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Women Writing

Consider this my #PostSecret. Here goes. I'm a woman. I'm a professional writer. I love ListChallenges. On a whim I decided to compile this list (non-exhaustive, obviously! and I've read only a fraction). While I worked on it, something happened. I noticed I was seeing this list as inferior...because it lacks male writers. I poked those thoughts and one crystallized: "the best female writers can never quite match the best male writers." I've been writing all my life...and subconsciously believing this all my life. This lie in my head didn't come from nowhere, but it's time to smash it. Time for this woman writer to start believing that men and women can be equally great writers.
This list contains woman-penned books old and new. Fiction and non-. Newberys. Pulitzers. Commercial mega-sellers. Indies I hope will find more readers. This list is for Dorothy L. Sayers, writer of my favorite fiction series. It's for me. And if you need to smash a similar lie, it's for you.
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28 Summers (Elin Hilderbrand)
28 Summers
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Elin Hilderbrand
4:50 From Paddington (Agatha Christie)
4:50 From Paddington
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Agatha Christie
45 Master Characters (Victoria Lynn Schmidt)
45 Master Characters
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Victoria Lynn Schmidt
56 Days (Catherine Ryan Howard)
56 Days
4
Catherine Ryan Howard
84, Charing Cross Road (Helene Hanff)
84, Charing Cross Road
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Helene Hanff
The A.B.C. Murders (Agatha Christie)
The A.B.C. Murders
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Agatha Christie
A Is for Alibi (Sue Grafton)
A Is for Alibi
7
Sue Grafton
The Abbess of Crewe (Muriel Spark)
The Abbess of Crewe
8
Muriel Spark
Abide With Me (Elizabeth Strout)
Abide With Me
9
Elizabeth Strout
The Able McLaughlins (Margaret Wilson)
The Able McLaughlins
10
Margaret Wilson
The Absentee (Maria Edgeworth)
The Absentee
11
Maria Edgeworth
Abundant Beauty: The Adventurous Travels of Marianne North, Botanical Artist (Marianne North)
Abundant Beauty: The Adventurous Travels of Marianne North, Botanical Artist
12
Marianne North
The Accidental Tourist (Anne Tyler)
The Accidental Tourist
13
Anne Tyler
Across Five Aprils (Irene Hunt)
Across Five Aprils
14
Irene Hunt
Across a Star-Swept Sea (Diana Peterfruend)
Across a Star-Swept Sea
15
Diana Peterfruend
Adam Bede (George Eliot)
Adam Bede
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George Eliot
Adam of the Road (Elizabeth Janet Gray)
Adam of the Road
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Elizabeth Janet Gray
Addy: An American Girl (Rose Porter, Connie)
Addy: An American Girl
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Rose Porter, Connie
Adeline Mowbray (Amelia Opie)
Adeline Mowbray
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Amelia Opie
The Adventure of the Christmas Pudding (Agatha Christie)
The Adventure of the Christmas Pudding
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Agatha Christie
After the End (Amy Plum)
After the End
21
Amy Plum
After the Rain (Norma Fox Mazer)
After the Rain
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Norma Fox Mazer
After Tupac & D Foster (Jacqueline Woodson)
After Tupac & D Foster
23
Jacqueline Woodson
Afternoon of the Elves (Janet Taylor Lisle)
Afternoon of the Elves
24
Janet Taylor Lisle
Against Interpretation (Susan Sontag)
Against Interpretation
25
Susan Sontag
Agatha Christie: A Mysterious Life (Laura Thompson)
Agatha Christie: A Mysterious Life
26
Laura Thompson
The Age of Innocence (Edith Wharton)
The Age of Innocence
27
Edith Wharton
Agnes at the End of the World (Kelly McWilliams)
Agnes at the End of the World
28
Kelly McWilliams
Agnes Grey (Anne Brontë)
Agnes Grey
29
Anne Brontë
Ain't I a Woman: Black Women and Feminism (Bell Hooks)
Ain't I a Woman: Black Women and Feminism
30
Bell Hooks
The Air We Breathe (Christa Parrish)
The Air We Breathe
31
Christa Parrish
Al Capone Does My Shirts (Gennifer Choldenko)
Al Capone Does My Shirts
32
Gennifer Choldenko
Alanna the First Adventure (Tamora Pierce)
Alanna the First Adventure
33
Tamora Pierce
Album of Horses (Marguerite Henry)
Album of Horses
34
Marguerite Henry
Alias Grace (Margaret Atwood)
Alias Grace
35
Margaret Atwood
The Alice Network (Kate Quinn)
The Alice Network
36
Kate Quinn
All the Bright Places (Jennifer Niven)
All the Bright Places
37
Jennifer Niven
All the Crooked Saints (Maggie Stiefvater)
All the Crooked Saints
38
Maggie Stiefvater
All Fall Down (Ally Carter)
All Fall Down
39
Ally Carter
All God's Children Need Travelling Shoes (Maya Angelou)
All God's Children Need Travelling Shoes
40
Maya Angelou
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