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We are celebrating 15 literary heroines - whether fictional character or real life fighter - who bettered the world for women, through books.
Beth Carswell
Whatever stage you're at in the endeavor to read more women, here are 100 talented female authors to get you started or keep you going.
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Since 1996, the Women's Prize for Fiction has recognized and celebrated the best female writers around the world. Discover award-winning books from the likes of Zadie Smith, Carol Shields, Ali Smith, Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie and more.
Celebrate these rare bookselling businesses owned and operated by women. Discover how these booksellers launched their careers and their advice to young women wishing to enter antiquarian bookselling today.
June 02, 2021
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June 11, 2021
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Welcome to the Weird Book Room on AbeBooks, where you'll find some of the most funny and bizarre books, the world has ever known.
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A good author should always suffer for his or her art. Well, the best travel writers suffer more than most, so perhaps that's why their books are so memorable. Here's our list of the best travel books to read.
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At AbeBooks we believe there is something undeniably special about reading. And we don’t just love to read books. We love to talk about them. Whether we came to love reading at five or at fifty, the experience has become a significant and treasured part of many people’s lives.
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Satan, Lucifer, Beelzebub, Mephistopheles, the prince of darkness - call him what you will, but the devil is a such an intriguing force of evil that countless writers across many centuries have woven a devil, the devil or simply demonic themes into their work.
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From modern day dating challenges like swiping right to time travel and a passionate hunt for a ruthless serial killer these top romance picks will keep you turning the page.
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June 21, 2021
The theme of love is integral to literature and countless examples can be found in many well-loved classic novels. The books on this list have one thing in common - love.
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By Richard Davies
June 21, 2021
Books designed to improve one's self have been around for centuries and the genre, as we know it, began to take shape in the middle of the 19th century with a book aptly called "self-help" by a wonderfully named man called Samuel Smiles.
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For seasoned poetry readers and those new to the genre, our list of 50 poetry book to read right now has something for everyone.
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We've selected 10 YA books, 20 novels and 30 examples of non-fiction books, all about World War II, with the ability to inspire, educate and display humanity's remarkable ability to self-destruct.
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