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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
3,036 books — 4,411 voters
To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper LeeA People’s History of the United States by Howard ZinnThe Handmaid’s Tale by Margaret AtwoodThe Color Purple by Alice WalkerNickel and Dimed by Barbara Ehrenreich
Social Justice: Books on Racism, Sexism, and Class
2,243 books — 1,764 voters

Heartstopper by Alice OsemanThe Prince and the Dressmaker by Jen WangNimona by N.D. StevensonHeartstopper by Alice OsemanHeartstopper by Alice Oseman
Graphic Novels Featuring LGBTIQ+ Themes
1,061 books — 1,052 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
864 books — 1,011 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
859 books — 859 voters
Night by Elie WieselAngela's Ashes by Frank McCourtA Walk in the Woods by Bill BrysonRunning with Scissors by Augusten BurroughsMe Talk Pretty One Day by David Sedaris
Memoirs by Men
1,831 books — 778 voters

The Handmaid’s Tale by Margaret AtwoodWe Should All Be Feminists by Chimamanda Ngozi AdichieA Room of One’s Own by Virginia WoolfThe Second Sex by Simone de BeauvoirBad Feminist by Roxane Gay
Women & Gender Studies
1,494 books — 593 voters
Saga, Volume 1 by Brian K. VaughanNo Normal by G. Willow WilsonRat Queens, Vol. 1 by Kurtis J. WiebeWonder Woman, Volume 1 by Brian AzzarelloBatwoman by Greg Rucka
Kickass Women in Superhero Comics
703 books — 511 voters

Pride and Prejudice by Jane AustenTo Kill a Mockingbird by Harper LeeJane Eyre by Charlotte BrontëThe Handmaid’s Tale by Margaret AtwoodHarry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone by J.K. Rowling
Best Books by Female Authors
1,375 books — 479 voters
The Left Hand of Darkness by Ursula K. Le GuinMiddlesex by Jeffrey EugenidesOrlando by Virginia WoolfTwelfth Night by William ShakespeareAlanna by Tamora Pierce
Best Gender-Bending Books
609 books — 461 voters

A Room of One’s Own by Virginia WoolfThe Purity Myth by Jessica ValentiFeminism Is for Everybody by bell hooksYes Means Yes! by Jaclyn FriedmanThe Vagina Monologues by V (formerly Eve Ensler)
The Ms. Blog's Best Feminist Non-Fiction Reads: Reader's Choice
589 books — 442 voters
The Dispossessed by Ursula K. Le GuinAnarchism and Other Essays by Emma GoldmanV for Vendetta by Alan MooreChomsky On Anarchism by Noam ChomskyThe Conquest of Bread by Pyotr Kropotkin
Anarchist books
483 books — 385 voters

The Song of Achilles by Madeline MillerAristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe by Benjamin Alire SáenzRed, White & Royal Blue by Casey McQuistonHeartstopper by Alice OsemanFun Home by Alison Bechdel
LGBT Books Voted by LGBT Readers Only
900 books — 356 voters
The Handmaid’s Tale by Margaret Atwood1984 by George OrwellThe New Jim Crow by Michelle AlexanderFahrenheit 451 by Ray BradburyBetween the World and Me by Ta-Nehisi Coates
The Post-Trump Big Questions Canon
533 books — 287 voters

The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks by Rebecca SklootThe Radium Girls by Kate MooreRejected Princesses by Jason PorathGood Night Stories for Rebel Girls by Elena FavilliHidden Figures by Margot Lee Shetterly
The Overlooked Women of History
980 books — 279 voters
Gentle Rogue by Johanna LindseyDragon Actually by G.A. AikenNatural Born Charmer by Susan Elizabeth PhillipsA Loving Scoundrel by Johanna LindseyLover Mine by J.R. Ward
Romances with Tomboy/Women in Pants Heroines
372 books — 267 voters

