[CLOSED] GIVEAWAY: Win Powerful Books by Powerful Women + More!

Together with The Woolfer, we're giving away a tote bag and an Amazon Fire 7 tablet loaded with books by amazing female authors.

powerful books by powerful women giveaway

March is Women’s History Month, and we’re closing out the celebrations by highlighting the accomplishments of women past and present with a special giveaway. We’ve partnered with online feminist community The Woolfer, the team behind What Would Virginia Woolf Do?, to bring you an exciting grand prize: One lucky winner will receive a tote bag from The Woolfer, along with an Amazon Fire 7 tablet pre-loaded with 20 ebooks. Choose from our list of 100 titles to fill your tablet with what you want. From well-established literary giants like Octavia Butler and Virginia Woolf to culinary star Dominique Crenn, this list is bursting with inspirational reads by powerful women in every genre.

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Note: The sweepstakes is open to all legal residents of the 50 United States and Washington, DC who are 18 years of age and older by March 27, 2019.

About the Books

A Book of Bees

A Book of Bees

By Sue Hubbell

A New York Times Notable Book: “A melodious mix of memoir, nature journal, and beekeeping manual” (Kirkus Reviews).

A Circle of Wives

A Circle of Wives

By Alice LaPlante

From the New York Times-bestselling author of Half Moon Bay. "Marriage is as mysterious as murder in LaPlante's captivating psychological thriller" (People).

A Curtain of Green

A Curtain of Green

By Eudora Welty

The debut short fiction collection from the Pulitzer Prize-winning Southern author: “A fine writer and a distinguished book” (The New Yorker).

A House Divided

A House Divided

By Pearl S. Buck

A man returns to his native China to find upheaval in both his homeland and his family in this novel by a New York Times-bestselling author.

A Journey Through Tudor England

A Journey Through Tudor England

By Suzannah Lipscomb

From King Henry VII to Queen Elizabeth I, this detailed English history brings the past to life through the sights and personalities of the Tudor dynasty.

A Literate Passion

A Literate Passion

By Anaïs Nin

A “lyrical, impassioned” document of the intimate relationship between the two authors that was first disclosed in Henry and June (Booklist).

A Morbid Taste for Bones

A Morbid Taste for Bones

By Ellis Peters

In the first installment of the iconic medieval mystery series, Brother Cadfael is on an expedition to acquire a saint's remains for Shrewsbury Abbey—but finds intrigue and murder instead.

A Muddied Murder

A Muddied Murder

By Wendy Tyson

“A delicious debut mystery as smart farmer-sleuth Megan Sawyer tills the dirt on local secrets after a body turns up in her barn.” —Edith Maxwell, national bestselling author

A Severed Wasp

A Severed Wasp

By Madeleine L'Engle

A retired musician returns to performing in this "soul-satisfying" novel from the award-winning author of A Wrinkle in Time (Norman Lear).

A Thyme and Place

A Thyme and Place

By Lisa Graves, Tricia Cohen

Take a culinary trip to the past with this whimsical celebration of Middle Ages cookery. Includes illustrations!

A Trouble of Fools

A Trouble of Fools

By Linda Barnes

This award-winning debut mystery introduces a Boston PI who’s “one of the most sparkling, most irresistible heroines ever to grace the pages of a whodunit” (Chicago Sun-Times).

A Writer's Diary

A Writer's Diary

By Virginia Woolf

In her journals and writing exercises, this novelist “comes to us with all the brilliance, perceptiveness, and restraint we could wish” (Kirkus Reviews).

Ahead of Time

Ahead of Time

By Ruth Gruber

The renowned journalist and Jewish activist looks back on her first 25 years in “one of the most evocative journalistic autobiographies to appear” (Publishers Weekly).

Alice in Bed

Alice in Bed

By Judith Hooper

“[A] literary feast” of a novel that “portrays the exciting, frustrating, and perplexing private life of bed-ridden Alice [James]” (Publishers Weekly).

All Strangers Are Kin

All Strangers Are Kin

By Zora O'Neill

An American woman determined to learn the Arabic language travels to the Middle East to pursue her dream in this “witty memoir” (Us Weekly).

All-Bright Court

All-Bright Court

By Connie R. Porter

A New York Times Notable Book: A novel spanning two decades in the lives of an African American family as their upstate New York steel town slowly decays.

