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Writing that changed the conversation

Feminist Literature Reading Guides

The most-discussed feminist fiction, memoir and essays — books that changed how we think about women's lives, bodies and freedoms.

The Handmaid's Tale Margaret Atwood · 1985 Essential Read Get it on Amazon →
The Bell Jar Sylvia Plath · 1948 Recommended Get it on Amazon →
The Golden Notebook Doris Lessing · 1962 Essential Read Get it on Amazon →
Their Eyes Were Watching God Zora Neale Hurston · 1937 Essential Read See details →
The Color Purple Alice Walker · 1982 Essential Read See details →
A Room of One's Own Virginia Woolf · 1929 Recommended See details →
The Yellow Wallpaper Charlotte Perkins Gilman · 1892 Essential Read See details →
Men Explain Things to Me Rebecca Solnit · 2014 Recommended See details →
The Argonauts Maggie Nelson · 2015 Essential Read See details →
Hunger Roxane Gay · 2017 Essential Read See details →
Kim Jiyoung Born 1982 Cho Nam-Joo · 2016 Essential Read See details →
Convenience Store Woman Sayaka Murata · 2016 Essential Read See details →
In the Dream House Carmen Maria Machado · 2019 Essential Read See details →
Americanah Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie · 2013 Essential Read See details →
The House of Mirth Edith Wharton · 1905 Essential Read See details →

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