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Best Woman Authored Books

8,277 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 6,893,827 ratings 132,717 reviews

2.

Pride and Prejudice
Pride and Prejudice
by (Introduction)
4.30 4,810,331 ratings 146,586 reviews

3.

Jane Eyre
Jane Eyre
by (Introduction)
4.16 2,326,265 ratings 80,230 reviews

4.

The Diary of a Young Girl
The Diary of a Young Girl
by (Introduction), (Translator), (Translator), (Translator), (Editor)
4.20 4,197,555 ratings 48,734 reviews

5.

The Handmaid’s Tale (The Handmaid's Tale, #1)
The Handmaid’s Tale (The Handmaid's Tale, #1)
by
4.15 2,427,651 ratings 121,667 reviews

6.

Frankenstein: The 1818 Text
Frankenstein: The 1818 Text
by (Goodreads Author) (Introduction)
3.91 1,893,131 ratings 92,905 reviews

7.

Little Women (Little Women, #1)
Little Women (Little Women, #1)
by (Introduction), ,
4.17 2,463,605 ratings 65,258 reviews

8.

Wuthering Heights
Wuthering Heights
by (Editor), (Commentary), (Editor), (Illustrator)
3.90 2,059,437 ratings 89,443 reviews

9.

The Hunger Games (The Hunger Games, #1)
The Hunger Games (The Hunger Games, #1)
by
4.35 9,924,028 ratings 262,222 reviews

10.

The Help
The Help
by
4.47 3,024,052 ratings 94,159 reviews