Stolen by A.R. KeoghInto the Drowning Deep by Mira GrantThe Haunting of Hill House by Shirley JacksonCarmilla by J. Sheridan Le FanuWilder Girls by Rory Power
LGBTQIA Horror and Dark Fiction
326 books — 259 voters
Maurice by E.M. ForsterTales of the City by Armistead MaupinA Single Man by Christopher IsherwoodTigers and Devils by Sean KennedyGiovanni’s Room by James Baldwin
Gay Fiction by Men
577 books — 253 voters

Carry On by Rainbow RowellAristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe by Benjamin Alire SáenzThe Song of Achilles by Madeline MillerNimona by N.D. StevensonAsh by Malinda Lo
Casually Queer Books
459 books — 252 voters
The Diary of a Young Girl by Anne FrankThe Wives of Henry VIII by Antonia FraserCatherine the Great by Robert K. MassieAmazing and Inspiring Women in History by Stella Renee StuartCleopatra by Stacy Schiff
Biographies of Significant Historical Women
564 books — 226 voters

The Paper Bag Princess by Robert MunschRed Is the Color Of... by Tiffany HaistenRosie Revere, Engineer (The Questioneers by Andrea BeatyMadeline by Ludwig BemelmansOlivia by Ian Falconer
Children's picture books with strong females
267 books — 189 voters
Alanna by Tamora PierceTwelfth Night by William ShakespeareEon by Alison GoodmanIn the Hand of the Goddess by Tamora PierceLeviathan by Scott Westerfeld
Best Gender Bender
129 books — 186 voters

The Gate to Women's Country by Sheri S. TepperA Brother's Price by Wen SpencerHerland by Charlotte Perkins GilmanThe Female Man by Joanna RussThe Power by Naomi Alderman
Matriarchal Societies in Fiction
226 books — 170 voters
Breath, Eyes, Memory by Edwidge DanticatWide Sargasso Sea by Jean RhysKrik? Krak! by Edwidge DanticatIn the Time of the Butterflies by Julia AlvarezWhite Teeth by Zadie Smith
Caribbean/West Indian Diaspora Literature - Women (fiction)
209 books — 153 voters

The Room on the Right by Lawrence MieczkowskiThe Courage to Heal by Ellen BassThe Courage to Heal Workbook by Laura DavisThe Daughter of Kurdland by Widad AkreyiThe Body Keeps the Score by Bessel van der Kolk
Resources for Survivors
194 books — 142 voters
The Wives of Henry VIII by Antonia FraserThe Book of the City of Ladies by Christine de PizanThe Life of Elizabeth I by Alison WeirThe Six Wives of Henry VIII by Alison WeirThe Lais of Marie de France by Marie de France
From Adam's Rib? -- Women in Medieval and Renaissance Europe
282 books — 138 voters

Symptoms of Being Human by Jeff GarvinI Wish You All the Best by Mason DeaverPantomime by L.R. LamMask of Shadows by Linsey MillerEvery Day by David Levithan
Non-Binary and Genderqueer Characters in YA Fiction
116 books — 135 voters
The Will to Change by bell hooksRemaking Manhood by Mark GreeneAngry White Men by Michael S. KimmelThe Macho Paradox by Jackson KatzGetting Off by Robert Jensen
Men and Masculinity
374 books — 108 voters

Peter Darling by Austin ChantThe Burnt Toast B&B by Heidi BelleauCoffee Boy by Austin ChantCemetery Boys by Aiden ThomasStarting from Scratch by Jay Northcote
Books about gay trans men (Fiction and nonfiction)
99 books — 92 voters
Wasted by Marya HornbacherThe Amazing Adventures of Dietgirl by Shauna ReidAutobiography of a Face by Lucy GrealySuch a Pretty Fat by Jen LancasterUnbearable Lightness by Portia de Rossi
Most Excellent Memoirs Relating To Bodies, etc
55 books — 88 voters

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