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Reading Women: 500 Books by Female Authors

My list (Gen X woman) of books written by female authors. While this list spans multiple genres and centuries and covers the well-known and the not so well-know, I have barely scratched the surface of the amazing books out there that women have written. I have enjoyed reading many of the list and look forward to enjoying the rest in the near future. I get so much enjoyment from reading and I hope you like this list as much as I do. Comment if you have any suggestions or books you thing I have missed
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The 1619 Project: A New Origin Story (Nikole Hannah-Jones)
The 1619 Project: A New Origin Story
Nikole Hannah-Jones
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84, Charing Cross Road (Helene Hanff)
84, Charing Cross Road
Helene Hanff
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The Accidental (Ali Smith)
The Accidental
Ali Smith
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After Henry (Joan Didion)
After Henry
Joan Didion
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After Midnight
After Midnight
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The Age of Innocence (Edith Wharton)
The Age of Innocence
Edith Wharton
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Agnes Grey (Anne Brontë)
Agnes Grey
Anne Brontë
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Alexander's Bridge
Alexander's Bridge
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Alias Grace (Margaret Atwood)
Alias Grace
Margaret Atwood
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All Passion Spent (Vita Sackville-West)
All Passion Spent
Vita Sackville-West
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All That I Am
All That I Am
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Americanah (Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie)
Americanah
Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
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An American Marriage (Tayari Jones)
An American Marriage
Tayari Jones
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And Then There Were None (Agatha Christie)
And Then There Were None
Agatha Christie
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Anne of Green Gables (L.M. Montgomery)
Anne of Green Gables
L.M. Montgomery
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Annie on My Mind
Annie on My Mind
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The Appointment (Herta Müller)
The Appointment
Herta Müller
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Are You My Mother?
Are You My Mother?
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The Artificial Silk Girl (Irmgard Keun)
The Artificial Silk Girl
Irmgard Keun
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Astercote (Penelope Lively)
Astercote
Penelope Lively
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At Fault (Kate Chopin)
At Fault
Kate Chopin
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The Autobiography of Alice B. Toklas (Gertrude Stein)
The Autobiography of Alice B. Toklas
Gertrude Stein
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Autumn (Ali Smith)
Autumn
Ali Smith
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The Awakening (Kate Chopin)
The Awakening
Kate Chopin
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Babel (R. F. Kuang)
Babel
R. F. Kuang
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Bad Feminist (Roxane Gay)
Bad Feminist
Roxane Gay
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Baumgartner's Bombay by Anita Desai
Baumgartner's Bombay by Anita Desai
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The Beauty Myth (Naomi Wolf)
The Beauty Myth
Naomi Wolf
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The Beggar Maid
The Beggar Maid
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Behind the Scenes (Elizabeth Keckley)
Behind the Scenes
Elizabeth Keckley
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Behind the Scenes at the Museum (Kate Atkinson)
Behind the Scenes at the Museum
Kate Atkinson
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Behold, America (Sarah Churchwell)
Behold, America
Sarah Churchwell
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Bel Canto (Ann Patchett)
Bel Canto
Ann Patchett
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A Belfast Woman (Mary Beckett)
A Belfast Woman
Mary Beckett
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Belinda (Maria Edgeworth)
Belinda
Maria Edgeworth
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The Bell Jar (Sylvia Plath)
The Bell Jar
Sylvia Plath
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Belonging: A Culture of Place (Bell Hooks)
Belonging: A Culture of Place
Bell Hooks
38
Beloved (Toni Morrison)
Beloved
Toni Morrison
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Big Little Lies (Liane Moriarty)
Big Little Lies
Liane Moriarty
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Binti (Nnedi Okorafor)
Binti
Nnedi Okorafor
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