The Diary of a Young Girl by Anne FrankCatherine the Great by Robert K. MassieMarie Antoinette by Antonia FraserThe Six Wives of Henry VIII by Alison WeirEleanor of Aquitaine by Alison Weir
Female Biographies
37th out of 1,251 books — 413 voters
The Daughter of Kurdland by Widad AkreyiFemales of Valor by Widad AkreyiZoroastrians' Fight for Survival by Widad AkreyiI Am Malala by Malala YousafzaiThe Complete Persepolis by Marjane Satrapi
A Mighty Girl Book List: 16+
14th out of 133 books — 27 voters

The Complete Works by William ShakespeareThe Complete Works of Jane Austen by Jane AustenC.S. Lewis Signature Classics by C.S. LewisThe Complete Tales and Poems of Winnie-the-Pooh by A.A. MilneHarry Potter Series Box Set by J.K. Rowling
Wit, Wisdom and Wisecracks: The Most Frequently Quoted Authors on Goodreads
47th out of 89 books — 27 voters
Eleanor Roosevelt, Volume 1 by Blanche Wiesen CookEleanor Roosevelt, Volume 2 by Blanche Wiesen CookUpstairs at the White House by J.B. WestBecoming by Michelle ObamaSecret Lives of the First Ladies by Cormac O'Brien
U.S. First Ladies (nonfiction)
19th out of 141 books — 30 voters

Eleanor of Aquitaine by Alison WeirDr. Faustus by Christopher Marlowe84, Charing Cross Road by Helene HanffThe Tenant of Wildfell Hall by Anne BrontëFor the Sake of Elena by Elizabeth George
Not on your Nellie
17th out of 67 books — 13 voters
The Diary of a Young Girl by Anne FrankWith All Due Respect by Nikki R. HaleyThe Story of My Life by Helen KellerELIS by Anna RajmonI Know Why the Caged Bird Sings by Maya Angelou
Female Autobiographies
10th out of 167 books — 18 voters

Uncle Tom’s Cabin by Harriet Beecher StoweTwelve Years a Slave by Solomon NorthupU.S. Constitution (Saddlewire) by Founding FathersThe Autobiography of Benjamin Franklin by Benjamin FranklinCommon Sense by Thomas Paine
Primary Sources in American History
31st out of 160 books — 29 voters
The Paris Wife by Paula McLainThe Other Boleyn Girl by Philippa GregoryThe Six Wives of Henry VIII by Alison WeirZ by Therese Anne FowlerThe Aviator's Wife by Melanie Benjamin
Books About Wives of the Famous
115th out of 263 books — 211 voters

The Other Boleyn Girl by Philippa GregoryKatherine by Anya SetonHere Be Dragons by Sharon Kay PenmanLady Clementine by Marie BenedictVarina by Charles Frazier
Historical Spouses
9th out of 78 books — 13 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
3219th out of 5,898 books — 6,422 voters

My Life by Bill ClintonMrs. Kennedy and Me by Clint HillThe Audacity of Hope by Barack ObamaAn American Life by Ronald ReaganTruman by David McCullough
Presidential Reading
17th out of 49 books — 41 voters
Atomic Secrets by Janet AsbridgeThe Diary of a Young Girl by Anne FrankUp Front by Bill MauldinAdventure, romance and war in the Far East by Iris Hay-EdieThe Autobiography of Eleanor Roosevelt by Eleanor Roosevelt
World War II - Personal Stories
5th out of 23 books — 22 voters

I'm Glad My Mom Died by Jennette McCurdyBecoming by Michelle ObamaBorn a Crime by Trevor NoahCrying in H Mart by Michelle ZaunerThe Storyteller by Dave Grohl
Popsugar 2023 #8 - A Celebrity Memoir
247th out of 329 books — 223 voters
Everything Is Tuberculosis by John GreenA Gentleman in Moscow by Amor TowlesJames by Percival EverettThe Tenant of Wildfell Hall by Anne BrontëAll Systems Red by Martha Wells
[ATY 2025&2026] Best Books of the Month (2025)
469th out of 550 books — 62 voters

Bournemouth Boys and Boscombe Girls by Danny WinterCorners by Amy Lou JenkinsTrailer Trash by Angie CavallariWalking with the Wind by John LewisWild Swans by Jung Chang
Nonfiction- Autobiographies, Memoirs, Historic Events
192nd out of 290 books — 50 voters
George Washington by James MacGregor BurnsAmerican Lion by Jon MeachamJohn Quincy Adams by Robert V. ReminiThomas Jefferson by Joyce ApplebyJames Madison by Garry Wills
The Electables Podcast Historical Sources
83rd out of 101 books — 2 voters