Alphabetical

Alphabetical

By Michael Rosen

A “beguiling...passionate and funny” biography of the alphabet—from A to Z and umlauts to dictionaries—by a bestselling author “whose fervor is contagious” (Boston Globe).

Ambitious Brew

Ambitious Brew

By Maureen Ogle

A "fascinating and well-documented social history" of American beer, from the immigrants who invented it to the upstart microbrewers who revived it (Chicago Tribune).

American Witches

American Witches

By Susan Fair

The myths and mystery of witchcraft, witch hunts, and how they made history in the United States in a fascinating book that’s “a lot of wicked fun” (Eduardo Sanchez, Director of The Blair Witch Project).

Among Schoolchildren

Among Schoolchildren

By Tracy Kidder

The Pulitzer Prize-winning author’s classic, “brilliantly illuminated” account of education in America (The New York Times Book Review).

Heir to the Glimmering World

Heir to the Glimmering World

By Cynthia Ozick

A teenage girl goes to work for a chaotic family of Jewish immigrants, in a New York Times bestseller that’s “a cause for celebration” (Ann Patchett).

And the Bridge Is Love

And the Bridge Is Love

By Faye Moskowitz

A collection of life stories so funny, moving that “you don’t have to be a Jewish feminist mama to love this book...but it wouldn’t hurt” (Tablet Magazine).

Apprenticed to Venus

Apprenticed to Venus

By Tristine Rainer

The memoir of a woman who was mentored by the author of Delta of Venus is a “unique insider’s portrait of a complex, pivotal figure in women’s liberation” (Kirkus Reviews).

Atelier Crenn

Atelier Crenn

By Dominique Crenn

The debut cookbook from the first female American chef to earn two Michelin stars.

Auto da Fay

Auto da Fay

By Fay Weldon

A New York Times Notable Book: The “wise and haunting” memoir from one of England’s most witty and beloved writers is “from first to last a wonder” (Jonathan Yardley, The Washington Post).

Backyard Medicine for All

Backyard Medicine for All

By Julie Bruton-Seal

Fifty plants that can help treat common ailments.

Bakeless Sweets

Bakeless Sweets

By Faith Durand

Treats you can make without putting on the oven—also includes many gluten-free desserts!

Balls

Balls

By Nanci Kincaid

Set in Alabama, this is a “funny, entertaining novel about college football coaches and the women who love them” (Library Journal).

Bandit

Bandit

By Vicki Hearne

A world-renowned animal trainer recounts her fight to win custody of a pit bull unfairly condemned to die in this “wonderful” true story (The Wall Street Journal).

Beatleness

Beatleness

By Candy Leonard

“A must-have for Beatles fans looking for new insight . . . Leonard uncovers fresh ideas [that] six decades of Beatles literature passed over” (The Spectrum).

Bespotted

Bespotted

By Linda Gray Sexton

A “beautifully written and deeply felt” memoir that “slices to the heart of why the dogs in our lives are so beloved” (Michelle Richmond, author of The Year of Fog).

Best Contemporary Women's Fiction

Best Contemporary Women's Fiction

By Elizabeth Benedict, Nicole Mones, Jenna Blum, Maggie O'Farrell and Molly Gloss

Six novels in one volume by today’s most outstanding female writers—includes The Magician’s Assistant, Those Who Save Us, and more.

Beyond Powerful

Beyond Powerful

By Lala Jackson

An author with autoimmune Type 1 diabetes reveals how you can achieve what you want—even while battling chronic health issues.

BiblioCraft

BiblioCraft

By Jessica Pigza

Uncover a treasure-trove of crafting tips and inspiration with help from a rare book librarian and examples from Natalie Chanin, Liesl Gibson, and more.

Born in the Big Rains

Born in the Big Rains

By Fadumo Korn

This “impassioned, beautifully written memoir” by a survivor of female circumcision is a “brutally honest” story of tragedy and triumph (Publishers Weekly).

Brass

Brass

By Helen Walsh

In this “spellbinding and utterly unique” coming of age novel, a nineteen-year-old Liverpool student drifts into a world of drugs and sexual hedonism (The Independent).

