Read Women

A group for readers of all genders who wish to broaden their reading horizons by reading more books by women authors. And more women authors that perhaps people haven't heard of before.


We currently run two group reads each month:

One monthly group read, each following a different theme (e.g. Classics, Sci-Fi, Translated Fiction, LGBT etc.) with the odd 'Open Choice' month.

Our second group read alternates between Non-Fiction books, Women in Translation releases and books that fit our 'Read Around
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Freshwater
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Start date
April 1, 2023
Finish date
April 30, 2023
Why we're reading this
April 2023 F/Nf: neurodivergence or disability
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Empty Wardrobes
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Start date
April 1, 2023
Finish date
April 30, 2023
Why we're reading this
April 2023 #WiT, Portuguese
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* 2023 Monthly Themes, Quarterly/Annual/Other Challenges
By Carol · 8 posts · 73 views
last updated Jan 08, 2023 12:53PM
This topic has been closed to new comments. * New Here? Start here
By Louise , Group Founder · 3 posts · 438 views
last updated Feb 05, 2020 02:37AM
* Introductions
By Louise , Group Founder · 510 posts · 851 views
last updated Mar 25, 2023 02:48PM
June 2023 group reads
By Anita · 3 posts · 52 views
last updated 6 hours, 0 min ago
May 2023 poll winners
By Anita · 19 posts · 120 views
last updated Mar 22, 2023 08:15PM
* March - The Lonely Castle in the Mirror
By Carol · 5 posts · 30 views
last updated Mar 30, 2023 12:29PM
* March - The Five: The Untold Lives of the Women Killed by Jack the Ripper
By Carol · 9 posts · 25 views
last updated Mar 30, 2023 10:10AM
Showing 5 of 50 topics — 4,661 comments total
+ Read Women Chat
* Women's Prize for Fiction Long List
By Carol · 13 posts · 38 views
last updated Mar 23, 2023 12:21PM
* Home from the Library with
By Carol · 38 posts · 56 views
last updated Mar 25, 2023 10:29AM
* What are you reading?
By Louise , Group Founder · 796 posts · 954 views
last updated Mar 25, 2023 09:18AM
* What Did You Just Finish?
By Louise , Group Founder · 1871 posts · 1046 views
last updated Mar 30, 2023 06:03AM
prizes and awards
By Carol · 25 posts · 54 views
last updated Mar 19, 2023 02:55AM
Showing 1 of 1 topics — 379 comments total
+ Off-Topic Chat
* Check ins and other randomness
By Carol · 367 posts · 128 views
last updated Mar 25, 2023 02:45PM
Showing 5 of 36 topics — 1,116 comments total
+ Quarterly Challenges
* 2023 Q1 #WiT Challenge
By Carol · 48 posts · 47 views
last updated Mar 30, 2023 10:17AM
2023 Q2 Asian Authors Challenge
By Carol · 7 posts · 22 views
last updated Mar 30, 2023 10:15AM
2022 Q3 Challenge - Nordic and Environment
By Carol · 25 posts · 43 views
last updated Jan 08, 2023 06:17AM
Susan's 2022 Q4 Challenge
By Susan · 7 posts · 22 views
last updated Dec 20, 2022 11:14AM
2022 Q4 Challenge - Caribbean or African OR Classics
By Carol · 10 posts · 30 views
last updated Dec 02, 2022 10:11AM
* 2023 BINGO Challenge
By Carol · 35 posts · 74 views
last updated Mar 22, 2023 01:32PM
2023 Black Women Authors
By Carol · 27 posts · 62 views
last updated Feb 28, 2023 12:12PM
* 2023 Read Women Challenge
By Carol · 17 posts · 74 views
last updated Feb 22, 2023 08:23PM
Gail's 2023 Read Women
By Gail W · 7 posts · 28 views
last updated Mar 29, 2023 03:53PM
Misty's 2023 Read Women Challenge
By Misty · 6 posts · 77 views
last updated Mar 06, 2023 05:07PM
Woman Reading's Read Women 2023 Challenge
By Woman Reading… · 86 posts · 295 views
last updated Feb 03, 2023 02:17PM
Valerie's 2023 Read Women
By Valerie · 8 posts · 24 views
last updated Jan 02, 2023 02:35PM
* 2023 Women in Translation Challenge
By Carol · 51 posts · 74 views
last updated Mar 19, 2023 06:26AM
Women in Translation #WiT - essays, lists, recommendations, news
By Carol · 62 posts · 87 views
last updated Jan 10, 2023 10:46AM
Women in Translation Month! 2021
By Carol · 15 posts · 63 views
last updated Aug 17, 2021 01:34PM
Translated Fiction Online Book Club
By Story · 3 posts · 26 views
last updated Mar 27, 2020 02:04PM
100 Best Women in Translation - Group project!
By Biblibio · 26 posts · 98 views
last updated Aug 26, 2019 01:11AM
Showing 5 of 7 topics — 339 comments total
+ Buddy Reads
* March 12 - Medea by Christa Wolf
By Carol · 30 posts · 27 views
last updated Mar 27, 2023 06:42PM
* Buddy Read nominations - suggest one here!
