Infidel by Ayaan Hirsi AliReading Lolita in Tehran by Azar NafisiThe Complete Persepolis by Marjane SatrapiOrientalism by Edward W. SaidFrom Beirut to Jerusalem by Thomas L. Friedman
Best Middle East Nonfiction
52nd out of 534 books — 374 voters
The Hate U Give by Angie ThomasA Court of Wings and Ruin by Sarah J. MaasEleanor Oliphant Is Completely Fine by Gail HoneymanA Conjuring of Light by V.E. SchwabCaraval by Stephanie Garber
Best Books of 2017
307th out of 1,734 books — 3,083 voters

You Can't Buy Love Like That by Carol E. AndersonThe Last Girl by Nadia MuradWhat Happened by Hillary Rodham ClintonIn the Great Green Room by Amy GaryHunger by Roxane Gay
Women's biographies 2017
7th out of 187 books — 54 voters
The Kite Runner by Khaled HosseiniA Thousand Splendid Suns by Khaled HosseiniThe Cavalier by Israh AziziI Am Malala by Malala YousafzaiThe Complete Persepolis by Marjane Satrapi
[ATY 2021] - Muslim Character or Author
22nd out of 212 books — 129 voters

Princess by Jean SassonThe Red Sea Bride by Sylvia FowlerGirls of Riyadh by Rajaa AlsaneaDaring to Drive by Manal Al-SharifThe Satanic Verses by Salman Rushdie
Books Set in Saudi Arabia
4th out of 78 books — 25 voters
Daring to Drive by Manal Al-SharifDesert Royal by Jean SassonIn the Land of Invisible Women by Qanta A. AhmedKingdom of the Unjust by Medea BenjaminCrossing the Kingdom by Loring M. Danforth
Inside the Kingdom: Nonfiction about Saudi Arabia
1st out of 13 books — 6 voters

The Awakening by Kate ChopinDead Wake by Erik LarsonAwakenings by Oliver SacksBangkok Wakes to Rain by Pitchaya SudbanthadAwake in the Dark by Roger Ebert
Awake Titles
20th out of 364 books — 32 voters
Mexican Gothic by Silvia Moreno-GarciaAn American Marriage by Tayari JonesAmerican Gods by Neil GaimanThe Dutch House by Ann PatchettBorn a Crime by Trevor Noah
[ATY 2022] Language or Nationality in Title
66th out of 752 books — 127 voters

I Am Malala by Malala YousafzaiMy Life on the Road by Gloria SteinemInfidel by Ayaan Hirsi AliBecoming by Michelle ObamaMy Own Words by Ruth Bader Ginsburg
Feminist memoirs
25th out of 257 books — 54 voters
A Thousand Splendid Suns by Khaled HosseiniI Am Nujood, Age 10 and Divorced by Nujood AliI Am Malala by Malala YousafzaiDoes My Head Look Big In This? by Randa Abdel-FattahReading Lolita in Tehran by Azar Nafisi
Muslim Girls on the Cover
53rd out of 268 books — 141 voters

Becoming by Michelle ObamaWuthering Heights by Emily BrontëRed Rising by Pierce BrownThe Shining by Stephen KingThe Cuckoo's Calling by Robert Galbraith
ATY 2020 - A book with an “ing” word in the title
55th out of 1,123 books — 81 voters
The Hate U Give by Angie ThomasThe Help by Kathryn StockettAll the Light We Cannot See by Anthony DoerrBorn a Crime by Trevor NoahThe Song of Achilles by Madeline Miller
Popsugar 2020 - Four Stars Minimum
92nd out of 439 books — 130 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
668th out of 3,075 books — 3,101 voters
The Hate U Give by Angie ThomasBecoming by Michelle ObamaMy Sister, the Serial Killer by Oyinkan BraithwaiteThe Color Purple by Alice WalkerLittle Fires Everywhere by Celeste Ng
Popsugar 2020 - A Book by a Woman of Color
123rd out of 590 books — 293 voters

The Help by Kathryn StockettThe Kite Runner by Khaled HosseiniWater for Elephants by Sara GruenThe Book Thief by Markus ZusakTo Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee
Best for Book Clubs
6786th out of 15,036 books — 18,910 voters
A Blessed Olive Tree by Zain HashmiA Battle for the Soul of Islam by M. Zuhdi JasserTheir Jihad... Not My Jihad! A Muslim Canadian Woman Speaks Out by Raheel RazaIslam and the Challenge of Civilization by Abdelwahab MeddebDaring to Drive by Manal Al-Sharif
Muslim Authors Against Extremism
4th out of 32 books — 6 voters

