The New Vanguard
This is one of the 759 lists we use to generate our main The Greatest Books list.
About this list
New York Times, 15 Books
Our critics chose 15 remarkable books by women that are shaping the way we read and write fiction in the 21st century.
who voted?
Dwight Garner, Jennifer Szalai and Parul Sehgal
This list was originally published in 2018 and was added to this site almost 8 years ago.
| Rank | Book | Authors | Year | Country | Language | Actions |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 443 | Americanah | Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie | 2013 | Nigerian | English | |
| 14076 | The Essential Dykes to Watch Out For | Alison Bechdel | 2008 | American | English | |
| 1101 | Outline | Rachel Cusk | 2014 | British | English | |
| 2618 | The Neapolitan Novels | Elena Ferrante | 2011 | Italian | Italian | |
| 14432 | American Innovations | Rivka Galchen | 2014 | American | English | |
| 4156 | Asymmetry | Lisa Halliday | 2018 | American | English | |
| 4501 | How Should a Person Be? | Sheila Heti | 2010 | Canadian | English | |
| 804 | The Vegetarian | Han Kang | 2007 | Korean | Korean | |
| 2001 | The Flamethrowers | Rachel Kushner | 2013 | American | English | |
| 3541 | Her Body and Other Parties | Carmen Maria Machado | 2017 | American | English | |
| 3164 | Dept. of Speculation | Jenny Offill | 2014 | American | English | |
| 11614 | Homesick for Another World | Ottessa Moshfegh | 2017 | American | English | |
| 1751 | NW | Zadie Smith | 2012 | British | English | |
| 1368 | Salvage the Bones | Jesmyn Ward | 2011 | American | English | |
| 14486 | Mislaid | Nell Zink | 2015 | American | English |