Best Women Author Recommendations

"The world was hers for the reading." —Betty Smith

Or, what to read before The Second Sex.

Give Mom the gift of the written word, courtesy of Candice Bergman, Erma Bombeck, and others.

Give her a gift she'll love using this curated list. 

Her work broke boundaries.

Penelope Fitzgerald once described herself as "an old author who had never been a young one."

This 1927 novel is a philosophical reflection upon the complexity of the human experience.  

Inspire your little ones and honor the women who made history.

Honor Virginia Woolf's birthday with her own words.

The British author was known for her exploration of men and women.

Find more feminist treasures.

Depressed that Mad Men is no more? Read your way through the pain.

Little dramas everywhere.

Don't "leaf" these off your TBR list! 

They got it done.

"Someone spat in my face because I was with a white man."

Mary McCarthy's books pushed boundaries.

Love her or hate her, Stein is a part of our literary fabric. 

The famed feminist always knows what to say.

Meet the women of the White House.