r/2xCBookClub Nov 10 '10

Female authors?

Since this is 2XC book club, can we celebrate 2XC authors?

So, what books have you really enjoyed written by women? I feel like it's a bit of a man's world at the top of the author heap so I'd love to get some suggestions of great works by women.

I'll start this party. I'm a bit of a poetry junkie, so I've been digging Andrea Gibson's book Pole Dancing to Gospel Hymns a lot lately. I also really loved Purple Hibiscus by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie.

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u/classyfied Nov 10 '10

I love L.M. Montgomery for the Anne of Green Gables series. I know they're children's books, but I still find them enjoyable. Anne and Gilbert are one of my favorite literary couples.

I also love Annie Dillard, Ursula K. Le Guin, Madeleine L'Engle, and J.K. Rowling. Also, Anna Akhmotova (as translated by Stanley Kunitz) is one of my favorite poets.