Books written by female authors (3299)
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Hit Parade of Tears by Izumi Suzuki EN
JapanDescription:
A new collection of stories from the cult author of Terminal Boredom Izumi Suzuki had ideas about doing things differently, ideas that paid little attention to the laws of physics, or the laws of the land. In this new collection, her skewed imagination distorts and enhances some of the classic concepts of science fiction and fantasy. A philandering husband receives a bestial punishment from a wife with her own secrets to keep; a music lover finds herself in a timeline both familiar and as wrong as can be; a misfit band of space pirates discover a mysterious baby among the stars; Emma, the Bova... continue
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Hitler's Canary by Sandi Toksvig EN
DenmarkDescription:
Ten-year-old Bamse and his Jewish friend Anton participate in the Danish Resistance during World War II.
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Hizya by Maïssa Bey NL
AlgeriaDescription:
Hizya, een 23-jarige Algerijnse vrouw die nog thuis woont, droomt van vrijheid en van de grote liefde in haar leven, maar ze voelt zich beperkt door haar familie, tradities en verplichtingen.
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Hollowpox : The Hunt for Morrigan Crow by Jessica Townsend EN
Country: Oceania / 
New Zealand
New Zealand
Description:
"Morrigan Crow must uncover the mystery behind a new disease spreading through Nevermoor"--
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Holy Winter by Maria Stepanova EN
RussiaDescription:
A deeply moving poem about winter and exile, war and the pandemic from "Russia's greatest living poet" (Poetry) and the acclaimed author of In Memory of Memory
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IndonesiaDescription:
"A wonderful exercise in humanism . . . [by] a prodigious and impressive storyteller".—Jakarta Globe An epic saga of "families and friends entangled in the cruel snare of history" (Time magazine), Home combines political repression and exile with a spicy mixture of love, family, and food, alternating between Paris and Jakarta in the time between Suharto's 1965 rise to power and downfall in 1998, further illuminating Indonesia's tragic twentieth-century history popularized by the Oscar-nominated documentary The Act of Killing. Leila S. Chudori is Indonesia's most prominent female journalist. Ho... continue
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Home Fire by Kamila Shamsie EN
PakistanDescription:
"Ingenious... Builds to one of the most memorable final scenes I've read in a novel this century." --The New York Times WINNER OF THE 2018 WOMEN'S PRIZE FOR FICTION FINALIST FOR THE 2019 INTERNATIONAL DUBLIN LITERARY AWARD LONGLISTED FOR THE MAN BOOKER PRIZE The suspenseful and heartbreaking story of an immigrant family driven to pit love against loyalty, with devastating consequences Isma is free. After years of watching out for her younger siblings in the wake of their mother's death, she's accepted an invitation from a mentor in America that allows her to resume a dream long deferred. But s... continue
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Home Home by Lisa Allen-Agostini EN
Country: North America / 
Trinidad and Tobago
Trinidad and Tobago
Description:
Fans of Monday's Not Coming and Girl in Pieces will love this award-winning novel about a girl on the verge of losing herself and the unlikely journey to recovery after she is removed from anything and everyone she knows to be home. Moving from Trinidad to Canada wasn't her idea. But after being hospitalized for depression, her mother sees it as the only option. Now, living with an estranged aunt she barely remembers and dealing with her "troubles" in a foreign country, she feels more lost than ever. Everything in Canada is cold and confusing. No one says hello, no one walks anywhere, and bus ... continue
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Home Is Not a Country by Safia Elhillo EN
Country: North America / 
United States of America
United States of America
Description:
LONGLISTED FOR THE NATIONAL BOOK AWARD “Nothing short of magic.” —Elizabeth Acevedo, New York Times bestselling author of The Poet X From the acclaimed poet featured on Forbes Africa’s “30 Under 30” list, this powerful novel-in-verse captures one girl, caught between cultures, on an unexpected journey to face the ephemeral girl she might have been. Woven through with moments of lyrical beauty, this is a tender meditation on family, belonging, and home. my mother meant to name me for her favorite flower its sweetness garlands made for pretty girls i imagine her yasmeen bright & alive & i ache t... continue