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Graceling by Kristin CashoreThrone of Glass by Sarah J. MaasAlanna by Tamora PiercePoison Study by Maria V. SnyderVampire Academy by Richelle Mead
Best "Strong Female" Fantasy Novels
4,495 books — 18,369 voters
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
2,555 books — 3,546 voters

The Handmaid’s Tale by Margaret AtwoodJane Eyre by Charlotte BrontëThe Color Purple by Alice WalkerThe Bell Jar by Sylvia PlathThe Awakening by Kate Chopin
Best Feminist Fiction
1,499 books — 2,671 voters
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows by J.K. RowlingThe Golden Compass by Philip PullmanSabriel by Garth NixElla Enchanted by Gail Carson LevineGraceling by Kristin Cashore
Best Heroine in a Fantasy Book
1,482 books — 1,787 voters

The Handmaid’s Tale by Margaret AtwoodThe Hunger Games by Suzanne CollinsFrankenstein by Mary Wollstonecraft ShelleyThe Left Hand of Darkness by Ursula K. Le GuinA Wrinkle in Time by Madeleine L'Engle
Science Fiction Books by Female Authors
1,710 books — 1,559 voters
Pride and Prejudice by Jane AustenTo Kill a Mockingbird by Harper LeeJane Eyre by Charlotte BrontëThe Handmaid’s Tale by Margaret AtwoodThe Diary of a Young Girl by Anne Frank
Jezebel's Books All Women Should Read
772 books — 1,399 voters

The Hunger Games by Suzanne CollinsThe Golden Compass by Philip PullmanAlanna by Tamora PierceHarry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone by J.K. RowlingPride and Prejudice by Jane Austen
Best Feminist Young Adult Books
1,320 books — 1,341 voters
The Help by Kathryn StockettThe Secret Life of Bees by Sue Monk KiddFried Green Tomatoes at the Whistle Stop Cafe by Fannie FlaggDivine Secrets of the Ya-Ya Sisterhood by Rebecca WellsLittle Women by Louisa May Alcott
Best Adult Female Friendship Books
702 books — 1,189 voters

The Hunger Games by Suzanne CollinsPride and Prejudice by Jane AustenThe Golden Compass by Philip PullmanThe Mists of Avalon by Marion Zimmer BradleyHarry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone by J.K. Rowling
Wise Women, Witches, Midwives, Healers, and Strong Girls!
1,448 books — 896 voters
Throne of Glass by Sarah J. MaasCrown of Midnight by Sarah J. MaasThe Hunger Games by Suzanne CollinsGraceling by Kristin CashoreDivergent by Veronica Roth
'I Am Woman Hear Me Roar'
1,892 books — 879 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
842 books — 831 voters
The Shock Doctrine by Naomi KleinA People’s History of the United States by Howard ZinnSocialism Is Dead! Long Live Socialism! by Todor BombovThe Grapes of Wrath by John SteinbeckFahrenheit 451 by Ray Bradbury
Best Progressive Reads
1,057 books — 710 voters

The Handmaid’s Tale by Margaret AtwoodThe Left Hand of Darkness by Ursula K. Le GuinThe Mists of Avalon by Marion Zimmer BradleyThe Dispossessed by Ursula K. Le GuinAlanna by Tamora Pierce
Best Feminist Science Fiction/Fantasy
698 books — 626 voters
Alanna by Tamora PierceThe Hunger Games by Suzanne CollinsGraceling by Kristin CashoreMoon Called by Patricia BriggsFirst Test by Tamora Pierce
Amazons, Valkyries, and Warrior Women
694 books — 534 voters

1984 by George OrwellU.S. Constitution (Saddlewire) by Founding FathersFahrenheit 451 by Ray BradburyTo Kill a Mockingbird by Harper LeeOn Tyranny by Timothy Snyder
Books to Read under the Trump Administration
1,169 books — 518 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
1,364 books — 467 voters

The Handmaid’s Tale by Margaret AtwoodThe Left Hand of Darkness by Ursula K. Le GuinLilith's Brood by Octavia E. ButlerParable of the Sower by Octavia E. ButlerKindred by Octavia E. Butler
Feminist Science Fiction Books
239 books — 412 voters
The Gilded Wolves by Roshani ChokshiDescendant of the Crane by Joan HeOn the Come Up by Angie ThomasWe Hunt the Flame by Hafsah FaizalWith the Fire on High by Elizabeth Acevedo
2019 Books by Authors of Color
347 books — 379 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
470 books — 372 voters
The Shock Doctrine by Naomi KleinA People’s History of the United States by Howard Zinn1984 by George OrwellThe Communist Manifesto by Karl MarxManufacturing Consent by Edward S. Herman
Best Left-Texts
667 books — 360 voters

To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper LeeThe Help by Kathryn StockettThe Handmaid’s Tale by Margaret AtwoodMatilda by Roald DahlThe Secret Life of Bees by Sue Monk Kidd
Fiction/Novels with Female Protagonists That Aren't About Love or Romance
661 books — 350 voters
Twilight by Stephenie MeyerFifty Shades Trilogy by E.L. JamesCity of Bones by Cassandra ClareMarked by P.C. CastFifty Shades of Grey by E.L. James
Books Touted as Having 'Strong Female Leads' That Actually Make Feminists Roll in Their Graves
185 books — 337 voters

Four Psychos by Kristy CunningTrickery by Jaymin EveThe Vixen's Lead by Tate JamesA Fairy Awesome Story by Ellie AidenSigns of Cupidity by Raven Kennedy
NA/Adult RH with Strong Heroine. Standalones and 1st in Series
176 books — 319 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
951 books — 225 voters

Pride and Prejudice by Jane AustenThe Duchess War by Courtney MilanJane Eyre by Charlotte BrontëLord of Scoundrels by Loretta ChaseThe V Girl by Mya Robarts
Feminist Romance
260 books — 210 voters
The Joy Luck Club by Amy TanThe Scarlet Letter by Nathaniel HawthorneRoom by Emma DonoghueGrowth by Karen DeBonisThe Poisonwood Bible by Barbara Kingsolver
Novels about Motherhood
385 books — 197 voters

The Diary of a Young Girl by Anne FrankThe Wives of Henry VIII by Antonia FraserCatherine the Great by Robert K. MassieCleopatra by Stacy SchiffEleanor of Aquitaine by Alison Weir
Biographies of Significant Historical Women
543 books — 175 voters
Twilight by Stephenie MeyerNew Moon by Stephenie MeyerBreaking Dawn by Stephenie MeyerEclipse by Stephenie MeyerHush, Hush by Becca Fitzpatrick
Sexist Books for Teens
167 books — 165 voters

The God of Small Things by Arundhati RoyInterpreter of Maladies by Jhumpa LahiriThe Namesake by Jhumpa Lahiriविप्लवी [Biplavi] by Sanu Sharmaएकादेशमा [Ekadeshma] by Sanu Sharma
South Asian Fiction by Women
183 books — 163 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)
205 books — 151 voters

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