The Greatest of the Great Books

Since 1986, BookWomen reading groups have selected their annual Great Books—titles that intrigued, inspired, and sparked the best discussions. Here, then, are the Greatest of the Great Books: the 200 titles so powerful they captivated multiple reading groups—the books they simply had to share.

The Space Between Us The Space Between Us  Thrity N. Umrigar
The spirit catches you and you fall down The spirit catches you and you fall down  Hmong Americans  Anne Fadiman
The Starless Sea The Starless Sea  Erin Morgenstern
The telling The telling  Ursula K. Le Guin
The Temple of My Familiar The Temple of My Familiar  African Americans  Alice Walker
The Time Traveler’s Wife The Time Traveler’s Wife  Audrey Niffenegger
The Vanishing Act of Esme Lennox The Vanishing Act of Esme Lennox  Fiction  Maggie O'Farrell
The Wedding The Wedding  Fiction  Dorothy West
The Woman Warrior The Woman Warrior  Biography & Autobiography  Maxine Hong Kingston
These is my Words These is my Words  Fiction  Nancy Turner
To Kill a Mockingbird To Kill a Mockingbird  Fiction
Triangle: A Novel Triangle: A Novel  Fiction, Fiction, historical  Katharine Weber
Turn Here Sweet Corn Turn Here Sweet Corn  Biography & Autobiography  Atina Diffley
Two Old Women, 20th Anniversary Edition Two Old Women, 20th Anniversary Edition  Fiction  Velma Wallis
Vacationland Vacationland  Meg Mitchell Moore
Waist-High in the World Waist-High in the World  Social Science  Nancy Mairs

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