So much of the literary canon celebrates male authors, and while I read a lot of women and writers of other genders now I remember it being so hard to break out of that habit. Especially as someone who studied literature and writing for many years in school.
On that note, I want to know: what are your favorite books by women (or other non-male) authors?
I have so many I'll try to keep it to a top five >.>
Oryx and Crake by Margaret Atwood - literary science fiction, apocalypse, first in a series
Parable of the Sower by Octavia Butler - beautiful empty sad apocalypse, young POC heroine, first in a series??, religion-driven in a way that's super fascinating
Where'd You Go, Bernadette? by Maria Semple - letter story, hilarious, adventures to the south pole, mother daughter relationships
St. Lucy's Home for Girls Raised by Wolves by Karen Russell - short stories, magical realism, PROSE THAT I'D LET HIT ME WITH A BUS
The Wrong Way to Save Your Life by Megan Stielstra - gut-punchy essays, smart and crass and humbling and beautiful, like inviting a friend over to move things around in your head
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