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Graceling by Kristin CashoreThrone of Glass by Sarah J. MaasAlanna by Tamora PiercePoison Study by Maria V. SnyderVampire Academy by Richelle Mead
Best "Strong Female" Fantasy Novels
4,856 books — 19,121 voters
To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper LeePride and Prejudice by Jane AustenJane Eyre by Charlotte BrontëThe Diary of a Young Girl by Anne FrankThe Handmaid's Tale by Margaret Atwood
Best Woman-Authored Books
8,935 books — 6,624 voters

The Hunger Games by Suzanne CollinsPride and Prejudice by Jane AustenA Story of Yesterday by Sergio CoboTo Kill a Mockingbird by Harper LeeJane Eyre by Charlotte Brontë
Best Female Lead Characters
4,898 books — 6,030 voters
Confessions of a Shopaholic by Sophie KinsellaCan You Keep a Secret? by Sophie KinsellaBridget Jones’s Diary by Helen FieldingSomething Borrowed by Emily GiffinThe Undomestic Goddess by Sophie Kinsella
Favorite Chick-Lit
2,410 books — 4,623 voters

John Adams by David McCulloughThe Rise and Fall of the Third Reich by William L. Shirer1776 by David McCulloughThe Guns of August by Barbara W. TuchmanTeam of Rivals by Doris Kearns Goodwin
Best History Books
4,053 books — 4,510 voters
The Handmaid’s Tale by Margaret AtwoodThe Bell Jar by Sylvia PlathJane Eyre by Charlotte BrontëA Room of One’s Own by Virginia WoolfThe Second Sex by Simone de Beauvoir
Best Feminist Books
2,948 books — 4,287 voters

The Diary of a Young Girl by Anne FrankThe Glass Castle by Jeannette WallsI Know Why the Caged Bird Sings by Maya AngelouEat, Pray, Love by Elizabeth GilbertPersepolis by Marjane Satrapi
Memoirs by Women
3,397 books — 3,693 voters
Gone Girl by Gillian FlynnThe Girl on the Train by Paula HawkinsSharp Objects by Gillian FlynnDark Places by Gillian FlynnBig Little Lies by Liane Moriarty
Female Psychological Thrillers/Suspense Written by Women
1,511 books — 3,559 voters

The Handmaid’s Tale by Margaret AtwoodJane Eyre by Charlotte BrontëThe Color Purple by Alice WalkerThe Bell Jar by Sylvia PlathThe Awakening by Kate Chopin
Best Feminist Fiction
1,546 books — 2,773 voters
Fingersmith by Sarah WatersTipping the Velvet by Sarah WatersAnnie on My Mind by Nancy GardenFried Green Tomatoes at the Whistle Stop Cafe by Fannie FlaggThe Price of Salt by Patricia Highsmith
Best Lesbian Fiction
2,159 books — 2,698 voters

The Hunger Games by Suzanne CollinsVampire Academy by Richelle MeadGraceling by Kristin CashoreDivergent by Veronica RothCity of Bones by Cassandra Clare
Strong Heroine Series
1,642 books — 2,098 voters
The Help by Kathryn StockettThe Secret Life of Bees by Sue Monk KiddGone with the Wind by Margaret MitchellPride and Prejudice by Jane AustenJane Eyre by Charlotte Brontë
Best Women's Fiction Novels
2,160 books — 1,810 voters

Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows by J.K. RowlingThe Golden Compass by Philip PullmanSabriel by Garth NixElla Enchanted by Gail Carson LevineGraceling by Kristin Cashore
Best Heroine in a Fantasy Book
1,499 books — 1,805 voters
TaoTuning by Adrian EmeryThe Memoirs of Dr. Sex by Andrew M. BarclaySocialism Is Dead! Long Live Socialism! by Todor BombovBlotch in the Mirror by Stuart E. SchadtLean In by Sheryl Sandberg
Inspiring Books For All Ages
2,788 books — 1,786 voters

The Handmaid’s Tale by Margaret AtwoodThe Hunger Games by Suzanne CollinsFrankenstein by Mary Wollstonecraft ShelleyThe Left Hand of Darkness by Ursula K. Le GuinA Wrinkle in Time by Madeleine L'Engle
Science Fiction Books by Female Authors
1,726 books — 1,574 voters
Viciously Yours by Jamie Applegate HunterHeretical Fishing by Haylock JobsonThe Three Witches and the Master by Max NowazBeing a Witch, and Other Things I Didn't Ask For by Sara PascoeA Dead and Stormy Night by Steffanie Holmes
All Sorts Favourites
1,661 books — 1,554 voters

