June 8th, 2019 marked the first Women’s Fiction day, and today, a year later, we celebrate it again. On this day we celebrate the authors, stories, readers, bookstores, and fans of the women’s fiction genre. To commemorate this day, here are some of the most inspiring women’s fiction writers you can read:
Margaret Atwood
Canadian poet, novelist, literary critic, essayist, inventor, teacher, and environmental activist and winner of many honors and awards like numerous awards and honors for her writing, including the Booker Prize (twice), Arthur C. Clarke Award, Governor General’s Award, Franz Kafka Prize, and the National Book Critics and PEN Center USA Lifetime Achievement Awards.
To Read:
Moral Disorder and Other Stories
Jane austen
English novelist known primarily for her six major novels. In her novels she interprets, critiques and comments on the English bourgeois on the 18th century with irony, realism, and a lot of humor which have earned her a lot of acclaim within critiques and popular audiences.
To Read:
Isabel Allende
Chilean magical realism writer and “the world’s most widely read Spanish-language author.” Her books are often based on personal experience as well as historical events. In her books, she depicts and homages the lives of women with elements of both myth and realism.
To Read:
Charlotte Bronte
English poet and novelist, whose works have become classics of English literature. In her works, specially in her novel Jane Eyre, she depicted narratives of women in conflict with her natural desires and social condition.
To Read:
Toni Morrison
American novelist, essayist, book editor, and college professor. Winner of the National Book Critics Circle Award and the Pulitzer Prize. In her novels, she wrote about racial tension between African-Americans and white society, community, and identity.
To Read:
Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
Nigerian novelist and feminist campaigner. In her novels, she writes about race and racism as well as love, identity and feminism. She also explores the idea that ” the concept that love is universal and humane– there must be flaws, and that every perspective is different therefore every perspective deserves a listen.”
To Read:
Sally Rooney
Irish author whose debut novel was published in 2017. In her books, she deals with class, privilege, power dynamics, love, mental illness, and even physical pain.
To Read:
Mary shelley
English novelist, Gothic writer, and mother of science-fiction. In her work she explores various themes such as family, society, isolation, and ambition.
To Read:
Danielle Steel
American contemporary romance writer who also happens to be the fourth bestselling fiction author of all time with 179 books and over 800 million copies sold. Her books often focus on women and their journeys to maturity and relationships with men.
To Read:
Zadie smith
English novelist, essayist, short-story writer, and creative writing professor. Her first novel became an instant best-seller and won multiple awards. She explores multicultural identity, class, familial relationships, and much more.
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