The Handmaid’s Tale by Margaret AtwoodA Room of One’s Own by Virginia WoolfThe Yellow Wall-Paper by Charlotte Perkins GilmanThe Color Purple by Alice WalkerWe Should All Be Feminists by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
Best Books to Read When You Need a Reminder of Why Feminism is Important
50th out of 337 books — 57 voters
The Diary of a Young Girl by Anne FrankThe Glass Castle by Jeannette WallsNight by Elie WieselAngela's Ashes by Frank McCourtEat, Pray, Love by Elizabeth Gilbert
Best Memoir / Biography / Autobiography
1521st out of 5,902 books — 6,426 voters

My Favorite Thing Is Monsters, Vol. 1 by Emil FerrisKillers of the Flower Moon by David GrannGlass House by Brian AlexanderGirls & Sex by Peggy OrensteinAl Franken, Giant of the Senate by Al Franken
Fresh Air 2017
66th out of 147 books — 40 voters
Syrian Brides by Anna HalabiThe Hidden Face of Eve by Nawal El SaadawiHeadscarves and Hymens by Mona EltahawyWoman at Point Zero by Nawal El SaadawiThe Veil and the Male Elite by Fatema Mernissi
Arab feminism
17th out of 46 books — 45 voters

Under a Crescent Moon by Julia Juwairiah Simpson-Urr...The Red Sea Bride by Sylvia FowlerWomen of Sand and Myrrh by Hanan Al-ShaykhAt the Drop of a Veil by Marianne AlirezaSand by Paul Majkut
Fiction/memoirs set in Saudi Arabia
5th out of 29 books — 30 voters
The Jewel in the Crown by Paul ScottEnglish Passengers by Matthew KnealeCopenhagen by Michael FraynTouch Not the Cat by Mary StewartThe American by Henry James
Moderately Underrated Books (1,000 to 10,000 ratings)
153rd out of 1,907 books — 264 voters

How We Get Free by Keeanga-Yamahtta TaylorDaring to Drive by Manal Al-SharifThe H-Spot by Jill FilipovicReflecting Rogue by Pumla Dineo GqolaHow to Create a Vegan World by Tobias Leenaert
Feminist interest 2017
2nd out of 28 books — 5 voters
Invisible Women by Caroline Criado PérezMen Explain Things to Me by Rebecca SolnitWe Should All Be Feminists by Chimamanda Ngozi AdichieDead Blondes and Bad Mothers by Jude Ellison S. DoyleBad Feminist by Roxane Gay
Smash the Patriarchy: Feminist Non-fiction
56th out of 164 books — 41 voters

A Midsummer Night's Dream by William ShakespeareSleeping Giants by Sylvain NeuvelThe Awakening by Kate ChopinDarkly Dreaming Dexter by Jeff LindsaySleepers by Lorenzo Carcaterra
Sleep and Awake - Title Challenge
14th out of 571 books — 21 voters
Desert Flower by Waris DirieInfidel by Ayaan Hirsi AliBorn in the Big Rains by Fadumo KornThe Hidden Face of Eve by Nawal El SaadawiDo They Hear You When You Cry by Fauziya Kassindja
Female Genital Mutilation
21st out of 82 books — 15 voters

Celestial Bodies by Jokha AlharthiWoman at Point Zero by Nawal El SaadawiDaring to Drive by Manal Al-SharifMinor Detail by Adania ShibliThe Queue by Basma Abdel Aziz
Reading Women Challenge 2021 #20 Arab Author in Translation
3rd out of 33 books — 14 voters
The Immigrant by Nery McMahonI Know Why the Caged Bird Sings by Maya AngelouI Am Malala by Malala YousafzaiBlack Indian by Shonda BuchananThe Complete Persepolis by Marjane Satrapi
Non Fiction/Memoirs by Women of Color
78th out of 345 books — 70 voters

Monopoly X by Philip E. OrbanesBecoming by Michelle ObamaPinch Me by Barbara BoyleELIS by Anna RajmonBygone Badass Broads by Mackenzi Lee
Women, Including Writers, And The Lives They Built
8th out of 131 books — 16 voters
The Handmaid’s Tale by Margaret AtwoodCinder by Marissa MeyerThe Help by Kathryn StockettThe Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society by Mary Ann ShafferLittle Women by Louisa May Alcott
Popsugar 2020 - A Book That Passes the Bechdel Test
108th out of 299 books — 253 voters

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