I’m looking for books written by women. My favorites include biographies like “Know My Name” by Chanel Miller, and political/philosophical for example “Women Race & Class” by Angela Davis or “All About Love” by Bell hooks. Open to any topic, TIA!
by flamegoddess16
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Lot of positive reception towards *I’m Glad my Mom Died* by Jennette McCurdy. Even if you have no idea who she is, it’s definitely an eye-opening read!
The Sound of Gravel by Ruth Wariner is excellent
Currently reading Braiding Sweetgrass :))
Maybe You Should Talk To Someone by Lori Gottlieb
*More Than a Glitch: Confronting Race, Gender, and Ability Bias in Tech* by Meredith Broussard
*Why I’m No Longer Talking to White People About Race* by Reni Eddo-Lodge
*Tales from the Expat Harem: Foreign Women in Modern Turkey* by Anastasia M. Ashman and Jennifer Eaton Gökmen
*Feminism for the 99%* by Cinzia Arruzza et al
[The Immortal Life of Henrietta Laks](https://app.thestorygraph.com/books/1431128b-852a-4fda-a2ed-74fd265bf346), by Rebecca Skloot
[The Warmth of Other Suns](https://app.thestorygraph.com/books/314a978c-5efa-41d9-9cb8-a5140967ca2b), by Isabel WIlkerson
[Invisible Child: Poverty, Survival and Hope in an American City](https://app.thestorygraph.com/books/09632d80-1df9-46d0-962e-5e83e56ec906), by Andrea Elliott
[In the Dream House](https://app.thestorygraph.com/books/2048effe-bd2c-4766-9abe-23e80576667b), by Carmen Maria Machado
Anything by [Joan Didion](https://app.thestorygraph.com/authors/72e155e9-262c-4653-b95c-b8bca580e74b)
[Vanishing Treasures: A Bestiary of Extraordinary Endangered Creatures](https://app.thestorygraph.com/books/87681ef2-8bf4-41c1-9711-372ce69b51b4), by Katherine Rundell
[Enchantment: Awakening Wonder in an Anxious Age](https://app.thestorygraph.com/books/2494c185-ba69-4cbd-9f10-ba5e23cdfe91), by Katherine May
The Warmth of Other Suns by Isabel Wilkerson. Wilkerson utilizes the stories of three black Americans to tell the larger story of the migration of African Americans from Jim Crow South to the North and West in 1930s-1970s. Incredibly personal and moving while also super educational and informative and also beautifully written.
I like all of Alexandra Fuller’s memoirs, with the exception of the most recent, *Fi*. Start with her first, *Don’t Let’s Go To The Dogs Tonight* and work your way forward.
I loved *Eve: How the Female Body Drove 200 Million Years of Evolution* by Cat Bohannon! It was a fascinating look at how reproduction fundamentally shaped the human existence — couldn’t put it down.
Anything by Mary Roach. Her works aren’t typically female-focused, but her books are great fast-paced looks at a variety of subjects.
Hard agree with *I’m Glad My Mom Died*.
If you’re into sports history, I hardly ever get to recommend *Hail Mary: The Rise and Fall of the National Women’s Football League* by Britni De La Cretaz & Lyndsey D’Arcangelo and it was a fun peek into a piece of history I didn’t even know existed.
I have lots of recs for memoirs about travel and exploring nature by women. Happy to make a list if that’s something you’re interested in!
Scout Mindset by Julia Galef
Any book by Sy Montgomery
Wild Things, Wild Places by Jane Alexander
What My Bones Know by Stephanie Foo
In Order To Live by Yeonmi Park
I know why the caged bird sings by maya angelou
Just kids by patti smith
the Glass Castle by jeannette walls
Reading lolita in tehran by azar nafisi
three women by lisa taddeo
I am Malala
A room of one’s own by woolf and her A Writer’s Diary
the optician of lampedusa by emma jane kirby
Diary of Anne Frank
Anything by Doris Kerns Goodwin. Everyone loves team of rivals but I think bully pulpit was better(and shorter lol).
Driving with dead people – Monica Holloway
Radium Girls and The Woman They Could Not Silence by Kate Moore
Anything by Joan Didion especially the white album
I’m a big fan of Candice Millard.