By Carol · 50 posts · 122 views
last updated Feb 22, 2023 08:24PM
Jan 2023 Sounds and Sweet Airs
By Carol · 47 posts · 50 views
last updated 21 hours, 17 min ago
Feb 12 Nada by Carmen Laforet
By Carol · 52 posts · 35 views
last updated Feb 26, 2023 02:30PM
Feb 10 start - Maryse Conde - Tales from the Heart
By Carol · 30 posts · 45 views
last updated Feb 18, 2022 05:35AM
This topic has been closed to new comments. * Read Around the World Challenge
By Louise , Group Founder · 45 posts · 466 views
last updated Jan 24, 2020 12:23AM
* Read Around The World - Help and Recommendations!
By Louise , Group Founder · 16 posts · 91 views
last updated Aug 31, 2021 07:52AM
Hannah's Read Around the World Challenge
By Hannah · 15 posts · 71 views
last updated Dec 18, 2022 10:33AM
Melissa's read around the world challenge
By Melissa (lady… · 3 posts · 98 views
last updated Oct 20, 2021 08:00PM
Anita's Read Around the World Challenge
By Anita · 11 posts · 51 views
last updated Oct 04, 2021 07:45PM
Showing 5 of 9 topics — 226 comments total
+ Authors
* Author Discussion, Recommendations, Information
By Carol · 3 posts · 31 views
last updated Oct 22, 2021 09:15AM
Favourite female authors
By Louise , Group Founder · 96 posts · 489 views
last updated Feb 03, 2023 04:54PM
Canadian Woman Authors
By Karin · 56 posts · 149 views
last updated Jan 04, 2018 03:55AM
The Brontë Sisters - Charlotte, Emily, Anne
By Elizabeth (Al… · 22 posts · 103 views
last updated Apr 14, 2017 01:08PM
British Women Writers
By Elizabeth (Al… · 4 posts · 76 views
last updated Mar 13, 2017 03:21PM
Short Story - Pamela Sargent If Ever I Should Leave You
By Carol · 6 posts · 14 views
last updated Mar 06, 2023 10:43AM
Essay / Short Story - A Matter of Freedom by Juanita Nelson
By Carol · 1 post · 8 views
last updated Feb 03, 2023 09:25AM
Short Story - Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie A Private Experience
By Carol · 3 posts · 19 views
last updated Jan 27, 2023 11:29AM
Short Story - Kate Chopin - Desiree's Baby
By Carol · 34 posts · 32 views
last updated Jan 25, 2023 08:09AM
Feb - How Beautiful We Were by Imbolo Mbue
By Carol · 36 posts · 47 views
last updated Mar 02, 2023 03:26PM
December - Her Body and Other Parties
By Carol · 60 posts · 58 views
last updated Jan 01, 2023 09:10AM
Old Indian Legends by Zitkála-Šá
By Anita · 18 posts · 36 views
last updated Oct 13, 2022 08:45PM
September - The Book of Form and Emptiness (Women's Prize Winner)
By Carol · 23 posts · 47 views
last updated Sep 19, 2022 01:11PM
August - The Henna Artist
By Carol · 25 posts · 40 views
last updated Aug 26, 2022 02:52PM
Jan - Bad Feminist: Essays
By Carol · 46 posts · 68 views
last updated Mar 31, 2023 01:36AM
Dec - Finding Me by Viola Davis
By Carol · 32 posts · 53 views
last updated Mar 01, 2023 10:46AM
Braiding Sweetgrass by Robin Wall Kimmerer - December Science Read
By Claire · 32 posts · 62 views
last updated Oct 21, 2022 12:27PM
Sept - The Future We Choose: Surviving the Climate Crisis
By Carol · 17 posts · 23 views
last updated Sep 13, 2022 01:31PM
June Non-Fiction - Why They Marched
By Carol · 28 posts · 36 views
last updated Jun 27, 2022 11:43AM
This topic has been closed to new comments. * Read Around The World - Countries visited so far
By Louise , Group Founder · 2 posts · 332 views
last updated Aug 04, 2020 08:32PM
Feb - The Nesting Dolls by Alina Adams
By Carol · 28 posts · 40 views
last updated Feb 23, 2023 02:32PM
January - The Pearl That Broke its Shell by Nadia Hashimi
By Carol · 23 posts · 46 views
last updated Jan 30, 2023 04:43AM
Nov - Hurricane Child by Kacen Callender
By Carol · 11 posts · 35 views
last updated Dec 25, 2022 04:59PM
Nov - Half a Yellow Sun by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
By Carol · 34 posts · 58 views
last updated Nov 30, 2022 05:58PM
* 2022 Multi-theme Challenge
By Carol · 50 posts · 92 views
last updated Dec 02, 2022 07:28PM
