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Between the Covers: The Book Babes' Guide to a Woman's Reading Pleasures

This list is from Margo Hammond and Ellen Heltzel's 2008 guide to books with a focus on women and women's issues. It's broken up into 8 categories with several subcategories containing lists of ten books centered around a theme (like interpersonal relationships and aging). This list contains every book in bold.
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The Woman Warrior (Maxine Hong Kingston)
The Woman Warrior
1
Maxine Hong Kingston
Reading Lolita in Tehran (Azar Nafisi)
Reading Lolita in Tehran
2
Azar Nafisi
My Life So Far (Jane Fonda)
My Life So Far
3
Jane Fonda
Dust Tracks on a Road: An Autobiography
Dust Tracks on a Road: An Autobiography
4
The Bone People (Keri Hulme)
The Bone People
5
Keri Hulme
Secrets of the Flesh
Secrets of the Flesh
6
Little Women (Louisa May Alcott)
Little Women
7
Louisa May Alcott
Frida Kahlo: The Paintings (Hayden Herrera)
Frida Kahlo: The Paintings
8
Hayden Herrera
Two Lives: Gertrude and Alice (Janet Malcolm)
Two Lives: Gertrude and Alice
9
Janet Malcolm
Mae West: It Ain't No Sin (Simon Louvish)
Mae West: It Ain't No Sin
10
Simon Louvish
I Should Be Extremely Happy in Your Company (Brian Hall)
I Should Be Extremely Happy in Your Company
11
Brian Hall
The Desert Queen: The Extraordinary Life of Gertrude Bell (Janet Wallach)
The Desert Queen: The Extraordinary Life of Gertrude Bell
12
Janet Wallach
I Was Amelia Earhart (Jane Mendelsohn)
I Was Amelia Earhart
13
Jane Mendelsohn
Intertwined Lives (Lois W. Banner)
Intertwined Lives
14
Lois W. Banner
Reason for Hope (Jane Goodall)
Reason for Hope
15
Jane Goodall
Lazy B: Growing Up on a Cattle Ranch in the American Southwest (Sandra Day O'Connor)
Lazy B: Growing Up on a Cattle Ranch in the American Southwest
16
Sandra Day O'Connor
The Tale of Murasaki (Liza Dalby)
The Tale of Murasaki
17
Liza Dalby
Barbara Jordan: American Hero (Mary Beth Rogers)
Barbara Jordan: American Hero
18
Mary Beth Rogers
The Stone Diaries (Carol Shields)
The Stone Diaries
19
Carol Shields
Insecure at Last (Eve Ensler)
Insecure at Last
20
Eve Ensler
My Life in France (Julia Child)
My Life in France
21
Julia Child
Edith Wharton: A Life (Hermione Lee)
Edith Wharton: A Life
22
Hermione Lee
Emma (Jane Austen)
Emma
23
Jane Austen
Mistress of Modernism (Mary Dearborn)
Mistress of Modernism
24
Mary Dearborn
Confessions of a Teen Sleuth (Chelsea Cain)
Confessions of a Teen Sleuth
25
Chelsea Cain
Me (Katherine Hepburn)
Me
26
Katherine Hepburn
Longing (J. D. Landis)
Longing
27
J. D. Landis
If You Can't Be Free, Be a Mystery (Farah Jasmine Griffin)
If You Can't Be Free, Be a Mystery
28
Farah Jasmine Griffin
Even Cowgirls Get the Blues (Tom Robbins)
Even Cowgirls Get the Blues
29
Tom Robbins
Personal History (Katharine Graham)
Personal History
30
Katharine Graham
Hypocrite in a Pouffy White Dress: Tales of Growing Up Groovy and Clueless (Susan Jane Gilman)
Hypocrite in a Pouffy White Dress: Tales of Growing Up Groovy and Clueless
31
Susan Jane Gilman
Once Upon a Quinceañera (Julia Alvarez)
Once Upon a Quinceañera
32
Julia Alvarez
Ghost World (Daniel Clowes)
Ghost World
33
Daniel Clowes
How the Light Gets in (M.J. Hyland)
How the Light Gets In
34
M.J. Hyland
The Secret Life of Bees (Sue Monk Kidd)
The Secret Life of Bees
35
Sue Monk Kidd
When I Was Puerto Rican (Esmeralda Santiago)
When I Was Puerto Rican
36
Esmeralda Santiago
Without a Map (Meredith Hall)
Without a Map
37
Meredith Hall
I Am Charlotte Simmons (Tom Wolfe)
I Am Charlotte Simmons
38
Tom Wolfe
The Golden Road (Caille Millner)
The Golden Road
39
Caille Millner
Things I Want My Daughters to Know (Alexandra Stoddard)
Things I Want My Daughters to Know
40
Alexandra Stoddard
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