Feminist Books To Add To Your Reading List
“Who runs the world? Girls!”
For the fiction lovers, there is everything from retellings of classical stories in a feminst light to a world full of rebellion with dragons, every woman should have at least one of these on her shelves. Those looking for real discussions about feminist issues, we’ve got you covered too! We have selected our top five nonfiction and top five fiction femist books to suit any reader.
Non-Fiction:
Florence’s debut novel helps open up important conversations in an accessible manner. From everything from body image to toxic beauty standards, from unpacking the male gaze to building your own identity.
Every woman has a different story to tell and this collection of essays gives us room to unpick what it means to be a feminist in a safe accepting space.
This one is specifically for Gen X’s women as Calhoun opens up about the cultural and political contexts of a generation that feels like they are falling into an abyss.
This book serves as a celebration of the author’s art showcasing women who are fed up with being harassed and highlights the growing problem with street harassment. Stop Telling Women To Smile brings to the page the author’s arresting and famous street art-featuring the faces and voices of everyday women as they talk about the experience of living in communities that are supposed to be their homes yet are incredibly hostile.
While women are no longer culturally required to wear corsets, society still tries to restrain women’s bodies, souls and sexualities. Rachel’s book explores how cultural criticism, Victorian literature and storytelling have impacted women and how we can finally break free from this mold.
Fiction:
A trailblazing, epic high fantasy about a world on the brink of war with dragons – and the women who must lead the fight to save it. Be warned, this is a very long high fantasy spanning over 800 pages…but it is so worth it!
The Handmaid’s Tale is a feminist dystopian classic, now adapted into a popular TV series. The unforgettable tale of defiance, authoritarian rule and female oppression.
The best-selling Song of Achilles’ author unspools a tantalising mythological tale of survival, transformation, revenge and women’s fight to be free.
A delirious mix of fairytale, gothic romance and sly feminism, Angela Carter’s breathtaking collection is a sensual, passionate reading experience punctuated by singular supernatural imagery and baroque turns of phrase. An era defining work of multilayered meaning and seductive horror from a literary master.
A reimagining of the only female Chinese emperor as a thrilling space opera that has an absolutely wonderful solution to the love triangle trope. Iron Widow follows a young concubine-pilot determined to dismantle the patriarchal system following the brutal death of her sister.
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