Kate Christensen's favorite books about writers being writers

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The best books for kindred spirits

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The best books about the power and necessity of unifying women

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The best books about young girls prevailing against adversity

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The best books about the American Civil War featuring great female leads

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The best books that capture sisterly love, envy, and embracing the unknown

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The best novels about a woman writer finding her own voice

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The best novels about mom culture

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The best books about mothers and daughters surviving the trauma of war together

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The best books of coming of age stories with intrepid heroines who want to be writers

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The best books that celebrate sisterhood through time

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The best books about complicated sister relationships

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The best novels about writers and how being a writer changes their lives

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The best books about trailblazing smart women whose achievements are astonishing

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The best books on tomboys by a historian of tomboys

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The best historical fiction that gets me in the feels

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The best books for over-achievers

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The best Christian novels about true-to-life women dealing with the messy side of life and love

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The best coming of age novels with a cutting edge

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The best children’s books that don’t condescend to children

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