Kate Grenville
Elizabeth Macarthur's Letters (Kate Grenville Ed.)
Elizabeth Macarthur's Letters
100
Kate Grenville Ed.
Ordinary Truth (Janna Richman)
Ordinary Truth
101
Janna Richman
The Last Cowgirl (Jana Richman)
The Last Cowgirl
102
Jana Richman
The Mind-Body Problem (Rebecca Goldstein)
The Mind-Body Problem
103
Rebecca Goldstein
Properties of Light (Rebecca Goldstein)
Properties of Light
104
Rebecca Goldstein
36 Arguments for the Existence of God (Rebecca Goldstein)
36 Arguments for the Existence of God
105
Rebecca Goldstein
The Shipping News (E.Annie Proulx)
The Shipping News
106
E.Annie Proulx
Close Range (Annie Proulx)
Close Range
107
Annie Proulx
Barkskins (Annie Proulx)
Barkskins
108
Annie Proulx
That Old Ace in the Hole (Annie Proulx)
That Old Ace in the Hole
109
Annie Proulx
Brokeback Mountain (Annie Proulx)
Brokeback Mountain
110
Annie Proulx
The Accordion Crimes (Annie Proulx)
The Accordion Crimes
111
Annie Proulx
Postcards (Annie Proulx)
Postcards
112
Annie Proulx
Fine Just the Way It Is (Annie Proulx)
Fine Just the Way It Is
113
Annie Proulx
Bad Dirt (Annie Proulx)
Bad Dirt
114
Annie Proulx
Bird Cloud (Annie Proulx)
Bird Cloud
115
Annie Proulx
Heart Songs (Annie Proulx)
Heart Songs
116
Annie Proulx
Mecca (Susan Straight)
Mecca
117
Susan Straight
I Been in Sorrow's Kitchen and Licked Out All the Pots (Susan Straight)
I Been in Sorrow's Kitchen and Licked Out All the Pots
118
Susan Straight
Aquaboogie (Susan Straight)
Aquaboogie
119
Susan Straight
Inland (Téa Obreht)
Inland
120
Téa Obreht
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