Adult Reading Challenge Suggested Titles
February 2026: Not-So-Little-Women
 
Welcome to the 2026 Adult Reading Challenge! February's theme asks you to read books about prominent women in American history.  And yes, historical fiction counts too! Find some of our suggestions below. For more inspiration, stop by and visit our book displays. Happy Reading!
 
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Pride and Pleasure: The Schuyler Sisters in an Age of Revolution by Amanda Vaill
When Women Ran Fifth Avenue: Glamour and Power at the Dawn of American Fashion by Julie Satow
The Only Woman in the Room by Marie Benedict
The Code Breaker: Jennifer Doudna, Gene Editing, and the Future of the Human Race by Walter Isaacson
Lovely One: A Memoir by Ketanji Brown Jackson
Hanging Mary by Susan Higginbotham
Fearless and Free: A Memoir by Josephine Baker
Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks by Rebecca Skloot
Betsy Ross and the Making of America by Marla R. Miller
The Frozen River: A GMA Book Club Pick by Ariel Lawhon
A Woman of No Importance: The Untold Story of the American Spy Who Helped Win World War II by Sonia Purnell
No Stopping Us Now: The Adventures of Older Women in American History by Gail Collins
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