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Best Woman Authored Books

8,230 books — This list was created and voted on by Goodreads members.

Best books by a female author.

1.

To Kill a Mockingbird
To Kill a Mockingbird
by
4.26 6,867,830 ratings 132,211 reviews

2.

Pride and Prejudice
Pride and Prejudice
by (Introduction)
4.29 4,787,634 ratings 145,286 reviews

3.

Jane Eyre
Jane Eyre
by (Introduction)
4.16 2,318,068 ratings 79,643 reviews

4.

The Diary of a Young Girl
The Diary of a Young Girl
by (Introduction), (Translator), (Translator), (Translator), (Editor)
4.20 4,182,173 ratings 48,512 reviews

5.

The Handmaid’s Tale (The Handmaid's Tale, #1)
The Handmaid’s Tale (The Handmaid's Tale, #1)
by
4.15 2,413,864 ratings 120,784 reviews

6.

Frankenstein: The 1818 Text
Frankenstein: The 1818 Text
by (Goodreads Author) (Introduction)
3.91 1,879,555 ratings 91,462 reviews

7.

Little Women (Little Women, #1)
Little Women (Little Women, #1)
by (Introduction), ,
4.17 2,454,310 ratings 64,735 reviews

8.

Wuthering Heights
Wuthering Heights
by (Editor), (Commentary), (Editor), (Illustrator)
3.90 2,039,899 ratings 86,044 reviews

9.

The Hunger Games (The Hunger Games, #1)
The Hunger Games (The Hunger Games, #1)
by
4.35 9,881,576 ratings 260,780 reviews

10.

The Help
The Help
by
4.47 3,015,353 ratings 94,059 reviews