Literary Fiction

1. "Homegoing" by Yaa Gyasi - A powerful saga following generations of women from Ghana to America

2. "The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo" by Taylor Jenkins Reid - A Hollywood legend reveals her life story

3. "Girl, Woman, Other" by Bernardine Evaristo - Interconnected stories of twelve women in Britain

4. "Little Fires Everywhere" by Celeste Ng - Explores motherhood and identity in suburban America

5. "The Vanishing Half" by Brit Bennett - Twin sisters' diverging lives and racial identity

6. "Circe" by Madeline Miller - A feminist retelling of the Greek goddess's story

7. "Normal People" by Sally Rooney - A complex modern love story

8. "The Night Tiger" by Yangsze Choo - Magical realism in colonial Malaysia

9. "Transcendent Kingdom" by Yaa Gyasi - A Ghanaian-American scientist explores faith and family

10. "The Great Circle" by Maggie Shipstead - An epic about a female aviator


Contemporary Fiction

11. "Such a Fun Age" by Kiley Reid - Race, privilege, and modern relationships

12. "The School for Good Mothers" by Jessamine Chan - A dystopian take on motherhood

13. "The Paper Palace" by Miranda Cowley Heller - Family secrets and complex choices

14. "Black Cake" by Charmaine Wilkerson - Caribbean family history and identity

15. "The Heart Principle" by Helen Hoang - Romance with neurodivergent representation

16. "The Christie Affair" by Nina de Gramont - Historical fiction about Agatha Christie

17. "Lessons in Chemistry" by Bonnie Garmus - 1960s female chemist breaks barriers

18. "Tomorrow Will Be Different" by Sarah McBride - Gender identity and activism

19. "The Book of Form and Emptiness" by Ruth Ozeki - Coming-of-age with magical elements

20. "Matrix" by Lauren Groff - Historical fiction about medieval nuns


Memoir and Biography

21. "Know My Name" by Chanel Miller - A powerful memoir about survival and justice

22. "The Year of Yes" by Shonda Rhimes - Personal growth and taking chances

23. "Untamed" by Glennon Doyle - Finding authentic self and love

24. "The Light We Carry" by Michelle Obama - Wisdom for navigating uncertainty

25. "In Order to Live" by Yeonmi Park - North Korean defector's journey

26. "All About Love" by bell hooks - Philosophy of love and relationships

27. "Hidden Figures" by Margot Lee Shetterly - NASA's female mathematicians

28. "The Glass Castle" by Jeannette Walls - Resilience through difficult childhood

29. "Becoming" by Michelle Obama - Personal journey to the White House

30. "Wild" by Cheryl Strayed - Solo hiking journey of self-discovery


Personal Development

31. "Burnout" by Emily Nagoski - Understanding and preventing burnout

32. "Set Boundaries, Find Peace" by Nedra Glover Tawwab - Healthy relationship boundaries

33. "Atomic Habits" by James Clear - Building better habits

34. "Big Magic" by Elizabeth Gilbert - Embracing creativity

35. "The Body Is Not an Apology" by Sonya Renee Taylor - Radical self-love

36. "The Gifts of Imperfection" by Brené Brown - Embracing authenticity

37. "Professional Troublemaker" by Luvvie Ajayi Jones - Building courage

38. "More Than Enough" by Elaine Welteroth - Career and identity

39. "The High 5 Habit" by Mel Robbins - Building confidence

40. "Think Like a Monk" by Jay Shetty - Finding purpose and peace


Career and Leadership

41. "Lean In" by Sheryl Sandberg - Women in leadership

42. "Nice Girls Don't Get the Corner Office" by Lois P. Frankel - Career advancement

43. "Presence" by Amy Cuddy - Body language and confidence

44. "Ask for More" by Alexandra Carter - Negotiation skills

45. "Own It" by Sallie Krawcheck - Financial empowerment

46. "Bet on Yourself" by Ann Hiatt - Career development

47. "Power Moves" by Lauren McGoodwin - Career strategies

48. "The First, The Few, The Only" by Deepa Purushothaman - Women of color in corporate America

