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20 Must-Read Books by Women Authors for International Women’s Day 2023

For International Women’s Day today, I thought I’d showcase some of my favorite books by female authors. I am listing 20 fiction books from 20 extraordinary women in no particular order. So, these are some of my favorite books by women. Do you have any favorites from this list? Any you would care to recommend?…

The Testaments

The Testaments

The Testaments is the Booker prize-winning sequel to The Handmaid’s Tale, which is one of my favorite books of all time. When The Testaments first came out, I was tempted to jump all over it, but the mixed reviews gave me pause. Also, I was very satisfied with the ambiguous ending of The Handmaid’s Tale.…

The Knife of Never Letting go

The Knife of Never Letting Go

The Knife of Never Letting Go is the first book in the Chaos Walking trilogy – yet another dystopian series. When the books first came on my radar, I rolled my eyes at them and put them right out of my mind. And then the positive reviews on all three books in my WordPress blog…

Divergent

Divergent by Veronica Roth

I finally read Divergent this past week. It had sat on my shelf for ages, looking at me reproachfully. I am not heavily into dystopia. I had bought this book on a whim, and that whim soon passed. Still, I thought I should give this book a try to see how it felt. To give…