Mrs. Dalloway by Virginia WoolfA Room of One’s Own by Virginia WoolfTheir Eyes Were Watching God by Zora Neale HurstonOrlando by Virginia WoolfRebecca by Daphne du Maurier
Women in turn-of-the century's culture (1880-1940)
353rd out of 485 books — 61 voters
Why We're Polarized by Ezra KleinCaste by Isabel WilkersonLet the People Pick the President by Jesse WegmanOne Person, No Vote by Carol AndersonKill Switch by Adam Jentleson
NPR Politics Recommendations
26th out of 108 books — 5 voters

The Life and Times of Mary Vaux Walcott by Marjorie G. JonesJane Goodall by Jennifer LindseySea Change by Sylvia A. EarleCondemned to Devil's Island by Blair NilesLure of the Unknown by Durlynn Anema
Books about Women Explorers in the Society of Woman Geographers
47th out of 48 books — 1 voter
The Woman Behind the New Deal by Kirstin DowneyBecoming by Michelle ObamaAOC by Lynda LopezCleopatra by Stacy SchiffGoing Rogue by Sarah Palin
Female Politicians around the World
52nd out of 122 books — 12 voters

I Might Regret This by Abbi JacobsonThe Story of My Life by Helen KellerAnd a Voice to Sing With by Joan BaezDemocracy Now! by Amy GoodmanI've Got This Round by Mamrie Hart
My Favorite Memoirs or Autobiographies Written by Women that Inspire Me to Live a More Interesting Life
9th out of 119 books — 6 voters
Journey to the West by Biao WangThe Daughter of Kurdland by Widad AkreyiBury My Heart at Wounded Knee by Dee BrownFarewell to Manzanar by Jeanne Wakatsuki HoustonI Am Malala by Malala Yousafzai
Ethnic/Cultural Memoirs
491st out of 501 books — 64 voters

The Witches by Stacy SchiffAmerican Lion by Jon MeachamWashington's Spies by Alexander RosePaul Revere's Ride by David Hackett FischerGrant by Ron Chernow
American History Intensive
42nd out of 85 books — 1 voter
The Complete Sherlock Holmes by Arthur Conan DoyleMurder on the Orient Express by Agatha ChristieAnd Then There Were None by Agatha ChristieLittle Women by Louisa May AlcottThe Secret Adversary by Agatha Christie
Books Nancy Drew Would Read
53rd out of 53 books — 3 voters

Founding Mothers by Cokie RobertsThe Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks by Rebecca SklootThe Woman Behind the New Deal by Kirstin DowneyMadam Secretary by Madeleine K. AlbrightFreedom's Daughters by Lynne Olson
Women in the U.S.
55th out of 251 books — 33 voters
To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper LeeA People’s History of the United States by Howard ZinnUncle Tom’s Cabin by Harriet Beecher StoweEast of Eden by John SteinbeckAn Indigenous Peoples' History of the United States by Roxanne Dunbar-Ortiz
American Studies
8th out of 45 books — 4 voters

The Poisonwood Bible by Barbara KingsolverA Thousand Splendid Suns by Khaled HosseiniFemales of Valor by Widad AkreyiZoroastrians' Fight for Survival by Widad AkreyiThe Daughter of Kurdland by Widad Akreyi
Books About Forgotten History - People and Events That Don't Get Taught in History Class
185th out of 225 books — 58 voters
My Own Words by Ruth Bader GinsburgMy Beloved World by Sonia SotomayorPrague Winter by Madeleine K. AlbrightHacks by Donna BrazileOut of Order by Sandra Day O'Connor
Book Riot Badass Women in Politics
7th out of 9 books — 2 voters

Eleanor and Franklin by Joseph P. LashEleanor Roosevelt, Volume 1 by Blanche Wiesen CookEleanor Roosevelt, Volume 2 by Blanche Wiesen CookNo Ordinary Time by Doris Kearns GoodwinEleanor and Hick by Susan Quinn
Eleanor Roosevelt (nonfiction)
12th out of 32 books — 11 voters
Assata by Assata ShakurThe Complete Persepolis by Marjane SatrapiOutlaw Woman by Roxanne Dunbar-OrtizI Know Why the Caged Bird Sings by Maya AngelouThe Portable Dorothy Parker by Dorothy Parker
Memoirs of Badass Ladies
33rd out of 48 books — 11 voters

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