My Favorite Books by Women

Discover a curated list of favorite books by women authors, featuring must-read novels, memoirs, and essays that inspire and empower. Find your next great read today!

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Ammonite

by Nicola Griffith

Winner of the Lambda and Tiptree Awards • “A knockout . . . Strong, likable characters, a compelling story, and a very interesting take on …
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The Blue Place

by Nicola Griffith

A police lieutenant with the elite "Red Dogs" until she retired at twenty-nine , Aud Torvigen is a rangy six-footer with eyes the color of …
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Lilith's Brood

by Octavia E. Butler

The acclaimed trilogy that comprises LILITH'S BROOD is multiple Hugo and Nebula award-winner Octavia E. Butler at her best. Presented for the first time in …
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The Sparrow

by Mary Doria Russell

A visionary work that combines speculative fiction with deep philosophical inquiry, The Sparrow tells the story of a charismatic Jesuit priest and linguist, Emilio Sandoz, …
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Kushiel's Dart

by Jacqueline Carey

Fantasy-roman.
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Banewreaker

 

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Fried green tomatoes at the Whistle Stop Cafe : [a novel]

by Fannie Flagg

Mrs. Threadgoode's tale of two high-spirited women of the 1930s, Idgie and Ruth, helps Evelyn, a 1980s woman in a sad slump of middle age, …
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Fire in the Mist

by Holly Lisle

Magic in her blood and blood in her eye. Take a simple shepherd girl with magic in her blood, raised in the back country, living …
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Fire Logic

by Laurie J. Marks

"Marks is an absolute master of fantasy in this book." --Booklist (starred review) Earth * Air * Water * Fire These elements have sustained the …
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The Crystal Cave

by Mary Stewart

Born the bastard son of a Welsh princess, Myridden Emrys -- or as he would later be known, Merlin -- leads a perilous childhood, haunted …
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The Slave and The Free

by Suzy McKee Charnas

Walk to the end of the world. Alldera the Messenger is a slave among the Fems, in thrall to men whose own power is waning.
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The Mists of Avalon

by Marion Zimmer Bradley

The magical saga of the women behind King Arthur's throne. “A monumental reimagining of the Arthurian legends . . . reading it is a deeply …
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Solitaire

 

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