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Reads of 2025: Female Authors
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Annie Hart
Coincidentally I’ve picked up only women-written books this calendar year and am loving it
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I read this in 12 hours. So good
Kitchen by Banana Yoshimoto
Obsessed with Yoshimoto’s writing style
Hardboiled & Hard Luck by Banana Yoshimoto
I think I might have enjoyed this more than Sharp Objects
Dark Places by Gillian Flynn
Full of twists! So good
Only If You're Lucky by Stacy Willingham
Read this in NYC
Dead-End Memories: Stories by Banana Yoshimoto
Interesting turn of events. Love Yoshimoto’s style
The Premonition by Banana Yoshimoto
This made me gasp a couple times
Broken Country by Clare Leslie Hall
Beautiful beautiful beautiful prose that reads like poetry. 5 stars maybe my favorite read this year!
Orbital: A Novel by Samantha Harvey
So good! I love complex, WEIRD female characters. Very quirky fun read
Big Swiss by Jen Beagin
Love this! Was assigned for a painting class + really enjoyed the read + perspective of a prolific female artist
Amy Sillman: Faux Pas - Selected Writings
Great read! Can be quite verbose and dense but good for information on contemporary painting
Contemporary Painting by Suzanne Hudson
