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Best Woman Authored Books

8,770 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 7,009,843 ratings 136,107 reviews

2.

Pride and Prejudice
Pride and Prejudice
by (Introduction)
4.30 4,914,756 ratings 153,911 reviews

3.

Jane Eyre
Jane Eyre
by (Introduction)
4.16 2,371,847 ratings 84,638 reviews

4.

The Diary of a Young Girl
The Diary of a Young Girl
by (Introduction), (Translator), (Translator), (Translator), (Editor)
4.20 4,264,327 ratings 50,206 reviews

5.

The Handmaid's Tale
The Handmaid's Tale
by
4.15 2,496,519 ratings 127,404 reviews

6.

Frankenstein: The 1818 Text
Frankenstein: The 1818 Text
by (Goodreads Author) (Introduction)
3.92 1,954,223 ratings 99,258 reviews

7.

Little Women (Little Women, #1)
Little Women (Little Women, #1)
by (Introduction), ,
4.17 2,504,267 ratings 67,684 reviews

8.

Wuthering Heights
Wuthering Heights
by (Editor), (Commentary), (Editor), (Illustrator)
3.89 2,232,755 ratings 119,759 reviews

9.

The Hunger Games (The Hunger Games, #1)
The Hunger Games (The Hunger Games, #1)
by
4.35 10,105,378 ratings 269,978 reviews

10.

The Help
The Help
by
4.47 3,059,292 ratings 95,004 reviews