Valerie's 2022 Multi-Prompt Challenge
By Valerie · 24 posts · 53 views
last updated Jan 02, 2023 05:37AM
Ozsaur's 2022 Multi-Prompt Challenge
By Ozsaur · 3 posts · 17 views
last updated Dec 31, 2022 09:39PM
AnetQ's Read women challenge 2022
By Anetq · 6 posts · 21 views
last updated Dec 31, 2022 05:07PM
Laurie's 2022 Multi-Prompt Challenge
By Laurie · 5 posts · 26 views
last updated Dec 26, 2022 04:28AM
* 2022 Read Women Challenge
By Carol · 5 posts · 223 views
last updated Jan 02, 2022 11:22AM
Misty's 2022 Read Women Challenge
By Misty · 15 posts · 39 views
last updated Jan 01, 2023 03:48PM
Tamara's 2022 Read Women Challenge
By Tamara · 41 posts · 42 views
last updated Dec 27, 2022 06:03AM
Carol’s 2022 Read Women Challenge
By Carol · 47 posts · 88 views
last updated Dec 26, 2022 09:12PM
Gail's 2022 Read Women Challenge
By Gail W · 13 posts · 37 views
last updated Dec 02, 2022 10:46PM
* 2022 Women in Translation Challenge
By Carol · 33 posts · 98 views
last updated Dec 22, 2022 04:48AM
Alwynne WIT challenge 2022
By Alwynne · 57 posts · 61 views
last updated Dec 18, 2022 01:14PM
Jen's 2022 WIT challenge
By Jen · 5 posts · 24 views
last updated Dec 13, 2022 02:41AM
Anetq's WIT challenge
By Anetq · 4 posts · 16 views
last updated Dec 12, 2022 10:24AM
Carol's 2022 Women in Transl Challenge
By Carol · 9 posts · 41 views
last updated Nov 19, 2022 12:42AM
* 2022 Black Women Authors Challenge
By Carol · 27 posts · 97 views
last updated Dec 31, 2022 12:20PM
Misty's #20BooksByBlackWomen
By Misty · 17 posts · 32 views
last updated Dec 25, 2022 04:08PM
Laurie's 2022 Black Women Authors Challenge
By Laurie · 6 posts · 23 views
last updated Dec 23, 2022 07:52PM
Carol's 2022 Black Women Authors Challenge
By Carol · 11 posts · 44 views
last updated Dec 10, 2022 07:26PM
Gail's 2022 Black Women Authors Challenge
By Gail W · 3 posts · 18 views
last updated Aug 06, 2022 04:55AM
* 2021 Women in Translation Challenge
By Carol · 33 posts · 121 views
last updated Jan 30, 2021 01:25PM
Hannah's 2021 WiT Challenge
By Hannah · 21 posts · 64 views
last updated Dec 31, 2021 06:37AM
Alwynne's 2021 WIT challenge
By Alwynne · 57 posts · 87 views
last updated Dec 27, 2021 07:55AM
Valerie's 2021 WiT Challenge
By Valerie · 25 posts · 59 views
last updated Dec 09, 2021 04:13AM
Jen's 2021 WiT Challenge
By Jen · 11 posts · 39 views
last updated Nov 08, 2021 04:47AM
* 2021 Black Authors Challenge
By Carol · 10 posts · 98 views
last updated Jan 23, 2021 08:59AM
Hannah's 2021 Black Authors Challenge
By Hannah · 22 posts · 66 views
last updated Jan 04, 2022 08:52AM
Anita's 2021 Black Authors Challenge
By Anita · 45 posts · 62 views
last updated Dec 26, 2021 09:14PM
oshizu's 2021 Black Authors challenge
By oshizu · 4 posts · 39 views
last updated Oct 27, 2021 01:56PM
Carol's 2021 Black Authors Challenge
By Carol · 12 posts · 63 views
last updated Sep 28, 2021 08:29PM
* 2020 Women in Translation Challenge
By Carol · 91 posts · 345 views
last updated Nov 10, 2020 03:28AM
Sara's 2020 WiT Challenge
By Sara · 39 posts · 64 views
last updated Jan 01, 2021 04:23PM
Hannah's 2020 WiT Challenge
By Hannah · 50 posts · 67 views
last updated Dec 26, 2020 04:13AM
Story's 2020 WiT Challenge
By Story · 21 posts · 55 views
last updated Dec 13, 2020 05:10AM
Sanne's 2020 WIT challenge
By Sanne · 34 posts · 74 views
last updated Nov 20, 2020 12:59PM
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+ Archive
April Group Read selections
By Carol · 25 posts · 123 views
last updated Feb 18, 2023 12:33PM
March 2023 Nominations
By Anita · 25 posts · 137 views
last updated Jan 20, 2023 11:38AM
2023 Brainstorming, Planning, Feedback Thread
By Carol · 41 posts · 75 views
last updated Dec 31, 2022 04:23PM
February 2023 Nominations
By Anita · 16 posts · 37 views
last updated Dec 23, 2022 03:57PM
January 2023 nominations
By Anita · 20 posts · 97 views
last updated Nov 21, 2022 06:44PM
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