Bucket List Adventures

Bucket List Adventures

By Annette White

A wide-ranging travel memoir and inspiring guide by a woman who overcome her fears and set out for her dream destinations.

Cargo of Eagles

Cargo of Eagles

By Margery Allingham

A lively British mystery from “one of the greatest mid-20th-century practitioners of the detective novel” (Alexander McCall Smith).

Celebrating a Life

Celebrating a Life

By Faith Moore

A guide of alternatives to traditional funerals, commemorating lost loved ones in a meaningful, personal way.

Celebrations at Thrush Green

Celebrations at Thrush Green

By Miss Read

Save the date for some English village fun. “You’ll relish a visit to Thrush Green” (Jan Karon, #1 New York Times-bestselling author).

Changes

Changes

By Ama Ata Aidoo

A Commonwealth Prize–winning novel of “intense power...examining the role of women in modern African society” by the acclaimed Ghanaian author (Publishers Weekly).

Changing Planes

Changing Planes

By Ursula K. Le Guin

“A fantastical travel guide, reminiscent of Gulliver’s Travels,” from a narrator with “the eye of an anthropologist and the humor of a satirist” (USA Today).

Chickens

Chickens

By Janet Lembke

The curious story of chickens from dinosaurs to today—includes recipes, fascinating facts, and 100 color photographs.

Dating Tips for the Unemployed

Dating Tips for the Unemployed

By Iris Smyles

One of the Believer’s Best Books of the Year: One woman’s journey through that awkward period between being born and dying.

Daughter of the Queen of Sheba

Daughter of the Queen of Sheba

By Jacki Lyden

This account of growing up with a mentally ill mother “belongs on a shelf of classic memoirs, alongside The Liars’ Club and Angela’s Ashes” (Michiko Kakutani, The New York Times).

Death of the Swami Schwartz

Death of the Swami Schwartz

By Noreen Wald

A Florida widow hunts for a yogi’s killer: “Miss Marple with a modern twist...a very funny lady!” —Donna Andrews, New York Times-bestselling author of the Meg Langslow Mysteries

Deliciously Wheat, Gluten & Dairy Free

Deliciously Wheat, Gluten & Dairy Free

By Antoinette Savill

A cookbook for wheat, gluten, and dairy free lifestyles from an award-winning cook with more than 120 recipes featuring delicious, seasonal ingredients!

Dictionary of American Folklore

Dictionary of American Folklore

By Marjorie Tallman

Discover the delightful tales, characters, and themes of classic American storytelling in this comprehensive Dictionary of American Folklore.

Don't Be Afraid of the Bullets

Don't Be Afraid of the Bullets

By Laura Kasinof

“A moving portrait of life as a war correspondent [and] an action-packed account of the civil war in Yemen from a woman who experienced it firsthand” (Kirkus Reviews).

Don't Lick the Minivan

Don't Lick the Minivan

By Leanne Shirtliffe

Hilarious true stories of raising twins from the author of the Ironic Mom blog: “Shirtliffe is awesome and so is this book.” —Jenny Lawson

Dream Work

Dream Work

By Mary Oliver

An “astonishing” book of poetry from the Pulitzer Prize–winning author of American Primitive and “one of our very best poets” (Stephen Dobyns, The New York Times Book Review).

Duffy's World

Duffy's World

By Faith McCune

An Australian shepherd tells the story of his puppyhood and life with his family—with a little help from his human companion . . .

Earthseed

Earthseed

By Octavia E. Butler

A multiple Hugo and Nebula Award winner's powerful saga of survival and destiny in a near-future dystopian America.

Eat, Live, Love, Die

Eat, Live, Love, Die

By Betty Fussell

Thoughts on food—and life—from “one of the culinary world’s treasures” (The Wall Street Journal).

Edible Wild Plants & Herbs

Edible Wild Plants & Herbs

By Pamela Michael

A wonderful guide to finding and using these natural ingredients—for teas, cooking, and more.

Elaine's

Elaine's

By Amy Phillips Penn

“What Truman Capote did for Tiffany’s, and Woody Allen for Manhattan, Amy Penn has done for Elaine’s . . . We may read and share in this feast for all seasons” (Charles Scribner).

Erratic Facts

Erratic Facts

By Kay Ryan

“Clear and lucid” poems from a US Poet Laureate and Pulitzer Prize winner who “journeys through the landscape of memory, consciousness, loss, and love” (The Washington Post).

