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Feminist Fiction
16 reading guides and book lists curated by the Editors Reads team.
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Where to Start with Bonnie Garmus: A Reading Guide
Where to start with Bonnie Garmus — how to approach Lessons in Chemistry, her debut novel about a chemist who becomes a cooking show host. A complete reading guide.
Where to Start with Charlotte Brontë: A Reading Guide
Where to start with Charlotte Brontë — whether to begin with Jane Eyre or Villette. A complete reading guide to the Victorian novelist.
Where to Start with Christina Dalcher: A Reading Guide
Where to start with Christina Dalcher — how to approach Vox, her feminist dystopia about a near-future America where women are restricted to 100 words per day. A complete reading guide.
Where to Start with Claire North: A Reading Guide
Where to start with Claire North — how to approach Ithaca, her feminist retelling of the Odyssey narrated by Hera as Penelope waits for Odysseus to return. A complete reading guide.
Where to Start with Elfriede Jelinek: A Reading Guide
Where to start with Elfriede Jelinek — whether to begin with The Piano Teacher, Wonderful Wonderful Times, or Lust. A complete guide to the Nobel laureate.
Where to Start with Louisa May Alcott: A Reading Guide
Where to start with Louisa May Alcott — whether to begin with Little Women, Little Men, or Jo's Boys. A complete reading guide to the American classic author.
Where to Start with Nadine Gordimer: A Reading Guide
Where to start with Nadine Gordimer — whether to begin with Burger's Daughter, July's People, or The Conservationist. A complete guide to the Nobel laureate.
Best Books by Women Authors: Essential Novels Written by Women
The best books by women authors — from Middlemarch and Jane Eyre to Beloved, Normal People, and My Brilliant Friend. Essential novels written by women.
Best Mythology Retellings: The Greatest Modern Myths in Fiction
The best mythology retellings — from Circe to The Song of Achilles to The Silence of the Girls. Modern fiction that reimagines ancient myth with contemporary power.
Where to Start with Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie: A Reading Guide
Where to start with Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie — whether to begin with Americanah, Half of a Yellow Sun, or We Should All Be Feminists. A complete reading guide.
Where to Start with Elena Ferrante: A Reading Guide
Where to start with Elena Ferrante — whether to begin with My Brilliant Friend, The Days of Abandonment, or the Neapolitan Quartet. A complete reading guide.
Where to Start with Kate Chopin: A Reading Guide
Where to start with Kate Chopin — whether to begin with The Awakening, Bayou Folk, or At Fault. A complete reading guide to her novels and stories.
Where to Start with Margaret Atwood: A Reading Guide
Where to start with Margaret Atwood — whether to begin with The Handmaid's Tale, Alias Grace, or Oryx and Crake. A complete reading guide to Atwood's novels.
Where to Start with Octavia Butler: A Reading Guide
Where to start with Octavia Butler — whether to begin with Kindred, Parable of the Sower, or Dawn. A complete reading guide to Butler's science fiction novels.
Where to Start with Ursula K. Le Guin: A Reading Guide
Where to start with Ursula K. Le Guin — whether to begin with The Left Hand of Darkness, The Dispossessed, or A Wizard of Earthsea. A complete reading guide.
Books Like Circe: 11 Novels of Myth, Magic, and Female Power
If Madeline Miller's Circe captivated you with its lyrical prose and feminist retelling of Greek myth, these novels belong on your shelf.
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