Although a lot of the stories that I enjoy focus on strong female leads, not many can really fall under the umbrella of feminist texts. These are those books that take that extra step and help to highlight the feminist agenda.

Graphic novels

• Princess Princess Ever After by Kay O’Neill

Short story collections

• Red as Blood by Tanith Lee

Standalones – Novels

• Emma by Jane Austen
• The Heart is a Burial Ground by Tamara Colchester
• Know My Name by Chanel Miller
• The Radium Girls by Kate Moore
• Rejected Princesses by Jason Porath
• Tough Mothers by Jason Porath
• The Five by Hallie Rubenhold
• Gogo Mama by Sally Sara
• Hidden Figures by Margot Lee Shetterley
• I Am Malala by Malala Yousafzai

Standalones – Novellas

• Mr. Speedy by Elda Minger

Standalones – Short stories

• The Erl-King by Angela Carter
• Puss-in-Boots by Angela Carter
• In the Limbo of Luxury by Traci Harding
• Crow Roads by Charles de Lint
• The Anachronist’s Cookbook by Catherynne M. Valente
• The Unwanted Women of Surrey by Kaaron Warren