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“The person, be it gentleman or lady, who has not pleasure in a good novel, must be intolerably stupid.”
—Jane Austen, Northanger Abbey, 1818
Historically, women (and people of color) have been sorely underrepresented on many reading lists. To help change that, we're highlighting women authors who more than deserve your attention.
Discover classic women authors who flew under the radar with male pen names, and re-discover those who broke the mold and dominated their genres (hello, Agatha Christie!) or invented new ones (see: the history of Mary Shelley writing Frankenstein).
You can also browse books by Black women, by early Irish female writers, or even books by royal women. For more modern and global women’s fiction, we suggest books that pass the Bechdel test, books by Elena Ferrante, and even books by women crime writers. Regardless of what you’re looking for, all of the recommendations below will add some much-needed feminine perspective to your reading list.
Watch the first trailer for the upcoming adaptation of Madeleine L’Engle’s time travel classic.
By Olivia Mason
Angela Lansbury, among others, is set to star in the 2018 adaptation from PBS Masterpiece.
By Olivia Mason
“It’s got everything that’s grabbing the headlines in America right now.”
By Olivia Mason
Charlotte Jones Voiklis and Lena Roy discuss their grandmother's incredible adult novels.
Forbidden love. Feminism. East vs. West. Welcome to the World of Pearl S. Buck.
Author Marge Piercy reflects on the changed state of women's lives since her poem was published in 1971.
By Marge Piercy
In memory of the beloved author, we share a poem from her collection Swimming Lessons
Take our quiz to test your knowledge of the famous poets' work.
In Haven, the award-winning journalist recounts her incredible—and controversial—involvement in the rescue of thousands of Jews.
"Do we turn on others, or toward others? Do we share our awakening, or only our despair?"
By Alice Walker
Because you need something to hold you over until her next book.
By DeAnna Janes
Question everything—especially your own assumptions.
Because the wizarding world doesn’t have to end at Hogwarts.
By DeAnna Janes
Discover the heartfelt work of this under-appreciated author.
By Jane Carter
We're still taking our cues from our literary kid-heroes.
Discover the story behind Jane Eyre in Juliet Barker's astounding biography, The Brontës.
Who's your favorite Heathcliff and Rochester?