The Stone Diaries
Winner of the 1993 Governor General’s Award (Canada) and the 1995 Pulitzer Prize for Fiction. More
Lauren Weisberger
A book that influenced me and why . . . Are You There God? It’s Me, Margaret by Judy Blume was incredibly influential to me as a child. More
The Thorn Birds
McCullough’s sweeping family saga of forbidden love in the Australian outback; became a bestselling phenomenon. More
Wuthering Heights
A Gothic classic and one of the world’s greatest tales of unrequited love. More
Moby-Dick
Often called the greatest American novel of all time. More
Love Story
The romantic tale that defined a generation, sold millions, and inspired a popular film. More
Dorothea Benton Frank
You’ve asked me to tell you why I write but I think the answer might be longer than the fifty or one hundred words you’ve allotted me. More
Nostromo
A sweeping masterpiece considered by many to be Conrad’s greatest novel. More
Blonde
A finalist for the Pulitzer Prize and the National Book Award. More
A Tree Grows in Brooklyn
An American classic called “one of the books of the century” by the New York Public Library. More
Middlemarch
Ranked number one in a 2015 BBC poll of the 100 greatest British novels. More
Jane Eyre
Brontë’s masterpiece of Gothic romance; a milestone title in the history of British feminist literature. More
1848: Harper & Brothers publishes the first American editions of the Brontë’s works
Harper & Brothers publishes the first American editions of Emily Brontë’s Wuthering Heights, Charlotte Brontë’s Jane Eyre, and Anne Brontë's The Tenant of Wildfell Hall. More
A Woman of Substance
With her unforgettable heroine Emma Harte, Bradford popularized the rags-to-riches family saga. More
The Golden Notebook
A feminist landmark and the best-known work by Nobel Prize winner Doris Lessing. More
The Bell Jar
A haunting classic that chronicles the breakdown of a brilliant, talented, successful young woman. More