49. "Unapologetically Ambitious" by Shellye Archambeau - Leadership journey

50. "The Memo" by Minda Harts - Career guide for women of color


Historical Fiction

51. "The Four Winds" by Kristin Hannah - Great Depression era strength

52. "The Giver of Stars" by Jojo Moyes - Depression-era traveling librarians

53. "The Rose Code" by Kate Quinn - Female codebreakers in WWII

54. "The Personal Librarian" by Marie Benedict - Historical biography fiction

55. "The Paris Library" by Janet Skeslien Charles - WWII librarians

56. "The Dictionary of Lost Words" by Pip Williams - Victorian era lexicography

57. "Hamnet" by Maggie O'Farrell - Shakespeare's family life

58. "The Pull of the Stars" by Emma Donoghue - 1918 pandemic nurses

59. "The Chosen and the Beautiful" by Nghi Vo - Gatsby retelling

60. "The Women of Chateau Lafayette" by Stephanie Dray - French Revolution


Science and Technology

61. "Invisible Women" by Caroline Criado Perez - Gender data bias

62. "The Code Breaker" by Walter Isaacson - Jennifer Doudna's CRISPR journey

63. "Lab Girl" by Hope Jahren - Life in science

64. "Because Internet" by Gretchen McCulloch - Language evolution

65. "Data Feminism" by Catherine D'Ignazio - Intersectional data science

66. "Broad Band" by Claire L. Evans - Women in computing history

67. "The Woman Who Smashed Codes" by Jason Fagone - Cryptography pioneer

68. "Hidden Valley Road" by Robert Kolker - Mental health research

69. "The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks" by Rebecca Skloot - Medical ethics

70. "Superior" by Angela Saini - Science and race

Psychology and Relationships

71. "Maybe You Should Talk to Someone" by Lori Gottlieb - Therapy insights

72. "Attached" by Amir Levine - Attachment theory

73. "Women Who Love Too Much" by Robin Norwood - Relationship patterns

74. "The Body Keeps the Score" by Bessel van der Kolk - Trauma healing

75. "Come As You Are" by Emily Nagoski - Female sexuality

76. "Adult Children of Emotionally Immature Parents" by Lindsay C. Gibson - Family dynamics

77. "Why Has Nobody Told Me This Before?" by Julie Smith - Mental health toolkit

78. "What Happened to You?" by Bruce Perry and Oprah Winfrey - Trauma understanding

79. "The Dance of Connection" by Harriet Lerner - Communication patterns

80. "Good Morning, Monster" by Catherine Gildiner - Therapeutic journeys

Contemporary Issues

81. "Hood Feminism" by Mikki Kendall - Intersectional feminism

82. "Mediocre" by Ijeoma Oluo - Effects of white male supremacy

83. "Minor Feelings" by Cathy Park Hong - Asian American experience

84. "The Sum of Us" by Heather McGhee - Economic inequality

85. "The New Jim Crow" by Michelle Alexander - Mass incarceration

86. "Caste" by Isabel Wilkerson - Social hierarchies

87. "Why We Can't Wait" by Martin Luther King Jr. - Civil rights

88. "Braiding Sweetgrass" by Robin Wall Kimmerer - Indigenous wisdom

89. "How to Be an Antiracist" by Ibram X. Kendi - Active antiracism

90. "The Warmth of Other Suns" by Isabel Wilkerson - Great Migration

Health and Wellness

91. "The Female Brain" by Louann Brizendine - Neuroscience insights

92. "What Fresh Hell Is This?" by Heather Corinna - Menopause guide

93. "In the Flo" by Alisa Vitti - Hormonal health

94. "The Cancer Journals" by Audre Lorde - Health and identity

95. "Women's Bodies, Women's Wisdom" by Christiane Northrup - Holistic health

96. "The New Rules of Aging Well" by Frank Lipman - Healthy aging

97. "Period Power" by Maisie Hill - Menstrual health

98. "Why We Sleep" by Matthew Walker - Sleep science

99. "The XX Brain" by Lisa Mosconi - Female brain health

100. "Breath" by James Nestor - Breathing techniques

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