Vividly realized novels and insightful nonfiction trace the struggles and triumphs of women from the 16th century to the age of space exploration.

Starred titles () are recommended for all library collections.

Fiction

Bell, Celia. The Disenchantment. Pantheon. May 2023. 368p. ISBN 9780593317174. $28. F 

Chang-Eppig, Rita. Deep as the Sky, Red as the Sea. Bloomsbury. May 2023. 304p. ISBN 9781639730377. $28.99. F  

Cuffy, Nicole. Dances. One World. May 2023. 288p. ISBN 9780593498156. $27. F 

Earling, Debra Magpie. The Lost Journals of Sacajewea. Milkweed Editions. May 2023. 264p. ISBN 9781571311450. $26. F

★Fremantle, Elizabeth. Disobedient. Pegasus. Aug. 2023. 368p. ISBN 9781639364152. $26.95. F

★See, Lisa. Lady Tan’s Circle of Women. Scribner. Jun. 2023. 368p. ISBN 9781982117085. $28. F

Nonfiction

Grush, Loren. The Six: The Untold Story of America’s First Women Astronauts. Scribner. Sept. 2023. 432p. ISBN 9781982172800. $32.50. HIST

Kroeger, Brooke. Undaunted: How Women Changed American Journalism. Knopf. May 2023. 592p. ISBN 9780525659143. $35. HIST

★Mahfouz, Sola & Malaina Kapoor. Defiant Dreams: The Journey of an Afghan Girl Who Risked Everything for Education. Ballantine. Jun. 2023. 320p. ISBN 9780593359761. $28. MEMOIR

★Sevigny, Melissa L. Brave the Wild River: The Untold Story of Two Women Who Mapped the Botany of the Grand Canyon. Norton. May 2023. 304p. ISBN 9780393868234. $30. BIOG

★Shields, Aomawa. Life on Other Planets: A Memoir of Finding My Place in the Universe. Viking. Jul. 2023. 352p. ISBN 9780593299180. $28. MEMOIR