Evening Is the Whole Day

Evening Is the Whole Day

By Preeta Samarasan

A “psychologically acute and boldly plotted” tale of a wealthy, dysfunctional family in Malaysia (Booklist, starred review).

Fannie Farmer 1896 Cook Book

Fannie Farmer 1896 Cook Book

By Fannie Merritt Farmer

The cookbook that transformed the American kitchen from the country’s first celebrity chef. “Fannie Farmer was the original Rachael Ray.” (Smithsonian)

Fear of Flying

Fear of Flying

By Erica Jong

The blockbuster novel of female freedom and empowerment that launched a sexual revolution.

Femininity

Femininity

By Susan Brownmiller

With intelligence and humor, Susan Brownmiller explores the history and unspoken rules of the burden of “feminine perfection.” What is femininity? How is it measured? What are its demands? How are women meant to dress, look, think, act, feel, and be, according to the mores of society?

Fire

Fire

By Anaïs Nin

The renowned diarist continues the story begun in Henry and June and Incest.

For Today I Am a Boy

For Today I Am a Boy

By Kim Fu

A son of Chinese immigrants discovers his true self in a “sharply written debut...a coming-of-age tale for our time” (Seattle Times).

From Eve to Dawn: A History of Women in the World Volume I

From Eve to Dawn: A History of Women in the World Volume I

By Marilyn French

The first volume of the New York Times–bestselling author’s monumental and unprecedented history: “Consistently thought-provoking” (The New York Review of Books).

Gifts in Jars

Gifts in Jars

By Natalie Wise

In this fun and festive guide, you will learn to make unique gifts packaged perfectly in glass jars that are sure to be cherished by all.

Girl

Girl

By Alona Frankel

“An impressionistic memoir of a Polish Jewish girl’s survival hiding as a Gentile in Nazi-occupied Poland . . . truly moving and bravely rendered.” —Kirkus Reviews, starred review

Growing Up at Grossinger's

Growing Up at Grossinger's

By Tania Grossinger

The story of Grossinger’s Catskill Resort Hotel, an American landmark where generations of New Yorkers beat the summer heat—and the fun never ended.

Heal

Heal

By Arlene Weintraub

How man’s best friend could help cure man’s greatest scourge: “An Emperor of All Maladies for dog lovers” (Dr. Sarah Boston, author of Lucky Dog: How Being a Veterinarian Saved My Life).

Hexes for the Modern Age

Hexes for the Modern Age

By Val Brains

A tongue-in-cheek book of spells that will teach you how to give life’s most irritating people a taste of their own medicine.

Holy Cards

Holy Cards

By Barbara Calamari, Sandra DiPasqua

A treasury of the devotional art that has comforted and inspired millions of Catholics—portraying a remarkable gallery of saints.

In It For the Long Haul

In It For the Long Haul

By Kathy Obear

Sometimes when you’re helping others, you need to learn to help yourself.

Intimate Wars

Intimate Wars

By Merle Hoffman

A “searingly honest debut memoir” from an activist and award-winning journalist who made a woman’s right to choose her life’s work (Kirkus Reviews).

Jams, Preserves and Chutneys Handbook

Jams, Preserves and Chutneys Handbook

By Marguerite Patten

Unlocking the world of preserves, one jar at a time.

Journal of a Solitude

Journal of a Solitude

By May Sarton

The national bestseller: “Sarton records and reflects on her interior life in the course of one year, her sixtieth, with remarkable candor and courage” (Brain Pickings).

Memoir of the Sunday Brunch

Memoir of the Sunday Brunch

By Julia Pandl

A “delicious” account of a midwestern family’s restaurant business, and the bond between a daughter and her food-loving father (Jacquelyn Mitchard).

Mrs. Dalloway

Mrs. Dalloway

By Virginia Woolf

A special edition of the “moving, revolutionary” novel about one day in a woman’s life—with extensive notes from a renowned Woolf scholar (Michael Cunningham).

Girl Sleuth

Girl Sleuth

By Melanie Rehak

The true story behind the iconic fictional detective is “a fascinating chapter in the history of publishing” (The Seattle Times).

