You Go Girl Challenge

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9 participants (95 books)

01 Jan 2025—31 Dec 2025

Overview

This challenge asks you to seek out female authors and break the mould of filling our shelves with predominately male writers. Let’s celebrate the incredible women’s voices that fill the page and show just how important those voices are! 

Challenge Books

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An Indigenous Peoples' History of the United States by Roxanne Dunbar-Ortiz

An Indigenous Peoples' History of the United States

ReVisioning American History

Roxanne Dunbar-Ortiz

296 pages • hardcover • 2014

nonfiction history politics challenging informative reflective slow-paced
The Decoy Girlfriend by Lillie Vale

The Decoy Girlfriend

Lillie Vale

320 pages • paperback • 2022

fiction contemporary romance funny lighthearted fast-paced
What the River Knows by Isabel Ibañez

What the River Knows

Secrets of the Nile #1

Isabel Ibañez

404 pages • hardcover • 2023

fiction fantasy historical romance young adult adventurous emotional mysterious medium-paced
The Lost Letters of Aisling by Cynthia Ellingsen

The Lost Letters of Aisling

Cynthia Ellingsen

294 pages • paperback • 2024 user-added

fiction historical emotional reflective sad medium-paced
Iron Widow by Xiran Jay Zhao

Iron Widow

Iron Widow #1

Xiran Jay Zhao

394 pages • paperback • 2021

fiction fantasy lgbtqia+ science fiction young adult adventurous dark tense fast-paced
Death of the Author by Nnedi Okorafor

Death of the Author

Nnedi Okorafor

435 pages • hardcover • 2025

fiction literary science fiction thriller adventurous emotional reflective medium-paced
All the Ever Afters: The Untold Story of Cinderella's Stepmother by Danielle Teller

All the Ever Afters: The Untold Story of Cinderella's Stepmother

Danielle Teller

384 pages • hardcover • 2018

fiction fantasy adventurous slow-paced
The Lost Love Songs of Boysie Singh by Ingrid Persaud

The Lost Love Songs of Boysie Singh

Ingrid Persaud

538 pages • hardcover • 2024

fiction literary dark emotional tense medium-paced
Good Talk by Mira Jacob

Good Talk

Mira Jacob

368 pages • paperback • 2019

nonfiction graphic novel lgbtqia+ memoir race emotional funny reflective medium-paced
The Roommate Pact by Allison Ashley

The Roommate Pact

Allison Ashley

8 hours, 14 minutes • audio • 2023

fiction contemporary romance emotional funny lighthearted medium-paced