The Girl on the Train by Paula HawkinsBig Little Lies by Liane MoriartyAll the Light We Cannot See by Anthony DoerrMe Before You by Jojo MoyesGone Girl by Gillian Flynn
2015: What Women Born In The 1970s Read In 2015
6,204 books — 1,529 voters
Pride and Prejudice by Jane AustenTo Kill a Mockingbird by Harper LeeJane Eyre by Charlotte BrontëThe Handmaid’s Tale by Margaret AtwoodThe Diary of a Young Girl by Anne Frank
Jezebel's Books All Women Should Read
784 books — 1,401 voters

Fun Home by Alison BechdelHyperbole and a Half by Allie BroshNo Normal by G. Willow WilsonAnya's Ghost by Vera BrosgolThrough the Woods by E.M. Carroll
Comics & Graphic Novels by Women
1,496 books — 1,370 voters
The Hunger Games by Suzanne CollinsThe Golden Compass by Philip PullmanAlanna by Tamora PierceHarry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone by J.K. RowlingCatching Fire by Suzanne Collins
Best Feminist Young Adult Books
1,327 books — 1,348 voters

The Help by Kathryn StockettThe Secret Life of Bees by Sue Monk KiddFried Green Tomatoes at the Whistle Stop Cafe by Fannie FlaggDivine Secrets of the Ya-Ya Sisterhood by Rebecca WellsLittle Women by Louisa May Alcott
Best Adult Female Friendship Books
710 books — 1,205 voters
The Fault in Our Stars by John GreenMe Before You by Jojo MoyesGone Girl by Gillian FlynnThe Rosie Project by Graeme SimsionThe Husband's Secret by Liane Moriarty
2014: What Women Born In The 1970s Read in 2014
4,495 books — 1,047 voters

Alanna by Tamora PierceTwelfth Night by William ShakespeareLeviathan by Scott WesterfeldEon by Alison GoodmanIn the Hand of the Goddess by Tamora Pierce
Girls disguised as Boys
862 books — 1,010 voters
Eleanor Oliphant Is Completely Fine by Gail HoneymanLittle Fires Everywhere by Celeste NgThe Woman in the Window by A.J. FinnThe Hate U Give by Angie ThomasThe Great Alone by Kristin Hannah
2018: What Women Born In The 1970s Read In 2018
6,938 books — 978 voters

The Mists of Avalon by Marion Zimmer BradleyThe Red Tent by Anita DiamantThe Secret Magdalene by Ki LongfellowNefertiti by Michelle MoranCleopatra's Daughter by Michelle Moran
Awesome Women of the Ancient World
458 books — 976 voters
The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo by Stieg LarssonOne for the Money by Janet EvanovichA Is for Alibi by Sue GraftonThe No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency by Alexander McCall SmithDéjà Dead by Kathy Reichs
Fearless Females
782 books — 933 voters

The Hunger Games by Suzanne CollinsPride and Prejudice by Jane AustenThe Golden Compass by Philip PullmanThe Mists of Avalon by Marion Zimmer BradleyHarry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone by J.K. Rowling
Wise Women, Witches, Midwives, Healers, and Strong Girls!
1,464 books — 905 voters
Throne of Glass by Sarah J. MaasCrown of Midnight by Sarah J. MaasThe Hunger Games by Suzanne CollinsGraceling by Kristin CashoreDivergent by Veronica Roth
'I Am Woman Hear Me Roar'
1,901 books — 887 voters

Where the Crawdads Sing by Delia OwensBecoming by Michelle ObamaEducated by Tara WestoverEleanor Oliphant Is Completely Fine by Gail HoneymanDaisy Jones & The Six by Taylor Jenkins Reid
2019: What Women Born In The 1970s Read In 2019
6,621 books — 867 voters
Soulless by Gail CarrigerThe Handmaid’s Tale by Margaret AtwoodA Wrinkle in Time by Madeleine L'EngleAlanna by Tamora PierceThe Mists of Avalon by Marion Zimmer Bradley
Speculative Fiction that Passes the Bechdel Test
855 books — 855 voters

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