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500 Books by 500 Women

500 books by 500 different female authors: I've read most of these (though not quite all); in (the many) cases where I have read multiple books by the same author, I picked my favourite, and in the cases where I'd only read the one I included it. I could have added quite a few more, but I wanted a nice, round number and excluded books which I disliked or which failed to stick in my memory.
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The Complete Collected Poems of Maya Angelou (Maya Angelou)
The Complete Collected Poems of Maya Angelou
Maya Angelou
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The Help (Kathryn Stockett)
The Help
Kathryn Stockett
3
Possession (A.S. Byatt)
Possession
A.S. Byatt
4
The Girl With the Louding Voice (Abi Daré)
The Girl With the Louding Voice
Abi Daré
5
The Murder of Roger Ackroyd (Agatha Christie)
The Murder of Roger Ackroyd
Agatha Christie
6
Left Bank: Art, Passion, and the Rebirth of Paris, 1940-50 (Agnès Poirier)
Left Bank: Art, Passion, and the Rebirth of Paris, 1940-50
Agnès Poirier
7
Autumn (Ali Smith)
Autumn
Ali Smith
8
Practical Magic (Alice Hoffman)
Practical Magic
Alice Hoffman
9
Selected Stories (Alice Munro) (Alice Munro)
Selected Stories (Alice Munro)
Alice Munro
10
Heartstopper (Alice Oseman)
Heartstopper
Alice Oseman
11
Don't Think, Dear (Alice Robb)
Don't Think, Dear
Alice Robb
12
The Color Purple (Alice Walker)
The Color Purple
Alice Walker
13
Fun Home (Alison Bechdel)
Fun Home
Alison Bechdel
14
Tenderness (Alison MacLeod)
Tenderness
Alison MacLeod
15
A Traveller in Time (Alison Uttley)
A Traveller in Time
Alison Uttley
16
Elizabeth the Queen (Alison Weir)
Elizabeth the Queen
Alison Weir
17
Life Is a Circus Run by a Platypus (Allison Hawn)
Life Is a Circus Run by a Platypus
Allison Hawn
18
Georgiana: The Duchess of Devonshire (Amanda Foreman)
Georgiana: The Duchess of Devonshire
Amanda Foreman
19
The Art of Asking (Amanda Palmer)
The Art of Asking
Amanda Palmer
20
Storyland (Amy Jeffs)
Storyland
Amy Jeffs
21
Yes Please (Amy Poehler)
Yes Please
Amy Poehler
22
The Nowhere Girls (Amy Reed)
The Nowhere Girls
Amy Reed
23
The Joy Luck Club (Amy Tan)
The Joy Luck Club
Amy Tan
24
A Spy in the House of Love (Anaïs Nin)
A Spy in the House of Love
Anaïs Nin
25
Small Island (Andrea Levy)
Small Island
Andrea Levy
26
Magnificent Rebels (Andrea Wulf)
Magnificent Rebels
Andrea Wulf
27
The Bloody Chamber and Other Stories (Angela Carter)
The Bloody Chamber and Other Stories
Angela Carter
28
Angela Davis: An Autobiography (Angela Y. Davis)
Angela Davis: An Autobiography
Angela Y. Davis
29
Dominicana (Angie Cruz)
Dominicana
Angie Cruz
30
Hotel Du Lac (Anita Brookner)
Hotel Du Lac
Anita Brookner
31
The Red Tent (Anita Diamant)
The Red Tent
Anita Diamant
32
Gentlemen Prefer Blondes (Anita Loos)
Gentlemen Prefer Blondes
Anita Loos
33
Bel Canto (Ann Patchett)
Bel Canto
Ann Patchett
34
The Mysteries of Udolpho (Ann Radcliffe)
The Mysteries of Udolpho
Ann Radcliffe
35
Sounds and Sweet Airs (Anna Beer)
Sounds and Sweet Airs
Anna Beer
36
Milkman (Anna Burns)
Milkman
Anna Burns
37
The Restless Republic: Britain Without a Crown (Anna Keay)
The Restless Republic: Britain Without a Crown
Anna Keay
38
The Clockwork Girl (Anna Mazzola)
The Clockwork Girl
Anna Mazzola
39
Black Beauty (Anna Sewell)
Black Beauty
Anna Sewell
40
The Language of Food (Annabel Abbs)
The Language of Food
Annabel Abbs
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