Non fiction
Dear Ijeawele or a Feminist manifesto in fifteen suggestions by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie (2017)
A few years ago, Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie received a letter from a dear friend from childhood, asking her how to raise her baby girl as a feminist. This is Adichie's letter of response. Here are fifteen invaluable suggestions for how to empower a daughter to become a strong, independent woman. Beautifully written.
200 women: who will change the way you see the world – created by Geoff Blackwell and Ruth Hobday (2017)
Good night stories for rebel girls : 100 tales of extraordinary women / Elena Favilli and Francesca Cavallo (2017)
’To the rebel girls of the world: dream bigger, aim higher, fight harder, and, when in doubt, remember you are right' Second book just released.
Fight like a girl by Clementine Ford (2016)
Through a mixture of memoir, opinion and investigative journalism, Fight Like A Girl exposes just how unequal the world continues to be for women.
Adult fiction
Her by Garry Disher (2017
Beautifully and powerfully written, this is a look at the darker side of Australia's past - and particularly the status of girls and women in our society - that will stay with you long after you finish reading
The nightingale by Kristin Hannah (2015)
In war, it is often only the men’s stories told. This is in homage to the extraordinary courage and endurance of Frenchwomen during World War II.
The Alice network by Kate Quinn (2017)
Both funny and heartbreaking, this epic journey of two courageous women is an unforgettable tale of little-known wartime glory and sacrifice
Difficult women by Roxane Gay (2017)>
A collection of stories of rare force and beauty, of hardscrabble lives, passionate loves, and quirky and vexed human connection.