Looking for great books by female authors

Preye I · Post by **Preye I** » 18 Feb 2022, 17:36

You should try Lisa Scottoline

Enny11 · Post by **Enny11** » 31 May 2022, 21:28

I personally like Jeannie Nicholas. I just read her book titled Kalayla and it is really great.

Charlienmegan Wehner · Post by **Charlienmegan Wehner** » 10 Jun 2022, 19:42

I’m a big paranormal romance fan so love Christine Feehan, Sherrilyn Kenyon, Rita Kent, and J.R. Ward.

Anastasia Atkinson · Post by **Anastasia Atkinson** » 20 Jun 2022, 04:46

I absolutely loved Laini Taylor's Dreamdark series. It starts with Blackbringer where it follows the faerie, Magpie, and her clan of crows hunting down bloodthirsty creatures in the forest of Dreamdark. I remember sitting reading the story of the strong female character fighting against forces much bigger than her and succeeding. Laini Taylor does a great job portraying a strong female character, and I love the memories I made with my dad when he read the book to me in his pirate voice whenever the crows and Magpie spoke.

Sh3rW1 · Post by **Sh3rW1** » 22 Jun 2022, 01:57

I just read Kalayla by Jeannie Nicholas and it was very enjoyable. I enjoy books written by J.R. Ward, Christine Feehan, Sherrilyn Kenyon, Colleen Hoover, and J.D Robb

Jen Nghishitende · Post by **Jen Nghishitende** » 22 Jun 2022, 07:09

If you would like to read about feminisms, especially Black feminism which is still not very widely taught in many colleges, I would suggest you get into anything by bell hooks, Angela Y Davis and Patricia Hill Collins. On intersectionality check Kimberle Crenshaw… I hope this helps. You are on a wonderful journey to question knowledge production.

Ashna Tibrewal · Post by **Ashna Tibrewal** » 19 Oct 2022, 10:57

Sarah J mass books, Classic books by Jane Austen or Virginia Wolff.

29 Oct 2022, 05:53

If you're into fantasy and science fiction you should try Ursula K. Le Guin and Octavia Butler.

Mary Shelley and Jane Austen are great fun.

But there's an entire universe of excellent books written by women.

10 Nov 2022, 13:20

there are so many out there
Here's a quick list
Angela Davis
Toni Morrison
bell hooks for nonfiction
Ursula K Le Guin for sci Fi
Dianne Wynne Jones
Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
Abu Daré
Susanna Clarke

Best of luck

I Like Fiction Books · Post by **I Like Fiction Books** » 23 Nov 2022, 20:00

- Leigh Bardugo (great fantasy world and character-building)
- Madeline L’Engle (great space/time travel concepts and good if you want a complicated plot)
- Tamara Ireland Snow has a great book (Ever, Last, Word) it is about a girl with OCD and is set in high school.

Aarya Gondkar · Post by **Aarya Gondkar** » 15 Dec 2022, 05:18

Female authors! I always catch myself being more literarily inclined towards them since I connect to their writing styles well. One of my favourites is 'The Forest of Enchantments' by Chitra Banerjee Divakaruni, based on the Indian Mythological epic called Ramayana but through the eyes of the female lead- Sita. The author has also penned 'The Palace of Illusions' based on another Indian epic called Mahabharata, in the pov of its female lead, Draupadi and although I haven't read it yet, it does have good reviews.

Henry Patrovic · Post by **Henry Patrovic** » 21 Dec 2022, 11:31

This isn’t a very popular book but I would recommend “Hero/Villain” by Amanda Bear Aina.

ashlee tremaine · Post by **ashlee tremaine** » 01 Jan 2023, 01:58

Honestly, there are so many. It just depends on what genre or what vibe you're looking for. If you want something that feels classical and leans into some of the mythology that others have drawn on for centuries, I'd suggest anything by Madeline Miller. I enjoyed Circe most, but it is definitely a slow burn through the exploration of femininity and motherhood. Along that same vein, The Witch's Heart by Genevieve Gornichec left me feeling gutted. It is such a beautiful and heartbreaking take on motherhood told through Norse Mythology. Those two left me speechless.

If you like historical fiction, I will forever suggest anything by Michelle Moran. I am particularly fond of Nefertiti, but Cleopatra's Daughter and Madame Tussaud are also amazing.

Horror also features a surprising number of really great female writers. The Hacienda by Isabel Canas has been wildly popular over the past couple of years - and for good reason. That story is wonderful and it features some really terrifying scenes and some beautifully written interactions with a local priest. Darcy Coates is also a great horror writer. Even though some of her stories end up being a little hokey, they are written in a way that catches attention and doesn't let you walk away. I would definitely suggest Hunted, but many of her gothic novels are also very catchy. Christina Henry also wrote a really great narrative on monsters of many kinds in Near the Bone, but it is not quite as good as the others I've mentioned. And, of course, no list of female horror is complete without Mary Shelley's Frankenstein.

For fantasy, I'd probably suggest Throne of Glass or A Court of Thorns and Roses by Sarah J. Maas. I personally preferred Throne of Glass, but both are wildly popular and have huge followings online. Raven Kennedy also wrote a pretty great fantasy romance with the Plated Prisoner series, but that is a dark romance that definitely isn't for everyone. It deals with some pretty difficult topics and deals with what it means to be a woman in a world that just isn't set up for your benefit.

This is in no way a complete list. There are hundreds of popular and/or very artful female authors. You just have to know where to look.

Selmuq Voruma · Post by **Selmuq Voruma** » 03 Mar 2023, 05:50

Redeeming Love by Francine Rivers
Leading with Empathy by Jacinda Ardern

Tamara Bengesai · Post by **Tamara Bengesai** » 13 Mar 2023, 19:53

I enjoy books by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie and Jodi Picoult. Chimamanda books have inspired me as a woman to go for what I want and believe in. I love the suspense in Jodi's books.