Ask yourself, how many really good books have you read in the last year? We don’t mean kinda-liked-it good, but brilliant-can’t-stop-thinking-about-it good. Exactly! And with so-called 'chick-lit' sales down 10% in the last year, it seems female authors are no longer being taken seriously.
We reckon that’s unfair – because so many brilliant novels are written by women. In our #readitandtweet campaign, we want you to seek a world outside books with pink covers...
So in our #readitandtweet guide to fab books written by women, Company staffers, and some other familiar faces, share the novels they've loved.
Even better, all of these books are available on the iBookstore too! Tweet @companymagazine your own recommendations using #readitandtweet and join our mission to let the world know about the amazing world of female fiction – it’s chick lit, but not as you know it!
Bossypants by Tina Fey
Laura Whitmore : “I love this hilarious autobiography. Tina Fey is my queen – she speaks so much sense and, in my eyes, is up there with Jane Austen.”
Buy Bossypants from Amazon here
Golden Boy by Abigail Tarttelin
It’s about gold-star pupil, Max, and his MP dad, who have to deal with a hidden family secret surfacing.
Buy Golden Boy from Amazon here
Americanah by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
Childhood sweethearts Obinze and Ifemelu, are torn apart when forced to flee Nigeria in the 80s. But, 13 years on, the pair meet again but lots has changed. The book deals with some serious issues.
Buy Americanah from Amazon here
Empress of Fashion: A Life of Diana Vreeland by Amanda Mackenzie Stuart
Diana was the godmother of style – she launched Twiggy’s career, advised Jackie O and named the bikini.
Buy Empress of Fashion from Amazon here
Whatever It Takes by Adele Parks
Buy Whatever It Takes from Amazon here
The Selection by Kiera Cass
Buy The Selection from Amazon here
Z: A Novel of Zelda Fitzgerald by Therese Anne Fowler
Buy Z: A Novel of Zelda Fitzgerald from Amazon here
Confessions of Georgia Nicolson series by Louise Rennison
Buy Confessions of Georgia Nicolson from Amazon here
