We invited eight female literary powerhouses, from Michiko Kakutani to Anna Holmes to Roxane Gay, to help us create an updated list of books everyone should read. Each participant made 10 picks. It's a new year, a new Esquire.com. We're looking forward to reading and we hope you are, too.
This Esquire article is worth bookmarking so you can go back whenever you're looking for new or old authors to read and be inspired by. This list reflects the favorites of the eight women writer's recommendations but there's something for all and definitely some new writers to discover.