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Women's History Month


In honor of Women's History Month, we have compiled our favorite lists of books by and about women who ground us, inspire us, and give us courage. From early feminist novels to compelling modernist prose, from passionate activists to groundbreaking rockers, these lists call attention to the diverse nature of the female experience.


Must-Read Retellings for Women's History Month

    Lavinia

    Lavinia

    by Ursula K. Le Guin
    Sansei and Sensibility

    Sansei and Sensibility

    by Karen Tei Yamashita
    Cannibal

    Cannibal

    by Safiya Sinclair
    Circe

    Circe

    by Madeline Miller
    The Charmed Wife

    The Charmed Wife

    by Olga Grushin

Must-Read Retellings for Women's History Month

    Lavinia

    Lavinia

    by Ursula K. Le Guin
    Sansei and Sensibility

    Sansei and Sensibility

    by Karen Tei Yamashita
    Cannibal

    Cannibal

    by Safiya Sinclair
    Circe

    Circe

    by Madeline Miller

Women's History Month: Kids' and YA

    Respect

    Respect

    by Carole Boston Weatherford and Frank Morrison
    Anne Frank's Diary

    Anne Frank's Diary

    by Anne Frank, David Polonsky, and Ari Folman
    Wonder Women

    Wonder Women

    by Sam Maggs
    Baby Feminists

    Baby Feminists

    by Libby Babbott-Klein and Jessica Walker
    Malala

    Malala

    by Malala Yousafzai

Women's History Month: Kids' and YA

    Respect

    Respect

    by Carole Boston Weatherford and Frank Morrison
    Anne Frank's Diary

    Anne Frank's Diary

    by Anne Frank, David Polonsky, and Ari Folman
    Wonder Women

    Wonder Women

    by Sam Maggs
    Baby Feminists

    Baby Feminists

    by Libby Babbott-Klein and Jessica Walker

Oregon's Women-Run Small Presses

    Violation

    Violation

    by Sallie Tisdale
    The Trouble With New England Girls

    The Trouble With New England Girls

    by Amy Miller
    City of Weird

    City of Weird

    Edited by Gigi Little
    Crow Mercies

    Crow Mercies

    by Penelope Scambly Schott
    No Word for Wilderness

    No Word for Wilderness

    by Roger Thompson

Oregon's Women-Run Small Presses

    Violation

    Violation

    by Sallie Tisdale
    The Trouble With New England Girls

    The Trouble With New England Girls

    by Amy Miller
    City of Weird

    City of Weird

    Edited by Gigi Little
    Crow Mercies

    Crow Mercies

    by Penelope Scambly Schott

7 Writers to Rediscover This March

    Why This World

    Why This World

    by Benjamin Moser
    A Manual for Cleaning Women

    A Manual for Cleaning Women

    by Lucia Berlin
    The Secret Diaries of Anne Lister

    The Secret Diaries of Anne Lister

    by Anne Lister
    Two Women in One

    Two Women in One

    by Nawal El Saadawi
    Quicksand

    Quicksand

    by Nella Larsen

7 Writers to Rediscover This March

    Why This World

    Why This World

    by Benjamin Moser
    A Manual for Cleaning Women

    A Manual for Cleaning Women

    by Lucia Berlin
    The Secret Diaries of Anne Lister

    The Secret Diaries of Anne Lister

    by Anne Lister
    Two Women in One

    Two Women in One

    by Nawal El Saadawi

The Literary Women Who Inspire Us

    The Power

    The Power

    by Naomi Alderman
    Men Explain Things to Me

    Men Explain Things to Me

    by Rebecca Solnit
    Let Me Tell You What I Mean

    Let Me Tell You What I Mean

    by Joan Didion
    The Goldfinch

    The Goldfinch

    by Donna Tartt
    Gulp

    Gulp

    by Mary Roach

The Literary Women Who Inspire Us

    The Power

    The Power

    by Naomi Alderman
    Men Explain Things to Me

    Men Explain Things to Me

    by Rebecca Solnit
    Let Me Tell You What I Mean

    Let Me Tell You What I Mean

    by Joan Didion
    The Goldfinch

    The Goldfinch

    by Donna Tartt

25 Women to Read Before You Die

    The Warmth of Other Suns

    The Warmth of Other Suns

    by Isabel Wilkerson
    Song of Solomon

    Song of Solomon

    by Toni Morrison
    Love Medicine

    Love Medicine

    by Louise Erdrich
    Fun Home

    Fun Home

    by Alison Bechdel
    The Collected Stories of Lydia Davis

    The Collected Stories of Lydia Davis

    by Lydia Davis

25 Women to Read Before You Die

    The Warmth of Other Suns

    The Warmth of Other Suns

    by Isabel Wilkerson
    Song of Solomon

    Song of Solomon

    by Toni Morrison
    Love Medicine

    Love Medicine

    by Louise Erdrich
    Fun Home

    Fun Home

    by Alison Bechdel

Ladies Who Rock

    Hunger Makes Me a Modern Girl

    Hunger Makes Me a Modern Girl

    by Carrie Brownstein
    Patti Smith

    Patti Smith

    by Frank Stefanko
    Girls to the Front

    Girls to the Front

    by Sara Marcus
    Dolly Parton, Gender, and Country Music

    Dolly Parton, Gender, and Country Music

    by Leigh H. Edwards
    The Diary of Frida Kahlo

    The Diary of Frida Kahlo

    by Carlos Fuentes

Ladies Who Rock

    Hunger Makes Me a Modern Girl

    Hunger Makes Me a Modern Girl

    by Carrie Brownstein
    Patti Smith

    Patti Smith

    by Frank Stefanko
    Girls to the Front

    Girls to the Front

    by Sara Marcus
    Dolly Parton, Gender, and Country Music

    Dolly Parton, Gender, and Country Music

    by Leigh H. Edwards

Reading Women in Translation

    Flights

    Flights

    by Olga Tokarczuk
    The Lying Life of Adults

    The Lying Life of Adults

    by Elena Ferrante and Ann Goldstein
    Convenience Store Woman

    Convenience Store Woman

    by Sayaka Murata and Ginny Tapley Takemori
    Tokyo Ueno Station

    Tokyo Ueno Station

    by Yu Miri
    Hurricane Season

    Hurricane Season

    by Fernanda Melchor and Sophie Hughes

Reading Women in Translation

    Flights

    Flights

    by Olga Tokarczuk
    The Lying Life of Adults

    The Lying Life of Adults

    by Elena Ferrante and Ann Goldstein
    Convenience Store Woman

    Convenience Store Woman

    by Sayaka Murata and Ginny Tapley Takemori
    Tokyo Ueno Station

    Tokyo Ueno Station

    by Yu Miri

Girl Power

    Ivy Aberdeen's Letter to the World

    Ivy Aberdeen's Letter to the World

    by Ashley Herring Blake
    I Like Myself!

    I Like Myself!

    by Karen Beaumont and David Catrow
    The First Rule of Punk

    The First Rule of Punk

    by Celia C. Pérez
    Hidden Figures

    Hidden Figures

    by Margot Lee Shetterly and Laura Freeman
    Shaking Things Up

    Shaking Things Up

    by Susan Hood, Sophie Blackall, and Emily Winfield Martin

Girl Power

    Ivy Aberdeen's Letter to the World

    Ivy Aberdeen's Letter to the World

    by Ashley Herring Blake
    I Like Myself!

    I Like Myself!

    by Karen Beaumont and David Catrow
    The First Rule of Punk

    The First Rule of Punk

    by Celia C. Pérez
    Hidden Figures

    Hidden Figures

    by Margot Lee Shetterly and Laura Freeman

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