Apart from JK Rowling, I have also enjoyed reading Patricia Highsmith and Fred Vargas (she is a woman, despite of the name). Haven't read Rand yet. I also remem

Apart from JK Rowling, I have also enjoyed reading Patricia Highsmith and Fred Vargas (she is a woman, despite of the name). Haven't read Rand yet. I also remember that I liked Earthsea, but don't remember the details. I think many of those "read more women" lists tend to be heavy on feminist topics, therefore less appealing. Of course in general good female authors exist. (Just remembered that as a teen I was also impressed by Virginia Wolf's "The Waves"). Edit: and of course Agatha Christie