Womens Fiction

[close] All works should be appreciated—no matter the genre. Whether it be YA romance, literary fiction, or anything in between, it is wrong to downplay the works of women because some of them aren't "serious" enough. Don't get us wrong, we love classics too (Ahem, ahem, I am a literature major...), but come on! It's getting ridiculous at this point. Everyone should be able to enjoy The Summer I Turned Pretty without thinking they should be reading Pride and Prejudice instead (Jane Austen, I adore you). Enjoyment should never deem something as trivial. There is always potential to learn from books, no matter the text; reading is what you make of it.

[close] This is a book club that welcomes all women who love to read, want to get into reading and make connections with others through monthly discussions about the chosen book of the month. Our discussions revolve around the text itself. The richest of the stories are preferences, are perceptions, asking questions and relating the issues the topics to our own every day lives, and the world around us.

[close] Fiction Forgot About Women in Midlife—We Didn’t You’ve seen it—novels filled with twenty-something heroines chasing love, careers, and adventure. But what happens after 40? Fiction forgets us. Women in their prime—navigating careers, love, kids, and ambition—vanish from the page. Poof! Gone. But we’re not boring. We’re just getting to the good part. As a writer and fifty-something woman, I say: bull shirt! We middles are in the juiciest years of our lives. We're finally figuring out who we are and what we want (even if what we want is just five minutes of peace and quiet).⁠ ⁠ Introducing The Middle Book Club Your literary community celebrating women in their prime. We gather monthly to read and discuss novels that authentically capture the messy, magnificent reality of middle age. *Find out more at TheMiddleBookClub.com*

[close] We would like to invite you to add to the list of book recommendations written by notable women or featuring inspiring women characters. We believe that the more perspectives we include, the richer and more diverse our reading experience can be. If you have read a book that you think should be included in this list, please feel free to share it with us. It can be a memoir, biography, novel, poetry collection, or any other genre, as long as it was written by a woman or features a significant female character. We welcome books from any time period or culture.