Notorious

Notorious

By Patricia Potter

In 1870s San Francisco, the fierce rivalry between a former gunslinger and a woman running from her past turns into a passionate, undeniable attraction in award-winning author Patricia Potter’s sexy and suspenseful historical romance.

On Shifting Ground

On Shifting Ground

By Fereshteh Nouraie-Simone

“Thoughtful, highly relevant, and frequently brilliant essays on the contemporary ideas, organization, activities, and agency of Muslim women” (Nikki Keddie, author of Women in the Middle East: Past and Present).

Outrageous Acts and Everyday Rebellions

Outrageous Acts and Everyday Rebellions

By Gloria Steinem

This New York Times–bestselling feminist classic remains as fresh and relevant in our current climate as when it was first published.

Silences

Silences

By Tillie Olsen

A landmark survey of disenfranchised literary voices and the forces that seek to silence them—from the influential activist and author of Tell Me a Riddle.

Somewhere In Between

Somewhere In Between

By Julia Garcia

A courageous and honest journal of a young woman’s life—as she examines the person she was, and the person she aspires to be.

The Awakening

The Awakening

By Kate Chopin

Kate Chopin’s groundbreaking novel of early feminism set against the evocative backdrop of turn-of-the-century New Orleans.

The Best of Jane Grigson

The Best of Jane Grigson

By Jane Grigson

An extraordinary collection of timeless, beloved recipes from across the globe by the award-winning food writer and author of Good Things.

The Chinese Garden

The Chinese Garden

By Rosemary Manning

A “very intelligent, sensitive, and compelling” novel of adolescent rebellion and sexual awakening at a girls’ boarding school (Anthony Burgess).

The Crocodile Bird

The Crocodile Bird

By Ruth Rendell

A psychological thriller about an isolated young woman and her murderous mother from the New York Times–bestselling author of The Girl Next Door.

The Doll-Master

The Doll-Master

By Joyce Carol Oates

This Bram Stoker Award–winning collection is “certain to stick in your mind long after you’ve turned the last page” (St. Louis Post-Dispatch).

The Essential Guide to Gay and Lesbian Weddings

The Essential Guide to Gay and Lesbian Weddings

By Tess Ayers

This updated edition to the classic planner is “a chatty, humorous compendium of traditions, advice, and wedding details geared for same-sex couples” (Publishers Weekly).

The Feminist Utopia Project

The Feminist Utopia Project

By Alexandra Brodsky, Rachel Kauder Nalebuff

This “incredible addition to the feminist canon” brings together the most inspiring, creative, and courageous voices concerning modern women’s issues (Jessica Valenti, editor of Yes Means Yes).

The Group

The Group

By Mary McCarthy

This smash bestseller about privileged Vassar classmates shocked America in the sixties and remains “juicy...witty...brilliant” (Cosmopolitan).

The White Album

The White Album

By Joan Didion

The National Book Award-winning author of The Year of Magical Thinking reports on the aftermath of the 1960s, touching on topics from the Black Panther Party to Nancy Reagan to the Manson murders.

Thunder and Lightning

Thunder and Lightning

By Natalie Goldberg

Guidance on how to turn those flashes of inspiration into finished pieces, from the author of Writing Down the Bones and Wild Mind.

Too Sharp to Fail

Too Sharp to Fail

By Kiana L. Wilson

“Specific examples of how to develop the skillset and mindset you need to...build the career that you genuinely want.” —Marshall Goldsmith, #1 New York Times-bestselling author of Triggers

Wabi-Sabi

Wabi-Sabi

By Serena Barton

“Perfectly blending simplicity and complexity, her artwork is quite stunning and has really motivated me to want to use some of her techniques.” —The Altered Page

We Who Are About To . . .

We Who Are About To . . .

By Joanna Russ

One woman resists the demands of her fellow stranded survivors on an inhospitable planet in this “elegant and electric...tour-de-force” (Samuel R. Delany).

Women Change the World

Women Change the World

By Michelle Patterson

“A collection of essays by more than 40 women successful in a cross section of careers, from politics to philanthropy, firefighting, and finance . . . Inspiring” (Booklist).

You Were There Before My Eyes

You Were There Before My Eyes

By Maria Riva

A woman leaves her Italian village and enters a new world as an immigrant in Detroit in this sweeping novel by a New York Times-bestselling author.