The 2025 #SomethingBookishReadingChallenge - hosted by lipglossmaffia

A Book By A Female Author Who Has Won A Major Literary Prize
This can include fiction, nonfiction, poetry, or play titles.
Examples of some major literary prizes include;  Nobel Prize in Literature,  International Booker Prize, The Booker Prize,  Dylan Thomas Prize, PEN America Literary Awards,  Women's Prize for Fiction,  Nebula Awards, etc   
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The House of the Spirits by Isabel Allende

The House of the Spirits

Del Valle Family #1

Isabel Allende

560 pages • digital • 1982

fiction historical literary magical realism emotional reflective medium-paced
Mina's Matchbox by Yōko Ogawa

Mina's Matchbox

Yōko Ogawa

280 pages • hardcover • 2006

fiction historical literary reflective slow-paced
God Help the Child by Toni Morrison

God Help the Child

Toni Morrison

192 pages • hardcover • 2014

fiction contemporary literary challenging emotional reflective medium-paced
The Sun Is Also a Star by Nicola Yoon

The Sun Is Also a Star

Nicola Yoon

344 pages • hardcover • 2016

fiction romance young adult emotional hopeful fast-paced
What It Means When a Man Falls from the Sky by Lesley Nneka Arimah

What It Means When a Man Falls from the Sky

Lesley Nneka Arimah

232 pages • hardcover • 2017

fiction contemporary literary magical realism short stories dark emotional reflective medium-paced
Home Fire by Kamila Shamsie

Home Fire

Kamila Shamsie

276 pages • hardcover • 2017

fiction contemporary literary dark emotional sad medium-paced
The Secret Lives of Baba Segi's Wives by Lola Shoneyin

The Secret Lives of Baba Segi's Wives

Lola Shoneyin

299 pages • digital • 2010

fiction contemporary emotional reflective medium-paced
Paladin's Strength by T. Kingfisher

Paladin's Strength

The Saint of Steel #2

T. Kingfisher

498 pages • digital • 2021

fiction fantasy romance adventurous emotional funny medium-paced
Das kunstseidene Mädchen by Irmgard Keun

Das kunstseidene Mädchen

Irmgard Keun

206 pages • paperback • 1932

fiction classics funny reflective medium-paced
Parable of the Sower and Parable of the Talents by Octavia E. Butler

Parable of the Sower and Parable of the Talents

Earthseed #1-2

Octavia E. Butler

654 pages • digital • 2016

fiction dystopian science fiction speculative fiction adventurous dark emotional medium-paced