Lately I have realised that the book stays longer with me after reading them are mostly by Female authors.
So I am planning onto read more of female authors.
So far I have read
– Agatha Christie
– TJR
– Elif Shafak
– Han Kang
– Amrita Mahale
– Shirley Jackson
– J K Rowling
– Lucy Foley
– Colleen Hoover
– Harper Lee
– Laura Dave
Although I have not read all of their works but have read at least one of their books.
These are the female authors that I haven’t read off top of my head
– Dolly Alderton
– Emily Henry
– Jodi Picoult
– Sally Rooney
– Zadie Smith
– Arundhati Roy
– Margaret Atwood
– R F Kuang
Let me know good entry points for these female authors.
Also please feel free to suggest other female authors too.
by rg_elnino9
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Since you loved Han Kang definitely start with The Handmaid’s Tale for Atwood – similar dark psychological vibes but more dystopian. For Sally Rooney go with Normal People, it’s her more accessible one. RF Kuang’s Poppy War is brutal but amazing if you can handle violence
Also throw Octavia Butler and Toni Morrison on your list – they’ll mess you up in the best way
Since you liked Agatha Christie you might like Patricia Highsmith.
I’d suggest Mary Shelley, Jacqueline Harpman, Zora Neale Hurston, and Sarah Gruen
The God of Small Things is the best entry book for Arundhati Roy in my opinion.
For Sally Rooney, I suggest Normal People
Might I also suggest:
Toni Morrison- Beloved or Song of Solomon
Jhumpa Lahiri -The Namesake
Octavia Butler- Parable of the Sower
Emily St John Mandel – Station Eleven or Sea of Tranquility
My favorite women authors: Margaret Atwood, Tracy Chevalier, Jane Austen, Ursula K LeGuin, Charlotte Bronte, Zora Neale Hurston, Annie Proulx, Annie Ernaux
The Handmaid’s Tale by Margaret Atwood
Girl With a Pearl Earring by Tracy Chevalier
Jane Eyre by Charlotte Bronte
Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen
The Shipping News by Annie Proulx
Simple Passion by Annie Ernaux; or A Frozen Woman
Their Eyes Were Watching God by Zora Neale Hurston
The Lathe of Heaven by LeGuin; or her Earthsea books
My favorite female authors are Allison Larkin, Sarah Addison Allen, Josie Silver, Karen Hawkins, Heather Webber, Lauren K. Denton, and Emily Giffin. My top book from these authors is The People We Keep by Allison Larkin.
Lois McMaster Bujold,
I absolutely love:
Alice Hoffman- who writes accessible, engaging books that still have well crafted and beautiful prose, and who is able to articulate the complexities of female relationships really well. Start with Practical Magic.
Jesmyn Ward- I think of her in a way as a more modern Harper Lee- after reading Sing, Unburied Sing I could not stop thinking about it. Her work is really emotionally moving.
Barbara Kingsolver- Amazing writer whose most recent, Demon Copperhead is a book I recommend to so many people, as well as her book Poisonwood Bible.
Amy Tan- Fantastic writer who is often overlooked- provides reader with an immersive and instructive experience always. Start with: Joy Luck Club.
Donna Tartt – Goldfinch
Jane Austin
My favorite authors, regardless of gender, are Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie and Mary Doria Russell.
Americanah by Adichie is probably her best work
Women of the Copper Country is my favorite from Mary Doria Russell, but I loved every one of her books.
Science Fiction/fantasy person here!
Mary Gentle: Grunts! Written from the perspective of Orcs. Quite violent, not girly.
Also: a Secret History, first in the books of Ash. A mid-fifteenth mercenary in Burgundy, changing current events while changing history.
Erin Morgenstern: The Night Circus. Dueling sorcerers use people as tools and weapons, a period drama love story.
G. Willow Wilson: Alif the Unseen. A more contemporary tale set in the Muslim world, where Djinn also exist.
Patricia McKillip: The Forgotten Beasts of Eld. A powerful sorceress is able to accommodate love without giving up her selfhood.
Pearl S Buck: not Sci/Fi. You may have heard of The Good Earth, a family in rural China survives famine. Another great one is Dragon Seed, a family surviving the Japanese occupation of Nanking.
Barbara Kingsolver (Poisonwood Bible or Flight Behavior to start);
Elif Shafak (There are Rivers in the Sky):
Geraldine Brooks (People of the Book);
Ruth Ozeki (A Tale for the Time Being);
Sarah Moss (Ghost Wall);
Zalika Reid-Benta (Frying Plantain);
Louise Erdrich (The Round House);
Alice Zorn (Colours in her Hands);
Gaile Parkin (Baking Cakes in Kigali);
Donna Tartt (The Little Friend);
Connie Willis (To Say Nothing of the Dog to start);
Ursula LeGuin (The Wizard of Earthsea trilogy);
Lionel Shriver (We Need to Talk About Kevin);
Kim Thuy (Ru)
Jane Austen surely
Sarah Waters